Kennedy said the aim was to cut redundancies in "administrative sections" by consolidating dozens of IT, HR and communications departments.

ABC has not independently confirmed that Schroeder is a fired federal employee, but Schroeder told CNN on Wednesday he wasn't at the Capitol to "get his job back" but wanted to ask lawmakers what they were going to do to ensure residents were "getting the services that they're entitled to."

Sen. Jim Banks, a Republican and strong supporter of President Donald Trump, is serving the first of a six-year term in the Senate.

Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) told Mack Schroeder, a fired Department of Health and Human Services worker, that he “probably deserved it.” Mack Schroder joins CNN’s Boris Sanchez and Brianna Keilar to discuss.