WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. We are committed to working closely with you and your staff to ensure the AOC meets the needs and expectatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip L. Swagel from an April 9, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 appropriations request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Congressional Budget Office's budget request./1 CBO requests appropriations of $75.8 million for fiscal year 2026. Most of that amount--86.6 percent--would be for pa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for your unwavering commitment to the well-being of our Guardians and their families. Your dedication to their quality of life and servi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 A. Flosi from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for your continued interest and support in the quality of life of the women and men who serve our great Nation. I am honored to join my f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Congressional Research Service Director Karen Donfried from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to present the fiscal 2026 budget request on behalf of the Congressional Research Service (CRS). In addition to outlining CRS's budget requirements for the upcoming fiscal year, my testimony wi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following written testimony by Catherine Connor, vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Assessing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)": * * * Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Government Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro from an April 9, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, I would like to express my appreciation for the support this Subcommittee has shown GAO in the past few years. With your help we have made great progress in saving federal funds and achieving our missio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in support of the Library's fiscal 2026 budget request. The mission of the Library of Congress is to "Engage, inspire and inform the Congress and the American people with a universal and endu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James M. Honea from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to speak with you once more on behalf of our Sailors and their families. Security and prosperity continue to be preserved as a result o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following written testimony by Purpose Africa Chairperson Mark Dybul from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Assessing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)": * * * Good morning Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel and distinguished members of the Committee. It is a great privilege to come before this group, which I have had the opportunity to testify on PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria since the days of Jim Kol more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, from an April 8, 2025, member day hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriations: * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleishmann and Ranking Member Kaptur for the opportunity to share my priorities for the FY26 Energy & Water appropriations bill. I look forward to working with the subcommittee on shared goals of deploying technologies for better reservoir management, advancing weste more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following written testimony by Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, from an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on funding request for the Federal Emergency Management Agency: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, and Committee Members for the opportunity to provide written testimony for the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Member Day. This is an important opportunity for Members of the House of Representatives to advocate for our constit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, from an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Underwood, and Members of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of my constituents in the Fourth Congressional District of New York to urge you to continue to make critical, much-needed investments more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, from an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on funding for housing programs: * * * Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Clyburn, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to highlight several important issues affecting my constituents in the Fourth Congressional District of New York, on the South Shore more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, from an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency: * * * Thank you, Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Underwood, and Members of the Committee. As the Representative for Florida's 23rd Congressional District -- and the only former statewide Emergency Management Director to ever serve in Congress -- I've seen firsthand the devastation that disasters b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on funding for housing programs: * * * Thank you, Chair Womack and Ranking Member Clyburn, for inviting Members to provide input into the Appropriations process and to provide written testimony on the agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Developmen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, from an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * Good Morning Chairman Womack and Ranking Member Clyburn. Thank you for providing an opportunity to testify before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development for Fiscal Year 2026. As a Member of the House Transpo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, from an April 9, 2025, member day hearing on funding for housing programs: * * * Good morning, Chair Womack, Ranking Member Clyburn, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on one of the most important issues facing our country: housing. As Ranking Member and former Chairwoman of the House Financial Serv more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, from an April 8, 2025, member day hearing on funding for energy infrastructure and nuclear demonstration projects: * * * Good morning, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. My name is Randy Weber, and I have the honor of representing Texas' Fourteenth Congressional District, l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, distinguished members of this panel, thank you for the invitation to speak on behalf of the Soldiers, their Families, and the Army Civilians who make up our all-volunteer force. The reason we exist is to figh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- 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 an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "Quality of Life in the Military": * * * Chairman Carter, Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and distinguished members of the committee - thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of your United States Marines. As we have since our founding 250 years ago, the Marine Corps remains focuse more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Shira Perlmutter, register of copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office, from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit the U.S. Copyright Office's fiscal 2026 budget request. The Copyright Office is charged with overseeing the national copyright registration and re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by U.S. Government Publishing Office Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern from an April 9, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 appropriations request: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to appear before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations to present the Government Publishing Office's (GPO's) fiscal year 2026 appropriations request. Thank you for you more PR