WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy released the following testimony by Scott Woodard, acting deputy assistant secretary of State for economic growth, energy and environment, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Critical Minerals: Finding Opportunities for U.S.-Africa Partnerships": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Booker, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify today on the Administration's approach to securing crit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Gene Hamilton, president of the America First Legal Foundation, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Ending Illegal DEI Discrimination & Preferences: Enforcing Our Civil Rights Laws." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution--thank you for allowing me to testify today about this critical issue. As Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Ending Illegal DEI Discrimination & Preferences: Enforcing Our Civil Rights Laws." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and other distinguished Members of the Subcommittee. I am honored to appear before you today to present testimony on ending illegal racial discrimination an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by Samuel Levine, a senior fellow at the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law and Economic Justice, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data": * * * Chair Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Samuel Levine, and I serve as Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice.1 Until January, I led th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by Kate Goodloe, managing director of the Business Software Alliance, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data": * * * Good afternoon Chair Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Kate Goodloe, and I am Managing Director at the Business Software Alliance (BSA). BSA is the leading advocate for the global enterprise so more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Padilla, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss criminal deportations. To address the issues raised by the committee, I have structured my written testi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) For example, section 241(a)(1) of the INA149 directs DHS to remove all aliens under final orders of removal within 90 days, designated therein as the "removal period". Section 241(a)(2)150 of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, a resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that the primary mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations division is the enforcement of the provi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by William C. Hannas, a research professor and lead analyst at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology in Georgetown University, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Innovation in the Crosshairs: Countering China's Industrial Espionage": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, distinguished members of the Committee and staff, I am grateful for the opportunity to testify on this topic. I am a founding member of Georget more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Sujai Shivakumar, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Innovation in the Crosshairs: Countering China's Industrial Espionage": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, distinguished Members of the Committee, my name is Sujai Shivakumar, and I am honored to share my views with you on this important topic concerning our nation's innovation strategy. I am a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by Digital Progress Institute President Joel Thayer from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data": * * * Thank you, Chairwoman Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and esteemed members of this committee, for inviting me to testify and holding this important hearing. My name is Joel Thayer, and I am the president of the Digital Progress Institute--a think tank b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Deborah T. Fleischaker, principal consultant at Blackbird Ventures LLC and former acting chief of staff at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Padilla, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Deborah Fleischaker. I currently  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Victor Avila, former supervisory special agent at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * Good morning Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Victor Avila. I am retired ICE/Homeland Security Investigations Supervisory Special Agent. HSI is responsible for investigating crimes involving immigration, tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by former Minneapolis Police Commander Giovanni Veliz from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Padilla, and Members of the Subcommittee: Good afternoon. My name is Gio Veliz. It is my honor and duty to appear before this committee to provide testimony on community policing and safer communities for all. My academic and professio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Roy Boyd, sheriff of Goliad County, Texas, from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * To the Honorable Chair and Members of the Senate Committee on Border Security and Immigration, my name is Roy Boyd and I am the Sheriff of Goliad County, Texas. Goliad is a rural south Texas county of around seven thousand souls, situated about halfway between Houston and Lare more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Peter R. Huntsman, chairman, president and CEO of Huntsman Corp., from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Challenges to Meeting Electricity Demand": * * * Why I Am Here Today Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Committee to testify on how policymakers at the Federal, state and local level can work together to ensure America calibrates public polic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by Paul Martino, general counsel to the Main Street Privacy Coalition, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data": * * * Chair Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, I am Paul Martino, a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth here in Washington, DC, and I serve as General Counsel to the Main Street P more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by Marie Vega, mother of slain Border Patrol officer Javier Vega Jr., from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * My name is Marie Herrera Vega; I am the mother of two incredible sons. Javier "Harvey" Vega Jr. my first born, one of my two pride and joys. An amazing grandson, son, brother, husband, father, nephew, friend, classmate, and coworker with a heart of gol more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy released the following testimony by Jonathan Pratt, senior official at the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "Critical Minerals: Finding Opportunities for U.S.-Africa Partnerships": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Booker and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Administration's strategy for securing critical minerals and expa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following testimony by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Alejandro Barranco from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Biden's Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America": * * * Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Padilla, and Members of the Subcommittee: Good afternoon, my name is Alejandro Barranco. I am a proud Marine and the son of Narciso Barranco who was violently attacked and detained on Saturday, June 21, 2025 in Santa Ana, California, while wo more PR