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Tipoffs: Congressional Testimony Newsletter for 2026-04-27 ( 15 items )  
AARP VP Roszkowski Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Carly Roszkowski, vice president of financial resilience programming at AARP, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Empowering Seniors through Financial Literacy: Tools to Protect Savings, Prevent Fraud, and Promote Independence": * * * My name is Carly Roszkowski, and I am the Vice President of Financial Resilience Programming at AARP. I am honored to be here to testify on behalf of AARP, which more PR

All Rise Chief Counsel Tate Testifies Before Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Army Major Gen. Clyde J. 'Butch' Tate II (ret.), chief counsel of All Rise, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans": * * * Chair Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, it is an honor to testify today. It is also an honor to be here with such a distinguished panel of veterans, innovators,  more PR

American Bankers Association Foundation VP Kunjukunju Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Sam Kunjukunju, consumer education vice president of the American Bankers Association Foundation, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Empowering Seniors through Financial Literacy: Tools to Protect Savings, Prevent Fraud, and Promote Independence": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify for today's hearing entit more PR

Center for Renewing America Senior Fellow Cuccinelli Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, senior fellow for homeland security and immigration at the Center for Renewing America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the evolving landscape of Second Amendment rights in the United States. My testimo more PR

Ex-Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nuss Testifies Before Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lawton R. Nuss, former Kansas Supreme Court chief justice, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans": * * * A combat veteran told me he would have been better off being killed in Afghanistan instead of coming home and being arrested for committing a civilian crime. As he described his shame, "I went from hero to villain." This justice-involved veteran suff more PR

Financial Asset Management President Kahan Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following written testimony by Scott Kahan, president and senior financial planner at Financial Asset Management Corp, Chappaqua, New York, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Empowering Seniors through Financial Literacy: Tools to Protect Savings, Prevent Fraud, and Promote Independence": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Good afternoon. My name is Scott K more PR

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation Interim President Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Christine Kieffer, interim president of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Empowering Seniors through Financial Literacy: Tools to Protect Savings, Prevent Fraud, and Promote Independence": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand and Members of the Committee: On behalf of the Financial Industry Regulatory Au more PR

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation Interim President Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Christine Kieffer, interim president of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Empowering Seniors through Financial Literacy: Tools to Protect Savings, Prevent Fraud, and Promote Independence": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) FINRA Rules & Guidance Relating to Seniors or Scams * Rule 4512 (https://www.finra.org/rule more PR

Georgetown Law Professor Vladeck Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams sesquicentennial professor of federal courts at Georgetown Law, from an April 15, 2026, hearing on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify before the Committee today. Of all of the conversations that we more PR

Gun Owners Senior VP Pratt Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Erich Pratt, senior vice president of the Gun Owners of America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member, members of the committee--thank you for the invitation. My name is Erich Pratt. I serve as Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, and I represent more than two million Americans who believe  more PR

Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor Miller Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Brian J. Miller, associate professor of medicine and business at the Johns Hopkins University, and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Making Medicines More Affordable: How Competition Can Lower Drug Prices": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Committee: My name is Brian Miller, a more PR

Johnson County (Kansas) Mental Health Center Adult Case Manager Schramm Testifies Before Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Corey Schramm, adult case manager at the Johnson County Mental Health Center, and a member of the Johnson County Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Kansas, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans": * * * Chair Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. M more PR

National Association for Gun Rights President Brown Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by National Association for Gun Rights President Dudley Brown from an April 15, 2026, hearing on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee -- My wheelhouse is the Second Amendment; it is my life's work and I am thankful to have been given the opportunity to champion gun rights as a career for the last 33 year more PR

Paragon Health Institute Congressional Relations Director Long Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Ryan Long, director of congressional relations and senior research fellow at the Paragon Health Institute, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Making Medicines More Affordable: How Competition Can Lower Drug Prices": * * * Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished Members of the Commi more PR

Public Citizen Co-President Weissman Testifies Before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Public Citizen Co-President Robert Weissman from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Making Medicines More Affordable: How Competition Can Lower Drug Prices": * * * Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen. Public Citizen is a national public interest organization w more PR