WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden from a Dec. 2, 2025, legislative hearing on the Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act (H.R. 5063): * * * Assateague Island, VA is such a valuable resource for recreation to not only to our locals but also to our 1.0 million plus visitors each year. Between the golden sands of sunbathing, the rich fishing areas, to the swimmers and surfers to even the b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Greggory Pemberton, president of the District of Columbia Police Union Lodge No. 2, from a Dec. 2, 2025, legislative hearing on the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (H.R. 5103): * * * Good morning Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Greggory Pemberton, and I am the President of D.C. Police Union Lodge #2, representing roughly  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Ryan McClure, executive director of the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, from a Dec. 2, 2025, legislative hearing on the Gateway Partnership Act (H.R. 5254): * * * Good morning Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to present my testimony today in support of H.R. 5254, the Gateway Partnership Act of 2025. I am Ryan   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Robert D. MacLean, director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Law Enforcement and Security, from a Dec. 2, 2025, legislative hearing on the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (H.R. 5103): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on behalf of the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Brian J. Miller, an associate professor of medicine and business at Johns Hopkins University, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing on the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans' Health Care Act (H.R. 4077) and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047): * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished members of the Committee:   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Tom Wheaton, national treasurer of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing on the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans' Health Care Act (H.R. 4077) and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047): * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) wo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Margarita Devlin, principal deputy under secretary of Veterans Affairs for benefits, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing on the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans' Health Care Act (H.R. 4077) and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047): * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee. I appre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Sharri Briley, surviving spouse of former Army chief warrant officer Donovan Lee 'Bull' Briley, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing on the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans' Health Care Act (H.R. 4077) and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047): * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished members of the House Vet  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Kenneth Spencer, government affairs chief of staff of the U.S. Park Police Fraternal Order of Police, from a Dec. 2, 2025, legislative hearing on the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (H.R. 5103): * * * Good morning Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, my name is Kenneth Spencer and my testimony this aftern  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kristina Keenan, director of national legislative service at the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing on the Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of Veterans' Health Care Act (H.R. 4077) and the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 6047): * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, on be  more