WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation issued the following testimony by Arthur Herman, a senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative at Hudson Institute, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Back to the Future": * * * Thank you for this opportunity to speak to you on one of the most important issues we face regarding our national defense, namely how to better incorporate the innovations taking  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation issued the following testimony by Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Back to the Future": * * * Chairman Gallagher, Ranking Member Khanna, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation issued the following testimony by Mark Gunzinger, director of future concepts and capability assessments at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Back to the Future": * * * Chairman Gallagher, Ranking Member Khanna, and members of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, thank you   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following written testimony by Pamela Nadell, a professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism": * * * Introduction Thank you, Chairwoman Foxx and Ranking Member Scott, for inviting me to discuss confronting antisemitism on our nation's campuses. I am Pamela Nadell, a professor of hist  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Harvard University President Claudine Gay involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism": * * * Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I appreciate your leadership on this important issue and welcome the opportunity to discuss it today. My name is Claudine Gay, and I am honored to s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism": * * * Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott and Members of the Committee, Thank you for this opportunity to describe how MIT is fighting the scourge of antisemitism. My name is Sally Kornbluth. I have been presi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by the University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism": * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member Scott, and distinguished members of this Committee, for the opportunity to discuss the important issue of rising antisemitism in our society and the actions we are taking in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Amanda Eversole, executive vice president and chief advocacy officer at the American Petroleum Institute, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Tonko and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy Cohen involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Unmasking Challenges CDC Faces in Rebuilding Public Trust Amid Respiratory Illness Season": * * * Chairman Griffith, Ranking Member Castor, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is an honor to appear before you today. For nearly 80 years, CDC  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following testimony by Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Oversight of President Biden's Broadband Takeover": * * * Chair McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, Chair Latta, Ranking Member Matsui, Vice Chair Carter and Members of the Subcommittee--thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following testimony by Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Oversight of President Biden's Broadband Takeover": * * * Chair Latta, Ranking Member Matsui, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify. It is an honor to appear before you today. In June, when the Subcommittee held its la  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following testimony by Federal Communications Commissioner Anna Gomez involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Oversight of President Biden's Broadband Takeover": * * * Good morning, Chairman Latta, Ranking Member Matsui, Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, and members of the Committee. It is an honor to appear before you today. I also would like to thank Chairw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following testimony by Federal Communications Commissioner Nathan Simington involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Oversight of President Biden's Broadband Takeover": * * * Chairman Latta, Vice Chair Carter, Ranking Member Matsui, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, it is a privilege to appear before you today. This is my first hearing before this Subcommittee wher  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following testimony by Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Oversight of President Biden's Broadband Takeover": * * * Chairman Latta, Ranking Member Matsui, Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers, and Ranking Member Pallone, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. As a Commissioner, I a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Michael J. Schlosser, senior vice president for care transformation and innovation at HCA Healthcare, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care": * * * Thank you subcommittee Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Eshoo, as well as Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, and esteemed members of the health Subcommittee  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by David E. Newman-Toker, a professor in vestibular neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care": * * * Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Eshoo, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to address Congress on this critically important topic of artificial intelli  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark P. Mills involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Good morning. Thank you Chair Johnson and Ranking Member Tonko for the opportunity to testify. Permit me to begin by contrasting rhetoric with reality. The phrase  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology issued the following written testimony by National Telecommunications and Information Administrator Alan Davidson involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Latta, Chair Rodgers, Ranking Member Matsui, Ranking Member Pallone, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. By law, the National Telecommunications a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation for Siemens Healthineers, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care": * * * * Siemens Healthineers is a leading medical technology company with more than 120 years of history and experience bringing breakthrough innovations to market. Our core portfolio includes imaging,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Benjamin Nguyen, a senior product manager at Transcarent, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care": * * * Dr. , MD Transcarent 2 Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Eshoo, Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, and distinguished members of the Committee, it is my pleasure to appear before you today to discuss ho  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following testimony by Mark W. Menezes, president and CEO of the U.S. Energy Association, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Tonko, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to testify before you toda  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Christopher Longhurst, chief medical officer at the University of Califoria San Diego Health, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care": * * * Good morning, and thank you Chairs McMorris Rogers and Guthrie, Ranking Members Pallone and Eshoo, and members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to speak with you today about our   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials issued the following written testimony by Karl Hausker, a senior fellow at the World Resources Institute, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "America Leads the Way: Our History as the Global Leader at Reducing Emissions": * * * Summary 1. Climate change impacts are happening now, inflicting severe economic and environmental damage. Nations need to move aggressivel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following written testimony by Susannah Marshall, bank commissioner for the Arkansas State Bank Department and the securities commissioner for the Arkansas Securities Department, involving a hearing on Dec. 8, 2023, entitled "Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across America": * * * I. Introduction My name is Susannah Marshall, and I serve as th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by Borger Residential President Arianna Royster involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions": * * * Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the important issue of housing affordability. My name is Arianna Royster, th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by Norbert Michel, vice president and director for the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions": * * * Introduction Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Donna Murphy, deputy comptroller for compliance risk policy and acting deputy comptroller for the Office of Financial Technology at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Fostering Financial Innovation: How Agencies Can Leverage Technology to Shape the Future of Financial Services": * * *   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Michael S. Gibson, director of supervision and regulation of the Federal Reserve Board, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Fostering Financial Innovation: How Agencies Can Leverage Technology to Shape the Future of Financial Services": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the op  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following written testimony by Joel Wheelis, senior vice president of products and services for banking at FIS, involving a hearing on Dec. 8, 2023, entitled "Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across America": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and Members of the Subcommittee: My name is Joel Wheelis, and it is my privilege as Senior Vic  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by Emily Hamilton, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions": * * * Thank you, Chair Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver, and members of the subcommittee. I am Emily Hamilton, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by the U.S. Mortgage Insurers President Seth D. Appleton involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions": * * * Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver, Members of this distinguished Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify for this hearing on behalf of U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI). As a lon  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions": * * * Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Cleaver, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before this committee on housing affordability challeng  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance issued the following testimony by Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Providing Increased Access to Stable, Fair, Affordable Housing In the past, federal source-of-income protections garnered support a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Charles A. Vice, director of financial technology and access at the National Credit Union Administration, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Fostering Financial Innovation: How Agencies Can Leverage Technology to Shape the Future of Financial Services": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and members of the subcommittee, tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Ravi Loganathan, head of financial services at Sardine and president of SardineX, involving a hearing on Dec. 8, 2023, entitled "Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across America": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and members of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, my name is Rav  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following testimony by Valerie A. Szczepanik, director of the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, involving a hearing on Dec. 5, 2023, entitled "Fostering Financial Innovation: How Agencies Can Leverage Technology to Shape the Future of Financial Services": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion issued the following written testimony by the Venture Center Executive Director Arthur Orduna involving a hearing on Dec. 8, 2023, entitled "Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across America": * * * Chairman Hill, Ranking Member Lynch, and members of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, my name is Arthur Orduna, and it is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Edward Stones, vice president of energy and climate for Dow Inc., involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Advanced Nuclear Reactor Commercialization": * * * Thank you, Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished Members of the Committee. My name is Edward Stones, and I am vice president of energy and climate for Dow. I   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Advanced Nuclear Reactor Commercialization": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the committee, it is an honor and privilege to be here today. My name is John Wagner, and I am the director of Idaho National Laboratory (INL)  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Jeff Waksman, a program manager for the Strategic Capabilities Office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Advanced Nuclear Reactor Commercialization": * * * Thank you, Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished Members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify before  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Jeffrey S. Merrifield, vice chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council, involving a hearing on Nov. 30, 2023, entitled "Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Advanced Nuclear Reactor Commercialization": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso and members of the Committee, it is an honor to testify before you today on a topic of critical importance to the United States -   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Kirsten Wallace, a board member of the Interstate Council on Water Policy, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." WRDA is the Water Resources Development Act while USACE stands for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Good morning, Chair Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and distinguished Committee members. My  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Bren Haase, board chairman of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." WRDA is the Water Resources Development Act while USACE stands for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee, thank you   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Jimmy Hague, senior water policy advisor for the Nature Conservancy, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "WRDA 2024: Stakeholder Feedback on USACE Project Partnership Agreements." WRDA is the Water Resources Development Act while USACE stands for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Chair Carper, Ranking Member Capito and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Nathaniel Fick, ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of the Department of State, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. More broadly, thank you f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Matthew Graviss, chief data and artificial intelligence officer of the State Department, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "U.S. Leadership on Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Strategic Competition": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the role of artificial intelligence   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Cardell Richardson Sr., President Biden's nominee to be State Inspector General, at a Nov. 16, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Hagerty, and Members of this Committee: Thank you for the invitation to appear before you today as you consider my nomination to be Inspector General for the Department of State. I am honored to have been nominated by President Biden to ser  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Joann Lockard, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, at a Nov. 16, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the committee, it is my great honor to appear before you today as President Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso. I deeply appreciate the confidence and trust the President and Secretary of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Charlie Crist, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, at a Nov. 16, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Hagerty, members of the Committee: it is my great honor to be with you today as the President's nominee to become the U.S. Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation O  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Sean Patrick Maloney, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, at a Nov. 16, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Hagerty and Members of the Committee - it is an honor to appear as the nominee to be the U.S. Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. I am  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Nicole Shampaine, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, at a Nov. 16, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Schatz, Ranking Member Hagerty, and distinguished Members of the Committee: it is an honor to come before you today as President Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Scott Breor, associate director for security programs in the Infrastructure Security Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining The Security Of Federal Facilities": * * * Introduction Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and Members of the committ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by David Marroni, acting director of physical infrastructure team at the Government Accountability Office, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining The Security Of Federal Facilities": * * * Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to discuss our work on the measures federal agencies take to secure their  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Richard K. Cline, director of Federal Protective Service at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, involving a hearing on Nov. 29, 2023, entitled "Examining The Security Of Federal Facilities": * * * Introduction Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Hampton Dellinger, President Biden's nominee to be special counsel, at a Nov. 30, 2023, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Paul, and Senators of this distinguished Committee - thank you for considering my nomination to head the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). Each day, millions of federal employees interact, reach decisions, and take action. We are  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight issued the following testimony by Rebecca Shea, director of forensic audits and investigative service at the Government Accountability Office, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Examining Federal COVID-Era Spending and Preventing Future Fraud": * * * Chair Hassan, Ranking Member Romney, and Members of the Subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight issued the following testimony by Rebecca Shea, director of forensic audits and investigative service at the Government Accountability Office, involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Examining Federal COVID-Era Spending and Preventing Future Fraud": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Agencies Should Implement GAO Recommendations to More Effectivel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Steven H. Cook, former associate deputy attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice, involving a hearing on Nov. 28, 2023, entitled "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee thank you for the opportunity to address you today. Gun violence and violent crime generally are perhaps the most serious issues facing  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, involving a hearing on Nov. 28, 2023, entitled "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and distinguished Senators, My name is Amy Swearer, and I am a Senior Legal Fellow in the Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Cen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, involving a hearing on Nov. 28, 2023, entitled "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * A. Punitive Public Carry Laws Even after the Supreme Court struck down one of the most restrictive frameworks for public carry in New   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Vaughn Bryant, executive director of the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, involving a hearing on Nov. 28, 2023, entitled "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis": * * * Good morning Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. My name is Vaughn Bryant and I am the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, also known as MPI, a divisio  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Franklin Cosey-Gay, director of the violence recovery program at the University of Chicago Medicine, involving a hearing on Nov. 28, 2023, entitled "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Grassley, and respected committee members, I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to testify today and share a personal story that underscores the vital work of the Viol  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Megan L. Ranney, a physician and dean of the Yale School of Public Health, involving a hearing on Nov. 28, 2023, entitled "The Gun Violence Epidemic: A Public Health Crisis": * * * Introduction Chair Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to participate in this hearing. And thank you for conducting this hearing, thereby recognizing gun violence as   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Gary Schildhorn, an attorney practicing law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, involving a hearing on Nov. 16, 2023, entitled "Modern Scams: How Scammers Are Using Artificial Intelligence and How We Can Fight Back": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and Members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, thank you for inviting me here today to share my story. My name is Gary Schildhorn. I am an a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Steve Weisman, a lawyer with the firm of Margolis, Bloom and D'Agostino and a professor at Bentley University, involving a hearing on Nov. 16, 2023, entitled "Modern Scams: How Scammers Are Using Artificial Intelligence and How We Can Fight Back": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging: My name is Steve Weisman, I am a lawyer with the firm of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following written testimony by Tom Romanoff, director of the technology project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, involving a hearing on Nov. 16, 2023, entitled "Modern Scams: How Scammers Are Using Artificial Intelligence and How We Can Fight Back": * * * Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and all members of the Special Committee on Aging, Thank you for inviting me to testify on this important and evolving topic of AI i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following written testimony by Tahir Ekin, fields chair in business analytics and a professor at McCoy College of Business at Texas State University, involving a hearing on Nov. 16, 2023, entitled "Modern Scams: How Scammers Are Using Artificial Intelligence and How We Can Fight Back": * * * Introduction Good morning, Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and esteemed members of the Committee on Aging. Today, as we conven  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by John M. Balbus, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "VA's Fourth Mission: Supporting Our Nation's Emergency Preparedness and Response": * * * Chairman Tester and Ranking Member Moran, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Bobby Small Jr., acting executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Emergency Management and Resiliency, involving a hearing on Nov. 15, 2023, entitled "VA's Fourth Mission: Supporting Our Nation's Emergency Preparedness and Response": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the De  more