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GOVERNMENT - Congressional Testimony Newsletter for Sunday April 14, 2024 ( 56 items )  

House Foreign Affairs Committee Issues Testimony From Ex-DOD Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Milley
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Mark A. Milley, ex-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Defense Department, involving a hearing on March 19, 2024, entitled "An Assessment of the Biden Administration's Withdrawal From Afghanistan by America's Generals": * * * Thank you, Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks, and members of the Committee. I am grateful for the opportunity to be here with General McKenzie to discuss this  more

House Foreign Affairs Committee Issues Testimony From Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry & Security Estevez
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Alan F. Estevez, under secretary of Commerce for industry and security, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology": * * * Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks, members of the Committee, it is my honor to testify before you today. This morning, I want to start by framing how export co  more

House Foreign Affairs Committee Issues Testimony From Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy & Environment Fernandez
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jose W. Fernandez, under secretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology": * * * Thank you, Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the committee for the opportunity to appear before you today. Chairman McCaul,  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Assistant Secretary of State for South & Central Asian Affairs Lu
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia issued the following testimony by Donald Lu, assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Pakistan After the Elections: Examining the Future of Democracy in Pakistan and the US-Pakistan Relationship": * * * Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, colleagues, when I was a junior officer in Peshawar, Pakistan 31 years ago, I s  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Concentration Chair for Science, Technology & International Affairs Sabonis-Helf
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe issued the following testimony by Theresa Sabonis-Helf, concentration chair for science, technology and international affairs at the Georgetown University, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector": * * * Chairman Kean, Ranking Member Keating, members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the nuclear  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia Phan
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific issued the following testimony by Pamela Phan, deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for Asia, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Commerce as Statecraft: Better Leveraging U.S. Business to Advance": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify on U.S. government efforts to leverage our economic tools to better advance our ec  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Deputy Secretary of State for Management & Resources Verma
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability issued the following testimony by Richard R. Verma, deputy secretary of State for management and resources, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Assessing State Department Compliance with Oversight": * * * Chairman McCaul, Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, Ranking Member Crow, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to testify before you today regarding State Department  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Foundation for Defense of Democracies Adjunct Senior Fellow Ruggiero
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe issued the following testimony by Anthony Ruggiero, an adjunct senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector": * * * Chairman Kean, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of this subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to address you today on this important issue  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Institute for Science & International Security President Albright
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe issued the following testimony by David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Going Nuclear on Rosatom: Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector": * * * Rosatom, its entities, and its senior personnel should be subjected to far greater sanctions by the United States and its allies. Sanction carveouts or waivers can be g  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Moy
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific issued the following testimony by Kin Moy, principal deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Commerce as Statecraft: Better Leveraging U.S. Business to Advance": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, thank you for the invitation to appear today before the House Foreign Affairs Indo-Pacific Sub-Committee.  more

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Murray
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Indo-Pacific issued the following testimony by Matt Murray, U.S. senior official for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Commerce as Statecraft: Better Leveraging U.S. Business to Advance": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, thank you for inviting me to discuss the Administration's efforts to engage the Indo-Pacific region through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (A  more

House Science Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Echogen Power Systems Chief Technology Officer Held
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Tim Held, chief technology officer at Echogen Power Systems, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Bridging the Valley of Death: ARPA-E's Role in Developing Breakthrough Technologies." ARPA-E is the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. * * * Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Tim Held, I am the Chief Technology Officer at Echogen  more

House Science Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Ex-Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Director Genatowski
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Lane Genatowski, ex-director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Bridging the Valley of Death: ARPA-E's Role in Developing Breakthrough Technologies": * * * Good morning, Thank you for granting me the opportunity to testify today. My name is Lane Genatowski. I joined the Energy Department in 2018 as Senior Advisor   more

House Science Subcommittee Issues Testimony From National Sorghum Producers CEO Lust
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Bridging the Valley of Death: ARPA-E's Role in Developing Breakthrough Technologies." ARPA-E is the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. * * * Good morning Chairman Lucas and Ranking Member Lofgren and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today and   more

House Science Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Zap Energy VP Umstattd
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following testimony by Ryan Umstattd, vice president of product and partnerships at Zap Energy Inc., involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Bridging the Valley of Death: ARPA-E's Role in Developing Breakthrough Technologies." ARPA-E is the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. * * * Good morning Chairman Williams, Ranking Member Bowman and distinguished members of the subcommittee and  more

House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Cornell University Professor Lunine
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by Jonathan I. Lunine, a physical sciences professor at the Cornell University, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Advancing Scientific Discovery: Assessing the Status of NASA's Science Mission Directorate": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Sorensen and Members of the subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to present my views on the status o  more

House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Ex-Goddard Space Flight Center Director Young
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by Thomas Young, ex-director of the Goddard Space Flight Center, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Advancing Scientific Discovery: Assessing the Status of NASA's Science Mission Directorate": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Sorensen and Committee Members, I am pleased to have the opportunity to present my views on NASA's Science Mission Directo  more

House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee Issues Testimony From NASA Acting IG Scott
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by NASA Acting Inspector General George A. Scott involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Advancing Scientific Discovery: Assessing the Status of NASA's Science Mission Directorate": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Sorensen, and Members of the Subcommittee: The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is committed to providing independent, objective, and co  more

House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee Issues Testimony From NASA Associate Administrator Fox
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics issued the following testimony by Nicola J. Fox, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Advancing Scientific Discovery: Assessing the Status of NASA's Science Mission Directorate": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Sorensen, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear toda  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From AFGE Local 1633 Secretary-Treasurer Westbrooks
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Joycelyn Westbrooks, secretary-treasurer for Local 1633 of the American Federation of Government Employees, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on the VA Correct Compensation Act (H.R. 6538): * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) to participat  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Disabled American Veterans Assistant National Legislative Director Retzer
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Jon Retzer, assistant national legislative director, of the Disabled American Veterans, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on veterans-related legislation: * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting DAV (Disabled American Veterans) to testify at today's legislative hearing of the Subcommittee on Health. DAV, a Congr  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Minority Veterans Board Chair Church
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following written testimony by Lindsay Church, board chair of the Minority Veterans of America, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on veterans-related legislation. * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, My name is Melissa Bryant, and I am honored to appear before you today on behalf of Minority Veterans of America (MVA) where I serve as Chair  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Paralyzed Veterans of America Senior Health Policy Advisor Butler
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Roscoe Butler, senior health policy advisor of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on veterans-related legislation. * * * Mr. Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the subcommittee, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) would like to thank you for this opportunity to present our views on pending legislation impacting the De  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From VA Office of Human Resources & Administration/Operations, Security & Preparedness
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by John W. Boerstler, chief veterans experience officer of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on legislation affecting VA administrations and program offices: * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and Members of the S  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Veterans Health Administration (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Ajit Pai, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services, on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on legislation affecting VA programs and services: * * * Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Brownley, and other Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting us here  more

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Veterans Health Administration (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Ajit Pai, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services, on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on legislation affecting VA programs and services: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) VA also has a current research study on rates and causes of mortality in Vietnam era Veterans  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From Center for Strategic & International Studies Senior Fellow Johnson
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Clete D. Johnson, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Spectrum and National Security": * * * Chairwoman Cantwell, Senator Cruz, Members of the Committee, thank you for allowing me to share my perspective on spectrum and national security. It is a special honor to be here today, as this Committee   more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Furchtgott-Roth
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Harold Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow and director of the Center for the Economic of the Internet at the Hudson Institute, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Spectrum and National Security": * * * Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Senate Commerce Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. Today's hearing is about the r  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From Open Ran Policy Coalition Executive Director Rinaldo
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Diane Rinaldo, executive director of the Open Ran Policy Coalition, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Spectrum and National Security": * * * Chairwoman Cantwell, Senator Cruz, and Members of the Committee, my name is Diane Rinaldo, and I am the Executive Director of the Open RAN Policy Coalition. On behalf of the Coalition, I am grateful for this opportunity to dis  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From U.S. Olympics & Paralympics Committee Commission on State Co-Chair Koller
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security issued the following testimony by Dionne Koller, co-chair of the Commission on the State of the U.S. Olympics and Paralympics Committee, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics": * * * Thank you, Chairman Hickenlooper and Ranking Member Blackburn. I appreciate the opportunity to testify today in the   more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From University of Notre Dame Professor
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Monisha Ghosh, an electrical engineering professor at the University of Notre Dame, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Spectrum and National Security": * * * Good morning Chairwoman Cantwell and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the extremely timely and important topic of spectrum policy and technologies and their impact on   more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From USA Hockey Executive Director Kelleher
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security issued the following testimony by Pat Kelleher, executive director of USA Hockey, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics": * * * Thank you Chairman Hickenlooper, Ranking Member Blackburn and distinguished members of the sub-committee. It is a privilege to be here with you today to discuss athlete sa  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Testimony From Wi-Fi Forward Executive Director Brown
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Wi-Fi Forward Executive Director Mary Brown involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Spectrum and National Security": * * * Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I serve as the Executive Director of WifiForward, and have over 30 years of experience helping foster U.S. leadership in Wi-Fi technolog  more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Army of Survivors President French
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security issued the following testimony by Army of Survivors President Grace French involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics": * * * Thank you to Chairman Hickenlooper, Ranking Member Blackburn, and the other Subcommittee Members for inviting me to speak today to offer my perspective on safety in sports as an   more

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee Issues Testimony From U.S. Center for SafeSport CEO Colon
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security issued the following testimony by Ju'Riese Colon, CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics": * * * Thank you, Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, Chair Hickenlooper, and Ranking Member Blackburn, for inviting the U.S. Center for SafeSport (the Center) to discuss   more

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources & Environment Harrell
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Meryl Harrell, deputy under secretary of Agriculture for natural resources and the environment, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discu  more

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From FERC Member Nominee Chang
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by Judy W. Chang, President Biden's nominee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at a March 21, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I'm honored to be here today as a nominee to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commiss  more

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From FERC Member Nominee Rosner
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by David Rosner, President Biden's nominee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at a March 21, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you this morning as a nominee to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). I am humbled to be con  more

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From FERC Member Nominee See
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following written testimony by Lindsay S. See, President Biden's nominee to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at a March 21, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and each member of the Committee for your time today and for your work on the important issues of energy security facing our country. It's an honor to appear before you as a nomi  more

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Issues Testimony From Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior Mooney
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Joan Mooney, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for policy, management and budget, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the Wi  more

Senate Energy Committee Issues Testimony From Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation Executive Director Desautel
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Cody Desautel, executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission": * * * Good morning Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso and members of the Committee. I am Cody Desautel, Executive Director for the Confederated  more

Senate Energy Committee Issues Testimony From Wildland Fire Mitigation & Management Commission Member McDonald
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Madelene McDonald, a member of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "Examine the Findings and Recommendations of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission": * * * Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am pleased to be invited to speak with you today to provid  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From First Solar CEO Widmar
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by First Solar Inc. CEO Mark R. Widmar involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Good morning, Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Committee. My name is Mark Widmar, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of First Solar, the largest solar manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere. I have been with First Solar  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From HHS Secretary Becerra
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Health and Human Services Budget": * * * Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). I am pleased to appear before yo  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Huntsman President
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Huntsman Corp. President and CEO Peter R. Huntsman involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Committee to testify on how to best calibrate the tax code to grow U.S. manufacturing. It is an honor. I take very seriously   more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Ketchie President Silver
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Ketchie Inc. President Courtney Silver involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for holding today's important hearing focused on how the U.S. tax code impacts manufacturing in America. My name is Courtney Silver, and I am president and owner  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Social Security Administration Commissioner O'Malley
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley involving a hearing on March 20, 2024, entitled "The President's Fiscal Year 2025 Social Security Administration Budget": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the committee: Thank you for inviting me to discuss the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) service delivery, customer experience, and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget r  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From Treasury Secretary Yellen
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, on the fiscal 2025 budget: * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation. Over the past three years, the Biden Administration has driven a historic economic recovery. GDP growth is strong, inflation has come down significantly, and the labor market is remarkably healthy. Real wag  more

Senate Finance Committee Issues Testimony From United Steelworkers Director Fendley
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Anna Fendley, director of regulatory and state policy for United Steelworkers, involving a hearing on March 12, 2024, entitled "American Made: Growing U.S. Manufacturing Through the Tax Code": * * * On behalf of the members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union, I would like to thank Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and the members of the committee for holding this hearing today and for inviting me to t  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Issues Testimony From Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ratner
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "U.S. Strategy in the Pacific islands Region": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity today to discuss how the Department of Defense (DoD) is contributing to peace and security with U.S. partners across the Pa  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Issues Testimony From Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs Kritenbrink
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Daniel J. Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "U.S. Strategy in the Pacific islands Region": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and members of the committee, thank you for convening this hearing and for the opportunity to testify on U.S. strategy in the strategically impo  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Issues Testimony From Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator Nephew
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Richard M. Nephew, coordinator on global anti-corruption at the State Department, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Implementation of the U.S. Anti-Corruption Strategy": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, members of the Committee, thank you for holding this hearing. I am honored to testify about how the State Department is implementing the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corrup  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Issues Testimony From USAID Assistant to Administrator of Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights & Governance Green
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following testimony by Shannon Green, assistant to the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, involving a hearing on March 21, 2024, entitled "Implementation of the U.S. Anti-Corruption Strategy": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for your leadership on fighting corruption and the op  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Issues Testimony From USAID Bureau for Asia Assistant Administrator Schiffer
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following written testimony by Michael Schiffer, assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Asia, involving a hearing on March 14, 2024, entitled "U.S. Strategy in the Pacific islands Region": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands and how USAID is working to  more

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Heritage Heights Tenant
ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following testimony by Latysha Odom, a tenant at Heritage Heights in Griffin, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * Hello, my name is Latysha Odom. I am a 39-year-old single mother of four. I am so very grateful and thankful to be here and to be heard. I am here to testify on my experience living in Heritage Heights in Griffin, Georgia. My kids and I   more

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Low-Income Tenants Attorney Jones
ROSWELL, Georgia, April 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law issued the following written testimony by Ayanna Jones, a senior litigation counsel at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, at a field hearing on March 4, 2024, entitled "Human Rights in Housing": * * * I. INTRO Hello, my name is Ayanna Jones and I have been an attorney for nearly two decades. Throughout my career, I have made it my mission to serve low income tenants and underserved populations   more