SUPPORTING USAID

SUPPORTING USAID

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)] [House] [Page H519] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SUPPORTING USAID (Mr. McGARVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, we are in a constitutional crisis. Our Founding Fathers created three coequal branches of government to ensure that no one man can be king, but here we are. We have a President who is willing to tear up our Constitution in order to seize more power for himself. Last week, Donald Trump empowered Elon Musk to delete USAID. Now, they are trying to eliminate the Department of Education and go after Medicaid. What is next, Social Security? Let's be clear. It is unconstitutional for any President to abolish any Federal agency created and funded by Congress. My question to the body is this: Where are my Republican colleagues? They would not be okay if this were Kamala Harris or Joe Biden, and the difference is, neither would I. Mr. Speaker, stand with me. We all must stand up to do something to stop it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President. ____________________