WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Edward Pinto, a senior fellow and co-director of the American Enterprise Institute Housing Center, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Housing Affordability: Saving the American Dream": * * * Thank you Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to testify. The current state of housing supply is an irresistible fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Beth Akers, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts": * * * Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Adams, and members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I appreciate your leadership and your willingness to engage seriously with the hard question more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Dustin Meyer, senior vice president of policy, economics and regulatory affairs at the American Petroleum Institute, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Improving the Federal Environmental Review and Permitting Process, Part 2": * * * Chair Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and members of the Committee, I submit this testimony on behalf of the American Petroleum Institute (API), where I am the Senior Vice President of Policy, Econo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Caroline Nagy, associate director of housing policy at the Americans for Financial Reform, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Housing Affordability: Saving the American Dream": * * * Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on behalf of my organization, Americans for Financial Refor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Century Foundation President Julie Margetta Morgan from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts": * * * My name is Julie Margetta Morgan, and I am the President of The Century Foundation, a nonprofit public policy organization that conducts research and analysis on a number of issues, including higher education. I am also a former  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Revana Sharfuddin, a labor economist and research fellow in labor policy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work": * * * Good morning, Subcommittee Chairman Allen, Subcommittee Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. It is an hono more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Housing Affordability: Saving the American Dream": * * * Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear today. My name is Patrice Onwuka, and I am the director of the Center for Econ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Bradford J. Kelley, a shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on how the United States can build an AI ready workforce and workplace. I appreciate your leadership in addressing th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Raymond Rodrigues, chancellor of the State University System of Florida, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts": * * * In October 2025, the Pew Research Center surveyed Americans regarding their thoughts on higher education. Respondents were asked to gauge whether Americans think the U.S. higher education system is headed in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Agriculture Inspector General John Walk from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Good morning, Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify about the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) fiscal year (FY) 2025 oversight results and our plans for FY 2026. Our investigations, audits, inspections, analytics, and other reviews demonstrate our commitment to OIG's m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Geoffrey Landward, commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education, Salt Lake City, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts": * * * On behalf of the Utah Board of Higher Education, thank you for the honor of providing testimony regarding one of the Utah System of Higher Education's highest priorities-- keeping higher educa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by Hanin Ghaddar, Friedmann senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon: Obstacles to Dismantling Hezbollah's Grip on Power": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and honorable members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa: I am honored to testify before you on US policy towards Lebanon,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa released the following testimony by David Schenker, Taube senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon: Obstacles to Dismantling Hezbollah's Grip on Power": * * * Israel's degradation of Hezbollah in late 2024 along with the subsequent election in early 2025 of a new Lebanese President and the naming of a new Government, constituted a rare moment of opportunity for B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Tanya L. Goldman, a fellow with Workshop, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work": * * * Thank you, Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, for the opportunity to testify on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) for workers and implications for their rights and safety. more PR