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4.25.25 <\/strong>\u2013 <\/strong>Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Steve Jones, a certified public accountant and Republican candidate running for Congress, about Trump’s decision to lay off thousands of federal workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Lou DiVizio\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Steve Jones, Republican Candidate for U.S. Congress, District 1\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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