WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following testimony by Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, on the oversight of the agency: * * * Thank you, Chair Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman, and Members of the Committee for the opportunity to come before you today to provide an update on the state of rural America, and the work the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been doing over the past three y more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following written testimony by Julie A. Lockwood, director of modernization at the Institute for Defense Analyses, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Evolving Workforce Dynamics and the Challenges for Defense Acquisition and Defense Industrial Base Personnel": * * * Chairman Reed, Ranking Member Wicker, and fellow distinguished Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am honored to contribute to today's more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following written testimony by Simon Johnson, professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Evolving Workforce Dynamics and the Challenges for Defense Acquisition and Defense Industrial Base Personnel": * * * A. Summary and Recommendations 1) The U.S. has serious long-standing issues related to what people in the tech in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following written testimony by Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Evolving Workforce Dynamics and the Challenges for Defense Acquisition and Defense Industrial Base Personnel": * * * Chairman Jack Reed, Ranking Member Roger Wicker, and Senate Armed Services Committee members thank you for the opportunity to testify on the state more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel issued the following testimony by Samantha McBirney, a biomedical engineer at Rand, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Exposure Care": * * * Chairwoman Warren, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the committee, good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Dr. Samantha McBirney. I am a biomedical engineer at RAND, a nonprofit, nonpartisan re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel issued the following testimony by Ross D. Zafonte, president of Spaulding Rehabilitation, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Exposure Care": * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Warren, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Dr. Ross Zafonte, and I am the honored to provide testimony today on traumatic brain injury and blast exposure care for members o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel issued the following testimony by Frank Larkin, chief operating officer of the Troops First Foundation, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Exposure Care": * * * We know that losing someone with TBI to suicide isn't the worst part. There are 500,000 other Ryan's currently out there with TBI1 trying to stay alive, despite being four times as likely to attempt suicide./1 Mili more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Daniel B. Maffei, President Biden's nominee to be chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, at a Feb. 28, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today. The last time I testified before this committee, the ocean-linked supply chains that serve our nation were in cri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Geoffrey S. Ellis, Energy Resources Program lead for geologic hydrogen, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States": * * * Good morning, Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the pote more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Koloma CEO Peter Johnson involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States": * * * Thank you Chairman Manchin, Ranking Member Barrasso, Senator Hickenlooper from Koloma's home state of Colorado, and other distinguished Members of the Committee for the opportunity to speak with you toda more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Michael C. Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Water Resources Development Act 2024: USACE Water Infrastructure Projects, Programs and Priorities." USACE is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following written testimony by Chief of Engineers Scott A. Spellmon, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Water Resources Development Act 2024: USACE Water Infrastructure Projects, Programs and Priorities." USACE is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. * * * Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and distinguished members of the Committee. I am honored to testify before you today along with the Honorab more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following written testimony by Suzanne Maloney, vice president and director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Tehran's Shadow Army: Addressing Iran's Proxy Network In The Middle East": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished Members, thank you for inviting me to contribute my views on the intensifying threats posed by Iran's proxy network more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following written testimony by Brian Hook, ex-special representative for Iran, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Tehran's Shadow Army: Addressing Iran's Proxy Network In The Middle East": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, Distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify. I previously spoke before this Committee in 2019 as the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, and I  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Daniel B. Shapiro, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for the Middle East, involving a hearing on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Yemen and Red Sea Security Issues": * * * Chairman Murphy, Ranking Member Young, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to speak with you today about the Houthis' piratical threats in the Re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Timothy A. Lenderking, U.S. special envoy for Yemen, involving a hearing on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Yemen and Red Sea Security Issues": * * * Chairman Murphy, Ranking Member Young, distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this invitation to speak with you about the situation in Yemen and the Administration's response to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued the following written testimony by Elina Ribakova, director of the International Affairs Program and vice president for foreign policy at the Kyiv School of Economics, involving a hearing on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "The U.S. Technology Fueling Russia's War in Ukraine: How and Why": * * * I. Summary of Testimony Chair Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued the following testimony by James Byrne, director of the Open Source Intelligence and Analysis Department at the Royal United Services Institute, involving a hearing on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "The U.S. Technology Fueling Russia's War in Ukraine: How and Why": * * * Chair Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. I am very honoured more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette S. Peters involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons": * * * Good morning, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate this opportunity to discuss how the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) is working to prevent deaths in custody and how we are c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons": * * * Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify at today's important hearing about preventing inmate deaths in federal prisons, and to discuss the Office of the Inspe more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution issued the following testimony by Laurel Hattix, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama": * * * Chairwoman Butler, Ranking Member Cruz, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama was founded in 1965, the same more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution issued the following written testimony by Shalela Dowdy, vice president of the Mobile Branch of the Alabama NAACP, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama": * * * Chair Butler, Ranking Member Cruz, and other distinguished Committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony concerning my experiences with racial discrimination in voting in more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution issued the following written testimony by LaTosha Brown, co-founder at Black Voters Matter Fund, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chair Butler, Ranking member Cruz and other members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, my name is LaTosha Brown, and I am a co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund ("BVM"), a power building sout more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by John Wetzel, board chair of the Keystone Restituere Justice Center, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "The Nation's Correctional Staffing Crisis: Assessing the Toll on Correctional Officers and Incarcerated Persons": * * * Good afternoon Chairman Booker, Ranking Member Cotton, and members of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism. M more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Rafael A. Mangual, a fellow of the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "The Nation's Correctional Staffing Crisis: Assessing the Toll on Correctional Officers and Incarcerated Persons": * * * Chairman Booker, Ranking Member Cotton, and all other members of this disting more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Stephen Walker, wellness director at One Voice United, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "The Nation's Correctional Staffing Crisis: Assessing the Toll on Correctional Officers and Incarcerated Persons": * * * Chairman Booker, Ranking Member Cotton, and esteemed Members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 7 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution issued the following testimony by Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, ranking member of the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "Modern-Day Voting Discrimination in Alabama": * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Butler and Members of the Subcommittee, for inviting me to speak with you today. Everyday, I am honored that I get the opportunity to represent Alabama's Civ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Santia Nance, co-founder of Sistas in Prison Reform, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "The Nation's Correctional Staffing Crisis: Assessing the Toll on Correctional Officers and Incarcerated Persons": * * * Chair Booker, Ranking Member Senator Cotton, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Santia Nance. I'm the mother of a middle-schooler, Vir more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by William Turner, director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Sacred Mission: Honoring America's Veterans and their Families at VA Cemeteries": * * * Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran and distinguished members of the Committee, on behalf of the Kelly Administration, our entire Team at the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office (KCVAO more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Matthew Quinn, under secretary for memorial affairs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Sacred Mission: Honoring America's Veterans and their Families at VA Cemeteries": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Michael Figlioli, director of the National Veterans Service at the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., involving a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Sacred Mission: Honoring America's Veterans and their Families at VA Cemeteries": * * * Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) an more PR