    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H864]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                            FIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP

      (Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY asked and was given permission to address the
    House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
      Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share the story of a
    Maryland scientist and constituent from Maryland who was fired by Elon
    Musk and the Trump administration. I am honored to share this story on
    the floor of the U.S. House today.
      This person was a general engineer and market analyst for the
    Department of Energy and, in fact, was responsible for analyzing
    emergency and emerging technologies and determined their best paths to
    the commercial market, including increasing energy affordability,
    reliability, and resilience for the American people nationwide.
      These efforts were maximized by working in close partnership with the
    national labs, other offices within the Department of Energy, and
    private industry. It was a dream job for this person and one that drove
    innovation, collaboration, and good-paying jobs for the American
    people. However, now this invaluable work is gone, and it is being
    jeopardized.
      I am deeply concerned about how these widespread and indiscriminate
    layoffs could jeopardize our U.S. competitiveness and even our national
    security.
      As a former deputy secretary at a Commerce agency, I well knew the
    process that was laid out methodically for termination. However, we
    will face severe setbacks without the support of Federal funding or the
    institutional knowledge of the subject matter experts leading these
    efforts.

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