WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Taylor Jordan, assistant secretary of Commerce for environmental observation and prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the National Weather Service: * * * Greetings Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Meng, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Taylor Jordan, Assi  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power released the following testimony by David Palumbo, deputy commissioner of operations at the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on legislation to address drought and promote water security: * * * Chair Hoeven, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the Subcommittee, I am David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for your steadfast dedication to the well-being of our Guardians and their families. Y  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force David R. Wolfe from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Shultz, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record. It is an honor to represent   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power released the following written testimony by Terry L. Turpin, director of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Energy Projects, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on hydropower permitting and oversight: * * * Chairman Hoeven, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Terry Turpin and I am the Director of the Office of Energy Projects at the Federal Energy Regulatory   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Markwayne Mullin, President Trumps' nominee to be secretary of Homeland Security, from a March 18, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, members of the committee--I am truly humbled to accept this nomination. First, I want to thank my wife, Christie, and our six wonderful children. Christie is the light of my life. We've been married for  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman IV from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman-Schultz, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee thank you for the opportunity to provide this statement for the record. It is the honor of my lifetime  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Aurene Martin, board member of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Advancing Permanency in Child Welfare: Leveraging Federal Funding for Adoption Programs": * * * My name is Aurene Martin and I am a board of directors' member of the National Indian Child Welfare Association. I am  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Thank you, Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer and members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government for inviting me to testify today. It is an honor to appear before you and share the imp  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on funding for agricultural research: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of Indiana's farmers, researchers, and rural communities. I represent a district where agricul  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleischmann and Ranking Member Kaptur for the opportunity to share my priorities for the FY27 Energy & Water appropriations bill. I look forward to working with the subcommittee on shared goals of deploying technologies for bett  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to share exciting updates about an important project to my district and to the next generation of United States agric  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, dated March 24, 2026, for a March 26, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations requests: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, and Committee Members, for the opportunity to provide written testimony for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Member Day. This   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, dated March 23, 2026, for a March 26, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, and Committee Members, for the opportunity to provide written testimony to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appro  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, and Committee Members, for the opportunity to provide written testimony for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee Appropriations Member Day. This is an important oppo  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on China's influence in the United Nation's specialized agencies: * * * Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and Members of the subcommittee: I am grateful for the opportunity to testify before you today for the subcommittee's Member Day hearing regardi  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Clyburn, and Members of the Subcommittee: I am grateful for the opportunity to testify for the Subcommittee's Member Day hearing on the importance of trucking in Wyoming and hig  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Dear Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, and Members of the Subcommittee: As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of robust funding for our gover  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Dear Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and Members of the Subcommittee: As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of robust funding for accounts that help st  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following written ftestimony by Rep. William Keating, D-Massachusetts, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on funding requests: * * * Dear Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Member Day. I appreciate   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on funding requests: * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleischmann and Ranking Member Kaptur for the opportunity to participate in this Member Day. I want to begin with an issue that is long overdue for action and critically important to my district, the erosion of the Chincoteague  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests for transportation and housing programs: * * * Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Clyburn, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for holding this Member Day hearing and allowing me the opportunity to speak. I'm here today   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 fudsing requests: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I want to start by expressing my appreciation for the Subcommittee's consistent support for rural America. By pri  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on funding for public infrastructure: * * * Thank you, Chair Womack and Ranking Member Clyburn, for inviting Members to provide input into the Appropriations process and written testimony on the agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the Transportati  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on funding to support programs for farmworkers: * * * Thank you, Chairman and Ranking Member, for the opportunity to testify before this Committee. I represent California's 25th Congressional District. We grow dates, citrus, leafy greens, table grapes,   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Washington, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Chairman Harris and Ranking Member Bishop, for the opportunity to testify before you today. As you prepare appropriations for Fiscal Year 2027, I ask that you continue to prioritize the farmers and growe  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations for global security and international development: * * * Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Lois Frankel, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today in front of this committee on our  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on funding requests for community projects: * * * Good morning. Thank you so much for allowing me the opportunity, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, to bring forward our priorities here in this committee. Today, I would like to focus on the community project fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Fleischmann and Ranking Member Kaptur, as you begin your work on the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2027, I strongly urge you to include a language request I have submitted to effectively terminate the propose  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Good Morning Chairman Harris and Ranking Member Bishop. It is a pleasure to once again testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture. My district of Southern New Jersey has many rural   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Womack and Ranking Member Clyburn, for the opportunity to discuss priorities for the FY 2027 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill. First, I request that the  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on community project funding requests: * * * Good Morning, Chairman Fleischman and Ranking Member Kaptur. It is a pleasure to once again testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water. My District of Southern New Jersey is one of the most coastal in  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on funding for Gulf Coast infrastructure: * * * Good morning, Chairman Cole, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member DeLauro, Ranking Member Kaptur, and distinguished members of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee. My name is Congressman Randy Weber, and I prou  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Sergeant Major of the Army Michael R. Weimer from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * The Army's motto, "This We'll Defend," is an unwavering promise we make to the American people every day. For 250 years, the American Soldier has been the underwriter of that promise, standing as the bedrock of  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of your United States Marines. I am honored to represent  more