WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Deepinder Mayell, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part II": * * * Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin and distinguished members of Congress, thank you for the invitation to testify today. My name is Deepinder Mayell and I am honored to serve as executive director of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Amvets National Commander Paul Shipley from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on legislation to improve veterans mental health and survivor benefits: * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of AMVETS, I want to thank you for the opportunity to provide our testimony on these pending pieces of l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by David Calkin, principal of Calkin Wildfire Consulting LLC, Missoula, Montana, and courtesy faculty in Oregon State University College of Forestry, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires": * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse members of the Subcommittee I am honored to have the opportunity to s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Matthew Bryant, former resident agent in charge at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement, Midlothian, Texas, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing on the Protecting Local Zoos Act (H.R. 7159): * * * Chairwoman Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony concerning the Protecting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Mindy Stinner, chair of the Feline Conservation Foundation, Burlington, North Carolina, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing on the Protecting Local Zoos Act (H.R. 7159): * * * Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, and members of the Committee, my name is Mindy Stinner, and I am the Chair of the Feline Conservation Foundation (FCF). The FCF is a national 501(c)(3)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Rose Gottemoeller, William J. Perry lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute Center for International Security and Cooperation, and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford University, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Strategic Competition in an Unconstrained, Post-New START Treaty Environment." START stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * * * Good morning, Chairman Wicker more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Tanya L. Wilson-Thomas, a member of Gold Star Wives of America Inc., Kimberly, Alabama, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on the Love Lives on Act (H.R. 1004) and Justice for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Veterans Act (H.R. 1685): * * * Good Morning Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, members of the Subcommittee. My name is Tanya L. Wilson-Thomas, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Graham Linehan, a journalist and award-winning comedy writer and director, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Europe's Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part II": * * * Hello. My name is Graham Linehan. I spent thirty years writing comedy for British television. It was a career I loved. That career ended when I began noticing that women were losing their livelihoods, their social circl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Megan Onders, chief of the King Island Native Community and chair of the Bering Strait Development Council, Nome, Alaska, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing on the Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act (H.R. 6021): * * * Distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to join you today. My name is Megan Onders and I am a very newly more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Rodney Butler, board chairman of the Native American Finance Officers Association, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country": * * * Greetings Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, Committee Chairman Westerman, and Members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affai more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Paradise (California) Mayor Steve Crowder from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires": * * * Chair Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and to share the experience of the Town of Paradise before, during, and after the 201 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Hope Silvas, acting chairwoman of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country": * * * Chairman Hurd and distinguished Members of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, my name is Hope Silvas, and I have the honor to serve as Acting Chairwoman of the Shivwits B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Treasury Secretary Scott K.H. Bessent from a Feb. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "The Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual Report to Congress": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the Committee--thank you for inviting me to discuss the Financial Stability Oversight Council's 2025 annual report. This report is the culmination of extensive collaboration  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Kenneth Smith, executive director of education service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, from a Feb. 4, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity entitled "Digital G.I. Bill Undelivered: Contracting Challenges and the Need for Acquisition Reform": * * * Good morning, Chairmen Barrett and Van Orden, Ran more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Jennifer Bover, executive director of pension and fiduciary service at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on legislation affecting veterans programs and services: * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, and other Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting us here t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Nancy Springer, acting director for the National Legislative Service of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on legislation to improve veterans healthcare and benefits: * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by James L. McCormick II, executive director of government affairs for Vietnam Veterans of America, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on legislation to improve veterans healthcare and benefits: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is James L. McCormick II. I am the Execut more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by John Mills, CEO and co-founder of Watch Duty, Healdsburg, California, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires": * * * I. Introduction Dear Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, my name is John Mills, and I live off-the-grid in the wildland fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by James Brower, manager of the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Sidney, Montana, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing on the Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act (H.R. 6568): * * * Chairwoman Harriet Hageman, Ranking Member Val Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee--thank you for the opportunity to testify today, and thank you for holding this hearing more PR