WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Appropriations Committee issued the following testimony by Vice Adm. Ricky Williamson, deputy chief of naval operations for fleet readiness and logistics, involving a hearing on April 18, 2023, on the fiscal 2024 budget request: * * * It is an honor to appear before you representing the thousands of Navy Sailors and civilians at our 70 installations worldwide. Thank you for the opportunity to testify about the importance of our infrastructure, its resiliency,   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following testimony by Denisha Allen, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, involving a hearing on April 18, 2023, entitled "School Choice: Expanding Educational Freedom for All": * * * My name is Denisha Allen. Thank you, Representative Bean, for your leadership, and to the body for having me. I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, mostl  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections issued the following testimony by T. David Long, CEO of the National Electrical Contractors Association, involving a hearing on April 19, 2023, entitled "Examining Biden's War on Independent Contractors": * * * My name is T. David Long. I am the Chief Executive Officer of the National Electrical Contractors (NECA), a national trade association and the leading voice of the $202 billion electrical  more