[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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