WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Cassandra Law, assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for human resources and administration/operations, security and preparedness, involving a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "VA's HR Office: Did Leaders Ignore and Perpetrate Sexual Harassment? * * * Good morning, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished Members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough involving a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "VA's HR Office: Did Leaders Ignore and Perpetrate Sexual Harassment? * * * Good morning, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished Members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today. Later this morning you will be hearing from Cassandra Law, VA's Assistant Secretary for Human Re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Cogitativo CEO Gary Velasquez involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence at VA: Exploring its Current State and Future Possibilities": * * * Chair Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, I appreciate the opportunity to come and speak this morning on the use of AI at VA and future a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Charles Rockefeller, head of partnerships for CuraPatient, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence at VA: Exploring its Current State and Future Possibilities": * * * Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is Charles Rockefeller, and I am the Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships for CuraPatient. It is a real honor to have been included today in this ve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization issued the following testimony by Neil Evans, acting program executive director at the Veterans Affairs Department, on behalf of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: Can the Oracle Pharmacy Software Be Made Safe and Effective?": * * * Good morning, Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Membe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Prashant Natarajan, vice president of strategy and products at H2O.ai, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence at VA: Exploring its Current State and Future Possibilities": * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and Esteemed Members of the Subcommittee - thank you for the opportunity to testify today, on current state and future uses of AI  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity issued the following testimony by Housing Policy Council President Edward J. DeMarco involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Sink or Swim? A Deep Dive into the Current State of VA's Home Loan Program in a Competitive Market": * * * Thank you for the invitation to participate in today's hearing. I am here on behalf of the Housing Policy Council (HPC), a trade association comprised of the leading nati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity issued the following testimony by Union Home Mortgage President Mark Jones, on behalf of the Mortgage Bankers Association, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Sink or Swim? A Deep Dive into the Current State of VA's Home Loan Program in a Competitive Market": * * * Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Levin, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization issued the following testimony by Mike Sicilia, executive vice president for global industries at Oracle Corp., involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: Can the Oracle Pharmacy Software Be Made Safe and Effective?": * * * Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Charles Worthington, chief technology officer in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence at VA: Exploring its Current State and Future Possibilities": * * * Good Morning, Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Brent E. Arronte, deputy assistant inspector general for audits and evaluations at the Veterans Affairs Department, involving a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "Is VA Illegally Spending Taxpayer Dollars in its Compensation and Pension Programs?": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the oppor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization issued the following testimony by David Case, deputy inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Electronic Health Record Modernization Deep Dive: Can the Oracle Pharmacy Software Be Made Safe and Effective?": * * * Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and Subcommittee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Offic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs issued the following testimony by Ronald S. Burke Jr., deputy under secretary for policy and oversight at the Veterans Affairs Department, on behalf of the of Veterans Benefits Administration, involving a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "Is VA Illegally Spending Taxpayer Dollars in its Compensation and Pension Programs?": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity issued the following testimony by John E. Bell, executive director of loan guaranty service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, involving a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Sink or Swim? A Deep Dive into the Current State of VA's Home Loan Program in a Competitive Market": * * * Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Levin and other Members of the Subcommittee, thank   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Anne Germai, chief operating officer and senior vice president of regulatory affairs at the National Waste and Recycling Association, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Avoiding, Detecting, and Capturing Methane Emissions from Landfills": * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, thank you for allowing me   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Carla Sanchez-Adams, a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, involving a hearing on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Examining Scams and Fraud in the Banking System and Their Impact on Consumers": * * * Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today regarding scams and fraud in the banking system and their impact   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Carla Sanchez-Adams, a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, involving a hearing on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Examining Scams and Fraud in the Banking System and Their Impact on Consumers": (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * D. Potential remedies to address bank-to-bank wire fraud. As previously stated, we support legislative efforts to address gaps in the Electronic   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League, involving a hearing on Feb. 1, 2024, entitled "Examining Scams and Fraud in the Banking System and Their Impact on Consumers": * * * The National Consumers League appreciates the opportunity to provide the committee with our views on protecting consumers from fraud involvin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development issued the following testimony by Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Housing: Exploring Promise and Peril": * * * Chairwoman Smith, Ranking Member Lummis, and other distinguished members of the Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Communit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development issued the following testimony by Lisa Rice, president and CEO of the National Fair Housing Alliance, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Housing: Exploring Promise and Peril": (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Finally, the Agencies should clarify acceptable methods for AI testing so that institutions can align their me  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development issued the following testimony by Nicholas Schmidt, chief technology officer of SolasAI, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Housing: Exploring Promise and Peril": * * * Chair Smith, Ranking Member Lummis, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for hosting this important hearing and for giving me the opportunity to su  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development issued the following testimony by Vanessa G. Perry, a non-resident fellow at the Housing Finance Policy Center of the Urban Institute, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Housing: Exploring Promise and Peril": * * * Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to address the impact of Artificial intelligence, i.e. AI, which is  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, entitled "The Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress": * * * Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify. Over the past three years, the Biden Administration has driven a historic recovery. GDP growth is strong and inflation h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Bill Slover, a principal at Avco Interests LLC, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify and share my perspective on the critically important issue of housing affordability, a challenge that affects too many peopl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Peggy Bailey, vice president for housing and income security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you this morning at this important hearing. I am Peggy Bailey, Vi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following written testimony by Todd B. Walker, financial economics professor at Indiana University, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability": * * * Dr. Walter Professor of Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, committee members, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you on such an important topic. It is an honor to be here. With the recent increas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by RIHousing Executive Director Carol Ventura involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability": * * * 1Testimony on"A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability"Before the Senate Budget Committeeby January 31, 2024 Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify on the serious  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Dafna Hochman Rand, President Biden's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for democracy, human Rights and labor, at a Feb. 8, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, Members of the Committee, thank you for considering my nomination for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, or DRL. I am grateful to President Biden   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Donna A. Welton, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste, at a Feb. 8, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished Members of the committee, it is an honor to be here today as President Biden's nominee to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste. I am deeply grateful to the President and Secretary Blinken for placing their conf  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Stephan Lang, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. coordinator for international communications and information policy, at a Feb. 8, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and Members of the committee. I'm deeply honored to appear before you today as the President's nominee to serve as the U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation issued the following written testimony by Tara Varma, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization at 75: Reflecting on Past Success and Planning for the Future": * * * Chairwoman Shaheen, Ranking Member Ricketts, members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Tar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation issued the following testimony by Luke Coffey, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization at 75: Reflecting on Past Success and Planning for the Future": * * * Madam Chair Shaheen, Ranking Member Ricketts, and distinguished members of the Committee. I am honored to speak before this esteemed Committee on th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued the following testimony by Rich Lesser, global chair of Boston Consulting Group, involving a hearing on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Foreign Influence in the United States: Reviewing Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and Company, M. Klein and Company, and Teneo's Compliance with Congressional Subpoenas": * * * Thank you, Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and distin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued the following testimony by Bob Sternfels, global managing partner at McKinsey and Co., involving a hearing on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Foreign Influence in the United States: Reviewing Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and Company, M. Klein and Company, and Teneo's Compliance with Congressional Subpoenas": * * * Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued the following testimony by Teneo CEO Paul Keary involving a hearing on Feb. 6, 2024, entitled "Foreign Influence in the United States: Reviewing Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey and Company, M. Klein and Company, and Teneo's Compliance with Congressional Subpoenas": * * * Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Kathryn Isom-Clause, deputy assistant secretary for policy and economic development for Indian affairs at the Interior Department, involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, on four tribal-related legislation: * * * Good morning, Chairman Schatz, Vice Chairman Murkowski, and members of the Committee. My name is Kathryn Isom-Clause and I am the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development fo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Robert L. Larsen, president of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota, involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, on the legislation to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota (S. 2868): * * * My name is Robert "Deuce" Larsen, and I have the privilege of serving as President of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Manuel Heart, chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, on the Tribal Access to Clean Water Act (S. 2385): * * * Access to clean water is a basic human right. It is essential for people to live with dignity and foundational for human health, growing economies, and a basic level of existence for communities. It is unacceptable that in the 21st Century, many Native Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Chairwoman Victoria Kitcheyan involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, on the Winnebago Land Transfer Act (S. 3230): * * * Good morning Chairman Schatz, Vice Chairman Murkowski, and Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. My name is Victoria Kitcheyan, and I have the honor of serving as the Chairwoman of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska ("Tribe" or "Winnebago")  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Discord Inc. CEO Jason Citron involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis": * * * Chair Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on this critically important topic. Ensuring child safety in the digital age demands a whole-of-society approach--pare  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis": * * * Testimony of Mark Zuckerberg Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Meta I. Introduction Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee: Every day, teenagers and young people go online to stay connected to their friends and family, find com  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear today to update you on our efforts to protect young people on Snapchat. I'm Evan Spiegel, the co-founder and CEO of Snap. Our service, Snapchat, is used by  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by TikTok CEO Shou Chew involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis": * * * Chair Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to talk about TikTok's commitment to the safety of our community as we seek to inspire creativity and bring joy to more than 1 billion people w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following written testimony by X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and esteemed members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss X's work to protect the safety of minors online. X has zero tolerance for Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), and we are determined to make X i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Julie Kroviak, principal deputy assistant inspector general for the Office of Healthcare Inspections at the Veterans Affairs Department, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Vet Centers: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Servicemembers, Veterans and Their Families": * * * Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and Committee Members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Office   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Michael Fisher, chief officer of readjustment counseling service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, involving a hearing on Jan. 31, 2024, entitled "Vet Centers: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Servicemembers, Veterans and Their Families": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportuni  more