WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Armed Services Committee issued the following written joint testimony by Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. chair Madelyn R. Creedon and vice chair Jon L. Kyl, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Findings of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States": * * * Preface to the Final Report The militarily troubling and increasingly aggressive behaviors of Russia and China over the past decade led  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Armed Services Committee issued the following written joint testimony by Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the U.S. chair Madelyn R. Creedon and vice chair Jon L. Kyl, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Findings of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * A comprehensive set of risk-mitigating actions across U.S. nuclear forces must also be executed to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Jody Calemine, director of labor and employment policy at the Century Foundation, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding Workers' Rights and Liberties": * * * My name is Jody Calemine. I am the director of labor and employment policy at The Century Foundation (TCF). I have worked in labor law practice and policy for the past   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Brunilda Vargas, an attorney at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding Workers' Rights and Liberties": * * * Chairman Good, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Committee, My name is Brunilda Vargas. I am an attorney at the Defender Association of Philadelphia. I have been e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by the National Right to Work Committee President Mark A. Mix involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding Workers' Rights and Liberties": * * * Chairman Good, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Committee, As a longtime Right to Work activist and President of the National Right to Work Committee, it is an honor to have the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Jeanette Geary, a nurse, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding Workers' Rights and Liberties": * * * Chairman Good, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Committee, My name is Jeanette Geary. I am a nurse by profession. I have spent my entire career in direct patient care, always devoted to my patients. When I was   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Stacy Burdett, an independent consultant in antisemitism prevention and response, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus": * * * Thank you, Chairman Owens and Ranking Member Wilson for the opportunity to lend my experience and expertise on strategies to confront antisemitism on campus that is reaching record levels and that has shock  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus": * * * CHAIRMAN OWENS, RANKING MEMBER WILSON, AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: I am honored to appear before you today at this briefing on "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus."1 My name is Ke  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Sahar Tartak, a Persian-Jewish student at Yale University, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Confronting the Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus": * * * There's a Jewish concept that encourages bringing light into times of darkness through acts of loving-kindness. So, I'll begin by dropping a few coins into this charity box. Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, good mornin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following written testimony by Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators": * * * Introduction I am pleased to testify before the Committee on Financial Services to provide an update on the activities underway at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as we seek to ensure that national banks and federal savings associati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection": * * * Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to this hearing to present the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) submission of its Semiannual Report to Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators": * * * Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and Members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear at today's hearing on "Oversight of Prudential Regulators." I appreciate the opportunity to report on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) rece  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Other Enhancements to the Supervision of Large Regional Banks The three regional banks that failed this spring had different business models and various common attributes that made them vulnerable to disruptions:   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Michael S. Barr, vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve Board, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators": * * * Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Federal Reserve's supervisory and regulatory activities. Accompanying my testimony is the Federal Reserve's semia  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by the National Credit Union Administration Chairman Todd M. Harper involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators": * * * Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the work of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The NCUA insures deposits at federally insured credit unions, protects credit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Jonathan Levin, a co-founder of Chainalysis, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and members of the subcommittee: My name is Jonathan Levin, one of the co-founders of Chainalysis, the leading blockchain analysis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by William C. Hughes, senior legal counsel at Consensys Software Inc., involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I thank you for the invitation to testify on the important i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Gregory C. Lisa, chief legal officer of DELV, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets": * * * Good afternoon, Committee Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, Subcommittee Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you very m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Jane Khodarkovsky, a trial attorney and human trafficking finance specialist in the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets": * * * INTRODUCTION I am honored to speak with you toda  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Jane Khodarkovsky, a trial attorney and human trafficking finance specialist in the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * As has been   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government issued the following testimony by Michael Shellenberger, a Twitter Files journalist, author and environmentalist, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Weaponization of the Federal Government": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Plaskett, and members of the Subcommittee thank you for inviting my testimony. Nine months ago, I testified and provided evidence to this subc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government issued the following testimony by Matt Taibbi, a Twitter Files journalist and author, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Weaponization of the Federal Government": * * * Exactly one year ago today I had my first look at the documents that came to be known as the Twitter Files. One of the first things Michael, Bari Weiss and I found was this image - showing that Stanford'  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation issued the following written testimony by James Andrew Lewis, senior vice president, Pritzker chair and director of strategic technologies program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain": * * * Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Connolly, distingui  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation issued the following testimony by the Coalition for Government Procurement President Roger Waldron involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain": * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Connolly, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to address t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce issued the following testimony by Jeremy Pelter, deputy assistant secretary for administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs issued the following testimony by Halimah Najieb-Locke, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for industrial base resilience, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain": * * * Overview Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Bush, and distinguished Members of the Economic Growth, Ener  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs issued the following testimony by Isabel Munilla, deputy assistant secretary for market development, climate and multilateral engagement in the Office of International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain": * * * Chairman Fallon, R  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce issued the following testimony by Bob Leavitt, deputy assistant secretary of human resources and chief human capital officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and members of the Subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs issued the following testimony by Steve Feldgus, deputy assistant secretary for land and minerals management at the U.S. Department of the Interior, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain": * * * Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Bush, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank yo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation issued the following testimony by Jennifer Bisceglie, a founder and CEO of Interos Inc., involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply Chain": * * * Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee. My name is Jennifer Bisceglie, Founder and CEO of Interos Inc. Thank you for inviting me to testify as  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation issued the following testimony by Jamil N. Jaffer, a founder and executive director of the National Security Institute, assistant professor of law and director of the National Security Law and Policy Program at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Safeguarding the Federal Software Supply   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce issued the following testimony by Hank McKnelly, executive counselor to the Commissioner at the Social Security Administration, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II": * * * Committee Chair Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to discus  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce issued the following testimony by Kathryn D. Stevens, senior deputy assistant administrator and acting chief human capital officer in the Office of Human Capital and Talent Management at the U.S. Agency for International Development, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies: Part II": * * * Chairman Se  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Ryan Peay, deputy assistant secretary for resource sustainability in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the U.S. Department of Energy, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and esteemed Members of the Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following written testimony by Drew Horn, a founder, president and CEO of GreenMet, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this important topic of leveraging Federal research   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following written testimony by Dustin Mulvaney, a professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San Jose State University and a fellow at the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Introduction Good morning, Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following testimony by Jef Caers, a professor of earth and planetary science and director of Stanford Mineral-X at Stanford University, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials": * * * Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify toda  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following testimony by Austin City Mayor Kirk Watson involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Getting on the Right Track: Navigating the Future of Passenger Rail in America": * * * Introduction Chair Nehls, Ranking Member Payne, Chair Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am plea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following written testimony by Andy Daly, senior director of passenger operations at CSX Transportation Inc., involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Getting on the Right Track: Navigating the Future of Passenger Rail in America": * * * Good morning Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Payne, and Members of the Rail Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following testimony by Stacey Mortensen, executive director of the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Getting on the Right Track: Navigating the Future of Passenger Rail in America": * * * Introduction Good morning, Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Payne, and Members of this esteemed Subcommittee. My name is S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials issued the following testimony by Lee Ohanian, a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California in Los Angeles and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Getting on the Right Track: Navigating the Future of Passenger Rail in America": * * * Chair Graves, Chair Nehls, Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by the American Federation of Government Employees President Douglas Massey at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting the American Federat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Zachary Stolz, a partner of Chisholm Chisholm and Kilpatrick, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Shane Liermann, deputy national legislative director of Disabled American Veterans, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting DAV (Disab  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization issued the following testimony by Bill Tinston, director of the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: System Uptime": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify today on f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Elizabeth H. Curda, director of education, workforce and income security at the Government Accountability Office, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and Members of the Subcommittee: I   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Elizabeth H. Curda, director of education, workforce and income security at the Government Accountability Office, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Gaps Exist in the Board's Efforts to Buil  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Frederick Barrett, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science, neuroscience and psychological and brain sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Suicide?": * * * Chairman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Juliana Mercer, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Suicide?": * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the millions of veterans who suffer from PTSD and the organization I represent, Healing Breakthrough, thank you for the oppor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Mike Mullette, CEO of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies-Public Benefit Corp., at an oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Suicide?": * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and Members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to offer this statement for the record. As the Chief Op  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by National Organization of Veterans' Advocates Executive Director Diane Boyd Rauber at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and members of the Subcommittee, the National Organization of Vetera  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Rajeev Ramchand, senior policy researcher at the RAND Corp., at an oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Suicide?": * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for your invitation to testify today. My name is Dr. Rajeev Ramchand. I am a senior policy researcher at the non  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization issued the following testimony by Kurt Delbene, assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer in the Office of Information and Technology at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: System Uptime": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Carolyn Clancy, assistant secretary for health in the Office of Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Suicide?": * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley and distinguished   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Kenneth A. Arnold, vice chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas and Members of the Subco  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Jonathan Lubecky, a veteran, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against Suicide?": * * * My name is Jonathan Lubecky, and I am an American Veteran. I served four years in the Marines, and upon seeing the Towers fall I joined the North Carolina Army National Guard. I served in Iraq 2005-2006 with Bravo Battery, 5th/11  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Michael Figlioli, director of National Veterans Service at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, at an oversight hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans' Claims on Appeal": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and wom  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Summer Kristine Mersinger, President Biden's nominee for a seat on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, at a Nov. 30, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to sit before you today as a nominee for a full, five-year term as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Basil I. Gooden, President Biden's nominee to be to be under secretary of Agriculture for rural development, at a Nov. 30, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman and members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today and for your consideration of my nomination.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Dakota State University President Jose-Marie Griffiths involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about leveraging technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Jahmy Hindman, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Deere and Co., involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence": * * * Good morning. My name is Jahmy Hindman, senior vice president and chief technology officer for John Deere. On behalf of Deere's 80,000 employees worldwide, I w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Todd J. Janzen, president of Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law LLC, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman, and members of the Committee. My name is Todd J. Janzen, I am the president and law partner with Janzen Schroeder Ag  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Sanjeev Krishnan, chief investment officer and senior managing director at S2G Ventures, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman and Distinguished Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, including Senator Durbin from my adopted home s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by J. M. Earles, assistant professor at the University of California-Davis, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Innovation in American Agriculture: Leveraging Technology and Artificial Intelligence": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman and Members of the Committee. I'm happy to be here today to discuss the topic of leveraging technology and artif  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care issued the following testimony by Ateev Mehrotra, a professor of health policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Ensuring Medicare Beneficiary Access: A Path to Telehealth Permanency": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Daines, and distinguished members of the subcommittee; I am honored to have been invited to testify before you on a topic of such critical im  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care issued the following written testimony by Nicki Perisho, program director of the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Ensuring Medicare Beneficiary Access: A Path to Telehealth Permanency": * * * Chairman Senator Cardin, Ranking Member Senator Daines, and members of the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Health Care, thank you for the opportunity to testify a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care issued the following testimony by Eric Wallace, a professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Ensuring Medicare Beneficiary Access: A Path to Telehealth Permanency": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Daines, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the U  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care issued the following testimony by Chad Ellimoottil, an associate professor of urology and medical director of virtual care at the University of Michigan, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Ensuring Medicare Beneficiary Access: A Path to Telehealth Permanency": * * * I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to the members of this Subcommittee for this opportunity to discuss the current and future state of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Sara Nelson, a union flight attendant and president of the Association of Flight Attendants, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Introduction Thank you Chairman Sanders, Dr. Cassidy and members of the full Committee, for convening this hearing to examine how unions are   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Sean Higgins, a research fellow for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Chairman Sanders, Dr. Cassidy, ladies and gentlemen of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Sean Higgins and I am a re  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Missed Opportunity: How the UAW Has Failed America's Working Families My name is Diana Furchtgott-Roth. I am the director o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Good morning, Chairman Senator Sanders, Ranking Member Dr. Cassidy, distinguished members of the committee. My name is Sean O'Brien. I serve as the General Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by the United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Good morning, Chairman Sanders, Dr. Cassidy, and members of the Committee. I am honored to join this hearing as the International President of the UAW, proudly representing close to 400,000  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight issued the following testimony by Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz, chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Examining Federal COVID-Era Spending and Preventing Future Fraud": * * * Chairwoman Hassan, Ranking Member Romney, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to te  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Nicole Borromeo, executive vice president and general counsel of the Alaska Federation of Natives, involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Thank you, Vice-Chair Murkowski, for inviting me to testify today on "The Impact of the His  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Thad Tikiun, chairman of the Association of Village Council Presidents, involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. Good afternoon. My name is Thad Tikiun, and I am the chairman of the Associatio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Tisha Neviq'aq Kuhns, vice president of land and natural resources for Calista Corp., involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Murkowski, and Members of the Committee, thank you for convening this field hearing on th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Charles Menadelook, subsistence resource program director at Kawerak Inc., involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * Thank you, committee members, for inviting me and giving me the opportunity to testify today. Kawerak, Inc. is the regional nonprof  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jonathan Samuelson, chair of Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * My name is Jonathan Samuelson and I serve as the current Chair of Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC). I was born   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Brian Ridley, chief-chairman of the Tanana Chiefs Conference, involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * My name is Brian Ridley and I serve as the Chief-Chairman of the Tanana Chiefs Conference, which serves 37 federally recognized sovereign Tribal   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Dan Winkelman, president and CEO of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., involving a hearing on Nov. 10, 2023, entitled "The Impact of the Historic Salmon Declines on the Health and Well-Being of Alaska Native Communities Along Arctic, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers": * * * Good afternoon Vice Chairman Murkowski and members of the committee. I am Dan Winkelman and the President and CEO of the Yukon-Kuskokwim   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Ability Tech CEO Dustin Rhoades involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Veteran Entrepreneurship: From Service to Small Business Success": * * * Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and Members of the Committee: Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the challenges and opportunities facing veteran owned small businesses. With profound gratit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Lisa Shimkat, state director for Iowa's Small Business Development Center, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Veteran Entrepreneurship: From Service to Small Business Success": * * * Chairwoman Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the topic of veteran entrepreneurship. My name is Lis  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Chris Guerrette, owner and CEO of Lickee's and Chewy's Candies and Creamery, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Veteran Entrepreneurship: From Service to Small Business Success": * * * Senator Shaheen and committee members, thank you for inviting me to testify today. It is an honor to provide testimony on veteran entrepreneurship and the Small Business Administration's   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following testimony by Timothy Green, acting associate administrator in the Office of Veterans Business Development at the Small Business Administration, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Veteran Entrepreneurship: From Service to Small Business Success": * * * Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on SB  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following written testimony by Michael Haynie, vice chancellor at Syracuse University and executive director at the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "Veteran Entrepreneurship: From Service to Small Business Success": * * * Chairwoman Shaheen, Ranking Member Ernst, and members of the Committee, I extend my sincere gratitude for the invit  more