Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will be joined by Marine Corps veteran Andrew Lennox during her rebuttal speech to President Trump’s Congress address, focusing on the sharp reductions to the federal workforce, including veterans like Lennox who were abruptly fired by DOGE. Lennox, a former Marine with deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, was among roughly 1,000 VA employees let go by DOGE, sparking criticism for the lack of proper notification and potential impact on veterans’ care and services. Slotkin’s speech is expected to address the federal budget cuts and offer a vision of hope and unity for all Americans, with a scheduled start time of 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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