WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Clayton Swope, deputy director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a Dec. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Strategic Trajectories Assessing China's Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership": * * * Chairman Haridopolos, Ranking Member Foushee, and distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to sha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy released the following written testimony by Chris Miller, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from a Dec. 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Countering China's Challenge to American AI Leadership": * * * It was less than a year ago that the release of DeepSeek's R1 model sent tech stocks sinking and drove a wave of worry about China's capabilit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy released the following testimony by Tarun Chhabra, head of national security at Anthropic, from a Dec. 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Countering China's Challenge to American AI Leadership": * * * Chair Ricketts, Ranking Member Coons, and members of the committee, thank you for the privilege and opportunity to testify today. Anthropic is a leading frontier AI model dev more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following written testimony by Beta Technologies CEO Kyle Clark from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Industry": * * * Thank you Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Carson, and the members of the Subcommittee on Aviation for the opportunity to testify on behalf of BETA Technologies at today's hearing titled "America Builds: The State  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following written testimony by Maksym Maksymov, head of projects at Bring Kids Back, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * It is an honor to appear before you on behalf of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative of the President of Ukraine. Bring Kids Back UA is the national programme that unites Ukrainian  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Marcie Strouse, a partner and benefits consultant at Capitol Benefits Group, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable Again: Healing a Broken System": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the millions of small business owners and individ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Joel C. White, president of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable Again: Healing a Broken System": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Joel White, and I am the President of the Council for Affordable Heal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by disability rights advocate Emily Ladau from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Aging in Place: The Impact of Community During the Holidays": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished Committee members, I am honored to testify on this auspicious day, as December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I am a proud disability advocate, and my mission is to ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Alison Barkoff, health law and policy associate professor and program director at George Washington University, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Aging in Place: The Impact of Community During the Holidays": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing. My name is Alison Barkoff. I h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Global Space Group founder Patrick Besha from a Dec. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Strategic Trajectories Assessing China's Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide my perspective on China's space strategy and its implications for the US.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following written testimony by Greg Pecoraro, president and CEO of the National Association of State Aviation Officials, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Industry": * * * Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Carson, and Members of the Subcommittee on Aviation, thank you for inviting me to join you today for this hearing on advance more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Douglas Weaver, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, from a Dec. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse and members of this committee for the opportunity to discuss how my years of nuclear experience can help the Nuclear Regulatory Commission meet this moment. I also want to thank President Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Offerdahl's Hand-Off Foundation President John Offerdahl from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Aging in Place: The Impact of Community During the Holidays": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Members of the Committee -- It is an honor to speak with you today about an issue affecting millions of older Americans: ensuring that seniors can age in place with dignity, safety, independ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy released the following testimony by James Mulvenon, vice president of intelligence at Pamir Consulting, from a Dec. 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Countering China's Challenge to American AI Leadership": * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Coons, and distinguished members, thank you for inviting me to testify today. I would like to make three points about the Chine more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Claudia M. Fegan, national coordinator of Physicians for a National Health Program, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Making Health Care Affordable Again: Healing a Broken System": * * * Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and all the members of the Senate HELP Committee, I want to thank you for the opportunity to address the issue of health care affordability. My name  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics released the following testimony by Dean Cheng, a non-resident senior fellow with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, from a Dec. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Strategic Trajectories Assessing China's Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership": * * * My name is Dean Cheng. I am a non-resident Senior Fellow with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. The views I express in this testimony more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following written testimony by Kateryna Rashevska, a legal expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * Chairman Graham, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Fe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following written testimony by Robert W. Rose, co-founder and CEO of Reliable Robotics Corp., from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Industry": * * * Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Carson, and members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation: Thank you for holding today's hearing to review  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Schatz: thank you for holding this timely hearing. There is nothing accidental about Russia's abduction of Ukraine's children. It is not a byproduct of war. It is cal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * Thank you, Chairman Graham, for holding this deeply important hearing, and thank you for inviting me to speak today. This is an issue I have followed closely since the very first days of Russia's full-scale  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Mykola Kuleba, founder and CEO of Save Ukraine, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Schatz, and esteemed Committee members: Thank you for the opportunity to come before you not only as the founder of Save Ukraine, and the former Ukrainian Deput more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Schatz for holding this critically important hearing and for your bipartisan leadership on this issue. By launching the most destructive war in Eur more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Schatz, members of the subcommittee, thank you for calling today's hearing and for the invitation to participate. Mr. Chairman, I have appreciated the chance to partner with y more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Lee Beaman, President Trump's nominee to be a board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority, from a Dec. 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee, thank you for having me this morning and for the opportunity to discuss my nomination to the Tennessee Valley Authority's Board of Directors. I am honored by the opportuni more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following written testimony by Ukraine Ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * On behalf of the Embassy of Ukraine and the Government of Ukraine, let me thank the United States Senate and Committee on Appropriations for organizing this highly important hearing.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following testimony by Dario Gil, under secretary of Energy for science, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "The Genesis Mission: Prioritizing American Science and Technology Leadership": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am honored to address you today on a topic of profound importance to our Nation's scientific future and global competitiveness:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific and International Cybersecurity Policy released the following written testimony by Gregory C. Allen, senior advisor for the Wadhwani AI Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a Dec. 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Countering China's Challenge to American AI Leadership": * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished Members of the Committee, I am honored to share my more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following written testimony by Wisk Aero CFO Tyler Painter from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: The State of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Industry": * * * Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Carson, and Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify about the state of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry and how the United States can continue to lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Nathaniel A. Raymond, executive director of the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation": * * * I want to begin by thanking Chairman Graham for calling today's hearing. The issue of the abduction, indoctrination, and militarization of Ukraine's children by  more PR