WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Donald Kohn, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Fed's Big Bank Welfare Program: Oversight of the Fed's IORB Regime." IORB stands for interest on reserve balances. * * * Thank you Chairman Paul and ranking member Peters for holding this hearing and inviting me to testify on this important topic. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Norbert J. Michel, vice president and director for the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Fed's Big Bank Welfare Program: Oversight of the Fed's IORB Regime." IORB stands for interest on reserve balances. * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Ryan Young, a senior economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Fed's Big Bank Welfare Program: Oversight of the Fed's IORB Regime." IORB stands for interest on reserve balances. * * * Chair Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for holding this hearing and inviting me  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Tamia Woods, co-founder at Do It For James Foundation, from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender": * * * Our names are Timothy and Tamia Woods, and we are speaking on behalf of our beautiful son, James Timothy Woods. We are adults who continue to live, but James has a forever age of 17 years old. We stand here today, not only as a mother and father more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Jessica Lieber Smolar, former assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania, from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender": * * * Good morning, Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin and Members of the Committee. My name is Jessica Lieber Smolar, and I had the honor of serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Western  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Brian S. Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors, from a Dec. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "The Fed's Big Bank Welfare Program: Oversight of the Fed's IORB Regime." IORB stands for interest on reserve balances. * * * In 2008, the Federal Reserve ("the Fed") began experimenting with a new monetary policy regime. With Quantitative Easing (QE) the Fed shifted from a "s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Tarren Bragdon, president and CEO of the Foundation for Government Accountability, from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee, thank you for hosting this important hearing. I am Tarren Bra more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Iowa Farmers Union President Aaron Lehman from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It": * * * Good afternoon. It is an honor be invited to share the story of our family farm and the concerns of thousands of farmers and rural residents across the country. My name is Aaron more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following written testimony by Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Balancing the Interests of Local Radio, Songwriters, and Performers in the Digital Age": * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is my honor to testify today in support of S. 326, the "American Music Fairness Act (AMFA)." You may know me as "The Demon" from KISS more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Lauren Coffren, executive director of the Exploited Children Division at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender": * * * I. Background The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, nonprofit organization created in response to an unthinkable tragedy. In 1981, 6- more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by small business owner Dan Jacobs from a Dec. 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It": * * * Chair members and distinguished representatives, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Dan Jacobs, and I am a small business owner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Michael J. Huppe, president and CEO of Sound Exchange, from a Dec. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Balancing the Interests of Local Radio, Songwriters, and Performers in the Digital Age": * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is my honor to testify today in support of S. 326, the "American Music Fairness Act (AMFA)." The title of this hea more PR