WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin from a May 15, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Thank you, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget Request f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson from a May 15, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission"), and I am pleased to appear before you today to testi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson from a May 15, 2025, hearing on the on the oversight of the agency: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 3. Strengthening Data Security The Commission brought its first data security case under Section 5 of the FTC Act in 2002 under the leadership of Chairman Timothy J. Muris.54 As Chairman Muris  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Fight to Protect Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Social Services from Republican Budget Cuts WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Democratic Senate colleagues in sending an open letter to the public exposing the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans' plan to gut Head Start, Meals on Wheels, and other essential social servi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from a May 14, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget: * * * The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is to enhance and protect the health and well-being of the American people. President Trump and all of us at HHS take that charge seri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: This Week, Senator Lujan In The News Standing Up For New Mexicans and Fighting Back Against Republicans' Attacks On Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been fighting back against Congressional Republicans' attacks on essential services and programs that New Mexicans rely on, exposing the Trump administration's block more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer from a May 15, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget: * * * Chairman Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. It's an honor to appear before the Subcommittee to share the important work this administration is doing at the Department of Labor. It more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan: Trump Administration Illegally Blocking Nearly $316 Billion Owed to Native Communities WATCH Senator Lujan's Remarks in Senate Indian Affairs Committee Washington, D.C.-- A new tracker revealed that the Trump administration is blocking or freezing more than $430 billion in federal funding owed to communities across the country -- including nearly $316 billion for national programs that su more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * Peters & Slotkin Urge Secretaries Noem and Rubio to Protect Students' Constitutional Rights Senators' Letter Comes After Students Across Michigan Have Their Legal Visas Terminated WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) are calling for more information about recent visa  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Dan Munsey, fire chief for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, from a May 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Fixing Our Forests: How Improved Land Management Can Protect Communities in the Wildland-Urban Interface": * * * This nation does not have a wildland fire problem. It has a wildland management leadership problem. My name is Dan Munsey. I am more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan from a May 14, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chair, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you, alongside General Smith and Admiral Kilby, as the 79th Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to discuss the posture of the Department of the Navy. Thank you for your continued support for our Department. I repre more PR

CEDAR CITY, Utah, May 20 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Jake Garfield, deputy director for the Utah Office of Energy Development, from a May 12, 2025, field hearing entitled "Letting Off Steam: Unleashing Geothermal Energy Development on Federal Land": * * * Thank you Chairman Stauber, Representative Begich, and Representative Maloy, for the opportunity to participate in the hearing today. My name is Jake Garfield more PR