WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Paul DeCamp, a member of Epstein, Becker and Green P.C., from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers": * * * Good morning, Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Adams, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify/1 at this hearing to address the treatment of tipped workers under t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Tom Boucher, chief executive officer and owner of Great New Hampshire Restaurants Inc., from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Adams, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. It is an honor to rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the University of California Berkeley Food Labor Research Center, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers": * * * My name is Saru Jayaraman, and I am the President of One Fair Wage and the Director of the UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center. On beh more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Simone Barro, a waiter, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers": * * * Good Morning, and thank you, Chairman Kiley and Ranking Member Adams, for the opportunity to testify. My name is Simone Barron. I have been a tipped worker in the full-service restaurant industry for 36 years. I have worked in several c more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Melba Spooner, dean of Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Innovative Teacher Preparation: Properly Equipping America's Educators": * * * Chairman Bean, Ranking Member Bonamici, esteemed committee members... It's an honor and a pleasure to be with you all today, and I more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Troy Broussard, state director for AARP Kentucky, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting AARP to testify today. My name is Troy Broussard, and I am the State Director for AARP Kentucky. AARP, which advocates for the more than 100 million Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Vanessa Chism, a caregiver fellow at the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano and Members of the Committee, thank you for providing me the opportunity to speak today. I am honored to testify alongside, Steve Schwab, Elizabeth Dole Foundation CEO, representing veter more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Elizabeth Dole Foundation CEO Steve Schwab from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Steve Schwab, and I am the CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation (EDF), a national non-profit whose mission is to s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Rajeev Ramchand, a senior policy researcher at Rand, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, thank you for your invitation to testify. My name is Dr. Rajeev Ramchand. I am a senior policy researcher at RAND, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, where I  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Colleen Richardson, executive director of the Caregiver Support Program at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community": * * * Good morning, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss VA's Caregiver Support  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan Pruden, special advisor to the Chief of Staff for Warrior Care at the Wounded Warrior Project, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee - thank you for inviting Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to share its perspective on the challenges facing the veteran care more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following written testimony by Melissa 'Missy' Meyer, director of community integration at the America's Warrior Partnership, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing on draft legislation No Wrong Door for Veterans Act: * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and other honorable members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the honor to testify before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health. Ther more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following written testimony by Jon Retzer, deputy national legislative director of Disabled American Veterans, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing on draft legislation to improve veterans health: * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting DAV (Disabled American Veterans) to testify at today's legislative hearing of the Subcommittee on Health. DA more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Elizabeth Curda, director of education, workforce and income security at the Government Accountability Office, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining VA's Challenges With Ensuring Quality Contracted Disability Compensation Examinations": * * * What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) uses more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Clark Pennington, chief operating officer of the Independence Fund, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing on draft legislation that impacts disabled veterans and caregivers: * * * The Independence Fund was established in 2007 to empower our nation's catastrophically wounded, injured, or ill Veterans, by helping them cope with and overcome the physical, mental, and emotional wounds sustained i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Ryan M. Gallucci, executive director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, on behalf of the National Veterans Service, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining VA's Challenges With Ensuring Quality Contracted Disability Compensation Examinations": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Carolyn Clancy, assistant undersecretary for health, discovery, education and affiliate networks at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing on veteran programs and services related legislation: * * * Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Brownley, and other Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting us here to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Kurt DelBene, assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for information and technology and chief information officer, from a Sept. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "VA's Open Cash Register: Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Revenue Operations": * * * Good morning, Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the op more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Jennifer Baptiste, deputy assistant inspector general for healthcare inspections at the Veterans Affairs Department, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "VA Accountability: What has Happened to Hampton?": * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and committee members, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a recent series of reports by the Office of I more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Cherri Waters, executive director of health portfolio and software management at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology, from a Sept. 26, 2024, hearing entitled "Ensuring Timely Access: Challenges in VA Scheduling": * * * Good morning, Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and distinguished Members of the Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Jennifer McDonald, director of the Community Care Division at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, from a Sept. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "VA's Open Cash Register: Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Revenue Operations": * * * Chairman Rosendale, Ranking Member Cherfilus-McCormick, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Julie Kroviak, principal deputy assistant inspector general for healthcare inspections at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Hearing: Dial 988 +1: Examining the Operations of the Veterans Crisis Line": * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and Subcommittee Members, thank you for the opportu more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity released the following testimony by Ronald Burke, under secretary for policy and oversight at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, from a Sept. 26, 2024, hearing entitled "Digital GI Bill in Disarray: Holding the Biden-Harris Administration Accountable for VA's Costly Mismanagement": * * * Chairman Van Orden, Ranking Member Levin, and other Members of the Subcommittee, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Jeffrey London, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining VA's Challenges With Ensuring Quality Contracted Disability Compensation Examinations": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member Pappas, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Matthew Miller, executive director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, from a Sept. 18, 2024, hearing entitled "Hearing: Dial 988 +1: Examining the Operations of the Veterans Crisis Line": * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity today to di more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Paul S. Crews, director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network 6 at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "VA Accountability: What has Happened to Hampton?": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and Members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to di more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health released the following testimony by Brian Dempsey, director of government relations at the Wounded Warrior Project, from a Sept. 11, 2024, hearing on legislation to enhance veterans access to care and support: * * * Chairwoman Miller-Meeks, Ranking Member Brownley, and distinguished members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health - thank you for the opportunity to submit Wounded Warrior Project more PR