WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following written testimony by Austin K. Holmes, CEO of the Caribbean Security Group and chairman of Mission of Hope, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Haiti 2026: Security and Foreign Assistance Priorities": * * * Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Schatz, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to testify on the humanitarian and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "A Review of Broadband Deployment Funding at the Department of Commerce": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Van Hollen, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for having me here today. I appreciate your leadership and partnership with the Department of Commerce and NT more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Dayna Seymour, chair of the Health and Human Services Committee of the Colville Tribal Business Council, Nespelem, from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing on the Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act (S. 699): * * * The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation ("Colville Tribes" or the "CCT") appreciates the Committee holding today's hearing on S. 699, the "Purchased and Referred Care Improvement A more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell and members of the committee. My name is Curtis LeGeyt, and I serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Br more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The NTSB Final Report on the DCA Midair Collision": * * * Good morning. My name is Jennifer Homendy, and I'm honored to serve as Chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). As you know, the NTSB is an independent federal agency charged by Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The NTSB Final Report on the DCA Midair Collision": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 4) Expectations drive attention, and people sometimes have difficulty noticing a variance between what they usually see and the actual state of things. When expectations are strong,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The NTSB Final Report on the DCA Midair Collision": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 4) The NTSB additionally recommends that the FAA at least annually, provide training on the revised postaccident and postincident drug and alcohol testing determination procedure dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Homendy, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The NTSB Final Report on the DCA Midair Collision": * * * (Continued from Part 3 of 4) It is apparent that controllers in the DCA area were under pressure to accommodate more traffic volume, and in response, developed their own methods of traffic management in order more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following written testimony by Rebuild Local News President Steven Waldman from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Thank you Chairman Cruz for inviting me, and for your salient comments in the past about the importance of local news. And thank you Senator Cantwell for your strong leadership in trying to advance public policies to help more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and Members of the Committee: It is an honor to testify before you today. Thank you for this opportunity to discuss the work of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission./1 Nine months ago, I returned to the SEC wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs released the following testimony by Henry Wooster, charge d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, Port-au-Prince, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Haiti 2026: Security and Foreign Assistance Priorities": * * * Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Schatz, distinguished Members of the subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about Haiti. WHY IS THE UNITED  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries, released the following testimony by U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Kevin Lunday from a Jan. 29, 2026, hearing entitled "The Fleet We Funded: Assessing Coast Guard Force Laydown on the Heels of Historic Investment": * * * Chairman Sullivan, Ranking Member Blunt Rochester, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Thomas M. Johnson Jr., co-chair of the issues and appeals practice at Wiley Rein LLP, and former general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. I more PR