WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Paul L. Mimms, national president of the Blinded Veterans Association, at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Tester, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Moran, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished Members of the Committees on Veterans Affairs, on behalf of the Blinded Veterans As  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Moran and Takano, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on Blue Star Families 2024 priorities today. I am F  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Allison Jaslow, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Tester, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Moran, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the Committee, on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's (IAVA) more than 425,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Mission Roll Call CEO Jim Whaley at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmans Tester & Bost, Ranking Members Moran & Takano, and distinguished members of the House & Senate Veteran's Affairs Committees; on behalf of Mission Roll Call, a national non-partisan 501(c)3, and the roughly 1.4 mill  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Dennis Wimer, president of the National Association State Directors of Veterans Affairs, at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Tester, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Moran, Ranking Member Takano and distinguished members of the Committees on Veterans Affairs, this written testim  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Robert Thomas, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Tester, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Moran, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committees, I appreciate the opportunity to present Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA)  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Duane Sarmiento, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Moran and Takano, members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs, it is my honor to be with you today on behalf of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Wounded Warrior Project CEO Michael S. Linnington at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Moran and Takano, distinguished members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs - thank you for inviting Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to submit the   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Wounded Warrior Project CEO Michael S. Linnington at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) When conducting future reviews, WWP encourages the Working Group to expand the types of conditions it considers for post-9/11 exposures beyond the two categories of presumptive   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Wounded Warrior Project CEO Michael S. Linnington at a joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on March 6, 2024, on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * (Continued form Part 1 of 2) When conducting future reviews, WWP encourages the Working Group to expand the types of conditions it considers for post-9/11 exposures beyond the two categories of presumptive   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following testimony by Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, involving a hearing on March 7, 2024, entitled "The Posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Wicker, distinguished Committee members, United States Africa Command (U  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following written testimony by Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of the U.S. Central Command, involving a hearing on March 7, 2024, entitled "The Posture of United States Central Command and United States Africa Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * I. INTRODUCTION The Central Region faces its most volatile security situation in the past ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, involving a hearing on March 6, 2024, entitled "National Transportation Safety Board Investigations Report": * * * Good morning, Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and members of the committee. As chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), I thank you for the opportunity to appear before you tod  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Ken Przybyla, vice president of operations for GLC Minerals, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to testify before the committee. I am Ken Przybyla, the Vice President of Operations  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Lake Carriers' Association President James Weakley at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * The Lake Carriers' Association has been advocating for additional U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) icebreaking resources for the Great Lakes for decade  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Rear Adm. Jon Hickey, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify an  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Mathew Buckman, master chief of the Ninth District Coast Guard Command, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished subcommittee members. I appreciate the opportunity to testify t  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Dean Haen, director of the Port of Green Bay, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Subcommittee on O  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify and for your  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Heath Jones, master petty chief of the U.S. Coast Guard, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today and  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Michael Sfraga, President Biden's nominee to be ambassador-at-large for Arctic affairs, at a March 7, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished Members of the Committee for the opportunity to appear before you today as a nominee for the position of Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs. I am grateful for the trust and confidence Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Dina Esposito, assistant to the administrator of the Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security at the U.S. Agency for International Development, involving a hearing on March 6, 2024, entitled "Global Food Security": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and the distinguished members of the Committee, so many of you long-time champions for the world's hungry and impoveri  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Erik J. Woodhouse, President Biden's nominee to be head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination, at a March 7, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you today. Thank you for considering my nomination, and I also thank the Committee staff for meeting with me. I am honored that President Biden has nomi  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Cary Fowler, special envoy for global food security, involving a hearing on March 6, 2024, entitled "Global Food Security": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me today to testify on the U.S. response to the global food security crisis. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this critical issue. When the world entered the  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Margaret L. Taylor, President Biden's nominee to be legal adviser of the State Department, at a March 7, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and Members of the Committee: It is a tremendous honor to appear before you as President Biden's nominee to serve as Legal Adviser to the Department of State. I am grateful to President Biden, Secretary Blinken, and Admini  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Robert Forden, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, at a March 7, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for considering my nomination to be the next United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia. I am honored by the faith that President Biden and Secretary Blinken have placed in me. If con  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by B. Bix Aliu, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro, at a March 7, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished Committee Members; I am humbled and honored to appear before you as President Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro. I am grateful to the President and Secretary Blinken for their confid  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Jeffrey Mittman, president and CEO of Bosma Enterprises, involving hearing on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "All Means All: Empowering People with Disabilities to Thrive in Careers and the Workplace": * * * Thank you, Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and the committee for allowing me to testify today. My name is Jeffrey Mittman, and I am the president & CEO of Bosma Enterprises in Indianapolis, IN.   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Lauren Avellone, associate professor at the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center of the Virginia Commonwealth University, involving a hearing on Feb. 29, 2024, entitled "All Means All: Empowering People with Disabilities to Thrive in Careers and the Workplace": * * * Thank you, Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Braun, and members of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, for inquiring about  more