WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Oren M. Cass, chief economist at American Compass, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party": * * * Good morning Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing. My name is Oren Cass. I am the chief economist at American Compass, where we recently published a repo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Anaheim Fire and Rescue Chief Patrick J. Russell from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing on the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 4038): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, thank you for inviting me to testify today on H.R. 4038, the Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025. My name is Patrick J. Russell, 18th Fire Chief for Anaheim Fire & Rescue. Leading the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Alexandra Reeve Givens, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * I. Introduction Chair Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify on the impacts of artificial intelligence on the workforce and in education, especially its implica more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Matt Pottinger, chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and other distinguished members of the committee, I'm privileged to have the opportunity to testify more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Adeel Khan, founder and CEO of MagicSchool AI, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on K-12 education. It is an honor to be with you all this morning. My name is Adeel Khan, and I am t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Chaya Nayak, head of certifications and jobs platform at OpenAI, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * Thank you, Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee. My name is Chaya Nayak, and I serve as Head of Certifications and the Jobs Platform at OpenAI. In this role, I oversee our efforts to help people build AI skills, demonstr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Kevin Frazier, AI innovation and law fellow at the University of Texas, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * I. Introduction: The Portfolio Economy Artificial intelligence (AI) will inevitably and permanently alter the nature of work.1 Where, how, and to what extent is unknown and, critically, unknowable.2 Economists do not have a definitive t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Kevin Frazier, AI innovation and law fellow at the University of Texas, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 3. Align federal education and workforce funding with improved skill transparency. Even if Congress were to follow the first two recommendations, there will be an ongoing need to create and share skill evalu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Utah State Rep. Tyler Clancy from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing on the Star-Spangled Summit Act (H.R. 4684): * * * Chairman Tiffany and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Representative Tyler Clancy and I represent Provo in the Utah House of Representatives. I am here to speak in support of H.R. 4684 also known as the Star- more PR