    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Pages H862-H863]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                            FIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP

      (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
    minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
      Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share the story of a Federal
    scientist who was fired by President Trump and Elon Musk.
      In their own words, this researcher wrote:

           I was a biologist with USDA's Animal and Plant Health
         Inspection Service. I worked to mitigate human-wildlife
         conflict and protect American agriculture. As a Wildlife
         Services biologist, I was also designated as an emergency
         response official and was preparing to deploy to help the
         efforts combating the avian influenza epidemic.

      Bird flu cases are popping up across the country, including in my
    district, yet Trump is firing the public servants who are responsible
    for fighting the disease.
      Donald Trump is not only jeopardizing the livelihoods of thousands of

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    Federal employees and their communities, but he is recklessly firing
    scientists and endangering the health and safety of every American. His
    actions are dangerous and cruel.

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