WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Ben Batten, deputy director for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing on the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act (H.R. 1514): * * * Good morning, Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the Committee. It is an honor and a privilege to address you this morning regarding House Resolution 1514, the propos more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Christopher Sweetman, federal fisheries section leader for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing on the Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act (H.R. 5699): * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries, thank you for the opportunity to testify on H more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following written testimony by Elizabeth Curda, director of education, workforce and income security at the Government Accountability Office, from a Nov. 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving Outcomes for Disabled Veterans: Oversight of VA's Medical Disability Examination Office": * * * What GAO Found VA's Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) may require veterans filing more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Rosemary Jenks, co-founder and policy director for the Immigration Accountability Project, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "E-Verify: Ensuring Lawful Employment in America": * * * Chairman Mackenzie and Ranking Member Omar, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today about E-Verify. I am the Cofounder and Policy Director for the Immigration Acc more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Christine Compton, director of strategic communications and advocacy and deputy general counsel for the Irvine Ranch Water District, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing on the Every Drop Counts Act (H.R. 338): * * * Thank you, Chair Hageman and Ranking Member Hoyle for scheduling this hearing and for inviting me to testify in support of H.R.338, the Every Drop Counts A more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Justin Conrad, chair-elect of the National Fisheries Institute, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing on the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act (H.R. 3756): * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee, good morning. My name is Justin Conrad, from Greensboro, NC. I am the Founder and CEO of Bay Hill Seafood Sales, President of Lib more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Braden Goetz, senior policy advisor in the Center on Education and Labor at New America, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE." CTE stands for career and technical education. * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and esteemed members of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Marc Luker, tribal council member of the Pechanga Band of Indians, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing on legislation to take federal land in California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians (H.R. 5682): * * * Good morning Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, and members of the Committee. My name is Marc Luker, and I am a Tribal Council Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Quapaw Nation Chairwoman Wena Supernaw from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing on the Strengthening Tribal Real Estate Authority and Modernizing Land for Indigenous Nation Expansion Act (H.R. 5696): * * * Chairman Westerman, Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Huffman, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on b more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, from a Nov. 21, 2025, member day hearing on affordable housing and black lung disease: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Education and Workforce Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to participate in this Member Day hearing and discuss priorities where I believe there is a real opportunity for bipartisan partnership to better serve working fami more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Florida, from a Nov. 21, 2025, member day hearing on antisemitism: * * * Chairman Walberg, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. Just half a year ago I served in the Florida House of Representatives. I never in my wildest imagination would have thought I would be an America's newest Jewish Republican Congressman. But God has the plan for us all. I grew up the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, from a Nov. 21, 2025, member day hearing on joint employer standard for franchise businesses: * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am here to highlight an issue of significant importance to small business owners, workers, and local economies across the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, from a Nov. 21, 2025, member day hearing on the Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act and the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act: * * * Thank you, Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee, for the opportunity to speak with you today. Today, I would like to discuss Haskell Indian Nation's University, loc more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, from a Nov. 21, 2025, member day hearing on skilled labor shortage: * * * Thank you, Chairman Walberg, and Ranking Member Scott, for giving me the opportunity to speak here today and thank you for all the hard work you do. I hail from Ohio's Second Congressional District, which stretches across the entirety of southern Ohio, from the Cincinnati suburbs to Ohio's bor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Debra Volzer, vice president of workforce development at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE." CTE stands for career and technical education. * * * I will begin with a clear and urgent warning: America's manufacturing workfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Kristi Rice, cybersecurity educator at Spotsylvania High School, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE." CTE stands for career and technical education. * * * Good morning, Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and members of the committee. My name is Kristi Rice, more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Mary Glenn, deputy executive director of the Medical Disability Examination Office at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, from a Nov. 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Improving Outcomes for Disabled Veterans: Oversight of VA's Medical Disability Examination Office": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Nicole Gasper, CEO of West Michigan Aviation Academy, from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "From Classroom to Career: Strengthening Skills Pathways Through CTE." CTE stands for career and technical education. * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and members of the committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to share  more PR