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Tipoffs: Congressional Testimony Newsletter for 2026-02-20 ( 13 items )  
America First Policy Institute Analyst Tan Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following written testimony by Ethan Tan, a policy analyst on the American Security Team at the America First Policy Institute, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda Through President Trump's Washington Accords - Part II." DRC is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. * * * Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Jacobs, and Distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the more PR

David Horowitz Freedom Center Fellow Spencer Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Robert Spencer, Shillman fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * The US constitution and Sharia are incompatible, and the conflict between the two legal systems will grow as Sharia adherents increase in number in more PR

David Horowitz Freedom Center Fellow Spencer Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Robert Spencer, Shillman fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) As a result, "permission to have intercourse with a slave woman was not something barbaric or uncivilised; on the con more PR

Ex-U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Agencies for Food & Agriculture Hall Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa released the following written testimony by Tony P. Hall, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda Through President Trump's Washington Accords - Part II." DRC is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. * * * Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Jacobs, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you, Chairman Sm more PR

Fruit Heights City Manager Frandsen Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Fruit Heights City (Utah) City Manager Darren Frandsen from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on the Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act (H.R. 5478): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, thank you for inviting me to testify on the Fruit Heights Land Conveyances Act. I appreciate Congressman Blake Moore and his office fo more PR

George Mason University Law Professor Somin Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Ilya Somin, a professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * I am grateful for the opportunity to address some of the important issues raised by the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act." My more PR

Hudson Institute Center on Europe & Eurasia Senior Fellow Boyse Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Matt Boyse, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute Center on Europe and Eurasia, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. Before I joined the Hudson Institute, I served in  more PR

International Religious Freedom Roundtable Co-chair Maenza Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Nadine Maenza, co-chair of the International Religious Freedom Roundtable, chair of the Institute for Global Engagement and senior advisor to Shai Fund, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Good morning, Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the important c more PR

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Professor of Practice Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Mara Karlin, a professor of practice at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and distinguished Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appea more PR

Migration Policy Institute International Program Deputy Director Banulescu-Bogdan Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, deputy director of the International Program at the Migration Policy Institute, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today before the House Committee  more PR

Rise Align Ignite Reclaim Foundation Texas State Director Shields Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Krista Shields, Texas state director for the Rise Align Ignite Reclaim Foundation USA, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * I am Krista Shield, a proud Texan, a devoted Christian, and the Texas State Director for RAIR Foundation USA. I stand before you  more PR

Washington Institute for Near East Policy Fellow Solanz Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Philip Solanz, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Today, Syria is the most important front in the American and overall international community's effort to stabilize long-term the Middle East following the two year war begun by Hamas' horrific terrorist attack on Israel. The  more PR

Washington Institute for Near East Policy Fellow Tabler Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Andrew J. Tabler, Martin J. Gross senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on the challenges facing Syria 14 months following the dramatic collapse of the Assad regime. Since assuming more PR