Tipoffs: Congressional Testimony
Center for a Secure Free Society Executive Director Humire Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement released the following testimony by Joseph M. Humire, executive director of the Center for a Secure Free Society, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Enhancing Federal, State, and Local Coordination in the Fight Against Criminal Illegal Aliens":
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Chairman Higgins, Ranking Member Lee, and distinguished members of the subcommittee.
Thank you for your leadership on this issue and f
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Elizabeth Dole Foundation VP Beck Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Meredith Beck, vice president of government Affairs and community engagement at the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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Chairmen Bost and Moran, Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal, distinguished Members of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs, t
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Ex-Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator Walker Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment released the testimony by Jeff Walker, former executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board, on behalf of the Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund." WIFIA is the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
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Chairman Collins,
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GAO Director MacLeod Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation released the following testimony by Heather MacLeod, director of homeland security and justice programs at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Coast Guard Acquisitions and Infrastructure":
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Chairman Ezell, Ranking Member Carbajal, and Members of the Subcommittee:
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our r
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GAO Director Marroni Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management released the following written testimony by David Marroni, director of physical infrastructure at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Making Federal Real Estate Work for the Taxpayer":
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Chairman Perry, Ranking Member Stanton, and Members of the Subcommittee:
The federal government owns
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GAO Managing Director Kociolek Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Kristen Kociolek, managing director of financial management assurance at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Shifting Gears: Moving From Recovery to Prevention of Improper Payments and Fraud":
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Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee:
I am pleased to be here today to
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GAO Managing Director Krause Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following testimony by Heather Krause, managing director of physical infrastructure at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing":
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Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Cohen, and Members of the Subcommittee:
I am pleased to participate in today's hearing on the Federal Aviation Admin
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Garney Construction Preconstruction Executive Buckley Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment released the testimony by Dan Buckley, preconstruction executive for Garney Construction, on behalf of the National Utility Contractors Association, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund." WIFIA is the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
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Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished
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General Aviation Manufacturers Association President Bunce Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following testimony by Peter J. Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing":
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On behalf of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) membership, thank you for the opportunity at testify on this critical hearing "America Builds: Air
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Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans CEO Jaslow Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Allison Jaslow, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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Chairman Moran, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Blumenthal, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the Committee. On behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's (IAVA) more than 425,000 member
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Jacobs Solutions Global Principal Matichich Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment released the testimony by Mike Matichich, global principal for economic and financial services at Jacobs Solutions, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund." WIFIA is the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
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Good morning, Chairmen Graves and Collins, Ranking Members Larsen and Wilson
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Lummi Nation Chairman Hillaire Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment released the testimony by Lummi Nation Chairman Tony Hillaire from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund." WIFIA is the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
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Chairman Collins, Ranking member Wilson, it is an honor and a privilege to testify here before this distinguished subcommittee tod
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National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Daniels Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following written testimony by Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing":
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) at today's hearing titled "America B
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National Association for Veterans Rights President O'Rourke Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following written testimony by Peter O'Rourke, president of the National Association for Veterans Rights, from a March 5, 2025, hearing on discussion draft legislation impacting veterans:
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National Organization of Veterans' Advocates Executive Director Rauber Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Diane Boyd Rauber, executive director of the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates, from a March 5, 2025, hearing on discussion draft legislation impacting veterans:
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On behalf of the National Organization of Veterans' Advocates (NOVA), I would like to thank Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, and members of the DAMA Subcommittee
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Paralyzed Veterans National President Thomas Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Robert Thomas, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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Chairman Moran, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Blumenthal, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committees, I appreciate the opportunity to present Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) 2
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Paralyzed Veterans National President Thomas Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Robert Thomas, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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(Continued from Part 1 of 2)
It is left up to each facility to proactively establish integrated care for patients within the SCI/D system, and unfortunately, this has not been a priority for
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Professional Aviation Safety Specialists President Spero Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following testimony by Dave Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing":
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Chair Nehls, Ranking Member Cohen and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO
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Public Buildings Reform Board Member Winstead Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management released the following testimony by David Winstead, a board member of the Public Buildings Reform, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Making Federal Real Estate Work for the Taxpayer":
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Chairman Perry, Ranking Member Greg Stanton and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to update you on the
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Rep. Foster Testifies Before House Science, Space & Technology Committee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, from a March 11, 2025, member day hearing on science and energy research infrastructure needs of the Energy Department:
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Thank you Chair Babin and Ranking Member Lofgren for the opportunity to testify today.
Today, I'd particularly like to talk about some of the science and energy research infrastructure needs of the Department of Energy. I'd like to
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Rinaldi Consultants President Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following written testimony by Rinaldi Consultants President Paul M. Rinaldi from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Air Traffic Control System Infrastructure and Staffing":
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Good morning, Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Cohen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Paul Rinaldi. I spent 30 years in the Federal Aviation
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Student Veterans National President Lyon Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jared Lyon, national president and CEO of the Student Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, and Members of Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Student Veterans of America (SVA) is honored to present tes
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Student Veterans National President Lyon Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jared Lyon, national president and CEO of the Student Veterans of America, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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(Continued from Part 1 of 2)
Additionally, Pell Grants currently include a Dependent Care Allowance, but many student veterans do not qualify due to their GI Bill benefits.77 Revising Pel
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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors President Carroll Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Bonnie Carroll, president and founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is the national provider of comfort, care, and resources to all those grieving the death of a military or veteran lo
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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors President Carroll Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Bonnie Carroll, president and founder of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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(Continued from Part 1 of 2)
Since the passage of the PACT Act, the VA and numerous VSOs have noticed an influx of advertisements and solicitations from predatory clai
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USCG Acting Deputy Commandant Allan Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation released the following testimony by Vice Adm. Thomas G. Allan Jr., acting deputy commandant for operations at the U.S. Coast Guard, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Coast Guard Acquisitions and Infrastructure":
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Good morning, Chairman Ezell, Ranking Member Carbajal, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for your continued ove
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Veteran Benefits Guide CEO Smith Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Josh Smith, CEO and co-founder of Veteran Benefits Guide, from a March 5, 2025, hearing on discussion draft legislation impacting veterans:
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My name is Josh Smith and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Veteran Benefits Guide (VBG). VBG is a private company that assists Veterans in navigating the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Lipphardt Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Alfred J. Lipphardt, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs, it is my honor to be with you today on behalf of
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Lipphardt Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Alfred J. Lipphardt, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation:
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(Continued from Part 1 of 2)
Additionally, these provisions direct the establishment of a comprehensive brain health and trauma demonstration program, which will provide integra
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Veterans of Foreign Wars National Legislative Service Director Murray Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following written testimony by Pat Murray, director of the National Legislative Service for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 5, 2025, hearing on discussion draft legislation impacting veterans:
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Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Unite
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