WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following written testimony by Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of Air Force Reserve, from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": * * * Chairman McConnell, Ranking Member Coons, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to testify on behalf of the United States Air Force Reserve (AFR). The A more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Army Reserve Chief Robert D. Harter from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": * * * Two and a half centuries after the first shots of the American Revolution, the Army Reserve continues to embody the spirit of those original Minutemen. Like their predecessors, Citizen Soldiers stand read more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following written testimony by Mark A. Cohen, a senior fellow at the Asia Society of Northern California, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership": * * * It is my honor to testify before you today on "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership." Today's topic presents a near existential problem: is America's innovation  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Bradford Muller, vice president of corporate communications at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership": * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff and other members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry is the nation's leading maker more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by country music singer-songwriter Martina McBride from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025": * * * Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Senator Klobuchar, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to speak about S. 1367, the "NO FAKES Act of 2025," a landmark eMort to protect human voices and likenesse more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development released the following testimony by Energy Secretary Christopher Wright from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Energy": * * * Chairman Kennedy, Ranking Member Murray, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you and this Committee today as the Secretary of Energy to discuss the President's Fiscal Year more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin A. Makary from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Food and Drug Administration": * * * Chairman Hoeven, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Ricky Dixon, secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities": * * * My name is Ricky Dixon, and I serve as Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections and currently serve as the 109th President of the American Correctional Association. I am honored to speak today more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Robert Dooley, coordinator of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program at Florida Highway Patrol, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities": * * * As unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continue to proliferate across recreational, commercial, and malicious domains, the ability of public safety agencies to detect and mitig more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Laura K. Donohue, a law professor at Georgetown University, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities": * * * Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have become ubiquitous. They are employed for commercial delivery, journalism, agriculture, construction, surveying, law enforcement, firefighting, photography, sports broadcast more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Laura K. Donohue, a law professor at Georgetown University, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) The meaning of UAS is similarly tied to provisions in the U.S. code which broadly define it as "an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (including communication links and t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate 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 20, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services": * * * The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is to enhance and protect the health and  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior": * * * Chair Murkowski, Ranking Member Merkley, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 Budg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Labor": * * * Chair Capito, Ranking Member Baldwin, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. It's an honor to appear before the Subcommit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Neeraj Sood, a senior scholar at the Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service, from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain." PBM stands for pharmacy benefit manager. * * * Key Points: * A substantial portion of what Americans pay for prescription drugs is captured by intermediaries in the d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of the Marine Corps Forces Reserve, from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": * * * Chairman McConnell, Ranking Member Coons, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to testify on behalf of the Commandant of the Marine  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Aaron Todd Bores, executive vice president for product development at Moen, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership": * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: It is truly an honor and a pleasure to appear here today. Thank you for the opportunity. My name is Aaron B more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following written testimony by Karyn Temple, senior executive vice president and global general counsel at Motion Picture Association, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Foreign Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership": * * * I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Thank you, Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and members of the subcommittee, for the opportunity to testify about foreign  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following written testimony by Christen Price, a senior legal counsel at the National Center of Sexual Exploitation, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025": * * * I. Introduction Chairwoman Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for holding this hearing and addressing a truly urgent mat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following written testimony by National Guard Bureau Chief Steven S. Nordhaus from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": * * * Chairman McConnell, Ranking Member Coons, and esteemed members of the Subcommittee--thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Soldiers, Airmen, Civilian teammates, and f more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Sharon Faust, senior vice president chief pharmacy officer at Navitus Health Solutions, from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain." PBM stands for pharmacy benefit manager. * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin and members of the Committee on the Judiciary, thank you for the opportunity to come before you and share wit more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, chief of Navy Reserve, from a May 22, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": * * * Chair McConnell, Ranking Member Coons, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the 57,700 Navy Reserve Sailors who are the strategic depth  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Sheetal Kircher, a medical oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain." PBM stands for pharmacy benefit manager. * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Sheetal Kircher, and I am a medical more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Juan Carlos 'JC' Scott, president and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain." PBM stands for pharmacy benefit manager. * * * Good morning, Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and other members of the Committee. My name is Juan Carlos "JC" Scott, and I am the Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by Mitch Glazier, chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025": * * * Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Subcommittee, I am Mitch Glazier, Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America, and I am hon more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following testimony by Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration": * * * Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Reed, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's FY 2026 discre more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Secretary of State Marco Rubio from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of State": * * * Thank you, Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Schatz, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee for inviting me to address you today. I know we are here to discuss appropriation more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Texas Rangers Staff Captain Troy Wilson from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. My name is Troy Wilson and I am Staff Captain with the Texas Rangers at the Texas Department of Public Safety. I have been conduct more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Randy McDonough, CEO of Towncrest Pharmacy Corp., from a May 13, 2025, hearing entitled "PBM Power Play: Examining Competition Issues in the Prescription Drug Supply Chain." PBM stands for pharmacy benefit manager. * * * Good morning, Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify this morning on behalf of my patients. I would also like to expr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Jennifer Daskal, a partner at Venable LLP, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify at today's hearing, Defending Against Drones: Safeguards for Countering Unmanned Aircraft Sys more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following written testimony by Suzana Carlos, head of music policy at YouTube, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025": * * * Chairwoman Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today on the important topic of the NO FAKES Act and digital replicas gener more PR