WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by American Battlefield Trust President David N. Duncan from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 7618): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony to the Federal Lands Subcommittee. My name is David Duncan, and I am the president of the Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, Greene County, Georgia, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, thank you for the opportunity to share the views of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFB more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by American Soybean Association President Scott Metzger, Williamsport, Ohio, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It is an honor to join you today to test more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Mitchell Leverette, Eastern States director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on energy and mineral management legislation: * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Rick Knick, board chairman of Dry Prairie Rural Water, Culbertson, Montana, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on legislation to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 (H.R. 7250): * * * Good morning, Chair Hageman and Honorable Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on the need for a two-year exten more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Fairfax County (Virginia) Board Chairman Jeff McKay from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 6778), Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act (H.R. 7951), American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 7618), and Public Lands Access Restoration Act (H.R. 7979): * * * Thank you for having me here today. My name is Jeff McKay, and I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Melissa Emrey-Arras, director of education, workforce and income security at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to discuss the Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Daniel T. Naatz, executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act (H.R. 1555), License to Drill Act (H.R. 7831), and legislation to provide for the leasing of deposits of minerals in Carlsbad, New Mexico (H.R. 7882): * * * Thank more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the International Fresh Produce Association, the largest and most diverse associati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- 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 March 26, 2026, hearing on Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act (H.R. 5694): * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Val Hoyle, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to join you today. My name is  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Joshua E. Kurtz from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science Act (H.R. 6893): * * * On behalf of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, or MD DNR, it is my pleasure to testify before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wild more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Montana State Forester Shawn Thomas, administrator of the Forestry and Trust Lands Division at the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and representative for the National Association of State Foresters, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act (H.R. 7951): * * * The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower, Washington Court House, Ohio, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and Members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, thank you for the invitation to testify today. My name is  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by National Cotton Council Chairman Nathan Reed, Marianna, Arkansas, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * Good Morning: I am Nathan Reed, from Marianna, Arkansas. My wife, Kristen, and I own and operate Eldon Reed Farms, Inc, where we farm 9,000 acres of cotton, corn, soybeans, and rice. I am a proud g more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Charles Cuvelier, associate director of visitor and resource protection at the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 6778), Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act (H.R. 7951) and American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 7618): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Timothy Petty, assistant secretary for oceans and atmosphere at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act (H.R. 5694), and Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration and Science Act (H.R. 6893): * * * Chairwoman Hageman, Ranking  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following testimony by North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Increasing Domestic Consumption of U.S.-Grown Agricultural Products": * * * My name is Matt Perdue and I serve as President of North Dakota Farmers Union. North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) is the state's largest farm organization, representing 70,000 farm, ranch, and member families. I also  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Planet Reimagined Executive Director Adam Met, New York, New York, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the Co-Location Energy Act (H.R. 5639): * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Committee and Subcommittee, My name is Adam Met. I am the Executive Director of Planet Reimagined, where we focus on solving energy and climate challenges wit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Stanford Review editor-in-chief Elsa Johnson from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Elsa Johnson. I am a junior at Stanford University studying East Asian more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Chad Hixon, executive director of the Trails Preservation Alliance, Colorado Springs, Colorado, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Public Lands Access Restoration Act (H.R. 7979): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Chad Hixon, Executive Director of the Trails Preservation Allian more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Ellen Shultzabarger, associate deputy chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Public Lands Access Restoration Act (H.R. 7979) and Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act (H.R. 7951): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Subcommitte more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following written testimony by Cassandra C. Farley, senior director of research, integrity, security and compliance at the University of Florida, from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, distinguished committee members, and fellow witnesses: Thank you for the opportu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by University of Michigan President Domenico Grasso from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about research security at the University of Michigan. My name is Dome more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Kevin McGuire, director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, on behalf of the National Institutes for Water Resources, from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the "Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act (H.R. 7889): * * * Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testif more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Barbara Vasquez, board member of the Western Organization of Resource Councils and Western Colorado Alliance, Cowdrey, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the Co-Location Energy Act (H.R. 5639): * * * My name is Barbara Vasquez. I have served as a citizen scientist and advocate on local, regional and national environmental and public health issues for the past 25 ye more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following written testimony by Wyoming Energy Authority Deputy Director Kyle Wendtland, Cheyenne, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the Co-Location Energy Act (H.R. 5639): * * * Good morning, Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and members of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. My name is Kyle J. Wendtland, and I am the Deputy Director of the Wyoming Energy Auth more PR