WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Kathy Stokes, senior director of fraud prevention programs for the AARP Fraud Watch Network, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams": * * * My name is Kathy Stokes, and I am Senior Director of Fraud Prevention Programs for the AARP Fraud Watch Network. I am honored to be here to testify on behalf of AARP, which advocates on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Matt Wade, executive director of the American Mountain Guides Association, Boulder, Colorado, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act": * * * Dear Chair Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Matt Wade, and I am the Executive Director of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by Jacqueline Burns Koven, head of cyber threat intelligence at Chainalysis Inc., New York, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the Special Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify before you today on the pressing issue of internat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Arturo Tomas 'Tom' Benavides, board assistant vice president for the Dallas Safari Club, Laredo, Texas, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Tom Benavides, an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by James 'Jay' F. Funke, sales manager at Del Clay Farm Equipment, Edgewood, Iowa, and past chairman of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Growing the Small Business Agricultural Economy": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, distinguished members of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee, thank you for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following testimony by Scott Dexter, a former Wyoming, Minnesota, police officer and fraud investigator with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "When Public Funds Are Abused: Addressing Fraud and the Theft of Taxpayer Dollars": * * * Chair, Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. My name is Sco more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Ed Newcomer, former special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gardena, California, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation": * * * My name is Ed Newcomer and I was a special agent for the US Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 20 years. I worked primarily on internatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Nathan Picarsic, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams": * * * I would like to thank Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and committee members for the opportunity to join today's hearing and offer testimony alongside my esteemed co-witnesses. I would also more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by Seto J. Bagdoyan, director of forensic audits and investigative service at the Government Accountability Office, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of International Scams": * * * What GAO Found Scams occur in a variety of forms and are a growing risk to consumers. * * * Examples of a Scam Execution Process Note: Other types of cont more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Eric K. Kingma, executive director of the Hawaii Longline Association, Honolulu, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for holding this hearing on this important subject. My name is E more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource released the following testimony by Oliver Gunasekara, CEO and co-founder of Impossible Metals Inc., San Jose, California, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining": * * * My name is Oliver Gunasekara, and I am the CEO and Co-Founder of Impossible Metals. I came to this country 20 years ago and, as a proud naturalized citize more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Jack Smith, former special counsel of the Justice Department, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss my work as Special Counsel in the investigation and prosecution of President Trump for his alleged unlawful retention of classified do more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource released the following testimony by Erik Milito, president of the National Ocean Industries Association, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining": * * * Thank you, Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and members of the subcommittee. We appreciate the opportunity to testify about the importance of critical minerals, oce more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource released the following testimony by Gerard Barron, chairman and CEO of The Metals Co. USA, Raleigh, North Carolina, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining": * * * 1. Introduction Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Gordon Blum, associate deputy chief for the Eastern Region at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act": * * * Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the U.S. Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Jason Curry, director of the Division of Outdoor Recreation at Utah Natural Resources Department, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act": * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse and committee members, my name is Jason Curry and I am the Director of the Utah Division  more PR