Senator Mocks Fired HHS Worker: “You Deserved It”

Indianapolis’s CW affiliate reports:

A U.S. senator from Indiana had a message for a former HHS employee, among up to 10,000 to be fired or laid off. Some of the laid-off employees were gathered in the basement of Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol building when they encountered Sen. Jim Banks on his way to an elevator. A former HHS employee, Mack Schroeder, shared a video of the encounter with News 8 after it became widely available. Schroeder on Tuesday night spoke with I-Team 8 about the encounter.

In the video, Schroeder said, “Hi, I was a worker at HHS. I was fired illegally on Feb. 14. There are many people who are not getting social service programs, especially people with disabilities. Are you going to do anything to stop what’s happening?” Banks, now in the elevator, said, “You probably deserved it.” Schroeder responded, “I deserved it?” As the elevator doors closed, Banks replied, “You seem like a clown.”

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