WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Bonnie Short, director of the Alabama Reading Initiative at the State Department of Education, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "The Science of Reading": * * * Chairman Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to share Alabama's experience strengthening early literacy th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by Paul Kapur, assistant secretary of State in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "South Asia: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Region": * * * Chairman Huizenga, Ranking Member Kamlager-Dove, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear today to discuss the Trump Administration's approach to Sout  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following written testimony by Christian-Geraud Neema B., a nonresident scholar with the Africa Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda Through President Trump's Washington Accords - Part II." DRC is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the op  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts": * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to testify on the potential impacts of a shutdown to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Gregg Phillips, associate administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts": * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.), senior director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of the committee, on behalf of the Foun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Larry Saulsberry Jr., director of teaching and learning for K-12 literacy at Huntsville City Schools, Alabama, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "The Science of Reading": * * * s Thank you, Chairman Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, and members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee, for the opportunity to speak at today's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Todd M. Lyons, senior official performing the duties of the director at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to appear today to discuss the critical work U.S. Immigration and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Stephen M. Gele, board chairman of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy and a partner at Bivalacqua, Gele and Ellis, New Orleans, Louisiana, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * Thank you, Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Subco  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Ha Nguyen McNeill, acting administrator of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts": * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the invitation to testify before you today on behalf of the Transportation  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Joseph B. Edlow, director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am here to discuss the progress, priorities, and challenges of U.S. Citizens  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Rodney S. Scott, commissioner of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Thompson, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) immigration enforcement and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Matthew Quinn, deputy director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secret Service, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts": * * * Good morning, Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the looming government shutdown and its potential impact on the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Holly B. Lane, a professor of education at the University of Florida and the director of its Literacy Institute, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "The Science of Reading": * * * Thank you to Chairman Aderholt and Ranking Member DeLauro for the opportunity to speak before this Subcommittee. My name is Holly Lane, and I am a pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Vice Adm. Thomas Allan, acting vice commandant of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard, from a Feb. 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Potential DHS Shutdown Impacts": * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify on the severe impacts a government shutdown would have on your United St  more