WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Riley M. Barnes, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, Members of the Committee, thank you for considering my nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). I want to extend my gratitude to President Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Todd M. Wilcox, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of State for diplomatic security, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Sheehan, and Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you today, seeking your advice and consent regarding my nomination to be the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security. It is worth noti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Christopher Pilkerton, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for investment security, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren and distinguished members of the Committee, it is an honor to be nominated for this role and a privilege to be before you today. I would like to thank President Trump and Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan H. Burke, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Treasury for terrorist financing, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am humbled and grateful to have been nominated to serve as the Assistant Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stephen Miran, President Trump's nominee to be a Fed member, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you for those kind words, Chairman Scott. Ranking Member Warren, distinguished Members of the Committee; it's a great privilege to sit before you all today, though back in February I didn't imagine I'd be back so soon. I'm honored to be nominated by the President an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by David LaCerte, President Trump's nominee to be commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and members of the Committee. It's an honor to appear before you today. I humbly come before you as President Trump's nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following written testimony by Laura Swett, President Trump's nominee to be commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich and distinguished members of the Committee, I am grateful to appear before you today and for your considering my nomination to be a Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda": * * * Thank you, Chairman Crapo and Ranking Member Wyden, for the invitation to appear before the Committee today. I am here to share the President's health care agenda and priorities, what we've accomplished to date at the Department of Health and Human Services, and w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Benjamin Hobbs, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for public and Indian housing, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to sit before you today as the nominee for Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) at t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Ronnie Kurtz, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for community planning and development, from a Sept. 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and Members of the Committee--thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored and humbled by President Trump's confidence in nominat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman David A. Wright from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and distinguished members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is an honor to serve as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and I am grateful for the trust pla more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Bradley R. Crowell from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Good morning, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Committee. Thank you for holding this hearing at a critical time for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and for the safe operation and deployment of nuclear energy technologies. Today we f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Matthew Marzano from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It feels a bit like a homecoming to return to this Committee where I once had the privilege of serving on st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Melinda 'Mindy' Hildebrand, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this committee, it is an honor to appear before you as President Donald J. Trump's nominee to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica. I am sincerely grateful to President Trump and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Bill Bazzi, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the privilege to appear before you today. I am deeply honored by the trust President Trump and Secretary Rubio have placed in me. When I arrived in America at the age of 12, I had more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Dan Negrea, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, from a Sept. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished Members: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to be nominated by President Trump to serve as the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic more PR