WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Don Bryan Witherbee, president and CEO for Agragene Inc., from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Past Breakthroughs and Future Innovations in Crop Production": * * * Chairman Thompson Ranking Member Craig and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify at today's hearing. My name is Bryan Witherbee and I am President and CEO for Agragene, Inc. Agragene is an innovative agricultural biotechnology company working to transform how  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Travis Cushman, deputy general counsel of litigation and public policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the Committee, my name is Travis Cushman. I am the Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Public Policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), and I am honored to provide this testim more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Terry Abbott, chairman of the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Past Breakthroughs and Future Innovations in Crop Production": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA). CPDA is the premier advocate for the agrotechnology in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events released the following testimony by Edward F. Davis III, former Boston Police Commissioner, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Lessons Learned: An Examination of Major Security Incidents at Mass Gathering Events": * * * Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou and distinguished Members of the Taskforce, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify at today's hearing and to contribute to this important discussion on how t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Kim Zetter, a journalist, author and adjunct professor at Georgetown University, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Fully Operational: Stuxnet 15 Years Later and the Evolution of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure": * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Swalwell and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me an opportunity to testify before you today on the subj more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Matt Schuiteman, a board member of the Iowa Farm Bureau, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * Thank you, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and House Ag Committee, to allow me to testify on this important issue. My name is Matt Schuiteman, and I live and farm with my wife Minde and our 7 children near Sioux Center in Sioux County, Iowa. I am here today representing my farm, my county, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events released the following written testimony by Kansas Chief of Police Stacey Graves from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Lessons Learned: An Examination of Major Security Incidents at Mass Gathering Events": * * * Thank you Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou, and Members of the Task Force for convening today's hearing. I lead the Kansas City Missouri Police Department, a department with a full strength of over 1,400 sworn law enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Lilly Rocha, executive director of the Latino Restaurant Association, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * The U.S. economy has long benefited from the sheer size and influence of the Latino consumer segment. With an estimated 65 million Latinos representing nearly 20% of the U.S. population, Latinos possess significant economic purchasing power. The Latino community includes entrepr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Nate Gleason, program leader for the Cyber and Infrastructure Resilience Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Fully Operational: Stuxnet 15 Years Later and the Evolution of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure": * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Swalwell, Chairman Green, Ranking Member Thompson and Members of the Subcommittee, thank yo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events released the following written testimony by Louisiana State Police Superintendent Robert P. Hodges from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Lessons Learned: An Examination of Major Security Incidents at Mass Gathering Events": * * * Distinguished Members of the Committee: Good afternoon. I am Colonel Robert Hodges, Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police (LSP). I was born and raised in New Orleans and have served this great sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events released the following testimony by Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Lessons Learned: An Examination of Major Security Incidents at Mass Gathering Events": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou, and members of the House Homeland Security Task Force on Special Events. I would also like to acknowledge the representative from my hometown Congressman Carlos Gimenez more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Holly Cook, an economist with the National Pork Producers Council, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to testify. I appreciate the opportunity to provide perspectives on the current economic impacts of California's Proposition 12, as well as the potential impacts that additional stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Pat Hord, vice president of the National Pork Producers Council, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) represents 42 affiliated state associations, working together to ensure the U.S. pork industry remains a consistent and responsible supplier of high-quality pork to domestic and international markets. Through public policy outreach, NPPC fig more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Karl Wyant, director of agronomy at Nutrien, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Past Breakthroughs and Future Innovations in Crop Production": * * * Good morning, Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss emerging innovations in crop production. My name is Karl Wyant, and I serve as Director of Agronomy at Nutrien. It is an honor to speak on behalf of g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following written testimony by Tatyana Bolton, executive director of the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Fully Operational: Stuxnet 15 Years Later and the Evolution of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure": * * * Chairman Garbarino, Ranking Member Swalwell, and members of the subcommittee; on behalf of the Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition, thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Zara Perumal, co-founder and chief technology officer of Overwatch Data, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Exploitation: A New Era of Risk": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today, and for creating a forum to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape of cybe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Don Cameron, vice president and general manager of Terranova Ranch Inc., from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Past Breakthroughs and Future Innovations in Crop Production": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the committee, it is an honor to be invited here today to help inform the important decisions you have been elected to make on behalf of U.S. agriculture for the food security of this nation. My name is Don Cameron. I a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, a professor and specialist in agricultural law with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Committee, it is an honor to testify before you today on this important topic. I am Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural Law with Texas A&M Agr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Ari Redbord, global head of policy at TRM Labs, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Exploitation: A New Era of Risk": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the urgent and evolving threat posed by artificial intelligence in the hands of criminal actors. I am honored to appear befor more PR