    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H865]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                            FIRED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP

      (Mr. CASTEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
    minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. CASTEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share the story of a Federal
    scientist who, in his own words, was fired by President Trump and Elon
    Musk.
      Here are his words:

           I worked for the U.S. Geological Survey. I was a small
         aircraft operator and captain of a research vessel. As the
         only captain at my science center, my termination effectively
         shuts down a vessel that is required for a number of ongoing
         projects. I am also the engineer on the boat and I am not
         sure my vessel will survive termination.

      That is Federal money and Federal research that is being lost.

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