WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Scott McBride, chief global asset protection officer for American Eagle Outfitters Inc., from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and esteemed members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to address you on a critical issue: Organized Retail Crime (ORC). Chaiman Grassley than more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by William 'Billy' Kirkland, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian affairs, from a July 17, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Committee. I would also like to take a moment to thank your staff for their time and effort. I know the long hours they routinely put in to ensure the important work more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by author David Baldacci a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * Mark Twain once said that travel is fatal to prejudice, meaning if you meet people where they live, you find out they're just like you. However, I had no chance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Maxwell V. Pritt, a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the invitation and opportunity to testify before you today.1  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following written testimony by Michael D. Smith, a professor of information technology and policy at Carnegie Mellon University, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * Introduction: Chairman Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Steven Willoughby, director of the Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Management Office at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing the Skies: Law Enforcement, Drones, and Public Safety": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the Department of Homela more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released the following testimony by former psychotherapist Emily Tarsell from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Voices of the Vaccine Injured": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Emily Tarsell. I am a retired psychotherapist and a mom. I was blessed with Christina, a healthy, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, released the following testimony by flu survivor Eric Stein from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Voices of the Vaccine Injured": * * * Dear Senator Johnson, Senator Blumenthal and members of the subcommittee, My name is Eric Stein. I am a flu survivor and the brother of Jessica Stein, who my family lost to the flu when she was four years old. Jessica's death impacted and c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Donna Lemm, chief strategy officer of IMC Logistics, on behalf of the American Trucking Associations, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft": * * * Introduction: Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Judiciary Committee, thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify before you today on behalf of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Summer Stephan, president of the National District Attorneys Association, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and respected Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you on this critical issue. My name is Summer Stephan, and I am the elected District  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by David J. Glawe, president and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau, from a July 15, 2025, hearing entitled "Beyond the Smash and Grab: Criminal Networks and Organized Theft": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify on behalf of the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), and for holding this impor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Bhamati Viswanathan, a professor at New England Law School, a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * The arts and cultural economic activity in the US, as estimated by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis accounted for 4.2 percent of GDP, or $1.17 trillion, in 2023. It  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Edward Lee, a law professor at Santa Clara University, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * Chair Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and other Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am a Professor of Law at Santa Clara University S more PR