WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Executive Director Amanda Tyler, on behalf of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution: Part II": * * * I. Introduction Good morning. I am Amanda Tyler, executive director of Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC). As a constitutional attorney and Baptist C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares from a May 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee -- Before I say anything else, I want to acknowledge the woman seated with us today: Cheryl Minter. She is the mother of Stephanie Minter. She has agreed to share her story with  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey A. Kincaid from a May 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies": * * * Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Jayapal, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Stacey Ann Kincaid and I am the Sheriff of Fairfax County, Virginia. I was sworn  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Stephen Descano from a May 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies": * * * Chairman McClintock, Ranking Member Jayapal, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee. As a West Point graduate, a federal prosecutor, and now the Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jennifer Goodale, director of government relations for veterans and retired affairs at the Military Officers Association of America, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on legislation to strengthen veteran's access to care: * * * The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) submits this testimony to provide its views on selected legislation under consideration by the committee addressing veterans' health care, benefits, and measurable outcomes  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Melissa K. Peters, shareholder in Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak and Stewart P.C., San Francisco, California, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Building a Safer Future: Private-Sector Strategies for Emerging Safety Issues": * * * I. Introduction and Witness Background Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I respectfully submit this written statement for t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Margarita Devlin, principal deputy under secretary of Veterans Affairs for benefits, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on legislation to improve veteran's access to care: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and other Members of the Committee: thank you for inviting us here today to discuss 25 bills that would affect VA programs and services. Joining me today are Dr. Mark Koeniger, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Margarita Devlin, principal deputy under secretary of Veterans Affairs for benefits, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on legislation to improve veteran's access to care: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) S. 3988 Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices (STAND) Act Summary: Section 2 of the bill would amend 38 U.S.C. Sec. 1706 by adding a new subsection (d). The proposed subsection (d)(1) would require VA, in managing the provision of hospita more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Ammon S. Blair, senior fellow of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Secure and Sovereign Nation Initiative, Austin, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution: Part II": * * * Dear Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Good morning and thank you for inviting me to testify before  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by Sean Kennedy, president of Virginians for Safe Communities, and a board member of the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Advisory, from a May 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Jayapal, for inviting me to participate in today's hearing. This hearing is timely because the tragedy is no long more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Brian Dempsey, director of government affairs at the Wounded Warrior Project, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on legislation to strengthen veteran's access to care: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - thank you for the opportunity to submit Wounded Warrior Project's views on pending legislation. Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) was founded to connect, serve, and em more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government released the following written testimony by Marco Hunter-Lopez, student at Wylie East High School, Texas, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution: Part II": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Marco Hunter-Lopez. I am a 16-year-old sophomore  more PR