{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":0.04,"endTime":0.54,"body":"Welcome"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":0.54,"endTime":0.64,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":0.64,"endTime":0.75,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":0.75,"endTime":1.06,"body":"FED"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":1.06,"endTime":1.63,"body":"Weekly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":1.77,"endTime":1.94,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":1.94,"endTime":3.29,"body":"22-28"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":3.29,"endTime":3.84,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":4.1,"endTime":5.16,"body":"2025,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":5.49,"endTime":5.77,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":5.77,"endTime":6.3,"body":"essential"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":6.3,"endTime":6.64,"body":"weekly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":6.64,"endTime":7.11,"body":"briefing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":7.11,"endTime":7.25,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":7.25,"endTime":7.32,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":7.32,"endTime":7.94,"body":"policies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":7.94,"endTime":8.07,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":8.07,"endTime":8.69,"body":"proposals"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":8.69,"endTime":9.12,"body":"shaping"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":9.12,"endTime":9.27,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":9.27,"endTime":9.82,"body":"career,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":10,"endTime":10.15,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":10.15,"endTime":10.86,"body":"benefits,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":11.09,"endTime":11.32,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":11.32,"endTime":11.49,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":11.49,"endTime":12.22,"body":"retirement."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":12.64,"endTime":12.92,"body":"Whether"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":12.92,"endTime":13.16,"body":"youâre"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":13.16,"endTime":13.19,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":13.19,"endTime":13.63,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":13.63,"endTime":14.06,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":14.06,"endTime":14.65,"body":"employee"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":14.65,"endTime":15.27,"body":"navigating"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":15.27,"endTime":15.75,"body":"changes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":15.75,"endTime":15.85,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":15.85,"endTime":15.92,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":15.92,"endTime":16.22,"body":"civil"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":16.22,"endTime":16.72,"body":"service,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":16.96,"endTime":17.15,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":17.15,"endTime":17.23,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":17.23,"endTime":17.9,"body":"retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":17.9,"endTime":18.28,"body":"keeping"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":18.28,"endTime":18.35,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":18.35,"endTime":18.75,"body":"close"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":18.75,"endTime":19.2,"body":"watch"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":19.2,"endTime":19.39,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":19.39,"endTime":19.61,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":19.61,"endTime":20.19,"body":"hard-earned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":20.19,"endTime":20.71,"body":"pension"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":20.71,"endTime":20.88,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":20.88,"endTime":21.64,"body":"healthcare,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":21.95,"endTime":22.19,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":22.19,"endTime":22.39,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":22.39,"endTime":22.65,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":22.65,"endTime":23.1,"body":"source"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":23.1,"endTime":23.26,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":23.26,"endTime":23.39,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":23.39,"endTime":23.85,"body":"latest"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":23.85,"endTime":24.27,"body":"news"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":24.46,"endTime":24.66,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":24.66,"endTime":25.13,"body":"Capitol"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":25.13,"endTime":25.55,"body":"Hill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":25.71,"endTime":25.89,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":25.89,"endTime":25.99,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":25.99,"endTime":26.62,"body":"executive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":26.62,"endTime":27.26,"body":"branch."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":27.828,"endTime":28.108,"body":"Each"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":28.108,"endTime":28.548000000000002,"body":"week,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":28.658,"endTime":28.818,"body":"we"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":28.818,"endTime":29.098,"body":"cut"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":29.098,"endTime":29.318,"body":"through"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":29.318,"endTime":29.398,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":29.398,"endTime":29.898,"body":"noise"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":29.898,"endTime":29.998,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":29.998,"endTime":30.258,"body":"bring"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":30.258,"endTime":30.408,"body":"you"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":30.408,"endTime":30.488,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":30.488,"endTime":30.928,"body":"critical"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":30.928,"endTime":31.568,"body":"updates"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":31.628,"endTime":31.878,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":31.878,"endTime":32.198,"body":"budget"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":32.198,"endTime":33.118,"body":"negotiations,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":33.448,"endTime":33.668,"body":"pay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":33.668,"endTime":34.238,"body":"raises,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":34.498,"endTime":35.128,"body":"workforce"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":35.128,"endTime":35.858000000000004,"body":"policies,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":36.147999999999996,"endTime":36.318,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":36.318,"endTime":36.397999999999996,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":36.397999999999996,"endTime":37.058,"body":"legislative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":37.058,"endTime":37.548,"body":"battles"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":37.548,"endTime":37.758,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":37.758,"endTime":38.288,"body":"directly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":38.288,"endTime":39.028,"body":"impact"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":39.028,"endTime":39.098,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":39.098,"endTime":39.578,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":39.578,"endTime":40.268,"body":"community."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":40.858000000000004,"endTime":41.128,"body":"Let's"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":41.128,"endTime":41.298,"body":"get"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":41.298,"endTime":41.408,"body":"you"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":41.408,"endTime":41.538,"body":"up"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":41.538,"endTime":41.628,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":41.628,"endTime":42.068,"body":"speed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":42.068,"endTime":42.268,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":42.268,"endTime":42.438,"body":"what"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":42.438,"endTime":42.828,"body":"happened"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":42.828,"endTime":42.978,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":42.978,"endTime":43.368,"body":"past"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":43.368,"endTime":43.788,"body":"week."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":44.36,"endTime":44.84,"body":"Issues"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":44.84,"endTime":44.97,"body":"That"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":44.97,"endTime":45.39,"body":"Affect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":45.39,"endTime":45.81,"body":"Current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":45.81,"endTime":45.96,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":45.96,"endTime":46.54,"body":"Retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":46.54,"endTime":47,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":47,"endTime":47.59,"body":"Workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":48.226,"endTime":48.446,"body":"During"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":48.446,"endTime":48.516,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":48.516,"endTime":48.756,"body":"week"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":48.756,"endTime":48.885999999999996,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":48.885999999999996,"endTime":49.205999999999996,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":49.205999999999996,"endTime":50.616,"body":"22â28,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":50.616,"endTime":50.696,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":50.696,"endTime":51.076,"body":"major"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":51.076,"endTime":51.546,"body":"stories"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":51.546,"endTime":51.966,"body":"spanning"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":51.966,"endTime":52.205999999999996,"body":"both"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":52.286,"endTime":52.716,"body":"active"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":52.716,"endTime":52.826,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":52.826,"endTime":53.376,"body":"retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":53.376,"endTime":53.816,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":53.816,"endTime":54.376,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":54.656,"endTime":55.056,"body":"centered"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":55.056,"endTime":55.216,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":55.216,"endTime":55.786,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":55.786,"endTime":56.536,"body":"legislative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":56.536,"endTime":57.105999999999995,"body":"changes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":57.105999999999995,"endTime":57.236,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":57.236,"endTime":57.846,"body":"benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":57.846,"endTime":57.976,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":57.976,"endTime":58.656,"body":"retirement."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":59.466,"endTime":59.676,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":59.676,"endTime":60.245999999999995,"body":"Congressâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":60.275999999999996,"endTime":60.676,"body":"budget"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":60.676,"endTime":61.605999999999995,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":61.605999999999995,"endTime":62.025999999999996,"body":"debate,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":62.346,"endTime":62.926,"body":"dramatic"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":62.926,"endTime":63.245999999999995,"body":"cuts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":63.245999999999995,"endTime":63.366,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":63.366,"endTime":63.486,"body":"had"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":63.486,"endTime":63.666,"body":"been"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":63.666,"endTime":64.246,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":64.246,"endTime":64.436,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":64.436,"endTime":64.916,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":64.916,"endTime":65.51599999999999,"body":"retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":65.51599999999999,"endTime":66.076,"body":"benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":66.246,"endTime":66.456,"body":"were"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":66.456,"endTime":66.956,"body":"largely"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":66.956,"endTime":67.596,"body":"removed."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":68.116,"endTime":68.286,"body":"For"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":68.286,"endTime":68.826,"body":"example,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":68.826,"endTime":68.976,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":68.976,"endTime":69.226,"body":"late"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":69.226,"endTime":69.536,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":69.536,"endTime":69.966,"body":"draft"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":69.966,"endTime":70.076,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":70.076,"endTime":70.156,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":70.156,"endTime":70.48599999999999,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":70.48599999999999,"endTime":71.456,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":71.456,"endTime":71.866,"body":"text"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":72.136,"endTime":72.596,"body":"omits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":72.596,"endTime":73.316,"body":"provisions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":73.316,"endTime":73.476,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":73.476,"endTime":73.646,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":73.646,"endTime":73.726,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":73.726,"endTime":74.186,"body":"forced"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":74.186,"endTime":74.356,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":74.356,"endTime":74.806,"body":"hires"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":74.806,"endTime":74.916,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":74.916,"endTime":75.416,"body":"choose"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":75.626,"endTime":76.416,"body":"âatâwillâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":76.446,"endTime":77.04599999999999,"body":"status"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":77.04599999999999,"endTime":77.306,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":77.306,"endTime":77.506,"body":"pay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":77.506,"endTime":77.786,"body":"much"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":77.786,"endTime":78.256,"body":"higher"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":78.256,"endTime":78.73599999999999,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":78.786,"endTime":79.196,"body":"pension"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":79.196,"endTime":80.146,"body":"contributions,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":80.526,"endTime":80.666,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":80.666,"endTime":80.866,"body":"does"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":80.866,"endTime":81.096,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":81.096,"endTime":81.476,"body":"include"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":81.476,"endTime":81.556,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":81.556,"endTime":81.856,"body":"House"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":81.856,"endTime":82.26599999999999,"body":"plan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":82.26599999999999,"endTime":82.376,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":82.376,"endTime":82.936,"body":"eliminate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":82.936,"endTime":82.99600000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":82.99600000000001,"endTime":83.366,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":83.366,"endTime":83.726,"body":"annuity"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":83.726,"endTime":84.26599999999999,"body":"supplement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":84.26599999999999,"endTime":84.416,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":84.416,"endTime":84.71600000000001,"body":"early"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":84.71600000000001,"endTime":85.696,"body":"retirees."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":86.294,"endTime":86.53399999999999,"body":"These"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":86.53399999999999,"endTime":87.064,"body":"omissions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":87.064,"endTime":87.28399999999999,"body":"mean"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":87.28399999999999,"endTime":87.444,"body":"that,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":87.444,"endTime":87.594,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":87.594,"endTime":88.17399999999999,"body":"now,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":88.434,"endTime":88.734,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":88.734,"endTime":89.304,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":89.304,"endTime":89.464,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":89.464,"endTime":89.714,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":89.714,"endTime":90.234,"body":"suddenly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":90.234,"endTime":90.454,"body":"owe"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":90.454,"endTime":90.794,"body":"more"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":90.794,"endTime":90.934,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":90.934,"endTime":91.104,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":91.104,"endTime":91.684,"body":"retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":91.684,"endTime":92.11399999999999,"body":"funds,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":92.464,"endTime":92.64399999999999,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":92.64399999999999,"endTime":93.084,"body":"future"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":93.084,"endTime":93.954,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":93.954,"endTime":94.084,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":94.084,"endTime":94.53399999999999,"body":"continue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":94.53399999999999,"endTime":94.61399999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":94.61399999999999,"endTime":95.084,"body":"receive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":95.084,"endTime":95.234,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":95.234,"endTime":95.50399999999999,"body":"earned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":95.50399999999999,"endTime":96.134,"body":"supplements"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":96.39399999999999,"endTime":96.494,"body":"(the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":96.494,"endTime":96.774,"body":"full"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":96.774,"endTime":97.164,"body":"Social"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":97.164,"endTime":98.054,"body":"Securityâbridge"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":98.054,"endTime":98.53399999999999,"body":"benefit)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":99.384,"endTime":99.484,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":99.484,"endTime":99.86399999999999,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":99.86399999999999,"endTime":100.22399999999999,"body":"version"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":100.22399999999999,"endTime":100.604,"body":"also"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":100.604,"endTime":100.954,"body":"drops"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":100.954,"endTime":101.00399999999999,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":101.00399999999999,"endTime":101.78399999999999,"body":"controversial"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":101.78399999999999,"endTime":102.684,"body":"payroll-tax"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":102.684,"endTime":103.104,"body":"âfeeâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":103.104,"endTime":103.354,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":103.354,"endTime":103.994,"body":"unions,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":104.454,"endTime":104.684,"body":"which"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":104.684,"endTime":104.844,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":104.844,"endTime":104.94399999999999,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":104.94399999999999,"endTime":105.50399999999999,"body":"affected"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":105.50399999999999,"endTime":106.134,"body":"unionized"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":106.134,"endTime":106.604,"body":"workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":106.604,"endTime":107.304,"body":"dues."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":107.95799999999998,"endTime":108.11799999999998,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":108.11799999999998,"endTime":108.53799999999998,"body":"short,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":108.60799999999999,"endTime":108.73799999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":108.73799999999999,"endTime":109.12799999999999,"body":"worst"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":109.12799999999999,"endTime":110.11799999999998,"body":"retirement-benefit"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":110.11799999999998,"endTime":110.41799999999999,"body":"cuts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":110.41799999999999,"endTime":110.52799999999999,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":110.52799999999999,"endTime":110.59799999999998,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":110.59799999999998,"endTime":110.98799999999999,"body":"Houseâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":110.98799999999999,"endTime":111.64799999999998,"body":"proposal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":111.90799999999999,"endTime":112.26799999999999,"body":"(higher"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":112.26799999999999,"endTime":113.05799999999999,"body":"contributions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":113.05799999999999,"endTime":113.14799999999998,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":113.14799999999998,"endTime":113.43799999999999,"body":"loss"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":113.43799999999999,"endTime":113.53799999999998,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":113.53799999999998,"endTime":114.13799999999999,"body":"supplements)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":114.48799999999999,"endTime":114.838,"body":"appear"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":114.838,"endTime":115.20799999999998,"body":"off"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":115.20799999999998,"endTime":115.29799999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":115.29799999999999,"endTime":115.84799999999998,"body":"table"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":115.87799999999999,"endTime":116.02799999999999,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":116.02799999999999,"endTime":116.19799999999998,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":116.19799999999998,"endTime":116.76799999999999,"body":"period."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":117.49199999999999,"endTime":117.862,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":117.862,"endTime":118.60199999999999,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":118.63199999999999,"endTime":118.92199999999998,"body":"(both"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":118.98199999999999,"endTime":119.46199999999999,"body":"active"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":119.50199999999998,"endTime":119.692,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":119.692,"endTime":120.40199999999999,"body":"retired)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":120.66199999999999,"endTime":121.12199999999999,"body":"remain"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":121.12199999999999,"endTime":121.79199999999999,"body":"cautiously"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":121.79199999999999,"endTime":122.54199999999999,"body":"optimistic,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":122.85199999999999,"endTime":123.02199999999999,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":123.02199999999999,"endTime":123.43199999999999,"body":"union"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":123.43199999999999,"endTime":123.612,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":123.612,"endTime":124.24199999999999,"body":"retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":124.24199999999999,"endTime":124.722,"body":"groups"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":124.722,"endTime":124.87199999999999,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":124.87199999999999,"endTime":125.332,"body":"urging"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":125.332,"endTime":125.96199999999999,"body":"lawmakers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":125.96199999999999,"endTime":126.09199999999998,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":126.09199999999998,"endTime":126.73199999999999,"body":"safeguard"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":126.81199999999998,"endTime":127.082,"body":"earned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":127.082,"endTime":127.65199999999999,"body":"benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":127.65199999999999,"endTime":127.76199999999999,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":127.76199999999999,"endTime":127.82199999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":127.82199999999999,"endTime":128.242,"body":"final"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":128.242,"endTime":129.082,"body":"legislation."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":129.832,"endTime":130.04199999999997,"body":"One"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":130.04199999999997,"endTime":130.29199999999997,"body":"piece"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":130.29199999999997,"endTime":130.41199999999998,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":130.41199999999998,"endTime":131.112,"body":"legislation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":131.112,"endTime":131.44199999999998,"body":"moving"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":131.44199999999998,"endTime":131.59199999999998,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":131.59199999999998,"endTime":131.762,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":131.762,"endTime":132.392,"body":"timeframe"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":132.392,"endTime":132.50199999999998,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":132.50199999999998,"endTime":132.892,"body":"affects"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":132.892,"endTime":132.97199999999998,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":132.97199999999998,"endTime":133.392,"body":"broader"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":133.392,"endTime":133.772,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":133.772,"endTime":134.402,"body":"workforce"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":134.732,"endTime":134.88199999999998,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":134.88199999999998,"endTime":134.932,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":134.932,"endTime":135.762,"body":"bipartisan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":135.762,"endTime":136.13199999999998,"body":"House"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":136.172,"endTime":136.432,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":136.432,"endTime":136.572,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":136.572,"endTime":137.22199999999998,"body":"modernize"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":137.22199999999998,"endTime":137.322,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":137.322,"endTime":137.772,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":137.772,"endTime":138.172,"body":"workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":138.172,"endTime":138.982,"body":"compensation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":138.982,"endTime":139.512,"body":"system."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":139.982,"endTime":140.13199999999998,"body":"On"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":140.13199999999998,"endTime":140.35199999999998,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":140.35199999999998,"endTime":141.09199999999998,"body":"27,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":141.09199999999998,"endTime":141.182,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":141.182,"endTime":141.462,"body":"House"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":141.462,"endTime":142.04199999999997,"body":"Education"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":142.04199999999997,"endTime":142.142,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":142.142,"endTime":142.44199999999998,"body":"Labor"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":142.44199999999998,"endTime":142.84199999999998,"body":"Committee"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":142.84199999999998,"endTime":143.63199999999998,"body":"unanimously"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":143.63199999999998,"endTime":144.19199999999998,"body":"approved"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":144.22199999999998,"endTime":144.702,"body":"H.R."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":144.702,"endTime":145.85199999999998,"body":"3170,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":145.902,"endTime":146.09199999999998,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":146.09199999999998,"endTime":146.642,"body":"âImproving"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":146.642,"endTime":147.142,"body":"Access"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":147.142,"endTime":147.242,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":147.242,"endTime":147.612,"body":"Workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":147.612,"endTime":148.41199999999998,"body":"Compensation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":148.41199999999998,"endTime":148.582,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":148.582,"endTime":149.012,"body":"Injured"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":149.012,"endTime":149.50199999999998,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":149.50199999999998,"endTime":149.962,"body":"Workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":149.962,"endTime":150.382,"body":"Act.â"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":151.882,"endTime":152.402,"body":"Sponsored"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":152.402,"endTime":152.512,"body":"by"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":152.512,"endTime":152.772,"body":"Rep."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":152.902,"endTime":153.34199999999998,"body":"Joe"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":153.34199999999998,"endTime":154.012,"body":"Courtney"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":154.052,"endTime":154.73199999999997,"body":"(D-Conn.),"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":155.022,"endTime":155.212,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":155.212,"endTime":155.44199999999998,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":155.44199999999998,"endTime":155.582,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":155.582,"endTime":156.052,"body":"revise"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":156.052,"endTime":156.132,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":156.132,"endTime":156.512,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":156.512,"endTime":156.992,"body":"Employeesâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":156.992,"endTime":157.75199999999998,"body":"Compensation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":157.75199999999998,"endTime":158.112,"body":"Act"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":158.212,"endTime":158.672,"body":"(FECA)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":158.962,"endTime":159.052,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":159.052,"endTime":159.402,"body":"allow"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":159.402,"endTime":159.902,"body":"physician"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":159.902,"endTime":160.47199999999998,"body":"assistants"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":160.47199999999998,"endTime":160.59199999999998,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":160.59199999999998,"endTime":160.772,"body":"nurse"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":160.772,"endTime":161.47199999999998,"body":"practitioners"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":161.47199999999998,"endTime":161.572,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":161.572,"endTime":162.012,"body":"provide"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":162.012,"endTime":162.332,"body":"care"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":162.332,"endTime":162.50199999999998,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":162.50199999999998,"endTime":162.922,"body":"injured"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":162.922,"endTime":163.332,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":163.332,"endTime":164.052,"body":"employees."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":164.69,"endTime":165.37,"body":"(Previously,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":165.47,"endTime":165.72,"body":"only"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":165.72,"endTime":166.27,"body":"physicians"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":166.27,"endTime":166.37,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":166.37,"endTime":167.21,"body":"chiropractors"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":167.21,"endTime":167.41,"body":"could"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":167.41,"endTime":167.71,"body":"treat"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":167.71,"endTime":168.03,"body":"most"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":168.03,"endTime":168.45,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":168.45,"endTime":168.84,"body":"workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":168.84,"endTime":169.54999999999998,"body":"compensation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":169.54999999999998,"endTime":170.1,"body":"patients.)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":170.73,"endTime":170.91,"body":"If"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":170.91,"endTime":171.54,"body":"enacted,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":171.73,"endTime":171.81,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":171.81,"endTime":172.07,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":172.07,"endTime":172.23,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":172.23,"endTime":172.66,"body":"benefit"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":172.66,"endTime":173.04,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":173.04,"endTime":173.68,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":173.68,"endTime":173.78,"body":"(and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":173.78,"endTime":174.32999999999998,"body":"potentially"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":174.32999999999998,"endTime":175.09,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":175.09,"endTime":175.51999999999998,"body":"eligible"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":175.51999999999998,"endTime":175.64,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":175.64,"endTime":176.1,"body":"FECA)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":176.38,"endTime":176.54,"body":"by"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":176.54,"endTime":177.21,"body":"expanding"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":177.21,"endTime":177.56,"body":"medical"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":177.56,"endTime":178.05,"body":"provider"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":178.05,"endTime":178.56,"body":"options"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":178.56,"endTime":178.84,"body":"after"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":178.84,"endTime":179.47,"body":"on-the-job"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":179.47,"endTime":180.03,"body":"injuries."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":180.51999999999998,"endTime":180.93,"body":"Another"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":180.93,"endTime":181.25,"body":"issue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":181.25,"endTime":181.78,"body":"spanning"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":181.78,"endTime":182.05,"body":"both"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":182.05,"endTime":182.48,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":182.48,"endTime":182.64,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":182.64,"endTime":183.14,"body":"retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":183.14,"endTime":183.65,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":183.88,"endTime":184.42,"body":"involves"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":184.42,"endTime":185.18,"body":"cost-of-living"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":185.18,"endTime":185.84,"body":"adjustments"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":185.84,"endTime":186.39,"body":"(COLAs)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":186.89,"endTime":187.14,"body":"Under"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":187.14,"endTime":187.51,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":187.51,"endTime":187.89,"body":"law,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":188.07999999999998,"endTime":188.42,"body":"Civil"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":188.42,"endTime":188.85,"body":"Service"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":188.85,"endTime":189.43,"body":"Retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":189.43,"endTime":189.94,"body":"System"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":189.97,"endTime":190.76,"body":"(CSRS)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":190.76,"endTime":191.22,"body":"annuities"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":191.22,"endTime":191.62,"body":"rise"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":191.62,"endTime":191.74,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":191.74,"endTime":192.01,"body":"full"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":192.01,"endTime":192.82999999999998,"body":"CPI,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":192.87,"endTime":193,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":193,"endTime":193.28,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":193.28,"endTime":193.65,"body":"Employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":193.65,"endTime":194.1,"body":"Retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":194.1,"endTime":194.38,"body":"System"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":194.38,"endTime":194.57,"body":"(FERS)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":194.57,"endTime":194.96,"body":"annuities"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":194.96,"endTime":195.09,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":195.09,"endTime":195.59,"body":"capped:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":195.89,"endTime":196.01999999999998,"body":"if"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":196.01999999999998,"endTime":196.5,"body":"inflation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":196.5,"endTime":196.63,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":196.63,"endTime":197.05,"body":"between"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":197.05,"endTime":197.49,"body":"2â3%,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":197.49,"endTime":198.24,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":198.24,"endTime":198.48,"body":"gets"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":198.48,"endTime":198.88,"body":"only"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":198.94,"endTime":199.64,"body":"2%,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":200.01,"endTime":200.17,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":200.17,"endTime":200.3,"body":"if"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":200.3,"endTime":200.8,"body":"inflation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":200.8,"endTime":201.38,"body":"exceeds"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":201.38,"endTime":201.97,"body":"3%,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":202.1,"endTime":202.36,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":202.36,"endTime":202.6,"body":"gets"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":202.6,"endTime":202.9,"body":"one"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":202.9,"endTime":203.23,"body":"point"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":203.23,"endTime":203.7,"body":"less"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":203.7,"endTime":203.85,"body":"than"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":203.85,"endTime":204.16,"body":"full"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":204.16,"endTime":204.91,"body":"CPI."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":205.534,"endTime":206.194,"body":"Retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":206.194,"endTime":206.804,"body":"advocates"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":206.804,"endTime":207.084,"body":"note"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":207.084,"endTime":207.284,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":207.284,"endTime":208.024,"body":"long-standing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":208.024,"endTime":208.70399999999998,"body":"disparity."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":209.01399999999998,"endTime":209.39399999999998,"body":"Indeed,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":209.39399999999998,"endTime":209.804,"body":"several"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":209.804,"endTime":210.344,"body":"lawmakers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":210.344,"endTime":210.51399999999998,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":210.51399999999998,"endTime":211.164,"body":"reintroduced"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":211.164,"endTime":211.224,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":211.224,"endTime":211.864,"body":"bipartisan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":211.864,"endTime":212.154,"body":"âEqual"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":212.154,"endTime":212.534,"body":"COLA"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":212.534,"endTime":212.934,"body":"Actâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":213.274,"endTime":214.084,"body":"(H.R."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":214.084,"endTime":214.894,"body":"491/S."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":214.894,"endTime":215.70399999999998,"body":"624),"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":215.85399999999998,"endTime":216.024,"body":"which"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":216.024,"endTime":216.184,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":216.184,"endTime":216.32399999999998,"body":"give"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":216.32399999999998,"endTime":216.654,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":216.654,"endTime":217.244,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":217.244,"endTime":217.334,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":217.334,"endTime":217.644,"body":"same"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":217.644,"endTime":218.04399999999998,"body":"COLA"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":218.04399999999998,"endTime":218.36399999999998,"body":"as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":218.36399999999998,"endTime":219.414,"body":"CSRS/Social"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":219.414,"endTime":219.82399999999998,"body":"Security"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":219.82399999999998,"endTime":220.73399999999998,"body":"beneficiaries."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":221.318,"endTime":221.578,"body":"(That"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":221.578,"endTime":221.858,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":221.858,"endTime":221.978,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":221.978,"endTime":222.208,"body":"under"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":222.208,"endTime":223.038,"body":"consideration"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":223.298,"endTime":223.438,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":223.438,"endTime":223.708,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":223.708,"endTime":224.138,"body":"broad"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":224.138,"endTime":224.588,"body":"support"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":224.588,"endTime":224.698,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":224.698,"endTime":225.038,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":225.038,"endTime":225.558,"body":"retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":225.558,"endTime":225.988,"body":"groups.)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":226.528,"endTime":226.858,"body":"During"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":226.858,"endTime":227.048,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":227.048,"endTime":227.318,"body":"week"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":227.318,"endTime":227.468,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":227.468,"endTime":227.638,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":227.638,"endTime":227.948,"body":"action"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":227.948,"endTime":228.098,"body":"was"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":228.098,"endTime":228.408,"body":"taken"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":228.408,"endTime":228.588,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":228.588,"endTime":229.078,"body":"COLAs,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":229.418,"endTime":229.578,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":229.578,"endTime":229.698,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":229.698,"endTime":229.998,"body":"issue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":229.998,"endTime":230.40800000000002,"body":"remains"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":230.40800000000002,"endTime":230.598,"body":"under"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":230.598,"endTime":231.168,"body":"discussion"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":231.168,"endTime":231.358,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":231.358,"endTime":231.808,"body":"Capitol"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":231.808,"endTime":232.178,"body":"Hill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":232.498,"endTime":232.748,"body":"as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":232.858,"endTime":233.318,"body":"active"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":233.318,"endTime":233.448,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":233.448,"endTime":234.028,"body":"retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":234.028,"endTime":234.428,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":234.428,"endTime":234.978,"body":"annuitants"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":235.238,"endTime":235.558,"body":"call"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":235.558,"endTime":235.738,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":235.738,"endTime":236.448,"body":"parity."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":237.12,"endTime":237.29000000000002,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":237.29000000000002,"endTime":237.74,"body":"short,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":238.08,"endTime":238.20000000000002,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":238.20000000000002,"endTime":238.60000000000002,"body":"main"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":238.60000000000002,"endTime":239.4,"body":"bipartisan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":239.4,"endTime":240.07000000000002,"body":"legislative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":240.07000000000002,"endTime":240.63000000000002,"body":"developments"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":240.63000000000002,"endTime":240.75,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":240.75,"endTime":241.08,"body":"late"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":241.08,"endTime":241.55,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":241.79000000000002,"endTime":242.26000000000002,"body":"involve"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":242.26000000000002,"endTime":242.84,"body":"retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":242.89000000000001,"endTime":243.12,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":243.12,"endTime":243.52,"body":"benefit"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":243.52,"endTime":244.09,"body":"structures"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":244.29000000000002,"endTime":244.58,"body":"rather"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":244.58,"endTime":244.81,"body":"than"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":244.81,"endTime":245.25,"body":"day-to-day"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":245.25,"endTime":245.57000000000002,"body":"pay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":245.57000000000002,"endTime":245.81,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":245.81,"endTime":246.4,"body":"workplace"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":246.4,"endTime":246.84,"body":"rules."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":247.4,"endTime":247.72000000000003,"body":"Both"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":247.72000000000003,"endTime":248.23000000000002,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":248.29000000000002,"endTime":248.44,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":248.44,"endTime":248.91000000000003,"body":"retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":248.91000000000003,"endTime":249.33,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":249.33,"endTime":249.52,"body":"can"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":249.52,"endTime":249.79000000000002,"body":"breathe"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":249.79000000000002,"endTime":250.37,"body":"easier"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":250.69,"endTime":250.96,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":250.96,"endTime":251.18,"body":"key"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":251.18,"endTime":251.56,"body":"cuts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":251.56,"endTime":252.13000000000002,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":252.13000000000002,"endTime":252.22000000000003,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":252.22000000000003,"endTime":252.3,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":252.3,"endTime":252.61,"body":"House"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":252.61,"endTime":253.5,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":253.5,"endTime":253.88000000000002,"body":"plan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":254.07000000000002,"endTime":254.36,"body":"(higher"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":254.36,"endTime":255.17000000000002,"body":"contributions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":255.17000000000002,"endTime":255.25,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":255.25,"endTime":255.62,"body":"lost"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":255.62,"endTime":256.19,"body":"supplements)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":256.39,"endTime":256.58000000000004,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":256.58000000000004,"endTime":257.04,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":257.08000000000004,"endTime":257.22,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":257.22,"endTime":257.3,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":257.3,"endTime":257.79,"body":"latest"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":257.79,"endTime":258.15000000000003,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":258.15000000000003,"endTime":258.65000000000003,"body":"draft."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":259.258,"endTime":259.778,"body":"Retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":259.778,"endTime":260.508,"body":"organizations"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":260.508,"endTime":260.988,"body":"continue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":260.988,"endTime":261.068,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":261.068,"endTime":261.348,"body":"press"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":261.348,"endTime":261.758,"body":"Congress"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":261.758,"endTime":261.868,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":261.868,"endTime":262.32800000000003,"body":"protect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":262.38800000000003,"endTime":262.718,"body":"all"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":262.718,"endTime":263.248,"body":"hard-earned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":263.248,"endTime":263.798,"body":"benefits,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":264.118,"endTime":264.588,"body":"including"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":264.588,"endTime":265.108,"body":"adjusting"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":265.108,"endTime":265.478,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":265.478,"endTime":265.998,"body":"COLAs,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":266.338,"endTime":266.538,"body":"as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":266.538,"endTime":266.618,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":266.618,"endTime":267.538,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":267.538,"endTime":267.798,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":267.798,"endTime":268.128,"body":"heads"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":268.128,"endTime":268.428,"body":"toward"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":268.428,"endTime":268.808,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":268.808,"endTime":269.19800000000004,"body":"debate."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":269.848,"endTime":270.318,"body":"Issues"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":270.318,"endTime":270.488,"body":"That"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":270.488,"endTime":270.908,"body":"Affect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":270.908,"endTime":271.288,"body":"Current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":271.288,"endTime":271.70799999999997,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":271.70799999999997,"endTime":272.248,"body":"Workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":272.854,"endTime":273.214,"body":"Several"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":273.214,"endTime":273.69399999999996,"body":"stories"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":273.69399999999996,"endTime":273.89399999999995,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":273.89399999999995,"endTime":274.164,"body":"week"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":274.164,"endTime":274.63399999999996,"body":"focused"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":274.63399999999996,"endTime":274.844,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":274.924,"endTime":275.414,"body":"active"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":275.414,"endTime":275.88399999999996,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":275.88399999999996,"endTime":276.544,"body":"employeesâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":276.544,"endTime":277.034,"body":"working"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":277.034,"endTime":277.674,"body":"conditionsâfrom"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":278.33399999999995,"endTime":278.594,"body":"court"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":278.62399999999997,"endTime":279.14399999999995,"body":"rulings"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":279.14399999999995,"endTime":279.294,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":279.32399999999996,"endTime":279.794,"body":"agency"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":279.794,"endTime":280.364,"body":"policies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":280.364,"endTime":280.49399999999997,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":280.49399999999997,"endTime":281.044,"body":"personnel"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":281.044,"endTime":281.43399999999997,"body":"rules:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":282.032,"endTime":282.462,"body":"Union"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":282.462,"endTime":282.912,"body":"Bargaining"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":282.912,"endTime":283.42199999999997,"body":"Rights"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":283.52199999999993,"endTime":283.792,"body":"Court"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":283.792,"endTime":284.25199999999995,"body":"Blocks"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":284.25199999999995,"endTime":284.57199999999995,"body":"Trump"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":284.57199999999995,"endTime":284.98199999999997,"body":"Order:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":285.842,"endTime":286.042,"body":"On"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":286.042,"endTime":286.30199999999996,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":286.30199999999996,"endTime":286.93199999999996,"body":"25,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":287.05199999999996,"endTime":287.13199999999995,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":287.13199999999995,"endTime":287.352,"body":"San"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":287.352,"endTime":287.902,"body":"Francisco"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":287.902,"endTime":288.31199999999995,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":288.31199999999995,"endTime":288.792,"body":"judge"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":288.792,"endTime":289.102,"body":"granted"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":289.102,"endTime":289.19199999999995,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":289.19199999999995,"endTime":290.00199999999995,"body":"nationwide"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":290.00199999999995,"endTime":290.64199999999994,"body":"preliminary"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":290.64199999999994,"endTime":291.342,"body":"injunction"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":291.62199999999996,"endTime":291.912,"body":"against"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":291.912,"endTime":292.402,"body":"President"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":292.402,"endTime":292.782,"body":"Trumpâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":292.782,"endTime":293.14199999999994,"body":"March"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":293.14199999999994,"endTime":294.032,"body":"2025"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":294.032,"endTime":294.64199999999994,"body":"executive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":294.64199999999994,"endTime":294.99199999999996,"body":"order"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":295.36199999999997,"endTime":295.51199999999994,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":295.51199999999994,"endTime":295.67199999999997,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":295.67199999999997,"endTime":295.782,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":295.782,"endTime":296.27199999999993,"body":"stripped"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":296.27199999999993,"endTime":296.76199999999994,"body":"collective"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":296.76199999999994,"endTime":297.44199999999995,"body":"bargaining"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":297.49199999999996,"endTime":297.81199999999995,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":297.81199999999995,"endTime":298.30199999999996,"body":"dozens"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":298.30199999999996,"endTime":298.42199999999997,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":298.42199999999997,"endTime":299.152,"body":"agencies."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":299.7539999999999,"endTime":299.8739999999999,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":299.8739999999999,"endTime":300.22399999999993,"body":"judge"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":300.22399999999993,"endTime":300.6139999999999,"body":"agreed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":300.6139999999999,"endTime":300.78399999999993,"body":"with"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":300.78399999999993,"endTime":301.32399999999996,"body":"unions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":301.44399999999996,"endTime":301.6239999999999,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":301.6239999999999,"endTime":301.7539999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":301.7539999999999,"endTime":302.26399999999995,"body":"abrupt"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":302.2939999999999,"endTime":302.8739999999999,"body":"removal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":302.8739999999999,"endTime":302.9839999999999,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":302.9839999999999,"endTime":303.5439999999999,"body":"bargaining"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":303.5439999999999,"endTime":303.9339999999999,"body":"rights"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":304.15399999999994,"endTime":304.53399999999993,"body":"likely"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":304.53399999999993,"endTime":305.13399999999996,"body":"violates"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":305.13399999999996,"endTime":305.6739999999999,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":305.6739999999999,"endTime":306.1039999999999,"body":"law"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":306.28399999999993,"endTime":306.46399999999994,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":306.46399999999994,"endTime":307.3539999999999,"body":"constitutional"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":307.3539999999999,"endTime":307.6839999999999,"body":"free"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":307.6839999999999,"endTime":308.14399999999995,"body":"speech"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":308.14399999999995,"endTime":308.84399999999994,"body":"protections."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":309.5039999999999,"endTime":309.72399999999993,"body":"This"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":309.72399999999993,"endTime":310.1239999999999,"body":"block"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":310.1239999999999,"endTime":310.47399999999993,"body":"means"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":310.47399999999993,"endTime":311.0039999999999,"body":"hundreds"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":311.0039999999999,"endTime":311.1139999999999,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":311.1139999999999,"endTime":311.6839999999999,"body":"thousands"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":311.6839999999999,"endTime":311.83399999999995,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":311.83399999999995,"endTime":312.21399999999994,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":312.21399999999994,"endTime":312.64399999999995,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":312.64399999999995,"endTime":313.1739999999999,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":313.40399999999994,"endTime":313.8639999999999,"body":"remain"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":313.8639999999999,"endTime":314.47399999999993,"body":"entitled"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":314.47399999999993,"endTime":314.5539999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":314.5539999999999,"endTime":315.2939999999999,"body":"negotiate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":315.2939999999999,"endTime":315.71399999999994,"body":"working"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":315.71399999999994,"endTime":316.3539999999999,"body":"conditions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":316.53399999999993,"endTime":316.7439999999999,"body":"through"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":316.7439999999999,"endTime":316.88399999999996,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":316.88399999999996,"endTime":317.5639999999999,"body":"unions."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":318.19999999999993,"endTime":318.5999999999999,"body":"(A"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":318.5999999999999,"endTime":318.99999999999994,"body":"separate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":318.99999999999994,"endTime":319.3999999999999,"body":"ruling"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":319.3999999999999,"endTime":319.79999999999995,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":319.79999999999995,"endTime":320.19999999999993,"body":"April"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":320.19999999999993,"endTime":320.5999999999999,"body":"had"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":320.5999999999999,"endTime":320.99999999999994,"body":"already"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":320.99999999999994,"endTime":321.3999999999999,"body":"blocked"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":321.3999999999999,"endTime":321.79999999999995,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":321.79999999999995,"endTime":322.19999999999993,"body":"order"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":322.19999999999993,"endTime":322.5999999999999,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":322.5999999999999,"endTime":322.99999999999994,"body":"seven"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":322.99999999999994,"endTime":323.3999999999999,"body":"large"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":323.3999999999999,"endTime":323.79999999999995,"body":"agencies;"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":323.79999999999995,"endTime":324.19999999999993,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":324.19999999999993,"endTime":324.5999999999999,"body":"weekâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":324.5999999999999,"endTime":324.99999999999994,"body":"ruling"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":324.99999999999994,"endTime":325.3999999999999,"body":"covers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":325.3999999999999,"endTime":325.79999999999995,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":325.79999999999995,"endTime":326.19999999999993,"body":"remaining"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":326.19999999999993,"endTime":326.5999999999999,"body":"agencies)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":326.5999999999999,"endTime":326.99999999999994,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":326.99999999999994,"endTime":327.3999999999999,"body":"decision"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":327.3999999999999,"endTime":327.79999999999995,"body":"explicitly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":327.79999999999995,"endTime":328.19999999999993,"body":"found"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":328.19999999999993,"endTime":328.5999999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":328.5999999999999,"endTime":328.99999999999994,"body":"administrationâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":328.99999999999994,"endTime":329.3999999999999,"body":"order"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":329.3999999999999,"endTime":329.79999999999995,"body":"was"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":329.79999999999995,"endTime":330.19999999999993,"body":"targeted"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":330.19999999999993,"endTime":330.5999999999999,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":330.5999999999999,"endTime":330.99999999999994,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":330.99999999999994,"endTime":331.3999999999999,"body":"deemed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":331.3999999999999,"endTime":331.79999999999995,"body":"âhostileâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":331.79999999999995,"endTime":332.19999999999993,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":332.19999999999993,"endTime":332.5999999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":332.5999999999999,"endTime":332.99999999999994,"body":"president,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":332.99999999999994,"endTime":333.3999999999999,"body":"further"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":333.3999999999999,"endTime":333.79999999999995,"body":"affirming"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":333.79999999999995,"endTime":334.19999999999993,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":334.19999999999993,"endTime":334.5999999999999,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":334.5999999999999,"endTime":334.99999999999994,"body":"cannot"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":334.99999999999994,"endTime":335.3999999999999,"body":"unilaterally"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":335.3999999999999,"endTime":335.79999999999995,"body":"terminate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":335.79999999999995,"endTime":336.19999999999993,"body":"bargaining."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":336.19999999999993,"endTime":336.5999999999999,"body":"(The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":336.5999999999999,"endTime":336.99999999999994,"body":"White"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":336.99999999999994,"endTime":337.3999999999999,"body":"House"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":337.3999999999999,"endTime":337.79999999999995,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":337.79999999999995,"endTime":338.19999999999993,"body":"vowed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":338.19999999999993,"endTime":338.5999999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":338.5999999999999,"endTime":338.99999999999994,"body":"appeal.)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":339.0299999999999,"endTime":339.55999999999995,"body":"Performance"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":339.55999999999995,"endTime":340.06999999999994,"body":"Management"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":340.06999999999994,"endTime":340.8299999999999,"body":"Overhaul:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":341.28999999999996,"endTime":341.53999999999996,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":341.53999999999996,"endTime":342.19999999999993,"body":"mid-June,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":342.29999999999995,"endTime":342.7799999999999,"body":"OPM"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":342.80999999999995,"endTime":343.22999999999996,"body":"issued"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":343.22999999999996,"endTime":343.80999999999995,"body":"sweeping"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":343.80999999999995,"endTime":343.97999999999996,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":343.97999999999996,"endTime":344.62999999999994,"body":"performance"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":344.62999999999994,"endTime":344.96999999999997,"body":"rules"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":344.96999999999997,"endTime":345.11999999999995,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":345.11999999999995,"endTime":345.5299999999999,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":345.5299999999999,"endTime":346.0899999999999,"body":"agencies,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":346.35999999999996,"endTime":346.54999999999995,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":346.54999999999995,"endTime":346.79999999999995,"body":"news"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":346.79999999999995,"endTime":347.21999999999997,"body":"outlets"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":347.21999999999997,"endTime":347.6499999999999,"body":"reported"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":347.6499999999999,"endTime":347.79999999999995,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":347.79999999999995,"endTime":347.84999999999997,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":347.84999999999997,"endTime":348.35999999999996,"body":"guidance"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":348.35999999999996,"endTime":348.5799999999999,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":348.5799999999999,"endTime":348.94999999999993,"body":"week."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":349.50999999999993,"endTime":349.63999999999993,"body":"An"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":349.63999999999993,"endTime":349.98999999999995,"body":"Office"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":349.98999999999995,"endTime":350.11999999999995,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":350.11999999999995,"endTime":350.5799999999999,"body":"Personnel"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":350.5799999999999,"endTime":351.06999999999994,"body":"Management"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":351.06999999999994,"endTime":351.5799999999999,"body":"memo"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":351.65999999999997,"endTime":352.06999999999994,"body":"(published"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":352.06999999999994,"endTime":352.30999999999995,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":352.30999999999995,"endTime":352.92999999999995,"body":"17)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":353.24999999999994,"endTime":353.78999999999996,"body":"strongly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":353.78999999999996,"endTime":354.15999999999997,"body":"urges"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":354.15999999999997,"endTime":354.7799999999999,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":354.7799999999999,"endTime":354.91999999999996,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":354.91999999999996,"endTime":355.2199999999999,"body":"limit"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":355.2199999999999,"endTime":355.3999999999999,"body":"how"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":355.3999999999999,"endTime":355.62999999999994,"body":"many"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":355.62999999999994,"endTime":356.2199999999999,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":356.2199999999999,"endTime":356.63999999999993,"body":"receive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":356.63999999999993,"endTime":357.2699999999999,"body":"âexceeds"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":357.2699999999999,"endTime":358.15999999999997,"body":"expectationsâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":358.15999999999997,"endTime":358.67999999999995,"body":"ratings"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":359.0199999999999,"endTime":359.15999999999997,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":359.15999999999997,"endTime":359.25999999999993,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":359.25999999999993,"endTime":359.5199999999999,"body":"move"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":359.5199999999999,"endTime":359.73999999999995,"body":"more"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":359.73999999999995,"endTime":360.3299999999999,"body":"swiftly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":360.3299999999999,"endTime":360.4699999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":360.4699999999999,"endTime":360.99999999999994,"body":"discipline"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":360.99999999999994,"endTime":361.18999999999994,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":361.18999999999994,"endTime":361.7099999999999,"body":"remove"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":361.75999999999993,"endTime":361.99999999999994,"body":"poor"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":361.99999999999994,"endTime":362.78999999999996,"body":"performers."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":363.37199999999996,"endTime":363.51199999999994,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":363.51199999999994,"endTime":363.8619999999999,"body":"effect,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":363.8619999999999,"endTime":363.9219999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":363.9219999999999,"endTime":364.3419999999999,"body":"guidance"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":364.3419999999999,"endTime":364.65199999999993,"body":"tells"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":364.65199999999993,"endTime":365.20199999999994,"body":"managers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":365.20199999999994,"endTime":365.40199999999993,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":365.40199999999993,"endTime":365.68199999999996,"body":"âmake"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":365.68199999999996,"endTime":365.7819999999999,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":365.7819999999999,"endTime":366.71199999999993,"body":"disproportionate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":366.71199999999993,"endTime":367.00199999999995,"body":"number"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":367.00199999999995,"endTime":367.1019999999999,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":367.1019999999999,"endTime":367.77199999999993,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":367.8519999999999,"endTime":368.2219999999999,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":368.2219999999999,"endTime":368.80199999999996,"body":"exceed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":368.80199999999996,"endTime":369.80199999999996,"body":"expectationsâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":370.15199999999993,"endTime":370.33199999999994,"body":"so"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":370.33199999999994,"endTime":370.50199999999995,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":370.50199999999995,"endTime":370.7319999999999,"body":"only"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":370.7319999999999,"endTime":371.08199999999994,"body":"truly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":371.08199999999994,"endTime":371.7219999999999,"body":"exceptional"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":371.7219999999999,"endTime":372.01199999999994,"body":"work"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":372.01199999999994,"endTime":372.39199999999994,"body":"merits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":372.39199999999994,"endTime":372.69199999999995,"body":"top"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":372.69199999999995,"endTime":373.2919999999999,"body":"scores."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":373.90399999999994,"endTime":374.0139999999999,"body":"It"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":374.0139999999999,"endTime":374.34399999999994,"body":"also"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":374.34399999999994,"endTime":374.7939999999999,"body":"directs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":374.8239999999999,"endTime":375.4239999999999,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":375.4239999999999,"endTime":375.58399999999995,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":375.58399999999995,"endTime":375.9539999999999,"body":"update"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":375.9539999999999,"endTime":376.0739999999999,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":376.0739999999999,"endTime":376.58399999999995,"body":"discipline"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":376.58399999999995,"endTime":377.16399999999993,"body":"policies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":377.16399999999993,"endTime":377.33399999999995,"body":"so"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":377.33399999999995,"endTime":377.6139999999999,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":377.6139999999999,"endTime":377.8639999999999,"body":"âpoor"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":377.8639999999999,"endTime":378.59399999999994,"body":"performers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":378.59399999999994,"endTime":378.8039999999999,"body":"can"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":378.8039999999999,"endTime":378.9439999999999,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":378.9439999999999,"endTime":379.46399999999994,"body":"swiftly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":379.46399999999994,"endTime":380.0739999999999,"body":"removed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":380.0739999999999,"endTime":380.2539999999999,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":380.2539999999999,"endTime":381.0739999999999,"body":"reassignedâ."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":382.37199999999996,"endTime":382.55199999999996,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":382.55199999999996,"endTime":383.1719999999999,"body":"practice,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":383.4119999999999,"endTime":383.57199999999995,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":383.57199999999995,"endTime":383.81199999999995,"body":"could"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":383.81199999999995,"endTime":383.99199999999996,"body":"make"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":383.99199999999996,"endTime":384.0919999999999,"body":"it"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":384.12199999999996,"endTime":384.62199999999996,"body":"easier"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":384.62199999999996,"endTime":384.7219999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":384.7219999999999,"endTime":385.1619999999999,"body":"fire"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":385.1619999999999,"endTime":385.3619999999999,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":385.3619999999999,"endTime":385.9119999999999,"body":"demote"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":385.9119999999999,"endTime":386.62199999999996,"body":"underachieving"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":386.62199999999996,"endTime":387.44199999999995,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":387.6619999999999,"endTime":388.21199999999993,"body":"(especially"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":388.21199999999993,"endTime":388.2819999999999,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":388.2819999999999,"endTime":388.8519999999999,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":388.8519999999999,"endTime":389.3619999999999,"body":"recently"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":389.3619999999999,"endTime":389.96199999999993,"body":"exempted"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":389.96199999999993,"endTime":390.20199999999994,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":390.20199999999994,"endTime":390.8619999999999,"body":"bargaining)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":391.43199999999996,"endTime":391.9219999999999,"body":"Unions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":391.9219999999999,"endTime":392.5419999999999,"body":"immediately"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":392.5419999999999,"endTime":393.19199999999995,"body":"criticized"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":393.19199999999995,"endTime":393.27199999999993,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":393.27199999999993,"endTime":393.76199999999994,"body":"changes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":393.76199999999994,"endTime":393.9119999999999,"body":"as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":393.9119999999999,"endTime":393.95199999999994,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":393.95199999999994,"endTime":394.5919999999999,"body":"departure"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":394.5919999999999,"endTime":394.7919999999999,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":394.7919999999999,"endTime":395.4719999999999,"body":"negotiated"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":395.4719999999999,"endTime":396.1719999999999,"body":"contracts."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":396.65199999999993,"endTime":396.7819999999999,"body":"But"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":396.7819999999999,"endTime":396.9119999999999,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":396.9119999999999,"endTime":397.39199999999994,"body":"minimum,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":397.57199999999995,"endTime":397.9219999999999,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":397.9219999999999,"endTime":398.33199999999994,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":398.33199999999994,"endTime":398.56199999999995,"body":"should"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":398.56199999999995,"endTime":399.0319999999999,"body":"expect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":399.0319999999999,"endTime":399.46199999999993,"body":"stricter"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":399.46199999999993,"endTime":400.00199999999995,"body":"performance"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":400.00199999999995,"endTime":400.86199999999997,"body":"evaluations"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":401.00199999999995,"endTime":401.1719999999999,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":401.1719999999999,"endTime":401.69199999999995,"body":"faster"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":401.69199999999995,"endTime":402.40199999999993,"body":"accountability"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":402.40199999999993,"endTime":403.20199999999994,"body":"processes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":403.4719999999999,"endTime":403.75199999999995,"body":"under"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":403.75199999999995,"endTime":404.0319999999999,"body":"these"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":404.0319999999999,"endTime":404.27199999999993,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":404.27199999999993,"endTime":404.95199999999994,"body":"rules."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":405.6379999999999,"endTime":406.1979999999999,"body":"Probationary"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":406.1979999999999,"endTime":406.65799999999996,"body":"Periods"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":406.65799999999996,"endTime":407.05799999999994,"body":"Rule:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":407.28799999999995,"endTime":407.48799999999994,"body":"On"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":407.48799999999994,"endTime":407.78799999999995,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":407.78799999999995,"endTime":408.36799999999994,"body":"24"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":408.40799999999996,"endTime":408.47799999999995,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":408.47799999999995,"endTime":408.80799999999994,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":408.80799999999994,"endTime":409.20799999999997,"body":"Register"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":409.20799999999997,"endTime":409.64799999999997,"body":"published"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":409.64799999999997,"endTime":409.74799999999993,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":409.74799999999993,"endTime":410.22799999999995,"body":"final"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":410.22799999999995,"endTime":410.60799999999995,"body":"rule"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":410.60799999999995,"endTime":411.0079999999999,"body":"aligning"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":411.0079999999999,"endTime":411.1979999999999,"body":"with"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":411.1979999999999,"endTime":411.6379999999999,"body":"President"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":411.6379999999999,"endTime":412.018,"body":"Trumpâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":412.16799999999995,"endTime":412.66799999999995,"body":"April"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":412.8879999999999,"endTime":413.79799999999994,"body":"2025"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":413.79799999999994,"endTime":414.35799999999995,"body":"Executive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":414.35799999999995,"endTime":414.68799999999993,"body":"Order"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":414.68799999999993,"endTime":414.9479999999999,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":414.9479999999999,"endTime":415.68799999999993,"body":"probation."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":416.23799999999994,"endTime":416.46799999999996,"body":"This"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":416.46799999999996,"endTime":416.74799999999993,"body":"rule"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":416.74799999999993,"endTime":417.21799999999996,"body":"rescinds"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":417.21799999999996,"endTime":417.42799999999994,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":417.42799999999994,"endTime":417.67799999999994,"body":"old"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":417.67799999999994,"endTime":418.18799999999993,"body":"probation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":418.18799999999993,"endTime":419.03799999999995,"body":"regulations"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":419.34799999999996,"endTime":419.518,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":419.518,"endTime":420.11799999999994,"body":"requires"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":420.16799999999995,"endTime":420.80799999999994,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":420.80799999999994,"endTime":420.96799999999996,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":421.0079999999999,"endTime":421.54799999999994,"body":"actively"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":421.54799999999994,"endTime":421.93799999999993,"body":"affirm"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":421.93799999999993,"endTime":422.0079999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":422.0079999999999,"endTime":422.46799999999996,"body":"value"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":422.46799999999996,"endTime":422.578,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":422.578,"endTime":422.6379999999999,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":422.6379999999999,"endTime":423.43799999999993,"body":"probationary"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":423.43799999999993,"endTime":424.24799999999993,"body":"employee."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":424.91799999999995,"endTime":425.03799999999995,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":425.03799999999995,"endTime":425.23799999999994,"body":"other"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":425.23799999999994,"endTime":425.62799999999993,"body":"words,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":425.83799999999997,"endTime":426.3879999999999,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":426.3879999999999,"endTime":426.54799999999994,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":426.54799999999994,"endTime":426.84799999999996,"body":"longer"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":426.84799999999996,"endTime":427.2579999999999,"body":"become"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":427.2579999999999,"endTime":427.74799999999993,"body":"âcareerâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":427.74799999999993,"endTime":427.9479999999999,"body":"by"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":427.9479999999999,"endTime":428.5079999999999,"body":"default"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":428.5679999999999,"endTime":428.86799999999994,"body":"after"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":428.86799999999994,"endTime":429.53799999999995,"body":"probation;"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":429.87799999999993,"endTime":430.46799999999996,"body":"instead,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":430.65799999999996,"endTime":431.28799999999995,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":431.28799999999995,"endTime":431.49799999999993,"body":"must"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":431.49799999999993,"endTime":432.08799999999997,"body":"certify"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":432.08799999999997,"endTime":432.2579999999999,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":432.2579999999999,"endTime":432.78799999999995,"body":"retaining"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":432.8179999999999,"endTime":433.08799999999997,"body":"each"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":433.08799999999997,"endTime":433.71799999999996,"body":"probationer"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":433.71799999999996,"endTime":433.90799999999996,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":433.90799999999996,"endTime":434.03799999999995,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":434.03799999999995,"endTime":434.09799999999996,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":434.09799999999996,"endTime":434.46799999999996,"body":"public"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":434.46799999999996,"endTime":434.93799999999993,"body":"interest,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":434.96799999999996,"endTime":435.1379999999999,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":435.1379999999999,"endTime":435.34799999999996,"body":"else"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":435.34799999999996,"endTime":435.91799999999995,"body":"terminate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":435.91799999999995,"endTime":436.20799999999997,"body":"them."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":436.82,"endTime":436.91999999999996,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":436.91999999999996,"endTime":437.21,"body":"rule"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":437.21,"endTime":438.02,"body":"explicitly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":438.02,"endTime":438.48999999999995,"body":"removes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":438.48999999999995,"endTime":438.89,"body":"prior"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":438.89,"endTime":439.48999999999995,"body":"barriers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":439.48999999999995,"endTime":439.61999999999995,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":439.61999999999995,"endTime":439.94,"body":"ending"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":439.94,"endTime":440.67999999999995,"body":"probationers,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":440.97999999999996,"endTime":441.4,"body":"allowing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":441.42999999999995,"endTime":441.84999999999997,"body":"easier"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":441.84999999999997,"endTime":442.71,"body":"separations."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":443.26,"endTime":443.44,"body":"For"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":443.44,"endTime":443.78,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":443.78,"endTime":444.35999999999996,"body":"employees,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":444.35999999999996,"endTime":444.54999999999995,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":444.54999999999995,"endTime":444.84,"body":"means"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":444.84,"endTime":445.03999999999996,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":445.03999999999996,"endTime":445.46999999999997,"body":"hires"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":445.46999999999997,"endTime":445.67999999999995,"body":"must"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":445.67999999999995,"endTime":445.97999999999996,"body":"clear"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":445.97999999999996,"endTime":446.05999999999995,"body":"an"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":446.05999999999995,"endTime":446.45,"body":"extra"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":446.45,"endTime":446.85999999999996,"body":"hurdle"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":446.85999999999996,"endTime":446.96,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":446.96,"endTime":447.09,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":447.09,"endTime":447.21999999999997,"body":"end"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":447.21999999999997,"endTime":447.33,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":447.33,"endTime":447.91999999999996,"body":"probation,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":448.33,"endTime":448.5,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":448.5,"endTime":449.34,"body":"supervisors"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":449.34,"endTime":449.71999999999997,"body":"cannot"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":449.71999999999997,"endTime":450.09999999999997,"body":"simply"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":450.09999999999997,"endTime":450.39,"body":"let"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":450.39,"endTime":450.89,"body":"probation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":450.89,"endTime":451.40999999999997,"body":"expire"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":451.40999999999997,"endTime":452.36999999999995,"body":"automatically."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":452.9,"endTime":453.03,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":453.03,"endTime":453.41999999999996,"body":"intent"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":453.41999999999996,"endTime":453.55999999999995,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":453.55999999999995,"endTime":453.67999999999995,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":453.67999999999995,"endTime":453.97999999999996,"body":"weed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":453.97999999999996,"endTime":454.28,"body":"out"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":454.28,"endTime":454.51,"body":"poor"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":454.51,"endTime":454.84,"body":"fits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":454.9,"endTime":455.47999999999996,"body":"earlier."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":455.84999999999997,"endTime":456.07,"body":"All"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":456.07,"endTime":456.51,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":456.51,"endTime":457.04999999999995,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":457.04999999999995,"endTime":457.28999999999996,"body":"must"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":457.28999999999996,"endTime":457.71,"body":"update"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":457.71,"endTime":457.85999999999996,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":457.85999999999996,"endTime":458.23999999999995,"body":"HR"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":458.23999999999995,"endTime":458.94,"body":"policies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":458.94,"endTime":459.08,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":459.08,"endTime":459.65999999999997,"body":"implement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":459.65999999999997,"endTime":459.79999999999995,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":459.79999999999995,"endTime":460.44,"body":"change."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":461.16599999999994,"endTime":461.88599999999997,"body":"Probationary"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":461.88599999999997,"endTime":462.65599999999995,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":462.65599999999995,"endTime":462.806,"body":"(and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":462.806,"endTime":462.91599999999994,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":462.91599999999994,"endTime":463.53599999999994,"body":"unions)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":463.876,"endTime":464.13599999999997,"body":"should"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":464.13599999999997,"endTime":464.256,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":464.256,"endTime":464.70599999999996,"body":"aware"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":464.70599999999996,"endTime":464.876,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":464.876,"endTime":465.57599999999996,"body":"extension"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":465.57599999999996,"endTime":465.78599999999994,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":465.78599999999994,"endTime":466.41599999999994,"body":"termination"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":466.41599999999994,"endTime":467.066,"body":"processes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":467.066,"endTime":467.256,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":467.256,"endTime":467.506,"body":"now"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":467.506,"endTime":467.676,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":467.676,"endTime":468.03599999999994,"body":"more"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":468.03599999999994,"endTime":468.506,"body":"active."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":469.126,"endTime":469.95599999999996,"body":"Administrative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":469.95599999999996,"endTime":470.426,"body":"Leave"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":470.426,"endTime":471.19599999999997,"body":"Concerns:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":471.47599999999994,"endTime":471.88599999999997,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":471.88599999999997,"endTime":472.15599999999995,"body":"News"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":472.15599999999995,"endTime":472.64599999999996,"body":"Networkâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":472.64599999999996,"endTime":473.01599999999996,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":473.01599999999996,"endTime":473.546,"body":"Drive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":473.546,"endTime":474.01599999999996,"body":"reported"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":474.01599999999996,"endTime":474.22599999999994,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":474.22599999999994,"endTime":474.53599999999994,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":474.53599999999994,"endTime":475.22599999999994,"body":"25"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":475.58599999999996,"endTime":475.72599999999994,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":475.72599999999994,"endTime":475.926,"body":"over"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":475.926,"endTime":477.13599999999997,"body":"100,000"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":477.13599999999997,"endTime":477.57599999999996,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":477.57599999999996,"endTime":478.006,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":478.006,"endTime":478.13599999999997,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":478.13599999999997,"endTime":478.296,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":478.296,"endTime":478.60599999999994,"body":"paid"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":478.60599999999994,"endTime":479.306,"body":"administrative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":479.306,"endTime":479.686,"body":"leave,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":479.97599999999994,"endTime":480.436,"body":"often"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":480.436,"endTime":480.63599999999997,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":480.63599999999997,"endTime":481.236,"body":"extended"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":481.236,"endTime":481.876,"body":"periods."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":482.47999999999996,"endTime":482.97999999999996,"body":"Experts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":482.97999999999996,"endTime":483.37999999999994,"body":"warn"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":483.37999999999994,"endTime":483.5199999999999,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":483.5199999999999,"endTime":483.7699999999999,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":483.7699999999999,"endTime":484.03999999999996,"body":"use"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":484.03999999999996,"endTime":484.1499999999999,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":484.1499999999999,"endTime":484.8299999999999,"body":"administrative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":484.8299999999999,"endTime":485.16999999999996,"body":"leave"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":485.16999999999996,"endTime":485.56999999999994,"body":"far"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":485.56999999999994,"endTime":486.11999999999995,"body":"exceeds"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":486.11999999999995,"endTime":486.35999999999996,"body":"what"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":486.35999999999996,"endTime":486.78999999999996,"body":"Congress"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":486.78999999999996,"endTime":487.35999999999996,"body":"intended"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":487.7699999999999,"endTime":488.22999999999996,"body":"(max"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":488.22999999999996,"endTime":488.78999999999996,"body":"10"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":488.78999999999996,"endTime":489.0899999999999,"body":"workdays"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":489.0899999999999,"endTime":489.2199999999999,"body":"per"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":489.2199999999999,"endTime":489.50999999999993,"body":"year"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":489.50999999999993,"endTime":489.85999999999996,"body":"except"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":489.85999999999996,"endTime":489.9599999999999,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":489.9599999999999,"endTime":490.30999999999995,"body":"certain"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":490.30999999999995,"endTime":491.30999999999995,"body":"investigations)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":491.65999999999997,"endTime":491.81999999999994,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":491.81999999999994,"endTime":491.9699999999999,"body":"may"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":491.9699999999999,"endTime":492.10999999999996,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":492.10999999999996,"endTime":492.8399999999999,"body":"unlawful."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":493.47999999999996,"endTime":493.55999999999995,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":493.55999999999995,"endTime":493.8999999999999,"body":"Public"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":493.8999999999999,"endTime":494.4599999999999,"body":"Employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":494.4599999999999,"endTime":494.63999999999993,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":494.63999999999993,"endTime":495.18999999999994,"body":"Environmental"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":495.18999999999994,"endTime":496.10999999999996,"body":"Responsibility"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":496.10999999999996,"endTime":496.4599999999999,"body":"(PEER)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":496.4599999999999,"endTime":496.79999999999995,"body":"group"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":496.79999999999995,"endTime":496.9699999999999,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":496.9699999999999,"endTime":497.2199999999999,"body":"even"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":497.2199999999999,"endTime":497.5899999999999,"body":"filed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":497.5899999999999,"endTime":497.62999999999994,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":497.62999999999994,"endTime":498.17999999999995,"body":"complaint,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":498.49999999999994,"endTime":498.84999999999997,"body":"noting"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":498.84999999999997,"endTime":498.9699999999999,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":498.9699999999999,"endTime":499.49999999999994,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":499.49999999999994,"endTime":499.67999999999995,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":499.67999999999995,"endTime":500.04999999999995,"body":"broadly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":500.04999999999995,"endTime":500.3399999999999,"body":"put"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":500.3399999999999,"endTime":501.0299999999999,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":501.0299999999999,"endTime":501.2199999999999,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":501.2199999999999,"endTime":501.63999999999993,"body":"leave"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":501.9699999999999,"endTime":502.49999999999994,"body":"(e.g."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":502.49999999999994,"endTime":502.69999999999993,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":502.69999999999993,"endTime":503.29999999999995,"body":"DEI"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":503.29999999999995,"endTime":503.93999999999994,"body":"officers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":503.93999999999994,"endTime":504.1499999999999,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":504.1499999999999,"endTime":504.43999999999994,"body":"RIF"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":504.43999999999994,"endTime":504.93999999999994,"body":"targets)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":505.2799999999999,"endTime":505.63999999999993,"body":"without"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":505.63999999999993,"endTime":506.11999999999995,"body":"evidence"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":506.11999999999995,"endTime":506.25999999999993,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":506.25999999999993,"endTime":507.05999999999995,"body":"wrongdoing."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":507.748,"endTime":507.928,"body":"If"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":507.928,"endTime":508.47799999999995,"body":"upheld,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":508.47799999999995,"endTime":508.66799999999995,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":508.66799999999995,"endTime":508.95799999999997,"body":"issue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":508.95799999999997,"endTime":509.578,"body":"primarily"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":509.578,"endTime":509.96799999999996,"body":"affects"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":509.96799999999996,"endTime":510.33799999999997,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":510.33799999999997,"endTime":511.03799999999995,"body":"employees,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":511.268,"endTime":511.578,"body":"since"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":511.578,"endTime":511.72799999999995,"body":"they"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":511.72799999999995,"endTime":511.818,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":511.818,"endTime":511.90799999999996,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":511.90799999999996,"endTime":512.208,"body":"ones"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":512.208,"endTime":512.588,"body":"placed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":512.588,"endTime":512.7679999999999,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":512.7679999999999,"endTime":513.198,"body":"leave."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":513.8779999999999,"endTime":513.978,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":513.978,"endTime":514.5179999999999,"body":"takeaway"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":514.5179999999999,"endTime":514.678,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":514.678,"endTime":514.858,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":514.858,"endTime":515.098,"body":"many"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":515.098,"endTime":515.418,"body":"more"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":515.418,"endTime":515.798,"body":"active"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":515.798,"endTime":516.2379999999999,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":516.2379999999999,"endTime":516.408,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":516.408,"endTime":517.0079999999999,"body":"effectively"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":517.0079999999999,"endTime":517.858,"body":"sidelined"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":517.928,"endTime":518.168,"body":"(on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":518.168,"endTime":518.458,"body":"paid"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":518.458,"endTime":518.818,"body":"leave)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":519.068,"endTime":519.218,"body":"than"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":519.218,"endTime":519.3679999999999,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":519.3679999999999,"endTime":519.428,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":519.428,"endTime":519.978,"body":"past,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":520.098,"endTime":520.5179999999999,"body":"raising"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":520.5179999999999,"endTime":521.038,"body":"questions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":521.038,"endTime":521.338,"body":"about"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":521.338,"endTime":521.4879999999999,"body":"due"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":521.4879999999999,"endTime":522.148,"body":"process"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":522.308,"endTime":522.538,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":522.538,"endTime":522.848,"body":"back"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":522.848,"endTime":523.2379999999999,"body":"pay."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":523.97,"endTime":524.52,"body":"Furloughs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":524.52,"endTime":524.64,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":524.64,"endTime":525.12,"body":"RIFs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":525.23,"endTime":525.53,"body":"Courts,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":525.53,"endTime":525.82,"body":"State"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":525.82,"endTime":526.28,"body":"Department:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":526.28,"endTime":526.6,"body":"Mass"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":526.6,"endTime":527.06,"body":"layoffs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":527.06,"endTime":527.2,"body":"were"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":527.2,"endTime":527.23,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":527.23,"endTime":527.54,"body":"hot"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":527.54,"endTime":527.98,"body":"topic"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":527.98,"endTime":528.18,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":528.18,"endTime":528.48,"body":"week."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":528.83,"endTime":528.92,"body":"A"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":528.92,"endTime":529.23,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":529.23,"endTime":529.83,"body":"27"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":529.83,"endTime":530.28,"body":"Supreme"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":530.28,"endTime":530.53,"body":"Court"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":530.56,"endTime":531.01,"body":"ruling"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":531.01,"endTime":531.32,"body":"(Trump"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":531.32,"endTime":531.53,"body":"v."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":531.53,"endTime":532,"body":"CASA)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":532.27,"endTime":532.74,"body":"limited"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":532.74,"endTime":533.05,"body":"courtsâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":533.05,"endTime":533.47,"body":"power"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":533.47,"endTime":533.59,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":533.59,"endTime":533.99,"body":"issue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":533.99,"endTime":534.65,"body":"nationwide"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":534.65,"endTime":535.4,"body":"injunctions."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":535.9879999999999,"endTime":536.2479999999999,"body":"While"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":536.2479999999999,"endTime":536.318,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":536.318,"endTime":536.888,"body":"decision"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":536.888,"endTime":537.318,"body":"generally"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":537.318,"endTime":537.968,"body":"curtails"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":538.0079999999999,"endTime":538.348,"body":"broad"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":538.348,"endTime":539.068,"body":"injunctions,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":539.338,"endTime":539.458,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":539.458,"endTime":539.978,"body":"footnote"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":539.978,"endTime":540.658,"body":"suggests"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":540.688,"endTime":540.848,"body":"it"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":540.848,"endTime":541.058,"body":"does"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":541.058,"endTime":541.468,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":541.468,"endTime":542.028,"body":"disturb"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":542.028,"endTime":542.1179999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":542.1179999999999,"endTime":542.7579999999999,"body":"existing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":542.7579999999999,"endTime":543.358,"body":"lower-court"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":543.408,"endTime":543.798,"body":"order"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":543.908,"endTime":544.388,"body":"blocking"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":544.388,"endTime":544.448,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":544.448,"endTime":544.7579999999999,"body":"Trump"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":544.7579999999999,"endTime":545.578,"body":"administrationâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":545.578,"endTime":545.958,"body":"plan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":545.958,"endTime":546.158,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":546.208,"endTime":547.158,"body":"agency-wide"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":547.158,"endTime":547.918,"body":"layoffs."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":548.728,"endTime":548.918,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":548.918,"endTime":549.468,"body":"practical"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":549.468,"endTime":550.058,"body":"terms,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":550.188,"endTime":550.568,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":550.568,"endTime":551.098,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":551.098,"endTime":551.4979999999999,"body":"currently"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":551.4979999999999,"endTime":551.708,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":551.708,"endTime":551.9979999999999,"body":"some"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":551.9979999999999,"endTime":552.518,"body":"protection"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":552.518,"endTime":552.878,"body":"against"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":552.878,"endTime":552.9879999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":552.9879999999999,"endTime":553.798,"body":"administrationâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":553.798,"endTime":554.328,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":554.328,"endTime":554.838,"body":"workforce"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":554.838,"endTime":555.298,"body":"cuts,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":555.628,"endTime":555.788,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":555.788,"endTime":556.048,"body":"least"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":556.048,"endTime":556.8679999999999,"body":"temporarily."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":557.608,"endTime":557.728,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":557.728,"endTime":558.098,"body":"line"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":558.098,"endTime":558.258,"body":"with"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":558.258,"endTime":558.6179999999999,"body":"that,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":558.888,"endTime":558.9979999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":558.9979999999999,"endTime":559.298,"body":"State"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":559.298,"endTime":559.878,"body":"Departmentâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":559.878,"endTime":560.4979999999999,"body":"massive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":560.4979999999999,"endTime":561.018,"body":"RIF"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":561.018,"endTime":561.308,"body":"(nearly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":561.308,"endTime":562.458,"body":"3,400"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":562.458,"endTime":562.928,"body":"jobs)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":562.928,"endTime":563.378,"body":"remains"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":563.378,"endTime":563.528,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":563.528,"endTime":563.9979999999999,"body":"hold."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":564.518,"endTime":564.668,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":564.668,"endTime":565.008,"body":"fact,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":565.008,"endTime":565.358,"body":"State"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":565.358,"endTime":565.568,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":565.568,"endTime":565.798,"body":"been"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":565.798,"endTime":566.6179999999999,"body":"restructuring"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":566.6179999999999,"endTime":566.798,"body":"how"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":566.798,"endTime":566.858,"body":"it"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":566.858,"endTime":567.028,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":567.028,"endTime":567.4879999999999,"body":"conduct"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":567.4879999999999,"endTime":567.708,"body":"those"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":567.708,"endTime":568.298,"body":"layoffs."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":568.9999999999999,"endTime":569.27,"body":"State"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":569.3,"endTime":569.76,"body":"recently"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":569.76,"endTime":570.18,"body":"rewrote"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":570.18,"endTime":570.3499999999999,"body":"its"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":570.3499999999999,"endTime":570.66,"body":"RIF"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":570.66,"endTime":570.9999999999999,"body":"rules"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":570.9999999999999,"endTime":571.0899999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":571.0899999999999,"endTime":571.54,"body":"create"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":571.54,"endTime":571.91,"body":"dozens"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":571.91,"endTime":572.03,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":572.03,"endTime":572.1899999999999,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":572.1899999999999,"endTime":572.77,"body":"âcompetitive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":572.77,"endTime":573.3,"body":"areasâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":573.43,"endTime":573.5799999999999,"body":"(by"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":573.5799999999999,"endTime":573.9899999999999,"body":"post,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":573.9899999999999,"endTime":574.42,"body":"bureau,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":574.42,"endTime":574.9699999999999,"body":"etc.)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":575.13,"endTime":575.1999999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":575.1999999999999,"endTime":575.43,"body":"make"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":575.43,"endTime":575.8699999999999,"body":"targeted"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":575.8699999999999,"endTime":576.3,"body":"layoffs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":576.3,"endTime":576.8499999999999,"body":"easier."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":577.4619999999999,"endTime":577.7319999999999,"body":"State"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":577.7319999999999,"endTime":578.2319999999999,"body":"officials"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":578.2319999999999,"endTime":578.502,"body":"say"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":578.502,"endTime":578.6519999999999,"body":"they"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":578.6519999999999,"endTime":578.9619999999999,"body":"still"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":578.9619999999999,"endTime":579.252,"body":"intend"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":579.252,"endTime":579.3419999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":579.3419999999999,"endTime":580.012,"body":"reduce"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":580.1619999999999,"endTime":581.1019999999999,"body":"~1,900"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":581.1019999999999,"endTime":581.8319999999999,"body":"employees,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":582.2719999999999,"endTime":582.4019999999999,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":582.4019999999999,"endTime":582.4519999999999,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":582.4519999999999,"endTime":582.8319999999999,"body":"judge"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":582.8319999999999,"endTime":583.012,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":583.012,"endTime":583.372,"body":"barred"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":583.372,"endTime":583.4319999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":583.4319999999999,"endTime":583.7419999999998,"body":"cuts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":583.7419999999998,"endTime":583.9119999999999,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":583.9119999999999,"endTime":584.4019999999999,"body":"now."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":584.8119999999999,"endTime":584.9919999999998,"body":"So"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":584.9919999999998,"endTime":585.3519999999999,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":585.3519999999999,"endTime":585.6419999999999,"body":"State"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":585.6419999999999,"endTime":586.1119999999999,"body":"Department"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":586.1119999999999,"endTime":586.5919999999999,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":586.5919999999999,"endTime":586.9319999999999,"body":"face"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":586.9319999999999,"endTime":587.8019999999999,"body":"uncertainty:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":588.1619999999999,"endTime":588.252,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":588.252,"endTime":588.8119999999999,"body":"process"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":588.8119999999999,"endTime":588.9919999999998,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":588.9919999999998,"endTime":589.2019999999999,"body":"been"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":589.2019999999999,"endTime":589.752,"body":"revamped"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":589.752,"endTime":590.1019999999999,"body":"behind"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":590.1019999999999,"endTime":590.1719999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":590.1719999999999,"endTime":590.6919999999999,"body":"scenes,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":591.012,"endTime":591.1719999999999,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":591.1719999999999,"endTime":591.512,"body":"legal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":591.512,"endTime":592.1819999999999,"body":"blocks"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":592.2819999999999,"endTime":592.4319999999999,"body":"(and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":592.4319999999999,"endTime":592.9319999999999,"body":"upcoming"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":592.9319999999999,"endTime":593.3919999999999,"body":"Supreme"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":593.3919999999999,"endTime":593.7319999999999,"body":"Court"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":593.7319999999999,"endTime":594.2019999999999,"body":"action)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":594.4619999999999,"endTime":594.6919999999999,"body":"mean"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":594.6919999999999,"endTime":594.9619999999999,"body":"any"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":594.9619999999999,"endTime":595.502,"body":"actual"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":595.502,"endTime":596.0719999999999,"body":"layoffs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":596.1619999999999,"endTime":596.3219999999999,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":596.3219999999999,"endTime":596.882,"body":"paused"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":596.882,"endTime":597.002,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":597.002,"endTime":597.0919999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":597.0919999999999,"endTime":597.4819999999999,"body":"moment."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":598.4059999999998,"endTime":598.6359999999999,"body":"Other"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":598.6359999999999,"endTime":599.4059999999998,"body":"Developments:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":599.7559999999999,"endTime":599.8259999999999,"body":"A"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":599.8259999999999,"endTime":600.0759999999999,"body":"few"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":600.0759999999999,"endTime":600.3059999999999,"body":"other"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":600.3059999999999,"endTime":600.8259999999999,"body":"announcements"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":600.8259999999999,"endTime":601.0759999999999,"body":"during"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":601.0759999999999,"endTime":601.1459999999998,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":601.1459999999998,"endTime":601.4359999999999,"body":"week"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":601.4359999999999,"endTime":601.5259999999998,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":601.5259999999998,"endTime":602.1959999999999,"body":"noteworthy."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":602.7459999999999,"endTime":602.8259999999999,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":602.8259999999999,"endTime":603.2459999999999,"body":"Defense"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":603.2459999999999,"endTime":603.8559999999999,"body":"Departmentâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":603.9359999999999,"endTime":605.3759999999999,"body":"FY2026"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":605.4459999999999,"endTime":605.8559999999999,"body":"budget"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":605.8559999999999,"endTime":606.4659999999999,"body":"proposal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":606.5059999999999,"endTime":606.8059999999999,"body":"(marked"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":606.8059999999999,"endTime":607.0359999999998,"body":"up"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":607.0359999999998,"endTime":607.3559999999999,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":607.3559999999999,"endTime":608.0659999999999,"body":"27)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":608.2959999999999,"endTime":608.7059999999999,"body":"includes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":608.7059999999999,"endTime":608.8059999999999,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":608.8059999999999,"endTime":610.0659999999999,"body":"3.8%"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":610.0659999999999,"endTime":610.6459999999998,"body":"military"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":610.6459999999998,"endTime":610.9159999999998,"body":"pay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":610.9159999999998,"endTime":611.3959999999998,"body":"raise"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":611.3959999999998,"endTime":611.5759999999999,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":611.5759999999999,"endTime":612.2859999999998,"body":"quality-of-life"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":612.2859999999998,"endTime":612.7859999999998,"body":"funding,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":613.0459999999999,"endTime":613.1659999999998,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":613.1659999999998,"endTime":613.3559999999999,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":613.3559999999999,"endTime":613.8759999999999,"body":"concerns"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":613.8759999999999,"endTime":614.4259999999999,"body":"uniformed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":614.4259999999999,"endTime":614.9959999999999,"body":"personnel"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":614.9959999999999,"endTime":615.3259999999999,"body":"more"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":615.3259999999999,"endTime":615.4959999999999,"body":"than"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":615.4959999999999,"endTime":615.9859999999999,"body":"civilian"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":615.9859999999999,"endTime":616.8359999999999,"body":"employees."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":617.7979999999999,"endTime":617.8779999999999,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":617.8779999999999,"endTime":618.5279999999999,"body":"GSA"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":618.5279999999999,"endTime":618.8179999999999,"body":"issued"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":618.8179999999999,"endTime":618.9879999999999,"body":"its"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":618.9879999999999,"endTime":619.4379999999999,"body":"routine"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":619.4379999999999,"endTime":619.8179999999999,"body":"summer"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":619.8179999999999,"endTime":620.598,"body":"âelectricity"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":620.598,"endTime":621.208,"body":"curtailmentâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":621.2379999999999,"endTime":621.6979999999999,"body":"alert"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":622.0779999999999,"endTime":622.458,"body":"(asking"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":622.458,"endTime":622.9979999999999,"body":"agencies"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":622.9979999999999,"endTime":623.1179999999999,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":623.1179999999999,"endTime":623.5179999999999,"body":"D.C."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":623.5179999999999,"endTime":623.608,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":623.608,"endTime":624.108,"body":"conserve"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":624.108,"endTime":624.458,"body":"power"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":624.458,"endTime":624.6379999999999,"body":"due"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":624.6379999999999,"endTime":624.7879999999999,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":624.7879999999999,"endTime":624.848,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":624.848,"endTime":625.108,"body":"heat"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":625.108,"endTime":625.4879999999999,"body":"wave)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":625.9279999999999,"endTime":626.0179999999999,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":626.0179999999999,"endTime":626.348,"body":"minor"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":626.348,"endTime":627.0679999999999,"body":"energy-savings"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":627.1179999999999,"endTime":627.458,"body":"notice"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":627.458,"endTime":627.7679999999999,"body":"rather"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":627.7679999999999,"endTime":627.9179999999999,"body":"than"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":627.9179999999999,"endTime":627.968,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":627.968,"endTime":628.6179999999999,"body":"personnel"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":628.6479999999999,"endTime":629.1279999999999,"body":"issue."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":629.6579999999999,"endTime":629.7979999999999,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":629.7979999999999,"endTime":630.1879999999999,"body":"short,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":630.478,"endTime":630.5679999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":630.5679999999999,"endTime":630.7879999999999,"body":"most"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":630.7879999999999,"endTime":631.468,"body":"substantive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":631.468,"endTime":631.7479999999999,"body":"news"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":631.7479999999999,"endTime":631.9079999999999,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":631.9079999999999,"endTime":632.2779999999999,"body":"active"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":632.2779999999999,"endTime":632.6579999999999,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":632.6579999999999,"endTime":633.208,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":633.208,"endTime":633.2979999999999,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":633.2979999999999,"endTime":633.5679999999999,"body":"late"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":633.5679999999999,"endTime":633.968,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":633.968,"endTime":634.4279999999999,"body":"centers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":634.4279999999999,"endTime":634.6179999999999,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":634.6179999999999,"endTime":635.1979999999999,"body":"personnel"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":635.1979999999999,"endTime":635.728,"body":"rules"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":635.9979999999999,"endTime":636.5779999999999,"body":"(performance"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":636.5779999999999,"endTime":636.6979999999999,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":636.6979999999999,"endTime":637.3879999999999,"body":"probation),"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":637.718,"endTime":638.0479999999999,"body":"legal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":638.0479999999999,"endTime":638.4379999999999,"body":"fights"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":638.4379999999999,"endTime":638.6779999999999,"body":"over"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":638.6779999999999,"endTime":639.1679999999999,"body":"layoffs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":639.1679999999999,"endTime":639.2779999999999,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":639.2779999999999,"endTime":639.8079999999999,"body":"unions,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":640.0579999999999,"endTime":640.1879999999999,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":640.1879999999999,"endTime":640.3879999999999,"body":"some"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":640.3879999999999,"endTime":640.978,"body":"legislative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":640.978,"endTime":641.5279999999999,"body":"fixes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":641.6179999999999,"endTime":642.0279999999999,"body":"(workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":642.0279999999999,"endTime":642.468,"body":"comp)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":643.1679999999999,"endTime":643.338,"body":"Key"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":643.338,"endTime":644.0279999999999,"body":"Legislation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":644.0279999999999,"endTime":644.478,"body":"Affecting"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":644.478,"endTime":644.818,"body":"Current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":644.818,"endTime":645.5279999999999,"body":"Employees:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":645.8979999999999,"endTime":646.318,"body":"Aside"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":646.318,"endTime":646.468,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":646.468,"endTime":646.5279999999999,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":646.5279999999999,"endTime":647.428,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":647.428,"endTime":647.8779999999999,"body":"measure"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":648.0179999999999,"endTime":648.2379999999999,"body":"(see"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":648.2379999999999,"endTime":648.708,"body":"Section"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":648.708,"endTime":648.9979999999999,"body":"1),"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":649.328,"endTime":649.448,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":649.448,"endTime":649.688,"body":"only"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":649.688,"endTime":650.318,"body":"specific"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":650.318,"endTime":650.568,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":650.568,"endTime":650.9879999999999,"body":"moving"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":650.9879999999999,"endTime":651.1679999999999,"body":"was"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":651.1679999999999,"endTime":651.548,"body":"H.R."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":651.548,"endTime":652.448,"body":"3170"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":652.478,"endTime":652.8979999999999,"body":"(workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":652.8979999999999,"endTime":653.3879999999999,"body":"comp)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":654.002,"endTime":654.152,"body":"There"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":654.152,"endTime":654.332,"body":"was"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":654.332,"endTime":654.592,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":654.592,"endTime":654.792,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":654.792,"endTime":655.132,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":655.132,"endTime":655.332,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":655.332,"endTime":655.732,"body":"pay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":655.732,"endTime":655.922,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":655.922,"endTime":656.552,"body":"telework."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":656.972,"endTime":657.422,"body":"However,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":657.422,"endTime":657.832,"body":"several"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":657.832,"endTime":658.252,"body":"bills"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":658.252,"endTime":658.382,"body":"are"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":658.382,"endTime":658.492,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":658.492,"endTime":658.552,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":658.552,"endTime":658.952,"body":"works"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":658.952,"endTime":659.162,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":659.162,"endTime":659.322,"body":"could"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":659.322,"endTime":659.782,"body":"affect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":659.782,"endTime":660.102,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":660.102,"endTime":660.742,"body":"workers:"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":661.346,"endTime":661.446,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":661.446,"endTime":661.826,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":661.826,"endTime":662.226,"body":"Employee"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":662.226,"endTime":662.556,"body":"Train"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":662.556,"endTime":663.336,"body":"Transportation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":663.336,"endTime":663.626,"body":"Act"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":663.6560000000001,"endTime":664.046,"body":"(H.R."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":664.046,"endTime":665.046,"body":"725),"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":665.046,"endTime":665.2560000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":665.2560000000001,"endTime":665.846,"body":"example,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":666.176,"endTime":666.366,"body":"was"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":666.366,"endTime":666.846,"body":"introduced"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":666.846,"endTime":666.996,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":666.996,"endTime":667.2660000000001,"body":"May"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":667.2660000000001,"endTime":667.3860000000001,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":667.3860000000001,"endTime":667.9060000000001,"body":"guarantee"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":667.9060000000001,"endTime":668.236,"body":"rail"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":668.236,"endTime":668.576,"body":"pass"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":668.576,"endTime":669.1360000000001,"body":"benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":669.426,"endTime":669.5360000000001,"body":"(it"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":669.5360000000001,"endTime":669.956,"body":"awaits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":669.956,"endTime":670.426,"body":"committee"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":670.426,"endTime":671.0060000000001,"body":"action)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":671.734,"endTime":672.374,"body":"Proposals"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":672.374,"endTime":672.504,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":672.504,"endTime":673.0840000000001,"body":"expanding"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":673.0840000000001,"endTime":673.484,"body":"child"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":673.484,"endTime":673.8340000000001,"body":"care"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":673.8340000000001,"endTime":674.0640000000001,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":674.0640000000001,"endTime":674.3340000000001,"body":"leave"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":674.3340000000001,"endTime":674.484,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":674.484,"endTime":674.884,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":674.884,"endTime":675.3340000000001,"body":"workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":675.5640000000001,"endTime":675.724,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":675.724,"endTime":675.8940000000001,"body":"been"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":675.8940000000001,"endTime":676.354,"body":"floated"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":676.354,"endTime":676.474,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":676.474,"endTime":676.714,"body":"other"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":676.714,"endTime":677.4340000000001,"body":"Congresses,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":677.734,"endTime":677.9540000000001,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":677.9540000000001,"endTime":678.224,"body":"none"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":678.224,"endTime":678.7940000000001,"body":"advanced"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":678.7940000000001,"endTime":679.004,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":679.004,"endTime":679.4340000000001,"body":"week."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":680.02,"endTime":680.47,"body":"Issues"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":680.47,"endTime":680.61,"body":"That"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":680.61,"endTime":680.98,"body":"Affect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":680.98,"endTime":681.57,"body":"Retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":681.57,"endTime":682.02,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":682.02,"endTime":682.6,"body":"Workers"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":683.184,"endTime":683.454,"body":"Late"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":683.454,"endTime":683.854,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":683.854,"endTime":684.144,"body":"brought"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":684.144,"endTime":684.454,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":684.454,"endTime":684.914,"body":"immediate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":684.914,"endTime":685.384,"body":"changes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":685.384,"endTime":685.514,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":685.514,"endTime":685.964,"body":"veteransâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":685.964,"endTime":686.454,"body":"pensions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":686.454,"endTime":686.664,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":686.664,"endTime":687.694,"body":"retiree-specific"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":687.694,"endTime":688.224,"body":"benefits,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":688.484,"endTime":688.634,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":688.634,"endTime":689.384,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":689.384,"endTime":689.904,"body":"closely"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":689.904,"endTime":690.364,"body":"watched"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":690.364,"endTime":690.974,"body":"Congressional"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":690.974,"endTime":691.554,"body":"actions."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":691.974,"endTime":692.074,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":692.074,"endTime":692.644,"body":"House-passed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":692.724,"endTime":693.654,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":693.654,"endTime":693.884,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":693.884,"endTime":694.0840000000001,"body":"had"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":694.0840000000001,"endTime":694.434,"body":"threatened"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":694.434,"endTime":694.504,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":694.504,"endTime":694.764,"body":"cut"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":694.794,"endTime":695.404,"body":"retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":695.404,"endTime":695.894,"body":"income"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":696.114,"endTime":696.274,"body":"by"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":696.274,"endTime":696.954,"body":"eliminating"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":696.954,"endTime":697.024,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":697.024,"endTime":697.514,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":697.514,"endTime":697.904,"body":"annuity"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":697.904,"endTime":698.464,"body":"supplement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":698.464,"endTime":698.634,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":698.664,"endTime":698.934,"body":"early"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":698.934,"endTime":699.744,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":699.974,"endTime":700.104,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":700.104,"endTime":700.5840000000001,"body":"switching"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":700.5840000000001,"endTime":700.794,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":700.794,"endTime":700.954,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":700.954,"endTime":702.044,"body":"âhigh-3â"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":702.264,"endTime":702.424,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":702.424,"endTime":703.154,"body":"âhigh-5â"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":703.154,"endTime":703.574,"body":"salary"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":703.574,"endTime":704.184,"body":"basis."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":704.862,"endTime":705.082,"body":"As"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":705.082,"endTime":705.392,"body":"noted"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":705.392,"endTime":705.842,"body":"above,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":706.112,"endTime":706.312,"body":"those"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":706.312,"endTime":706.8820000000001,"body":"provisions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":706.8820000000001,"endTime":707.062,"body":"have"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":707.062,"endTime":707.232,"body":"been"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":707.232,"endTime":707.7620000000001,"body":"removed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":707.7620000000001,"endTime":707.982,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":707.982,"endTime":708.062,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":708.062,"endTime":708.442,"body":"latest"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":708.442,"endTime":708.732,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":708.732,"endTime":709.272,"body":"draft."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":709.782,"endTime":709.952,"body":"If"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":709.952,"endTime":710.032,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":710.032,"endTime":710.372,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":710.372,"endTime":710.832,"body":"language"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":710.832,"endTime":711.372,"body":"holds,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":711.642,"endTime":712.022,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":712.052,"endTime":712.232,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":712.232,"endTime":712.662,"body":"future"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":712.662,"endTime":713.482,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":713.482,"endTime":713.622,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":713.622,"endTime":714.152,"body":"continue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":714.152,"endTime":714.282,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":714.282,"endTime":714.732,"body":"receive"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":714.732,"endTime":714.8820000000001,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":714.8820000000001,"endTime":715.272,"body":"full"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":715.272,"endTime":715.522,"body":"earned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":715.522,"endTime":715.892,"body":"pension"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":715.892,"endTime":716.5120000000001,"body":"supplements"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":716.772,"endTime":716.932,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":716.932,"endTime":717.572,"body":"retire"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":717.602,"endTime":717.852,"body":"under"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":717.852,"endTime":717.962,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":717.962,"endTime":718.692,"body":"familiar"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":718.922,"endTime":719.612,"body":"high-3"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":719.612,"endTime":720.612,"body":"calculation."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":721.432,"endTime":722.062,"body":"Retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":722.062,"endTime":722.452,"body":"groups"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":722.452,"endTime":722.642,"body":"had"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":722.642,"endTime":723.172,"body":"loudly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":723.172,"endTime":723.8520000000001,"body":"protested"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":723.8520000000001,"endTime":723.902,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":723.902,"endTime":724.452,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":724.452,"endTime":724.8820000000001,"body":"cuts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":725.4920000000001,"endTime":725.932,"body":"NARFE"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":725.932,"endTime":726.3720000000001,"body":"warned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":726.3720000000001,"endTime":726.552,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":726.552,"endTime":727.0020000000001,"body":"clawing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":727.0020000000001,"endTime":727.2420000000001,"body":"back"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":727.2420000000001,"endTime":727.452,"body":"these"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":727.452,"endTime":727.9720000000001,"body":"benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":727.9720000000001,"endTime":728.142,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":728.142,"endTime":728.662,"body":"violate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":728.662,"endTime":729.1220000000001,"body":"workersâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":729.1220000000001,"endTime":729.3620000000001,"body":"earned"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":729.3620000000001,"endTime":730.072,"body":"compensation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":730.072,"endTime":730.6320000000001,"body":"promises"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":731.032,"endTime":731.182,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":731.182,"endTime":731.3720000000001,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":731.3720000000001,"endTime":731.6120000000001,"body":"weekâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":731.6120000000001,"endTime":732.172,"body":"developments"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":732.172,"endTime":732.402,"body":"mean"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":732.402,"endTime":732.6020000000001,"body":"those"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":732.6020000000001,"endTime":732.932,"body":"worst"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":732.932,"endTime":733.3420000000001,"body":"fears"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":733.3420000000001,"endTime":733.5020000000001,"body":"did"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":733.5020000000001,"endTime":733.7120000000001,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":733.7120000000001,"endTime":734.5020000000001,"body":"materialize,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":734.7520000000001,"endTime":734.8820000000001,"body":"at"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":734.8820000000001,"endTime":735.142,"body":"least"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":735.142,"endTime":735.272,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":735.272,"endTime":735.7520000000001,"body":"now."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":737.432,"endTime":737.7520000000001,"body":"Beyond"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":737.7520000000001,"endTime":737.812,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":737.812,"endTime":738.692,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":738.692,"endTime":739.1020000000001,"body":"debate,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":739.422,"endTime":739.522,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":739.522,"endTime":739.802,"body":"main"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":739.802,"endTime":740.692,"body":"retiree-focused"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":740.692,"endTime":741.2620000000001,"body":"legislative"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":741.2620000000001,"endTime":741.6020000000001,"body":"news"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":741.6020000000001,"endTime":742.1120000000001,"body":"involves"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":742.1120000000001,"endTime":742.8320000000001,"body":"cost-of-living"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":742.8320000000001,"endTime":743.4620000000001,"body":"adjustments."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":743.9920000000001,"endTime":744.522,"body":"Supporters"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":744.522,"endTime":744.6120000000001,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":744.6120000000001,"endTime":744.9620000000001,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":744.9620000000001,"endTime":745.4820000000001,"body":"annuitants"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":745.4820000000001,"endTime":745.912,"body":"continue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":745.912,"endTime":746.322,"body":"pushing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":746.322,"endTime":746.392,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":746.392,"endTime":746.7320000000001,"body":"Equal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":746.7320000000001,"endTime":747.1020000000001,"body":"COLA"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":747.1020000000001,"endTime":747.452,"body":"Act"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":747.652,"endTime":748.3986666666667,"body":"(H.R."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":748.3986666666667,"endTime":749.1453333333334,"body":"491/S."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":749.1453333333334,"endTime":749.892,"body":"624),"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":749.942,"endTime":750.162,"body":"which"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":750.162,"endTime":750.322,"body":"would"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":750.322,"endTime":750.7420000000001,"body":"remove"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":750.7420000000001,"endTime":750.812,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":750.812,"endTime":751.7520000000001,"body":"2%-cap"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":751.7520000000001,"endTime":752.2220000000001,"body":"penalty"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":752.412,"endTime":752.6020000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":752.6020000000001,"endTime":752.772,"body":"give"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":752.772,"endTime":753.1020000000001,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":753.1020000000001,"endTime":753.7320000000001,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":753.7320000000001,"endTime":753.812,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":753.812,"endTime":754.1220000000001,"body":"full"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":754.1220000000001,"endTime":754.7320000000001,"body":"CPI"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":754.7320000000001,"endTime":755.2620000000001,"body":"adjustment."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":755.9300000000001,"endTime":756.2700000000001,"body":"Although"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":756.2700000000001,"endTime":756.5600000000001,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":756.5600000000001,"endTime":756.8100000000001,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":756.8100000000001,"endTime":757.0000000000001,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":757.0000000000001,"endTime":757.1500000000001,"body":"been"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":757.1500000000001,"endTime":757.6700000000001,"body":"introduced"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":757.6700000000001,"endTime":757.7800000000001,"body":"by"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":757.7800000000001,"endTime":757.9800000000001,"body":"Rep."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":757.9800000000001,"endTime":758.69,"body":"Gerry"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":758.69,"endTime":759.2300000000001,"body":"Connolly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":759.4200000000001,"endTime":759.6100000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":759.6100000000001,"endTime":759.94,"body":"Sen."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":759.94,"endTime":760.5300000000001,"body":"Alex"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":760.5300000000001,"endTime":761.08,"body":"Padilla,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":761.3100000000001,"endTime":761.4300000000001,"body":"it"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":761.4300000000001,"endTime":761.6100000000001,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":761.6100000000001,"endTime":761.8000000000001,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":761.8000000000001,"endTime":762.3100000000001,"body":"advanced"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":762.3100000000001,"endTime":762.4700000000001,"body":"out"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":762.4700000000001,"endTime":762.58,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":762.58,"endTime":762.9000000000001,"body":"committee"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":762.9000000000001,"endTime":763.2700000000001,"body":"yet."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":763.8800000000001,"endTime":764.0200000000001,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":764.0200000000001,"endTime":764.0900000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":764.0900000000001,"endTime":764.3400000000001,"body":"week"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":764.3400000000001,"endTime":764.4800000000001,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":764.4800000000001,"endTime":764.7900000000001,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":764.7900000000001,"endTime":765.8400000000001,"body":"22â28"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":765.8700000000001,"endTime":765.9900000000001,"body":"there"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":765.9900000000001,"endTime":766.1500000000001,"body":"was"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":766.1500000000001,"endTime":766.2900000000001,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":766.2900000000001,"endTime":766.9100000000001,"body":"Congressional"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":766.9100000000001,"endTime":767.3000000000001,"body":"action"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":767.3000000000001,"endTime":767.46,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":767.46,"endTime":767.6000000000001,"body":"it,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":767.8400000000001,"endTime":767.96,"body":"but"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":767.96,"endTime":768.57,"body":"advocacy"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":768.57,"endTime":769.0400000000001,"body":"groups"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":769.0400000000001,"endTime":769.3100000000001,"body":"(like"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":769.3100000000001,"endTime":769.9300000000001,"body":"NARFE)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":770.21,"endTime":770.33,"body":"were"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":770.33,"endTime":771.1500000000001,"body":"publicizing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":771.1500000000001,"endTime":771.2300000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":771.2300000000001,"endTime":771.4900000000001,"body":"need"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":771.4900000000001,"endTime":771.6500000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":771.6800000000001,"endTime":772.1000000000001,"body":"equal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":772.1000000000001,"endTime":772.7200000000001,"body":"COLAs."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":773.408,"endTime":774.038,"body":"Retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":774.038,"endTime":774.3280000000001,"body":"hoping"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":774.3280000000001,"endTime":774.4680000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":774.4680000000001,"endTime":774.8580000000001,"body":"COLA"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":774.8580000000001,"endTime":775.3380000000001,"body":"reform"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":775.3380000000001,"endTime":775.4480000000001,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":775.4480000000001,"endTime":775.5780000000001,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":775.5780000000001,"endTime":776.048,"body":"watching"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":776.048,"endTime":776.278,"body":"whether"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":776.278,"endTime":776.5780000000001,"body":"that"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":776.5780000000001,"endTime":776.8180000000001,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":776.8180000000001,"endTime":777.2180000000001,"body":"gains"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":777.2180000000001,"endTime":777.7080000000001,"body":"momentum"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":777.7080000000001,"endTime":777.9780000000001,"body":"later"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":777.9780000000001,"endTime":778.158,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":778.158,"endTime":778.648,"body":"summer."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":779.528,"endTime":779.918,"body":"Another"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":779.918,"endTime":780.278,"body":"issue"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":780.278,"endTime":780.4480000000001,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":780.4480000000001,"endTime":781.118,"body":"retireesâ"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":781.118,"endTime":781.638,"body":"radar"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":781.638,"endTime":781.8080000000001,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":781.8080000000001,"endTime":782.398,"body":"retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":782.398,"endTime":782.678,"body":"health"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":782.678,"endTime":783.278,"body":"insurance."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":783.7180000000001,"endTime":784.138,"body":"Congress"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":784.138,"endTime":784.3280000000001,"body":"has"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":784.3280000000001,"endTime":784.488,"body":"not"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":784.488,"endTime":785.018,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":785.018,"endTime":785.2280000000001,"body":"any"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":785.2280000000001,"endTime":785.408,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":785.408,"endTime":785.908,"body":"changes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":785.908,"endTime":786.028,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":786.028,"endTime":786.118,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":786.118,"endTime":786.498,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":786.498,"endTime":786.9480000000001,"body":"Employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":786.9480000000001,"endTime":787.158,"body":"Health"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":787.2180000000001,"endTime":787.658,"body":"Benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":787.658,"endTime":788.3480000000001,"body":"(FEHB)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":788.638,"endTime":788.8380000000001,"body":"or"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":788.868,"endTime":789.178,"body":"other"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":789.178,"endTime":789.7180000000001,"body":"retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":789.7180000000001,"endTime":790.018,"body":"health"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":790.018,"endTime":790.538,"body":"programs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":790.538,"endTime":790.8180000000001,"body":"during"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":790.8180000000001,"endTime":790.998,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":790.998,"endTime":791.3480000000001,"body":"week."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":791.8380000000001,"endTime":792.038,"body":"By"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":792.038,"endTime":792.538,"body":"law,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":792.5680000000001,"endTime":793.0980000000001,"body":"FEHB"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":793.0980000000001,"endTime":793.5680000000001,"body":"premiums"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":793.5680000000001,"endTime":793.7080000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":793.7080000000001,"endTime":794.768,"body":"2026"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":794.768,"endTime":794.868,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":794.868,"endTime":795.028,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":795.028,"endTime":795.4780000000001,"body":"set"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":795.4780000000001,"endTime":795.788,"body":"during"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":795.8280000000001,"endTime":796.1980000000001,"body":"open"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":796.1980000000001,"endTime":796.6880000000001,"body":"season"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":796.6880000000001,"endTime":796.8480000000001,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":796.8480000000001,"endTime":797.3280000000001,"body":"fall,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":797.518,"endTime":797.738,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":797.738,"endTime":797.928,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":797.928,"endTime":798.2180000000001,"body":"news"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":798.2180000000001,"endTime":798.7080000000001,"body":"indicates"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":798.7080000000001,"endTime":799.0880000000001,"body":"anything"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":799.0880000000001,"endTime":799.248,"body":"new"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":799.248,"endTime":799.418,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":799.418,"endTime":799.908,"body":"June."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":800.388,"endTime":801.1080000000001,"body":"Similarly,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":801.138,"endTime":801.5780000000001,"body":"premiums"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":801.5780000000001,"endTime":801.7080000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":801.7080000000001,"endTime":801.8380000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":801.8380000000001,"endTime":802.118,"body":"older"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":802.118,"endTime":802.5980000000001,"body":"Preferred"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":802.5980000000001,"endTime":803.148,"body":"Provider"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":803.2080000000001,"endTime":803.7280000000001,"body":"(PPO)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":803.7280000000001,"endTime":804.008,"body":"health"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":804.008,"endTime":804.3280000000001,"body":"plan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":804.3280000000001,"endTime":804.9680000000001,"body":"(PSHB)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":805.2280000000001,"endTime":805.3480000000001,"body":"were"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":805.3480000000001,"endTime":805.758,"body":"recently"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":805.758,"endTime":806.278,"body":"updated,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":806.518,"endTime":806.658,"body":"with"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":806.658,"endTime":807.018,"body":"average"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":807.018,"endTime":807.5980000000001,"body":"increases"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":807.5980000000001,"endTime":807.748,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":807.748,"endTime":808.778,"body":"10.1%"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":808.778,"endTime":808.9280000000001,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":808.9280000000001,"endTime":809.3180000000001,"body":"government"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":809.3180000000001,"endTime":809.9380000000001,"body":"contributions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":809.9380000000001,"endTime":810.0880000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":810.0880000000001,"endTime":810.9480000000001,"body":"FEHB"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":811.278,"endTime":811.418,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":811.418,"endTime":812.4580000000001,"body":"5.1%"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":812.4580000000001,"endTime":812.5780000000001,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":812.5780000000001,"endTime":813.4580000000001,"body":"PSHB"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":813.668,"endTime":813.8380000000001,"body":"(as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":813.8380000000001,"endTime":814.048,"body":"per"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":814.048,"endTime":814.118,"body":"an"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":814.118,"endTime":814.518,"body":"OPM"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":814.518,"endTime":814.9480000000001,"body":"release"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":814.9780000000001,"endTime":815.3180000000001,"body":"earlier"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":815.3180000000001,"endTime":815.5680000000001,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":815.5680000000001,"endTime":815.9480000000001,"body":"year)."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":816.518,"endTime":816.748,"body":"No"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":816.748,"endTime":817.138,"body":"late-June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":817.138,"endTime":817.768,"body":"announcements"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":817.768,"endTime":818.168,"body":"changed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":818.168,"endTime":818.488,"body":"these;"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":818.798,"endTime":819.378,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":819.378,"endTime":819.668,"body":"simply"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":819.668,"endTime":820.058,"body":"prepare"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":820.058,"endTime":820.138,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":820.138,"endTime":820.3380000000001,"body":"see"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":820.3380000000001,"endTime":820.558,"body":"those"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":820.558,"endTime":821.058,"body":"premium"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":821.058,"endTime":821.5980000000001,"body":"changes"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":821.5980000000001,"endTime":821.7180000000001,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":821.7180000000001,"endTime":822.158,"body":"December"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":822.158,"endTime":822.888,"body":"paychecks."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":823.368,"endTime":823.548,"body":"In"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":823.548,"endTime":824.0780000000001,"body":"summary,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":824.308,"endTime":824.888,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":824.888,"endTime":825.048,"body":"got"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":825.048,"endTime":825.388,"body":"relief"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":825.388,"endTime":825.4580000000001,"body":"in"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":825.4580000000001,"endTime":825.6980000000001,"body":"late"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":825.6980000000001,"endTime":826.158,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":826.2180000000001,"endTime":826.8280000000001,"body":"insofar"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":826.8280000000001,"endTime":826.9280000000001,"body":"as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":826.9280000000001,"endTime":827.4380000000001,"body":"proposed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":827.4380000000001,"endTime":827.9380000000001,"body":"retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":827.9380000000001,"endTime":828.3380000000001,"body":"benefit"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":828.3380000000001,"endTime":828.668,"body":"cuts"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":828.668,"endTime":828.778,"body":"were"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":828.778,"endTime":829.368,"body":"shelved."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":829.398,"endTime":829.488,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":829.488,"endTime":829.918,"body":"Senateâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":829.918,"endTime":830.3580000000001,"body":"draft"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":830.3580000000001,"endTime":831.398,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":831.398,"endTime":831.668,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":831.668,"endTime":831.8180000000001,"body":"as"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":831.8180000000001,"endTime":831.9580000000001,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":831.9580000000001,"endTime":832.248,"body":"June"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":832.248,"endTime":832.888,"body":"28"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":832.9480000000001,"endTime":833.5680000000001,"body":"retains"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":833.5680000000001,"endTime":833.638,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":833.638,"endTime":834.0680000000001,"body":"FERS"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":834.0680000000001,"endTime":834.768,"body":"supplement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":834.768,"endTime":834.9280000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":834.9280000000001,"endTime":834.9780000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":834.9780000000001,"endTime":835.638,"body":"high-3"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":835.638,"endTime":836.2180000000001,"body":"formula,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":836.5680000000001,"endTime":836.868,"body":"meaning"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":836.868,"endTime":837.2180000000001,"body":"current"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":837.2180000000001,"endTime":838.168,"body":"annuitants"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":838.168,"endTime":838.3380000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":838.3380000000001,"endTime":838.5980000000001,"body":"soon-to-be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":838.5980000000001,"endTime":839.0780000000001,"body":"annuitants"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":839.2280000000001,"endTime":839.558,"body":"face"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":839.558,"endTime":839.788,"body":"no"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":839.788,"endTime":840.3480000000001,"body":"surprise"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":840.3480000000001,"endTime":841.0980000000001,"body":"reductions."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":841.6080000000001,"endTime":841.7180000000001,"body":"At"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":841.7180000000001,"endTime":841.808,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":841.808,"endTime":842.0980000000001,"body":"same"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":842.0980000000001,"endTime":842.5680000000001,"body":"time,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":842.5980000000001,"endTime":843.028,"body":"Congress"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":843.028,"endTime":843.138,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":843.138,"endTime":843.4580000000001,"body":"hearing"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":843.4580000000001,"endTime":844.048,"body":"continued"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":844.048,"endTime":844.558,"body":"calls"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":844.748,"endTime":845.038,"body":"(from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":845.038,"endTime":845.518,"body":"NARFE,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":845.518,"endTime":845.898,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":845.898,"endTime":846.418,"body":"Retiree"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":846.418,"endTime":846.768,"body":"Board,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":846.768,"endTime":847.3580000000001,"body":"etc.)"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":847.6780000000001,"endTime":847.768,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":847.768,"endTime":848.238,"body":"protect"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":848.238,"endTime":848.8280000000001,"body":"retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":848.8280000000001,"endTime":849.248,"body":"earnings"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":849.248,"endTime":849.3580000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":849.3580000000001,"endTime":849.768,"body":"consider"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":849.768,"endTime":850.518,"body":"bipartisan"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":850.518,"endTime":851.158,"body":"proposals"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":851.418,"endTime":851.638,"body":"like"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":851.638,"endTime":851.7180000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":851.7180000000001,"endTime":852.118,"body":"Equal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":852.118,"endTime":852.528,"body":"COLA"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":852.528,"endTime":852.908,"body":"Act"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":853.5260000000001,"endTime":853.8260000000001,"body":"No"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":853.8260000000001,"endTime":854.1060000000001,"body":"other"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":854.1060000000001,"endTime":855.1860000000001,"body":"retiree-specific"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":855.1860000000001,"endTime":855.9060000000001,"body":"legislation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":855.9060000000001,"endTime":856.2360000000001,"body":"passed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":856.2360000000001,"endTime":856.4360000000001,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":856.4360000000001,"endTime":856.7560000000001,"body":"week."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":857.2260000000001,"endTime":857.7160000000001,"body":"Retired"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":857.7160000000001,"endTime":858.0960000000001,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":858.0960000000001,"endTime":858.7160000000001,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":858.7160000000001,"endTime":858.8060000000002,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":858.8060000000002,"endTime":858.9260000000002,"body":"their"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":858.9260000000002,"endTime":859.5460000000002,"body":"advocates"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":859.5460000000002,"endTime":859.7860000000001,"body":"will"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":859.7860000000001,"endTime":860.2260000000001,"body":"remain"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":860.2260000000001,"endTime":860.8460000000001,"body":"vigilant,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":861.1960000000001,"endTime":861.8660000000001,"body":"especially"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":861.8660000000001,"endTime":862.3060000000002,"body":"once"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":862.3060000000002,"endTime":862.4060000000001,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":862.4060000000001,"endTime":862.8660000000001,"body":"final"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":862.8660000000001,"endTime":863.8760000000001,"body":"reconciliation"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":863.8760000000001,"endTime":864.1560000000001,"body":"bill"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":864.1560000000001,"endTime":864.2660000000001,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":864.2660000000001,"endTime":864.6860000000001,"body":"actually"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":864.6860000000001,"endTime":865.2460000000001,"body":"debated"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":865.2460000000001,"endTime":865.5160000000001,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":865.5160000000001,"endTime":865.5860000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":865.5860000000001,"endTime":865.9960000000001,"body":"Senate"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":865.9960000000001,"endTime":866.5460000000002,"body":"floor."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":867.2160000000001,"endTime":867.3760000000002,"body":"And"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":867.3760000000002,"endTime":867.5960000000001,"body":"thatâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":867.5960000000001,"endTime":867.6560000000002,"body":"a"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":867.6560000000002,"endTime":868.0060000000002,"body":"wrap"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":868.0060000000002,"endTime":868.1960000000001,"body":"on"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":868.1960000000001,"endTime":868.4160000000002,"body":"this"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":868.4160000000002,"endTime":868.7160000000001,"body":"weekâs"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":868.7160000000001,"endTime":869.1760000000002,"body":"Federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":869.1760000000002,"endTime":869.8160000000001,"body":"Workforce"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":869.8160000000001,"endTime":870.4260000000002,"body":"Roundup."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":870.8560000000001,"endTime":870.9660000000001,"body":"The"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":870.9660000000001,"endTime":871.6360000000002,"body":"landscape"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":871.6360000000002,"endTime":871.7860000000002,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":871.7860000000002,"endTime":872.2360000000001,"body":"federal"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":872.2360000000001,"endTime":872.8560000000001,"body":"employees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":872.8560000000001,"endTime":872.9560000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":872.9560000000001,"endTime":873.8160000000001,"body":"retirees"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":873.8160000000001,"endTime":873.9660000000001,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":873.9660000000001,"endTime":874.6460000000002,"body":"constantly"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":874.6460000000002,"endTime":875.2560000000002,"body":"shifting,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":875.5060000000002,"endTime":875.6960000000001,"body":"with"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":875.6960000000001,"endTime":876.0760000000001,"body":"major"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":876.0760000000001,"endTime":876.7060000000001,"body":"decisions"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":876.7060000000001,"endTime":877.0060000000002,"body":"being"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":877.0060000000002,"endTime":877.2460000000002,"body":"made"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":877.2460000000002,"endTime":877.5360000000002,"body":"about"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":877.5360000000002,"endTime":878.0460000000002,"body":"everything"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":878.0460000000002,"endTime":878.2960000000002,"body":"from"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":878.2960000000002,"endTime":878.6260000000002,"body":"pay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":878.6260000000002,"endTime":878.7460000000002,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":878.7460000000002,"endTime":879.0360000000002,"body":"job"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":879.0360000000002,"endTime":879.5760000000001,"body":"security"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":879.7260000000001,"endTime":879.8160000000001,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":879.8160000000001,"endTime":880.4260000000002,"body":"retirement"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":880.4260000000002,"endTime":881.0460000000002,"body":"benefits"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":881.3060000000002,"endTime":881.4760000000001,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":881.4760000000001,"endTime":881.5560000000002,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":881.5560000000002,"endTime":881.9360000000001,"body":"very"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":881.9360000000001,"endTime":882.6160000000002,"body":"structure"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":882.6160000000002,"endTime":882.7560000000002,"body":"of"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":882.7560000000002,"endTime":882.8160000000001,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":882.8160000000001,"endTime":883.1460000000002,"body":"civil"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":883.1460000000002,"endTime":883.7860000000002,"body":"service."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":884.2260000000001,"endTime":884.6260000000002,"body":"Staying"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":884.6260000000002,"endTime":885.3260000000001,"body":"informed"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":885.3760000000002,"endTime":885.5660000000001,"body":"is"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":885.5660000000001,"endTime":885.7060000000001,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":885.7060000000001,"endTime":886.2060000000001,"body":"best"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":886.2560000000002,"endTime":886.7860000000002,"body":"tool."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":887.1860000000001,"endTime":887.3160000000001,"body":"Be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":887.3160000000001,"endTime":887.5460000000002,"body":"sure"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":887.5460000000002,"endTime":887.6360000000002,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":887.6360000000002,"endTime":888.3660000000002,"body":"subscribe"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":888.3660000000002,"endTime":888.7460000000002,"body":"wherever"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":888.7460000000002,"endTime":888.9060000000002,"body":"you"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":888.9060000000002,"endTime":889.0960000000001,"body":"get"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":889.0960000000001,"endTime":889.2060000000001,"body":"your"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":889.2060000000001,"endTime":890.1860000000001,"body":"podcasts,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":890.2760000000002,"endTime":890.4160000000002,"body":"so"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":890.4160000000002,"endTime":890.6160000000002,"body":"you"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":890.6160000000002,"endTime":890.9660000000001,"body":"never"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":890.9660000000001,"endTime":891.2060000000001,"body":"miss"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":891.2060000000001,"endTime":891.2860000000002,"body":"an"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":891.2860000000002,"endTime":891.7860000000002,"body":"update."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":892.5460000000002,"endTime":892.8160000000001,"body":"Thanks"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":892.8160000000001,"endTime":892.9660000000002,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":892.9660000000002,"endTime":893.3260000000001,"body":"tuning"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":893.3260000000001,"endTime":893.6260000000002,"body":"in."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":893.6260000000002,"endTime":893.7260000000002,"body":"Weâll"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":893.7260000000002,"endTime":893.8560000000002,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":893.8560000000002,"endTime":894.1960000000001,"body":"back"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":894.1960000000001,"endTime":894.5560000000002,"body":"next"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":894.5560000000002,"endTime":894.9060000000002,"body":"week"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":894.9060000000002,"endTime":895.0060000000002,"body":"to"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":895.0060000000002,"endTime":895.3460000000002,"body":"track"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":895.3460000000002,"endTime":895.4160000000002,"body":"the"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":895.4160000000002,"endTime":895.7760000000002,"body":"latest"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":895.7760000000002,"endTime":896.4260000000002,"body":"developments"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":896.6760000000002,"endTime":896.8360000000002,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":896.8360000000002,"endTime":897.0160000000002,"body":"what"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":897.0160000000002,"endTime":897.1260000000002,"body":"they"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":897.1260000000002,"endTime":897.3360000000002,"body":"mean"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":897.3360000000002,"endTime":897.4860000000002,"body":"for"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":897.4860000000002,"endTime":897.8360000000002,"body":"you."},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":898.2160000000002,"endTime":898.6560000000002,"body":"Until"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":898.6560000000002,"endTime":899.0560000000002,"body":"then,"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":899.2660000000002,"endTime":899.5560000000002,"body":"stay"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":899.5560000000002,"endTime":900.3460000000002,"body":"engaged"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":900.5460000000002,"endTime":900.7260000000002,"body":"and"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":900.7260000000002,"endTime":900.8660000000002,"body":"be"},{"speaker":"Lawrence","startTime":900.8660000000002,"endTime":901.3960000000002,"body":"well."}]}