WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Richard F. Topping, CFO and assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for management, from a Feb. 11, 2026 hearing entitled "Building a 21st Century VA Health Care System: Assessing the Next Generation of VA's Community Care Network": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following written testimony by Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell from a Feb. 12, 2026, oversight hearing on federal immigration enforcement: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Paul Schnell, and I serve as the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC). I more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement, from a Feb. 12, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening today's hearing. In communities all across the country, Americans have seen on video, with their own eyes, as law enforcement officers from  more PR