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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, in which the President highlighted a litany of unlawful, corrupt, and cruel actions he has taken or intends to take:

“Tonight, we heard a lot about how our government should serve Donald Trump, but nothing about how Donald Trump will serve the American people.

“Instead, President Trump doubled down on the Project 2025 playbook and on his agenda to terrorize immigrant communities, traumatize federal workers, eviscerate critical programs and services Americans rely on, poison our institutions with corruption, burn bridges with our allies, and increase the cost of living for hardworking people everywhere.

“Meanwhile, Republicans are falling in line behind this wannabe strongman and a billionaire oligarch all so they can give away trillions in deficit-busting tax cuts to big corporations and the very wealthiest. Their silence is a betrayal of the Americans they were sent to Washington to represent.

“Oversight Democrats have no higher calling than upholding our oaths to serve and protect the American people. As Trump, Musk, and their cabinet of cronies set out to make government serve them, Oversight Democrats remain committed to making sure government serves the people.”