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Tipoffs: Congressional Testimony Newsletter for 2026-08-11 ( 12 items )  
ACLU of New Jersey Executive Director Sinha Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Amol Sinha, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for convening this hearing and for the opportunity to submit this statement for th more PR

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere Petty Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Timothy Petty, assistant secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Whale Collision Hazard Avoidance, Research, and Tracking Solutions Act (H.R. 7332), Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act (H.R. 8876), and Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621) more PR

Center for Immigration Studies Resident Fellow Arthur Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 1 of 3) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss alien detention. To address the issu more PR

Center for Immigration Studies Resident Fellow Arthur Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 2 of 3) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Similarly, and directly relevant to the subject of today's hearing, section 103(a)(11) of the INA specifically authorizes the DHS se more PR

Center for Immigration Studies Resident Fellow Arthur Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (Part 3 of 3) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight released the following written testimony by Andrew R. Arthur, resident fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Former New York City Police Department Commissioner and Los Angeles Police Department Chief William Bratton recently echoed ICE's co more PR

Center for Strategic & International Studies Chair Funaiole Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Matthew P. Funaiole, chair in innovation and senior fellow of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and vice president of iDeas Lab, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, distinguished members of the committee, I am honored to share my views with you on China's  more PR

Ex-NOAA Fisheries Chief Science Advisor Merrick Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Richard Merrick, former chief science advisor and director of scientific programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Whale Collision Hazard Avoidance, Research, and Tracking Solutions Act (H.R. 7332) and Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 9621): * * * Good morning, Chairman Hageman, Ranking Member Huffman and Members of t more PR

Great Lakes Fishery Commission Executive Secretary Gaden Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Marc Gaden, executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act (H.R. 8876): * * * My name is Marc Gaden and I am the executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. I am also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Michigan and an adjunct associate professor at Michigan State University. I tha more PR

Henry L. Stimson Center Korea Program Director Kim Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by J. James Kim, director of the Korea Program at the Henry L. Stimson Center, and an adjunct faculty at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, and the distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I am deeply honored by your invitation to sh more PR

Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Sadler Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Brent D. Sadler, senior research fellow of naval warfare and advanced technology at the Heritage Foundation Allison Center for National Security, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * There is a comprehensive contest playing out today with China. This societal, economic, and military contest has only in recent years been acknowledged in W more PR

Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Sadler Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (Part 2 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Brent D. Sadler, senior research fellow of naval warfare and advanced technology at the Heritage Foundation Allison Center for National Security, from a July 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) COVID Shocks and Zero-day Chinese Backdoors. The COVID pandemic awakened Americans to the danger of relying on Chinese-sourced more PR

Texas Farm Bureau District 1 State Director Blankenship Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Jared Blankenship, state director for Texas Farm Bureau District 1, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Safeguarding America's Food Economy and Controlling Agricultural Threats to Livestock and Enterprises Act (H.R. 7466): * * * Chairwoman Hageman and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Jared Blankenship, and I am representing Texas Farm Bureau and our more t more PR