WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Health Care and Financial Services released the following testimony by Howard Husock, a senior fellow in domestic policy at the American Enterprise Institute, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II": * * * Good morning, Chair Grothman , Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi and members of the Committee. My name is Howard Husock, I'm a Senior Fellow in Domestic Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. I will suggest chan more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Health Care and Financial Services released the following testimony by Chris Edwards, chair in fiscal studies at the Cato Institute, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II": * * * Chairman Grothman and ranking member Krishnamoorthi, thank you for inviting me to testify at today's hearing on "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State." My testimony focuses on federal subsidies for affordable housing. Policymakers are  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Mike Fox, a legal fellow with the Cato Institute's Project on Criminal Justice, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath and the distinguished members of this Subcommittee. My name is Mike Fox, and I'm a legal fellow with the Cato In more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Helen Toner, director of strategy and foundational research grants at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology in Georgetown University, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chair Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. I ha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Benjamin Jensen, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on a matter of critical importance to the future eco more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Health Care and Financial Services released the following written testimony by Community Change advisor Indivar Dutta-Gupta from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II": * * * Chairman Grothman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to appear before you today to discuss America's system of social protection. My name is Indivar Dutta-Gupta, and for this hearing, I am tes more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency releases the following testimony by competitive fencer Stephanie Turner from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports": * * * I started fencing at the University of Maryland college club team twelve years ago and became competitive within the United States Fencing Association, the USFA, a year later. What started as a hobby quickly became a deep passion of mine. In these past twelve years I more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Kandia Milton, government affairs director for Dream.Org, from a May 6, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight entitled "Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons": * * * Good morning Chairmen Andy Biggs, Jefferson Van Drew, Ranking Members Lucy McBath and Jasmine Crockett, and to members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance an more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee Health Care and Financial Services released the following testimony by Benjamin S. Carson Sr., former secretary of the Housing and Urban Development, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Benjamin Carson, Sr., former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where I had  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Jonathan Turley, a professor of public interest law at the George Washington University, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach": * * * Chairman Biggs, ranking member McBath, members of the Subcommittee, my name is Jonathan Turley. I am a law professor at George Washington University, where I hold the J.B. and Maurice C. Sha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by GianCarlo Canaparo, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach": * * * My name is GianCarlo Canaparo, and I am a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Thank you for inviting me to testify. Everyone is familiar with the line "ignor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Payton McNabb, ambassador for sports at the Independent Women's Forum, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports": * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Greene and Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to appear today. My name is Payton McNabb, and I am a sports ambassador for the Independent Women's Forum. We a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following written testimony by Nicholas Andersen, president and chief operating officer at Invictus International Consulting LLC, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the urgent matter of protecting Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports": * * * I. Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony about USA Fencing's efforts to include all women and girls in sports, and to ensure safety and opportunity for all women and girl fencers--including women and gir more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Andy Potter, founder and executive director of One Voice United, from a May 6, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight entitled "Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Members, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to be here today. My name is Andy Potter, and I serve as the Founder and Executive Direct more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Cody Wilde, senior vice president of correctional programs at Prison Fellowship, from a May 6, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight entitled "Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons": * * * Dear Chairman Biggs, Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member McBath, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittees, thank you for the opportunity to provide written  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Right on Crime Executive Director Brett Tolman from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on overcriminalization. My name is Brett Tolman, and I am the Executive Director of Right On  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following written testimony by Christopher A. Mohr, president of the Software and Information Industry Association, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * I. Introduction Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Committee, on behalf of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) and its members, thank yo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by John Villasenor, a professor of law, electrical engineering and public policy at the University of California-Los Angeles, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Patrick D. Purtill, executive vice president and general counsel of Unify.US, from a May 6, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight entitled "Federal Corrections in Focus: Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons": * * * Mr. Chairmen, Ranking Members, and distinguished Members of Congress: Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today about the challenges and opportunities facing the federal B more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Damien Lehfeldt, board chair for USA Fencing, from a May 7, 2025, hearing entitled "Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports": * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Greene, Ranking Member Stansbury, and other Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Damien Lehfeldt, and I am the Chair of the Board of Directors for USA Fencing. USA Fencing is the National Governing Body ("NGB") that oversees and re more PR