Congressional Hearings
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Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Sets Aug. 22 Hearing on Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans' Mental Health
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Separating Fact from Fiction: Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans' Mental Health" at 11 a.m. on Aug. 22, 2025, at American Village Liberty Hall, 3727 Highway, 119 Montevallo, Alabama 35115:
Agenda
WITNESS LIST
Panel One
* Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
* Miriam J. Smyth, PhD, Executive Director, Brain, Behavioral and Mental Health
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Separating Fact from Fiction: Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans' Mental Health" at 11 a.m. on Aug. 22, 2025, at American Village Liberty Hall, 3727 Highway, 119 Montevallo, Alabama 35115:
Agenda
WITNESS LIST
Panel One
* Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
* Miriam J. Smyth, PhD, Executive Director, Brain, Behavioral and Mental HealthBroad Portfolio, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Panel Two
* Steve Levine, MD, Chief Patient Officer, Compass Pathways
* Adam Marr, Director of Operations, Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition
* Dr. Jim Wright, Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham
* Brian Schiefer, U.S. Air Force Veteran, Founder, Spinal Cord Injury & Diving Innovation
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Original text here: https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/8/separating-fact-from-fiction-exploring-alternative-therapies-for-veterans-mental-health
House Financial Services Subcommittee Sets Aug. 13 Hearing on Securing Supply Chain - Defense Production Act in Focus
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Securing the Supply Chain: The Defense Production Act in Focus" at 10 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2025, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force:
Witnesses
* Dr. Charles D. Ormsby, Acting Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
* Mr. Jeffrey W. Frankston, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy,
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Securing the Supply Chain: The Defense Production Act in Focus" at 10 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2025, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force:
Witnesses
* Dr. Charles D. Ormsby, Acting Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
* Mr. Jeffrey W. Frankston, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy,Department of Defense (DoD)
* Mr. Robert Faxon, Chairman of the Board, Consolidated Boring Inc.
* Mr. Gordon Follin, Chief Product Officer, Beehive Industries
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Original text here: https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410823
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Sets Aug. 14 Hearing on Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana" at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2025, at Delgado Community College - City Park Campus, Student Life Center, Lac Ponchartrain Room, 2nd Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119:
WITNESS LIST
Panel One
* Fernando O. Rivera, Director, Southeast Louisiana Healthcare System & Network Director, VISN16(Interim), Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
* Catina McClain, MD, Chief Mental
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana" at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2025, at Delgado Community College - City Park Campus, Student Life Center, Lac Ponchartrain Room, 2nd Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119:
WITNESS LIST
Panel One
* Fernando O. Rivera, Director, Southeast Louisiana Healthcare System & Network Director, VISN16(Interim), Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
* Catina McClain, MD, Chief MentalHealth Officer, VISN 16, Veterans Health Administration
* Laurel Harlin, PhD, Chief, Psychology Service, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration
* The Honorable Charlton Meginley, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs
Panel Two
* Dr. Cheryl Magee-Baker, Director, Hope Center, Inc.
* Emily Meyers, LPC, Chief Executive Officer, Longbranch Recovery and Wellness
* Jackson Smith, JD, Executive Director, Bastion Community of Resilience
* Kirk Long, Former Chief Executive Officer, Crescent City Surgical Centre
* Paul Hermann, Executive Director, Disabled American Veterans, Department of Louisiana
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Original text here: https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2025/8/breaking-barriers-improving-veterans-mental-health-in-louisiana
Senate Special Committee on Aging Sets Aug. 7 Hearing on Protecting Florida's Seniors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation" at 10 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, in Doral, Florida:
Members
* Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida)
Witnesses
* The Honorable Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Sheriff, Miami-Dade County, Doral, FL
* Jeff Johnson, State Director, AARP Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
* Kathy Kraninger, President & CEO, Florida Bankers Association, Tallahassee, FL
* Brandy Bauer, Joint Center Director for the State Health Insurance
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation" at 10 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, in Doral, Florida:
Members
* Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida)
Witnesses
* The Honorable Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Sheriff, Miami-Dade County, Doral, FL
* Jeff Johnson, State Director, AARP Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
* Kathy Kraninger, President & CEO, Florida Bankers Association, Tallahassee, FL
* Brandy Bauer, Joint Center Director for the State Health InsuranceAssistance Program (SHIP) Technical Assistance Center, Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center, Waterloo, IA
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Original text here: https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/protecting-floridas-seniors-fighting-fraud-and-financial-exploitation
Senate Special Committee on Aging Sets Aug. 7 Hearing on Protecting Florida's Seniors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation" at 10 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, in Doral, Florida:
Members
* Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida)
Witnesses
* The Honorable Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Sheriff, Miami-Dade County, Doral, FL
* Jeff Johnson, State Director, AARP Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
* Kathy Kraninger, President & CEO, Florida Bankers Association, Tallahassee, FL
* Brandy Bauer, Joint Center Director for the State Health Insurance
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation" at 10 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2025, in Doral, Florida:
Members
* Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida)
Witnesses
* The Honorable Rosie Cordero-Stutz, Sheriff, Miami-Dade County, Doral, FL
* Jeff Johnson, State Director, AARP Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
* Kathy Kraninger, President & CEO, Florida Bankers Association, Tallahassee, FL
* Brandy Bauer, Joint Center Director for the State Health InsuranceAssistance Program (SHIP) Technical Assistance Center, Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center, Waterloo, IA
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Original text here: https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/protecting-floridas-seniors-fighting-fraud-and-financial-exploitation
Senate Judiciary Committee Sets July 31 Nomination Hearing for Iowa, Virgin Islands Attorney
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building:
AGENDA
I. NOMINEES
a. Leif Olson, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
b. Adam Sleeper, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands
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Original text here: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/executive-business-meeting-07-31-2025
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Sets July 31 Hearing on Making Health Care Affordable
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients" at 10 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Ms. Chris Deacon, Principal and Founder, VerSan Consulting, Moorestown, NJ
* Dr. Benedic Ippolito, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
* Dr. Brian Miller, Associate Professor of Medicine, Practicing hospital medicine physician, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC
* Mr.
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WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients" at 10 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Ms. Chris Deacon, Principal and Founder, VerSan Consulting, Moorestown, NJ
* Dr. Benedic Ippolito, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
* Dr. Brian Miller, Associate Professor of Medicine, Practicing hospital medicine physician, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC
* Mr.Wendell Potter, President, Center for Health and Democracy, Philadelphia, PA
* Dr. Adam Gaffney, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Original text here: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/making-health-care-affordable-solutions-to-lower-costs-and-empower-patients
Senate Finance Committee Sets July 31 Nomination Hearing For Treasury Under Secretary, Health & Human Services Assistant Secretary
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:45 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Member Statements
* Mike Crapo (R - ID)
* Ron Wyden (D - OR)
Nominees:
* The Honorable Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury
* Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services
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Original text here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/open-executive-session-to-consider-favorably-reporting-the-nominations-of-the-honorable-jonathan-mckernan-of-tennessee-to-be-an-under-secretary-of-the-treasury-and-alex-adams-of-idaho-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-family-support-department-of-health-and-human-services
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WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:45 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Member Statements
* Mike Crapo (R - ID)
* Ron Wyden (D - OR)
Nominees:
* The Honorable Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury
* Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services
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Original text here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/open-executive-session-to-consider-favorably-reporting-the-nominations-of-the-honorable-jonathan-mckernan-of-tennessee-to-be-an-under-secretary-of-the-treasury-and-alex-adams-of-idaho-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-family-support-department-of-health-and-human-services
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Sets July 30 Nomination Hearing for Interior Director, Energy Assistant Secretary
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2025, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Agenda Items
1. Nomination of the Honorable Lanny Erdos to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior.
2. Nomination of Ms. Audrey Robertson to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
3. Nomination of Mr. Timothy Walsh to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
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WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:30 a.m. on July 30, 2025, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Agenda Items
1. Nomination of the Honorable Lanny Erdos to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior.
2. Nomination of Ms. Audrey Robertson to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
3. Nomination of Mr. Timothy Walsh to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
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Originaltext here: https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2025/7/full-committee-hearing-to-consider-pending-nominations
Senate Armed Services Committee Sets July 31 Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:15 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Mr. Michael T. Powers, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
* Dr. Amy E. Henninger, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
* Mr. David W. Denton, Jr., to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy
* Mr. Benjamin C. Kohlmann, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
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Original text here: https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-consider-the-nominations-of_mr-michael-t-powers-to-be-deputy-under-secretary-of-defense-comptroller--dr-amy-e-henninger-to-be-director-of-operational-test-and-evaluation--department-of-defense---mr-david-w-denton-jr-to-be-general-counsel-of-the-department-of-the-navy-and--mr-benjamin-c-kohlmann-to-be-assistant-secretary-of-the-navy--for-manpower-and-reserve-affairs
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WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:15 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* Mr. Michael T. Powers, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
* Dr. Amy E. Henninger, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense
* Mr. David W. Denton, Jr., to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy
* Mr. Benjamin C. Kohlmann, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
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Original text here: https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-consider-the-nominations-of_mr-michael-t-powers-to-be-deputy-under-secretary-of-defense-comptroller--dr-amy-e-henninger-to-be-director-of-operational-test-and-evaluation--department-of-defense---mr-david-w-denton-jr-to-be-general-counsel-of-the-department-of-the-navy-and--mr-benjamin-c-kohlmann-to-be-assistant-secretary-of-the-navy--for-manpower-and-reserve-affairs
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee Sets July 30 Hearing on Review of USDA Reorganization Proposal
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Review of the USDA Reorganization Proposal" at 11 a.m. on July 30, 2025, at 328A Russell Senate Office Building:
Witness
* The Honorable Stephen Alexander Vaden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, DC
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Original text here: https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-usda-reorganization-proposal
