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Tipoffs: Congressional Testimony Newsletter for 2026-01-14 ( 17 items )  
American Chemistry Council Senior Director Bertrand Testifies Before House Science, Space & Technology Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following written testimony by Charlotte Bertrand, senior director of chemical management, regulatory policy and strategy at the American Chemistry Council, from a Jan. 8, 2026, hearing entitled "Chemistry Competitiveness: Fueling Innovation and Streamlining Processes to Ensure Safety and Security": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the Committee, thank you for holding this important hearing and giving me the opportunity to testify more PR

Bright Horizons Chief Operating Officer Afonso Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Mary Lou Burke Afonso, chief operating officer for North America at Bright Horizons, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch": * * * Chair Kevin Kiley, Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici, and Distinguished Members, I am honored to be invited to testify at this hearing on Who's  more PR

Center for Labor Research & Education Director Rhee Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Nari Rhee, director of the Retirement Security Program of the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California-Berkeley, from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Modernizing Retirement Policy for Today's Workforce": * * * Good morning, Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Nari Rhee, Director of the Retirement Security Program at the  more PR

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Accounting Policy & Financial Transparency Miskell Testifies Before House Oversight Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Renata Miskell, deputy assistant secretary for accounting policy and financial transparency at the U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of Fiscal Service, from a Jan, 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opport more PR

District Rep. Hudson Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by District Rep. Walter Hudson, a member of the of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written testimony for the record. I serve as a Member of the Minnesota Ho more PR

Ex-EPA Deputy Regional Administrator Meiburg Testifies Before House Science, Space & Technology Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Committee released the following written testimony by Stan Meiburg, former deputy regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a Jan. 8, 2026, hearing entitled "Chemistry Competitiveness: Fueling Innovation and Streamlining Processes to Ensure Safety and Security": * * * Good morning, Chairman Babin and Ranking Member Lofgren, and members of the Committee. My name is Stan Meiburg. I worked at the Environmental Protection Agency for 39 years, beginning in No more PR

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Ballou Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I": * * * My name is Brendan Ballou. I am a former federal prosecutor, and a native Minnesotan. Like all Minnesotans--like all Americans who have heard of the story--I am deeply distressed by the fraud on the state's social service programs. Most notably, in 2022, the Department of more PR

GAO Chief Scientist Thomas Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Sterling Thomas, chief scientist at the Government Accountability Office, from a Jan, 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics, as well as other more PR

I2M CEO Grover Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by i2M CEO Alex Grover from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am the CEO and owner of i2M, a United States manufacturer of flexible polymer films used more PR

Insured Retirement Institute President Chopus Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Wayne Chopus, president and CEO of the Insured Retirement Institute, from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Modernizing Retirement Policy for Today's Workforce": * * * Good morning, Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the House Committee on Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions. I am Wayne Chopus, the President and CEO of the Insured  more PR

Minnesota State Rep. Rarick Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Minnesota State Rep. Marion Rarick, a member of the Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I": * * * Good Morning, Mr. Chair and Members. For the record, my name is Marion Rarick and I am currently serving as a Minnesota State Representative for House District 29B. I am a member serving on the Minnesota H more PR

Minnesota State Rep. Robbins Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Minnesota State Rep. Kristin Robbins, chair of the Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee, from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part I": * * * Good Morning, Mr. Chairman and Members. Thank you for inviting me to testify. As Chair of the Fraud Prevention Committee in the Minnesota House, I have been working to uncover the massive fraud that Tim Walz more PR

National Women's Law Center VP Matsui Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Amy Matsui, vice president for child care and income security at the National Women's Law Center, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and  more PR

Pandemic Response Accountability Committee Executive Director Dieffenbach Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Kenneth R. Dieffenbach, executive director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, from a Jan, 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify at today's important hearing about using data and more PR

Rooster Coffee President Polseno-Hensley Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Haden Polseno-Hensley, president and co-founder of Red Rooster Coffee Co., from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and members of the committee, good morning. I appreciate the opportunity to testify before the subcommittee tod more PR

RTX Executive Director Levine Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Kenneth E. Levine, executive director of global retirement strategy for RTX Corp., from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Modernizing Retirement Policy for Today's Workforce": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today before the Health, Employment, Labor & Pensions Subcommittee on the important topic of modernizing more PR

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association Head Kolluri Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Surya Kolluri, head of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, from a Jan. 7, 2026, hearing entitled "Modernizing Retirement Policy for Today's Workforce": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the importance of including lifetime income[1] options in defined contribution more PR