{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-cosponsors-legislation-to-reinstate-veterans-illegally-fired-by-elon-musk-doge", "Congressman Morgan McGarvey Cosponsors Legislation to Reinstate Veterans Illegally Fired by Elon Musk, DOGE", "2025-03-06", "2025", "2025-03", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "Morgan McGarvey", "M001220", "mcgarvey.house.gov", "mcgarvey", "https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey, a member of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, cosponsored the Protect Veteran Jobs Act, legislation to reinstate veterans who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk and DOGE.\n\nThe federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the United States \u2013 veterans make up approximately 30% of the federal workforce. To date, Elon Musk and DOGE have fired nearly 6,000 veterans across the country and last night, the Trump administration announced they were firing tens of thousands more.\n\nCongressman McGarvey made today\u2019s announcement on the House floor, where he highlighted the story of Tim Nicolazzi, a Louisville Army veteran who was fired from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last month. Both Congressman McGarvey and Tim Nicolazzi are available for interview.\n\nCLICK HERE TO WATCH OR DOWNLOAD VIDEO OF THE SPEECH\n\nTRANSCRIPT:\n\nLouisvillian Tim Nicolazzi has dedicated his life to service.\n\nHe served in the Air Force and then Army, deploying to Kuwait and Iraq, where he earned a Bronze Star.\n\nAfter his honorable discharge, Tim\u2019s call to public service brought him to HUD, where he\u2019s helped victims of domestic abuse in Louisville find safety, helped veterans get off the streets, and helped first-time homebuyers achieve their American Dream.\n\nBut a few weeks ago, Tim was fired \u2013 no notice, no severance, no compassion.\n\nAs we speak, the Trump administration is carrying out the biggest layoff of veterans in history \u2013 including tens of thousands announced just last night.\n\nThat\u2019s why today, I am cosponsoring the Protect Veteran Jobs Act to reinstate veterans who have been illegally fired by Elon Musk and DOGE.\n\nVeterans put on the uniform. They served something higher than themselves. They deserve better.\n\nTim, thank you for all of your service. I won\u2019t stop fighting for veterans like you.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:15:27Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-cosponsors-legislation-to-reinstate-veterans-illegally-fired-by-elon-musk-doge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0805618949234486, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}