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Tipoffs: Congressional Testimony Newsletter for Tuesday December 02, 2025 ( 6 items )  

American Action Forum President Holtz-Eakin Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for All Americans": * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden and members of the committee, thank you for the privilege of appearing today. In what follows, I wish to make to make three main points: * The Affordable Care Act was, and remains, a flawed  more

Associated General Contractors General Counsel Pilconis Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Leah Pilconis, general counsel for the Associated General Contractors of America, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you t  more

Clean Harbors Co-CEO Gerstenberg Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Clean Harbors Co-CEO Eric Gerstenberg from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * Madame Chair, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Committee, my name is Eric Gerstenberg, and I am the co-CEO of Clean Harbors, the nation's leader in environmental services. My testimony today draw  more

Congressional Research Service Division Supervisory Attorney Bowers Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Kate R. Bowers, a supervisory attorney in the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee: My name is Kate Bowers, and I am a supervisory attorney in the A  more

Congressional Research Service Division Supervisory Attorney Bowers Testifies Before Senate Environment & Public Works Committee (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Kate R. Bowers, a supervisory attorney in the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) This testimony will focus on a discretionary limitation on EPA's enforcement authority as well as one statuto  more

Urban Institute Senior Fellow Levitis Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Urban Institute senior fellow Jason Levitis from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for All Americans": * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about the cost of health care. My name is Jason Levitis. I am a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a nonprofi  more