WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following testimony by Julieta Noyes, assistant secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, from a July 24, 2024, hearint entitled "Latin America Forgotten: A Look at President Biden's FY 2025 Budget Priorities": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. I am pleased to be here today to talk with you a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following testimony by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols from a July 24, 2024, hearint entitled "Latin America Forgotten: A Look at President Biden's FY 2025 Budget Priorities": * * * Chairwoman Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following written testimony by Michael Camilleri, acting assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, from a July 24, 2024, hearint entitled "Latin America Forgotten: A Look at President Biden's FY 2025 Budget Priorities": * * * Chair Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to discuss USAID's role in advancing the United States'  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Rick Geddes, academic director and founder of Cornell University's Program in Infrastructure Policy, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Long-Term Economic Benefits and Impacts from Federal Infrastructure and Public Transportation Investment": * * * Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Christopher Coes, acting under secretary of Transportation for policy, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Long-Term Economic Benefits and Impacts from Federal Infrastructure and Public Transportation Investment": * * * Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today and for your leadership and partnership as w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy released the following testimony by Heidi Shierholz, an economist and president of the Economic Policy Institute, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Banning Noncompete Agreements: Benefits for Workers, Businesses, and the Economy": * * * Chair Warren, Ranking Member Kennedy, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the benefits to workers, business more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy released the following testimony by Rull James Toussaint, an orthopaedic surgeon, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Banning Noncompete Agreements: Benefits for Workers, Businesses, and the Economy": * * * Good afternoon Chair Warren, Ranking Member Kennedy, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me. I am here to discuss my experience with noncompete agreements from a physici more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy released the following written testimony by Hayley Paige, a wedding dress designer and the co-founder of SHE IS CHEVAL, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Banning Noncompete Agreements: Benefits for Workers, Businesses, and the Economy": * * * Introduction I am Hayley Paige, a wedding dress designer and the co-founder of SHE IS CHEVAL. From a young age, I was destined to design wedding dr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by David Schwietert, chief government affairs and policy officer at the Alliance For Automotive Innovation, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, Senator Graham and distinguished members of the Committee: on behalf of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) and our members, thank you for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following written testimony by Britta Gross, director of transportation at EPRI, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles": * * * Mr.Whitehouse, Mr. Ranking Member, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Britta Gross, the Director of Transportation at EPRI. Background EPRI is an independent, non-profit, global energy research, development, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Jesse D. Jenkins, assistant professor at Princeton University, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles": * * * 1. Introduction I would like to thank Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and the members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify before this committee. My name is Jesse Jenkins. I am an expert on energy systems engineering and clim more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Maureen Hinman, chair and co-founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles": * * * Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and distinguished Members of the Committee, it is my sincere pleasure to appear before you today. My name is Maureen Hinman, and I am the Chair and Co-founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a non- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by InvestUP CEO Marty Fittante from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on critical infrastructure funding, the impact it has on rural American communities, and the challen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by Michael Aaron, business manager of Laborers International Union of North America, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * My name is Michael Aaron, and I am the Business Manager of Laborers International Union of North more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by Brad Wieferich, director at the Michigan Department of Transportation, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * Good morning Chairman Peters, On behalf of the men and women at the Michigan Department of Transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion released the following written testimony by Dillon Davidson, senior trade officer for the Nevada Department of Agriculture, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Enabling Rural Businesses to Grow at Home While Competing Abroad": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Rosen, Ranking Member Budd, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Dillon Davidson, and while I serve as Vice Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion released the following testimony by North Carolina Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Gary Salamido, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Enabling Rural Businesses to Grow at Home While Competing Abroad": * * * Introduction Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, Subcommittee Chair Rosen, Ranking Member Budd, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by Capt. Paul C. LaMarre III, director of the Port of Monroe, and president of the American Great Lakes Ports Association, from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * Good morning, Chairman Peters, distinguished members of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports released the following testimony by SEMCOG Executive Director Amy O'Leary from a July 23, 2024, field hearing entitled "Examining the Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Transportation Infrastructure": * * * Thank you Senator Peters, Ranking Member Young, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Amy O'Leary,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion released the following testimony by Reed Westcott, senior director of government affairs and federal policy for the National Small Business Association, and executive director of the Small Business Exporters Association, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Enabling Rural Businesses to Grow at Home While Competing Abroad": * * * Chair Rosen, Ranking Member Budd, Members more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight released the following testimony by Keller and Heckman LLP Counsel David Fischer from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Chemical 6PPD": * * * Chairman Merkley, Ranking Member Mullin and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight released the following testimony by Tracey Norberg, executive vice president and general counsel at the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Chemical 6PPD": * * * I. Introduction Good afternoon, Chairman Merkley, Ranking Member Mullin and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight released the following testimony by Katrina Lassiter, hazardous waste and toxics reduction program manager at the Washington State Department of Ecology, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Chemical 6PPD": * * * Good morning, Chair Merkley, Ranking Member Mullin, and Members more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by LaShea Lofton, deputy city manager for Dayton, Ohio, on behalf of the Government Finance Officers Association, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development": * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for holding today's hearing on Tax Tools for Local Economic Development. My name is LaShea Lofton and I am the Deputy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Julia Nelmark president and CEO of Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corp., and vice chair of the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development": * * * Introduction Mr. Chairman, my name is Julia Nelmark and I am the President & CEO of Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC). MMCDC serves Minnesota and surroundin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following written testimony by Michael J. Novogradac, managing partner of Novogradac and Co., from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development": * * * Thank you, Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo and members of the committee for inviting me to speak today on leveraging the tax code for local economic development and the importance of community development. As you consider tax legislation, we ur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following written testimony by Michael J. Novogradac, managing partner of Novogradac and Co., from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Make Opportunity Zones More Transparent While the OZ incentive has bipartisan and bicameral support, all stakeholders agree that adding reporting and transparency requirements as included in the Small Business Jo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Opportunity Funds Association President Shay Hawkins from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Tax Tools for Local Economic Development": * * * Introduction Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, it is a pleasure to be with you today. This will be my second time testifying before the Committee, but my first time I will be joined by a fellow Ohioan, so look forward to learning from Ms. Lofton, as well as Ms. N more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following written testimony by Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Strategic Competition with the PRC: Assessing U.S. Competitiveness Beyond the Indo-Pacific": * * * Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Risch, distinguished members, thank you very much. I always appreciate the opportunity to testify before this committee. And I especially want to note appreciation for your partner more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation released the following testimony by James C. O'Brien, assistant secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department, from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "The Future of Europe": * * * Chairwoman Shaheen, Ranking Member Ricketts, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the future of Europe. Your r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by the U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald L. Rowe Jr. from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Examination of the Security Failures Leading to the Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump": * * * Good morning, Chairman Peters, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Paul, Ranking Member Graham, and distinguished Members of the Committees. Thank you for the opportunity t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following joint testimony by U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald L. Rowe Jr. and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate from a July 30, 2024, hearing entitled "Examination of the Security Failures Leading to the Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump": * * * Good morning, Chairman Peters, Chairman Durbin, Ranking Member Paul, Ranking Member Graham, and distinguished Members of the Committees. Thank you for the opportun more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by Karine Laboy, a mother of an incarcerated pregnant woman at York Correctional Institute in Niantic, Connecticut, from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Birth Behind Bars": * * * Chairman, members of the Subcommittee, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to address you today. My name is Karine Laboy, and I reside in New Britain, Connecticut. My daughter has been in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by obstetrician-gynecologist Carolyn Sufrin from a July 31, 2024, hearing entitled "Birth Behind Bars": * * * Good afternoon Senator Ossoff and distinguished guests. Thank you for the invitation to participate in this hearing. My name is Carolyn Sufrin. I am a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and a PhD researcher at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopki more PR