WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Clarence R. Clark, a board member of the Alaska Forest Association, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * EXECUTIVE ORDERS There have been several EOs signed by President Trump that should have positive effects on how the federally owned forest resources within Alaska are managed. They inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Deantha Skibinski, executive director of the Alaska Miners Association, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Ethan Tyler Sr., director of public policy and lands for the Aleut Corporation, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Ethan Tyler, Sr. Director of Public P more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Tom Umphress, board vice chair for the American Motorcyclist Association, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on legislation to clarify entrance privileges for vehicles with respect to the America the Beautiful interagency pass (H.R. 4386): * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee: Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, than more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Rebecca Winthrop, a senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of K-12 Education": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Committee-- thank you for the opportunity to testify on the state of K-12 education. My name is Rebecca Winthr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following written testimony by Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Igniting America's Energy Future: The Promise and Progress of Fusion Power": * * * Chairman Weber, Ranking Member Ross, and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), and I'm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Dutch Kuyper, vice-president of lands and real estate for Cook Inlet Region Inc., from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Thank you Chairman Gosar and Ranking Member Dexter for inviting me to participate in the hearing today. I appreciate the opportunity to provide testimony on Unleashing Alaska's Extr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Clark Penney, a partner and senior financial advisor with Cypress Wealth Services, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, Congressman Begich, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for holding a hearing on Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Scott Muri, superintendent emeritus of Ector County Independent School District, Florida, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of K-12 Education": * * * In the summer of 2019, the West Texas school district featured in the movie Friday Night Lights for its football prowess on the athletic field was on the verge of a state takeover because of its poor performance more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Debra Houry, former chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust Through Radical Transparency: Reviewing Recent Events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Implications for Children's Health": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Susan Coller Monarez, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust Through Radical Transparency: Reviewing Recent Events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Implications for Children's Health": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, distinguished members of the Committee:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Bess Averett, executive director, of Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act (H.R. 4467): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony today. My name is Bess Averett, and I serve as more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Hoover Institution senior fellow Eric Hanushek from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of K-12 Education": * * * The COVID-19 pandemic was bad for anybody in school at the time. There's no question that the closures harmed students' learning trajectories. But while educators rushed to address COVID learning losses, few Americans grasped that their children had alre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of K-12 Education": * * * Indiana's goal is clear: to meet every child where they are and ensure each has access to the quality education needed for lifelong success. This commitment extends to all 1.13 million Hoosier students attending more than 2,200 schools across our state. Ev more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Martin R. West, vice-chair of the National Assessment Governing Board, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of K-12 Education": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, members of the Committee: It's an honor to testify before you on what the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, tells us about the state of K-12 education. As you more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by James Robinson, director of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on legislation to extend National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation legislative authority to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia (H.R. 2196): * * * Good morning, Mr. Chairman and esteemed members of the House Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by William Alexander, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act (H.R.309): * * * Good morning, Chairman Tiffany and Ranking Member Neguse. My name is William Alexander, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Michael A. Caldwell, associate director of park planning, facilities and lands at the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on legislation to enhance community outreach and officer safety programs: * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by John Christensen, president of the Native Village of Port Heiden, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Representative Dexter, Representative Huffman, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today at this hearing. My name is John Christensen, and I serve as the Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Candido Arturo Archuleta Jr., director of operations and programs at the New Mexico Land Grant Council, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing on the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act (H.R. 4284): * * * This written testimony is submitted on behalf of the New Mexico Land Grant Council. The Council is a state agency established in 2009 by the New Mexico Legislature. Its statutory m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following written testimony by Troy Carter, director of the Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Igniting America's Energy Future: The Promise and Progress of Fusion Power": * * * Chairman Weber, Ranking Member Ross, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the promise of fusion energy. My name is more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following written testimony by Will Regan, co-founder and president of Pacific Fusion, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Igniting America's Energy Future: The Promise and Progress of Fusion Power": * * * Chairman Weber, Ranking Member Ross, and Members of the Committee: My name is Will Regan, and I am the Co-Founder and President of Pacific Fusion. Thank you for the opportunity to testif more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Philip A. Wight, an associate professor of history and Arctic and northern studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Thank you, Chairman Gosar and Ranking Member Dexter, for the opportunity to testify on this timely subject. I am an energy and enviro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following written testimony by Stephanie Diem, principal investigator of the Pegasus-III experiment and a professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, from a Sept. 18, 2025, hearing entitled "Igniting America's Energy Future: The Promise and Progress of Fusion Power": * * * Chairman Weber, Ranking Member Ross, and Members of the Committee, thank you for holding this h more PR