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Protect America's Workforce Act

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 11, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Protect America's Workforce Act.

In my community, Mr. Speaker, public service is a way of life. More than 80,000 of my neighbors work directly for the Federal Government. These civil servants protect our national security, care for our veterans, process Social Security claims, advance medical research, and respond when disaster strikes.

They have also been on the front lines of President Trump and Russ Vought's Project 2025-inspired efforts to ``traumatize'' the Federal workforce.

Stripping collective bargaining rights is a direct assault on our nonpartisan civil service. This bill says: Not on our watch. That is why I signed the discharge petition on my first day in office.

This bill restores basic rights for Federal employees, defends the merit-based civil service, and honors the spirit of public service that defines my community and communities across the country.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill.

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