WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Adm. James W. Kilby, acting chief of naval operations, from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the posture of the United States Navy. On behalf of our Sailors, Navy civilians, and families deployed and stationed ar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools": * * * Chair Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: My name is Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, and I am the CEO and President of the America more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by David Peters, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Commerce for export enforcement, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, distinguished Senators, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am grateful to President Trump and Commerce Secretary Lutnick and am honored to be their nominee for Assista more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the House Armed Services Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Paul Kapur, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asian affairs, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to join you as President Trump's nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. I appreciate the tru more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Francis Brooke, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for international trade and development, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee, I am honored to be here with you as the nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Treasury for International Trade and Devel more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by Brian D. Quintenz, President Trump's nominee to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of this Committee. It is a true honor and a privilege to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following written testimony by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from a June 10, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Ken Calvert, Ranking Member Betty McCollum, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget for the Department of Defense. I am honored to testify alongside General Dan Caine, the 22nd more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John Jovanovic, President Trump's nominee to be chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished members of this Committee, I am honored to be here today as President Trump's Nominee to serve as Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Bryan Bedford, President Trump's nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from a June 11, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, Members of the Committee. I want to start by thanking President Trump for nominating me, and for his bold vision to restore our Air Traffic Control system to its rightful place a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Ben DeMarzo, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for congressional and intergovernmental affairs, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee. I would like to thank President Trump for nominating me for this important position and Secretary Turner f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Craig W. Trainor, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for fair housing and equal opportunity, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished members of this Committee, it is an honor to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Fair Housin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner from a June 10, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget: * * * Chairman Womack, Vice Chair Bice, Ranking Member Clyburn, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today in support of President Trump's 2026 Budget for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. I want to specifically th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Matthew Gibbins, assistant superintendent in the Richardson Independent School District, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools": * * * My name is Dr. Matthew Gibbins, and I serve as an Assistant Superintendent in the Richardson Independent School District (RISD). I'm honored to share the story of our district's  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools": * * * The first smartphone, the iPhone, went on sale in 2007. By 2012, the majority of Americans owned a smartphone. The years since have resembled a vast experiment, especially on children and adolescen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request": * * * 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 con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Gen. Michael Langley, commander of the U.S. Africa Command, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished Committee Members, United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) is committed to and focused on safeguarding the homeland from threats emanating fr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Art Fisher, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Austria, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Daines, Ranking Member Murphy, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to appear before you today and for your consideration to allow me to serve as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. Serving America, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Nicholas A. Merrick, President Biden's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Czech Republic, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the next United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. I am deeply grateful for the trust and confi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Andrew Puzder, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you as President Trump's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to the European Union. I'm immensely hon more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Howard W. Brodie, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Finland, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored and humbled by President Trump's nomination to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Finland. I t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Luigi Rinaldi, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, from a June 12, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Daines and distinguished Committee Members, it is an honor to be here with you today. I am grateful to President Trump for nominating me to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, and to Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his support throug more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Gen. Michael Kurilla, commander of the U.S. Central Command, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Our Partners have described the events over the last twenty months as an earthquake; one that began on 7 October 2023 and continued to produce aftershocks across the region. Aft more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Benjamin Black, President Trump's nominee to be CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for having me here today and for the time you and your staff have spent with me, in anticipation of this hearing. Senator Cotton, thank you for your kind words more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following testimony by Steven J. Morani, performing the duties of under secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, from a June 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Army Munition Industrial Base Modernization": * * * Chairman Wittman, Ranking Member Norcross, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you about efforts to modernize our munitions industrial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Jacob S. Helberg, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment, from a June 10, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee: It is the honor of a lifetime to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins from a June 11, 2025, hearing on the agency's accomplishments: * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and distinguished members of this Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to highlight what the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accomplished since the start of the new administration. President Donald J. Trump said it more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Utah Senior Advisor for Education Rich K. Nye from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Screentime in Schools": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today, and thank you for tackling such an important topic. My name is Rich Nye. I serve as the Senior Advisor for more PR