WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Jennifer Pipa, vice president of disaster programs for the American Red Cross, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Preparing for Disasters: Unique Challenges Facing Older Americans": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Scott, Ranking member Gillibrand and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for the privilege of testifying before you today on behalf of the American Red Cross. We commend the Committee for holding this much-needed hearing  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Russell Lowery-Hart, chancellor of Austin Community College District, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Higher Education": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the Committee, I am honored to serve my students, colleagues and community as the Chancellor of Austin Community College District (ACC) in Central Texas. The ACC District covers a service area of 7,000 square miles, which is larg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "The Department of Homeland Security's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026": * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and distinguished Members of this Committee: It is a privilege to present to you the Department of Homeland Security's critical work to keep our nation safe and share our priorities for Fiscal Year 2026. In the first 100 days  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by L. Vance Taylor, a subject matter expert for the Inclusive Emergency Management, from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Preparing for Disasters: Unique Challenges Facing Older Americans": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, Members of the Committee, my name is L. Vance Taylor. It is an honor to testify today. I do so, not on behalf of any government agency, but as a subject matter expert in the field of emergency management who lives w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco from a May 14, 2025, hearing entitled "Preparing for Disasters: Unique Challenges Facing Older Americans": * * * Thank you, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Special Committee on Aging, for inviting me to speak before you today. My name is Chris Nocco and I have the distinct honor of serving as the Sheriff of Pasco County, Florida, a county just north of Tampa Bay on Florida's gulf with  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Higher Education": * * * Good morning Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, members of the committee. My name is Mike Pierce and I am the executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC). We are a national nonprofit organization fighting to eliminate the burden of student de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Higher Education": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) During times of fiscal stress, states often use public higher education as a balance wheel,103 cutting funding which institutions fill through higher tuition, fees, reductions in student aid or vital student services, or other mechanisms that  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Taylor University President D. Michael Lindsay from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Higher Education": * * * American higher education is facing a profound crisis of public trust. Formerly viewed as a transformative force for good in society, many institutions have drifted from the foundational values that once inspired the public's confidence and investment. This drift has led to declining trust in higher  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following written testimony by Mark Brown, president and CEO of Tuskegee University, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of Higher Education": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: I am Mark Brown, the 10th President and Chief Executive Officer of Tuskegee University. I testify before you on the State of Higher Education as a representative of the 101 legislatively establ more PR