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Rep. Ralph Norman: Is It Too Much to Ask for Federal Workers to Verify Why They Make Average Salary of $106,000 a Year?
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Fox News Channel (FNC)

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Fox and Friends First

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Todd Piro
, Ralph Norman

Name: Todd Piro
Employment: Fox News
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Name: Ralph Norman
Employment: U.S. House of Representatives
Position: Member of Congress
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02/24/2025 08:49 am
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PIRRO Federal workers facing ░░░░░░░░ midnight deadline tonight from ░░░░░░░░ to document their work ░░░░░░░░ an email or potentially ░░░░░░░░ their jobs Several agencies ░░░░░░░░ have already told workers ░░░░░░░░ to comply Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ to X on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ Consistent with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ instructions all federal employees ░░░░░░░░ shortly receive an email ░░░░░░░░ to understand what they ░░░░░░░░ done last week Failure ░░░░░░░░ respond will be taken ░░░░░░░░ a resignation South Carolina ░░░░░░░░ Ralph Norman joins me ░░░░░░░░ And congressman look putting ░░░░░░░░ the legality of that ░░░░░░░░ part from Musk s ░░░░░░░░ on X the fact ░░░░░░░░ people are going to ░░░░░░░░ terminated the lawyer in ░░░░░░░░ says that can t ░░░░░░░░ just based upon a ░░░░░░░░ But focusing on the ░░░░░░░░ picture shouldn t federal ░░░░░░░░ that have their job ░░░░░░░░ of our taxpayer dollars ░░░░░░░░ able to find five ░░░░░░░░ things that they did ░░░░░░░░ work in the last ░░░░░░░░ NORMAN Well Todd you ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ there are roughly 3 ░░░░░░░░ federal workers The price ░░░░░░░░ that the taxpayers pay ░░░░░░░░ right at 271 billion ░░░░░░░░ year Is it too ░░░░░░░░ to ask for them ░░░░░░░░ verify why they re ░░░░░░░░ an average salary of ░░░░░░░░ 000 a year Do ░░░░░░░░ think in the private ░░░░░░░░ that that single mom ░░░░░░░░ is working two jobs ░░░░░░░░ a restaurant can t ░░░░░░░░ where she was or ░░░░░░░░ hygienist at the dentist ░░░░░░░░ office can t verify ░░░░░░░░ you know how many ░░░░░░░░ they saw The absurdity ░░░░░░░░ I guess the arrogance ░░░░░░░░ the workers who says ░░░░░░░░ s a heavy lift ░░░░░░░░ what s wrong with ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ are sick and tired ░░░░░░░░ It s not their ░░░░░░░░ We re the ones ░░░░░░░░ are paying the bills ░░░░░░░░ have a right to ░░░░░░░░ And Elon Musk is ░░░░░░░░ know he s the ░░░░░░░░ don t lie on ░░░░░░░░ he s finding out ░░░░░░░░ again it s a ░░░░░░░░ day and it s ░░░░░░░░ s this is going ░░░░░░░░ be transformational for America ░░░░░░░░ finally realize what these ░░░░░░░░ employees are doing And ░░░░░░░░ of them are good ░░░░░░░░ can verify it but ░░░░░░░░ threaten to quit and ░░░░░░░░ the labor unions to ░░░░░░░░ that they not provide ░░░░░░░░ well then risk losing ░░░░░░░░ job PIRRO Well it ░░░░░░░░ such a sense of ░░░░░░░░ and you see it ░░░░░░░░ post it on social ░░░░░░░░ you see it on ░░░░░░░░ media outlets they feel ░░░░░░░░ to these jobs And ░░░░░░░░ re they re very ░░░░░░░░ when people ask them ░░░░░░░░ justify ultimately what they ░░░░░░░░ doing They don t ░░░░░░░░ to get that in ░░░░░░░░ private sector This is ░░░░░░░░ for the course You ░░░░░░░░ have to justify what ░░░░░░░░ do and that s ░░░░░░░░ how it works But ░░░░░░░░ left not a fan ░░░░░░░░ this Of course Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Tina Smith ripping Musk ░░░░░░░░ email Quote This is ░░░░░░░░ ultimate bleep boss move ░░░░░░░░ Musk except he isn ░░░░░░░░ even the boss He ░░░░░░░░ just a bleep I ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ had an experience like ░░░░░░░░ with a bad boss ░░░░░░░░ s an email in ░░░░░░░░ inbox on Saturday night ░░░░░░░░ Prove to me your ░░░░░░░░ by Monday or else ░░░░░░░░ m on the side ░░░░░░░░ the workers not the ░░░░░░░░ bleep bosses At this ░░░░░░░░ a congressman who causes ░░░░░░░░ left to lose their ░░░░░░░░ more Trump or Musk ░░░░░░░░ Well I think it ░░░░░░░░ a combination You know ░░░░░░░░ s the genius of ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Musk who ░░░░░░░░ who are the American ░░░░░░░░ are excited about what ░░░░░░░░ going on They finally ░░░░░░░░ a control of something ░░░░░░░░ they feel like we ░░░░░░░░ lost control particularly with ░░░░░░░░ workers And again the ░░░░░░░░ salary is 106 000 ░░░░░░░░ a year And is ░░░░░░░░ again to justify where ░░░░░░░░ are what you do ░░░░░░░░ the last week in ░░░░░░░░ private sector that would ░░░░░░░░ a they would gladly ░░░░░░░░ that information Because again ░░░░░░░░ s the taxpayers paying ░░░░░░░░ bill for the federal ░░░░░░░░ and in the private ░░░░░░░░ you do that every ░░░░░░░░ or you don t ░░░░░░░░ You you don t ░░░░░░░░ your business going.”
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