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Youngkin: I have ‘extraordinary empathy’ for federal workers at risk of losing jobs
The Hill ^ | 02/24/2025 | Julia Manchester

Posted on 02/24/2025 10:46:24 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said on Monday that he has empathy for the state’s federal workers at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut down the size of the federal government under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“I understand and I actually have extraordinary empathy for the fact that there are many workers in Virginia today from our federal workforce who are experiencing real concerns,” Youngkin said at a press conference in Northern Virginia highlighting new economic opportunities in the state.

“Listen, we have a federal government that is inefficient and we have an administration that is taking on that challenge of rooting our waste, fraud, and abuse,” he continued.

“I would suggest that our federal workforce is not at fault here but the reality is any CEO who steps into a position where there is an organization that has such deep financial challenges is going to have to make change and therefore I recognize that this change will impact Virginians. We have a lot of federal workers in the commonwealth,” he said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: empathy; extradordinary; federal; jobs; losing; risk; workers; youngkin
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Knock it off Glenn.
1 posted on 02/24/2025 10:46:24 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Walk faster bureaucrats, or you’re going to feel his lips on your arsses.


2 posted on 02/24/2025 10:48:36 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I would say that 50% of Federal workers I have dealt with in my defense contracting career should be fired. That many are useless.


3 posted on 02/24/2025 10:49:26 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A bunch of arrogant, anti American do nothings are losing their job? No sympathy here.


4 posted on 02/24/2025 10:49:50 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I haVe some empathy for them. That doesn’t mean I don’t support them losing their jobs. They need to go, sad but true.


5 posted on 02/24/2025 10:49:54 AM PST by Fai Mao (Democrats need to go to prison.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How much “empathy” did he have for civilian workers who were at risk of losing their jobs if they refused to be injected with an experimental “vaccine?”


6 posted on 02/24/2025 10:50:47 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Look at it this way. They are only firing the “new hires” (MOLES) place there by the Bidenskyyyyy regime. They are the leakers, the spies, the troublemakers. Don’t lose any sleep over them. They’re being well paid by the RATS.


7 posted on 02/24/2025 10:51:37 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (The U.S. Government was not created to be a jobs program. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s trying to appeal to the Blue and Purple voters.


8 posted on 02/24/2025 10:52:33 AM PST by simpson96
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Right? None of ‘em voted for him.


9 posted on 02/24/2025 10:55:06 AM PST by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Many constituants are government employees or contractors. 2025 is an election year in Virginia. Having empathy is fine. I know some good and bad government employees.


10 posted on 02/24/2025 10:55:30 AM PST by vaskypilot
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I doubt highly Virginia will vote for a republican this November.


11 posted on 02/24/2025 10:57:19 AM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Youngkin has to say this. These people are VA voters.

Note though that there is a big difference between having empathy and thinking these people should keep their jobs.

12 posted on 02/24/2025 10:59:41 AM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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13 posted on 02/24/2025 11:00:41 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: blackdog

Learn to code.


14 posted on 02/24/2025 11:01:28 AM PST by calljack (Stealing the 2020 Election will go down in history as the worst political miscalculation of all time)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The point needs to be made over and over and over that we are making these cuts to save Social Security and Medicare.

Either we cut the waste now or we cut SS and Medicare later.


15 posted on 02/24/2025 11:01:42 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Plenty of fossil fuels around.


16 posted on 02/24/2025 11:05:42 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So many of them are packed into NOVA he has to say this if he runs for statewide office again.


17 posted on 02/24/2025 11:08:13 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Fai Mao

I have no empathy for them IF they have been collecting paycheck (stealing) from the government and us for God knows how long.


18 posted on 02/24/2025 11:16:00 AM PST by growingpains
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Youngkin handled this correctly. I’m sure he will be running for Senate in 2026. He’s been a good ally of President Trump’s throughout the election.


19 posted on 02/24/2025 11:18:36 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I remember 2009 when Obama wrecked the economy and ramped up all his ‘bring down whitey’ campaign.

I struggle to empathize with these people at all.
Their gravy train jobs were unavailable to me.

When I see and hear the whining and the protests, I want to puke!


20 posted on 02/24/2025 11:20:29 AM PST by right way right (“May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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