WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Combined Arms CEO Mike Hutchings from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans' Success After Service": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of Combined Arms, a veteran-founded and veteran-led nonprofit dedicated to improving how our nation supports service members, veterans more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Barbara E. Carson, managing director of programs and services at D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans' Success After Service": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony today about how we may more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by former Honorary Fire Chief Bruce Schwartz from a Nov. 13, 2025, field hearing entitled "Forgotten After the Flames: Stories From the Palisades Fire": * * * My name is Bruce Schwartz. Rachel is my mom. I've been a resident of Pacific Palisades for 25 years, and during that time, I've had the honor of serving as the Honorary Fire Chief and being recognized as Citizen of the Year for my e more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Jason J. Galui, director of veterans and military families at the George W. Bush Institute, from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans' Success After Service": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the George W. Bush Institute, where we combine ideas and action  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Elizabeth O'Brien, senior vice president of Hiring Our Heroes, from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans' Success After Service": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of the committee. My name is Elizabeth O'Brien. I am an active-duty military spouse and senior vice president of Hiring Our Heroes (HOH), an in more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by David A. Schwarz, chairman of the Rebuild Committee of the Pacific Palisades Community Council, from a Nov. 13, 2025, field hearing entitled "Forgotten After the Flames: Stories From the Palisades Fire": * * * Chairman Scott and Senator Johnson, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the impacts of the Palisades Fire on our family and my neighbors, and to propose a way forwar more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Jessica Rogers, president of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, from a Nov. 13, 2025, field hearing entitled "Forgotten After the Flames: Stories From the Palisades Fire": * * * Good morning. My name is Jessica Rogers, and I serve as President of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, a 58-year organization dedicated to protecting our environment and ensuring resident s more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by fire survivor John Alle from a Nov. 13, 2025, field hearing entitled "Forgotten After the Flames: Stories From the Palisades Fire": * * * I was the last person to speak with LA Mayor Karen Bass before she departed for Ghana on January 4, 2025. She called me and spoke in hushed tones and informed me she was "boarding the plane." We discussed predicted winds. We discussed the possibili more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by fire survivor Tom Doran from a Nov. 13, 2025, field hearing entitled "Forgotten After the Flames: Stories From the Palisades Fire": * * * Dear Chairman Scott, my name is Rachel Schwartz, and I am 94 years old. I don't usually testify at government hearings, but I felt I had to. I have been through a lot in my life. As a little girl, I survived three concentration camps and a three-we more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by fire survivor Tom Doran from a Nov. 13, 2025, field hearing entitled "Forgotten After the Flames: Stories From the Palisades Fire": * * * My name is Tom Doran, and I'm turning 65 this month. I'm here to speak on behalf of my wife's parents--ages 85 and 84--and the generation they represent: the people who built our neighborhoods, raised our families, and made our communities strong, on more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jared Lyon, national president and CEO of the Student Veterans of America, from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans' Success After Service": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting Student Veterans of America (SVA) to submit testimony on this important hearing titled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Ve more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Holly Hermes, liaison for veteran and military affairs at Yale University, from a Nov. 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Grateful Nation: Maximizing Veterans' Success After Service": * * * Good afternoon. Thank you to Chair Moran and Ranking Member Blumenthal for having me here today. As an Air Force veteran and actively serving Reservist, I am deeply appreciative of the opportunities provided to me b more PR