Congressional Hearings
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Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Sets Oct. 9 Hearing on AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, Families
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Dr. Russ B. Altman, Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, Standford, CA
* Mr. John Bailey, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "AI's Potential to Support Patients, Workers, Children, and Families" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Dr. Russ B. Altman, Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science, Standford, CA
* Mr. John Bailey, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American EnterpriseInstitute, Washington, D.C.
* Ms. Harriet Pearson, Managing Principal, Axia Advisory, Shepherdstown, WV
* Dr. Juliet Schor, Professor, Boston College, Boston, MA
* Mr. Carlos Aramyao, President, UNITE HERE Local 26, Boston, MA
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Original text here: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/ais-potential-to-support-patients-workers-children-and-families
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Sets Oct. 8 Hearing on Labor Law Reform Part 1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 1: Diagnosing the Issues, Exploring Current Proposals" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Mr. Sean O'Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC
* Ms. Rachel Greszler, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
* The Honorable Marvin Kaplan, Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C., New York, NY
* The Honorable Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, Senior Advisor to the President,
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Labor Law Reform Part 1: Diagnosing the Issues, Exploring Current Proposals" at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Mr. Sean O'Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC
* Ms. Rachel Greszler, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
* The Honorable Marvin Kaplan, Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C., New York, NY
* The Honorable Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, Senior Advisor to the President,Communications Workers of America, Counsel, Bush Gottlieb, ALC, Washington, D.C.
* Mr. Steve Cochran, Skilled Trades Worker and Co-Chair of UAW Bargaining Committee, Volkswagen, Chattanooga, TN
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Original text here: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/labor-law-reform-part-1-diagnosing-the-issues-exploring-current-proposals
Senate Finance Committee Sets Oct. 8 Nomination Hearing For Treasury Deputy Under Secretary, IRS Chief Counsel
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Member Statements
* Mike Crapo (R - ID)
* Ron Wyden (D - OR)
Nominees:
* Jonathan Greenstein, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury
* The Honorable Donald Korb, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury
* Derek Theurer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Member Statements
* Mike Crapo (R - ID)
* Ron Wyden (D - OR)
Nominees:
* Jonathan Greenstein, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury
* The Honorable Donald Korb, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury
* Derek Theurer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury
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Original text here:https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/open-executive-session-to-consider-favorably-reporting-the-nominations-of-jonathan-greenstein-of-new-york-to-be-a-deputy-under-secretary-of-the-treasury-the-honorable-donald-korb-of-ohio-to-be-chief-counsel-for-the-internal-revenue-service-and-an-assistant-general-counsel-in-the-department-of-the-treasury-and-derek-theurer-of-virginia-to-be-a-deputy-under-secretary-of-the-treasury
Senate Armed Services Committee Sets Oct. 9 Nomination Hearing for Air Force Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, 2025, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* General Kenneth S. Wilsbach USAF, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force
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Original text here: https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-consider-the-nomination-of_general-kenneth-s-wilsbach-usaf-for-reappointment-to-the-grade-of-general--and-to-be-chief-of-staff-of-the-air-force
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Sets Oct. 8 Nomination Hearing for NRC Member, EPA Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Nominees:
* Ho Nieh to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
* Douglas Troutman to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Original text here: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=C9389CD3-57E2-48DC-A293-2FA3D5D9E372
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Sets Oct. 8 Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building:
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation:
Agenda:
* Nomination of Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building:
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee Executive Session on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to consider the following nominations and legislation:
Agenda:
* Nomination of Harry Kumar, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
*Nomination of Joyce Meyer, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs
* Nomination of Seval Oz, of California, to be the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Research and Technology
* S. 1070, National STEM Week Act (Ernst)
* S. 2126, Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Wicker)
* S. 2245, Digital Coast Act (Baldwin)
* S. 2357, Young Fishermen's Development Extension Act (Sullivan)
* S. 2563, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025 (Young)
* S. 2666, Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (Budd)
* S. 2975, PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 (Cruz, Cantwell)
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Original text here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/10/executive-session-14_2
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Sets Oct. 8 Hearing on How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans" at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building:
The hearing will examine how government agencies have used tactics to pressure Big Tech into censoring speech protected by the First Amendment, a practice known as "jawboning."
The hearing will expand upon the themes in Sen. Cruz's recently released report on a censorship campaign conducted in secret by the Biden administration's
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans" at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building:
The hearing will examine how government agencies have used tactics to pressure Big Tech into censoring speech protected by the First Amendment, a practice known as "jawboning."
The hearing will expand upon the themes in Sen. Cruz's recently released report on a censorship campaign conducted in secret by the Biden administration'sCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The report demonstrates that the agency infringed on the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to censor Americans that held views different than the Biden administration. CISA faced little pushback from the tech industry or the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, enabling the agency to avoid accountability. Sen. Cruz warns that CISA's unchecked censorship serves as a cautionary tale for future policy related to artificial intelligence, a new medium to share and receive information, and one that progressives across the world are already trying to control. The hearing will explore legislative solutions to safeguard Americans from jawboning.
Upon announcing the hearing, Sen. Cruz said:
"The First Amendment is the bedrock of this country, and we have an obligation to defend it. My recently released report on CISA reveals how the Biden administration threatened the First Amendment by pressuring Big Tech companies to censor lawful speech, disproportionately affecting conservative voices. It is dangerous for the government to abuse its authority and act as the speech police. No free society, built on an informed citizenry and public discourse, can thrive when government censors lawful speech and sets itself up as the arbiter of truth. With growing bipartisan interest in protecting free speech, I am increasingly hopeful Congress can advance legislation to stop government jawboning and safeguard every American's right to free speech."
Witnesses:
* Mr. Eugene Volokh, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University and Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles
* Mr. Alex Berenson, Independent Journalist and Author
* Mr. Sean Davis, Chief Executive Officer, The Federalist
* Mr. Gene Kimmelman, Senior Policy Fellow, Yale's Tobin Center for Economic Policy and Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
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Original text here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/10/shut-your-app-how-uncle-sam-jawboned-big-tech-into-silencing-americans_2
