WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Kaveh Farzad, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of Energy for international affairs, from a June 23, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for considering my nomination to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs. I am deeply honored to appear before this Committee with its long record of bipartisan accomplishmen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Kevin J. Lilly, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Interior for fish and wildlife and parks, from a June 24, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee. I am both honored and humbled that President Trump has nominated me, and for Secretary Burgum's trust in me, to serve as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by William W. Hague, President Trump's nominee to be assistant secretary of the Interior for insular and international affairs, from a June 23, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of this Committee. I want to begin with an expression of gratitude to all of you for your leadership on this Committee. It is my honor to appear before you today as the nominee for Assistant Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Christopher Phelan, President Trump's nominee to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Senator Scott, for your very kind introduction. Ranking Member Warren, distinguished Members of the Committee, it is my great honor to be before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. I consider myself privileged to ha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Brien Lorenze, President Trump's nominee for a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, from a June 24, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and distinguished members of this Committee. I am honored and humbled by President Trump's nomination to serve as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Before going forward, I would like to recognize my wife, Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Karen Sessions, President Trump's nominee for a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, from a June 24, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and distinguished Members of the Committee: I am honored to appear before you today and profoundly grateful to President Trump for nominating me to serve our country as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. I also want to t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by Edward Eppler, President Trump's nominee to be CFO of the U.S. Department of Transportation, from a June 24, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as you consider my nomination for the position of Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Transportation. I am grateful to President Trump for more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Jeffrey Ledbetter, President Trump's nominee to be inspector general of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as you consider my nomination to serve as the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John Crews, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration, from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, Committee Members: I am honored to have my nomination considered by you today. I would like to thank you and your staff for taking the time to meet with me and discuss my nomination. As a former Senate staffer myself, I understand how valuable yo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Chapman, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, from a June 24, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am honored to be nominated by the President to serve a full second term as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. And I am grateful to my remarkable colleagues a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Karen J. Hedlund, President Trump's nominee to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board, from a June 24, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today as the President's nominee for a second term on the Surface Transportation Board. I also want to thank my sons Erik and Alex, their remarkable wives, and my  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Barbera Thornhill, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat trafficking in persons, from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Hagerty and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for considering my nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. I am honored by President Trump's nomination and grateful for Secretary Rubio's work to lead the  more PR