are dependent on them for political donations. it makes no sense. i m reminded of something that happened in my freshman term in congress. we passed a law that gave the secretary of the v.a. the ability to fire people because we had a series of scandals at the v.a. at the time i thought, wait, he doesn t already have that authority? [laughter] he doesn t have the authority to fire people? but it s true. and even with that authority, it s so hard to fire people because the union sues you. and how would that work in the private sector? you have to be able to fire employees that aren t performing, right? if otherwise your government job becomes a lifetime contract sean: hey, mike, if you want to change government through elections, you ve got to be able to change the inner workings of the are elections. mike gallagher, always smart. thanks for joining me. thank you. sean: coming up, americans continue to dig deeper into their bank accounts to pay more for essential items. utah republi
covid with are seeing is a long term effect of covid with the extra effects of the ukraine covid with the extra effects of the ukraine war and problems developing over the ukraine war and problems developing over the past 12 years. but i feel so bad over the past 12 years. but i feel so bad for over the past 12 years. but i feel so bad for those kids who had to go through so bad for those kids who had to go through the pandemic, have their education through the pandemic, have their education stunted, many of them at the most education stunted, many of them at the most crucial time within their lives the most crucial time within their lives and the most crucial time within their lives. and there was that row last year about lives. and there was that row last year about the catch up money about how much year about the catch up money about how much will go into it or not, and the tsar who how much will go into it or not, and the tsar who was looking at it did not get