WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration released the following testimony by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, and members of this Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to be back before you to provide an update on the Department of Agriculture: the challenges we inherited, what we've accomplished so far, and where we are heading under President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Adam R. Telle, assistant secretary of Army for Civil Works from an April 16, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the President's Budget request for the Army Civil Works program. As you know, the President's discretionary fundin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science Andrea Travnicek from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Thank you, Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to testify in support of President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project and dis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following testimony by Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko, chief of naval personnel, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Houlahan, and distinguished Members of this Subcommittee. On behalf of the Navy's most vital warfighting asset - our Sailors and their families - it is my honor to be here today. Your bipartisan backing is the criti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Coast Guard Adm. Kevin E. Lunday from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and the historic results the Coast Guard is delivering for the American people. The Coast Guard is a vital instrument of national power. We save lives. We con more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. William H. 'Butch' Graham Jr., chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army of Corps Engineers, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * *. Chairman Fleischmann, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to testify before your committee today, along with the Honorable Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army for  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Nick Andersen, acting director of the U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President's Budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cy more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations released the following testimony by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James H. Adams III, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Defense Intelligence Enterprise - Challenges, Priorities, and Resourcing for Fiscal Year 2027": * * * Chairperson Jackson, Ranking Member Crow, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to provide the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA's) assessment of the global s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Karen S. Evans, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the Federal Emergency Manage more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS" or the "Department") is to promote and protect the health and well-being of the American people. This mission serves as the foundation for the Department's efforts to strengthen public health s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd M. Lyons from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to appear today to discuss the vital work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and our Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President's Budget su more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations released the following testimony by Army Lt. Gen Michele H. Bredenkamp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Defense Intelligence Enterprise - Challenges, Priorities, and Resourcing for Fiscal Year 2027": * * * Chairman Jackson, Ranking Member Crow, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today representing the men and women more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following April 6, 2026, written testimony by Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, for an April 15, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act: * * * Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith: Thank you for considering these requests for the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This letter highlights my requests and the importance of these projects for our national defense. 1. Report Language for Continuity of Mission and Re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following April 14, 2026, written testimony by Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, for an April 15, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act priorities: * * * Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith, Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, thank you for the opportunity to share my priorities for the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. I enjoyed the opportunity to testify before the committee last year, and am grateful for your  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Ha Mcneill, senior official performing the duties of the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the invitation to testify before you today on behalf of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). I am honored to be here and grateful for the longsta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following written testimony by Army Lt. Gen. Brian S. Eifler, deputy chief of staff, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture": * * * Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Houlahan, distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of the men and women of the United States Army. With the approximate 16,000 Soldiers deployed in support of Opera more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph B. Edlow from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today regarding the Administration's FY 2027 Budget Request for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). I am honore more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Budget for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As America's unified  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Tom Schultz, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify on the President's fiscal year (FY) 2027 Budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service. The FY 2027 President more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following testimony by Sean M. Curran, director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secret Service, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Amodei, Ranking Member Cuellar, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for your continued support and the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President's Budget for the United States Secret Servic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following testimony by Katharine Kelley, deputy chief of space operations for personnel at the U.S. Space Force, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to represent the United States Space Force. Our mission is clear: to secure our Nation's interests in, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations released the following testimony by Bradley D. Hansell, under secretary of War for intelligence and security, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Defense Intelligence Enterprise - Challenges, Priorities, and Resourcing for Fiscal Year 2027": * * * Chairman Jackson, Ranking Member Crow, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity today to testify on the Fiscal Year 27 budget and the posture of the Defense  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following testimony by Air Force Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture": * * * Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Houlahan, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today and for your continued support. I am honored to share the continuing efforts of the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. William Bowers, deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs at the U.S. Marine Corps, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personnel Posture": * * * Chairman Fallon, Ranking Member Houlahan, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to testify on the personnel readiness of the United States Marine Corps. In my months leading Manpower & Reserve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies released the following testimony by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Thank you Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Meng for having me today. I'm glad we are finally able to gather for this hearing and I am looking forward to our conversation today. Before I get in to what the Administration has done and what resources my office needs to continue our good work  more PR