PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Mark Pocan: “Unelected billionaire Elon Musk has been bulldozing through…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

Watch on YouTube

Congressional Labor Caucus Speech on Federal Workforce Attacks by Trump and Musk

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

But since day one of this administration, President Trump has relentlessly attacked federal employees as he and Elon Musk seek to eliminate many nonpartisan career public servant jobs across the country. These attacks on federal workers are straight out of the Project 2025 playbook. Unelected billionaire Elon Musk has been bulldozing through the federal workforce, demanding the firing of hundreds of thousands of employees whose only fireable offense is trying to serve the American people. Federal workers are nurses and doctors at veterans hospitals. They process Social Security checks for seniors. They are TSA agents and air traffic controllers who keep us safe when we fly. (00:38–00:53)

CLAIM

Asserts that Elon Musk is demanding the firing of hundreds of thousands of federal employees.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Mark Pocan

Discover more from

Mark Pocan

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.