DORAL, Florida, Aug. 29 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Jeff Johnson, state director for AARP Florida, from an Aug. 7, 2025, field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation": * * * Chairman Scott thank you for inviting AARP to testify today. My name is Jeff Johnson, and I am the State Director for AARP Florida. AARP advocates for the more than 100 million Americans age 50 and older, including 10 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Acadian Ambulance Service CEO Eddy Dupuis from a July 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering Workers by Expanding Employee Ownership": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to share my experience as the CEO of Acadian Ambulance Service and for the opportunity to share the impact that employee-ownership has had on more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Benedic Ippolito, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from a July 31, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients": * * * The high cost of U.S. health care presents a consistent challenge for policymakers. Total spending now reaches nearly $5 trillion per year/1 with federal outlays accounting fo more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jackson Smith, executive director of the Bastion Community of Resilience, from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * Thank you Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Senator Cassidy for the privilege of testifying before this committee today. My name is Jackson Smith, I am the Executive Director of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Allyson Y. Schwartz, a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future is Loper Bright: Congress's Role in the Regulatory Landscape": * * * Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Fetterman, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for convening this Hearing and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Allyson Y. Schwartz, a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future is Loper Bright: Congress's Role in the Regulatory Landscape": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) A regulated entity, such as a company, says the meaning of a word or phrase is X; an agen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Chad Squitieri, an assistant law professor at the Catholic University of America, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future is Loper Bright: Congress's Role in the Regulatory Landscape": * * * Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Fetterman, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Wendell Potter, president of the Center for Health and Democracy, from a July 31, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients": * * * Sixteen years have passed since I first testified before the Senate as a former health insurance executive. I warned lawmakers back then about the business practices of the increasingly co more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Paul Hermann, executive director of Disabled American Veterans Department of Louisiana from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss how we can improve mental health care  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kirk Long, former CEO at Crescent City Surgical Centre, from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * Good morning. I am Kirk Long and I thank Senator Cassidy for his invitation to speak today. I am also a United States Marine Corps veteran, and the proud father of an active-duty Marine currently serving at Camp more PR

MONTEVALLO, Alabama, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Brian Schiefer, a former member of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party, from an Aug. 22, 2025, field hearing entitled "Separating Fact from Fiction: Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans' Mental Health": * * * Good afternoon, distinguished Senators. Thank you for inviting me to this vital panel. I am Brian Schiefer, a former U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TAC more PR

DORAL, Florida, Aug. 29 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Kathleen L. Kraninger, president and CEO of the Florida Bankers Association, from an Aug. 7, 2025, field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation": * * * Chairman Scott, on behalf of the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) and our more than 150 member banks operating in the great state of Florida, I am honored to appear before you on such a crucial more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by Susan E. Dudley, founder of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center, from a July 30, 2025, hearing entitled "The Future is Loper Bright: Congress's Role in the Regulatory Landscape": * * * Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Fetterman, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Adam Gaffney, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, from a July 31, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients": * * * Thank you, Chairman Cassidy, ranking Senator Sanders, and all of the members of the HELP Committee for the opportunity to speak to an issue that affects effectively every American: un more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Hope Center representative Cheryl Magee-Baker from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * Good morning, Senator Cassidy and members of the committee. I'm honored to represent Hope Center, a faith-based organization headquartered in Gretna, Louisiana, an outreach ministry of The Hope of Glory Church under the l more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women's Forum, from a July 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Freedom to Work: Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear today. My name is Patrice Onwuka, and I am the director of the Center more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brian J. Miller, an associate professor of medicine and business at Johns Hopkins University, from a July 31, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Committee: My name is Brian Miller, and I practice hospital medicine at the Johns Hop more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brock Barton, CFO at King Arthur Baking Co. from a July 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering Workers by Expanding Employee Ownership": * * * Good morning Chairman Cassidy, ranking member Sanders, and the members of this committee. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today in support of employee-owned businesses. My name is Brock Barton and I am the Chief F more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Charlton Meginley from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member, Senator Cassidy, and distinguished members of the SVAC, thank you for the opportunity to provide written and oral testimony for the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affa more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Longbranch Recovery and Wellness CEO Emily Meyers from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * My name is Emily Meyers, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana. I have dedicated my career to developing programs that support individuals and their families recover from mental health and substance use  more PR

DORAL, Florida, Aug. 29 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz from an Aug. 7, 2025, field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation": * * * Good morning Chairman, distinguished panelists, and everyone present. Welcome to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's office. This is your home. Thank you, Chairman Rick Scott, for your leadership and continued commitment to protecting America' more PR

DORAL, Florida, Aug. 29 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Brandy Bauer, director of the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center, from an Aug. 7, 2025, field hearing entitled "Protecting Florida's Seniors: Fighting Fraud and Financial Exploitation": * * * Chairman Scott, thank you for inviting me here today on behalf of the Senior Medicare Patrol program. The nation's 54 Senior Medicare Patrol, or SMP, programs are managed by the U.S. Administration fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Torch Technologies co-founder Bill Roark from a July 24, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering Workers by Expanding Employee Ownership": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to share my experience as a cofounder of Torch Technologies and the profound impact employee ownership has had on our company more PR

MONTEVALLO, Alabama, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by James K. Wright, an adjunct assistant clinical professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, from an Aug. 22, 2025, field hearing entitled "Separating Fact from Fiction: Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans' Mental Health": * * * Thank you for allowing me to give some information to the Committee of Veteran's Affairs on hyperbaric oxygen treatment for neurologic injuries  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Chris Deacon, a principal at VerSan Consulting LLC, from a July 31, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients": * * * I. Introduction: Transparency is the First Step Toward Accountability Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on a matte more PR

MONTEVALLO, Alabama, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Adam Marr, director of operations at the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition, from an Aug. 22, 2025, field hearing entitled "Separating Fact from Fiction: Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans' Mental Health": * * * Introduction: Who I Am and Why This Matters Senator Tuberville, thank you for the honor of testifying at this field hearing on Alternative Therapies. My more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 30 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Fernando Rivera, interim director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, from an Aug. 14, 2025, field hearing entitled "Breaking Barriers: Improving Veterans' Mental Health in Louisiana": * * * Good morning, Senator Cassidy, and distinguished guests. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss VA's extensive efforts to enhance the mental health and well-being of Veterans in Louisiana. more PR