WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Ryan Anderson, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding S. 3135, the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act. My name is Ryan Ande more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Gary Brown, owner of the Animal Care Center and Willowbrook Cremations, Princeton, West Virginia, and former vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Main Street's Top Dog: Growing the Small Business Pet Economy": * * * Thank you, and good afternoon, Chairwoman Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Members of the Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Rosemary Gibson, author of "China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America's Dependence", from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Foreign Dependence: How China Captured America's Drug Supply": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on a matter that affects health of all Americans and our national security. My more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Gordon G. Chang, author of "Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America", from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Foreign Dependence: How China Captured America's Drug Supply": * * * Healthcare is best left to the market, but as China weaponizes trade--and continually threatens war--it's clear that Washington has to temporarily implement non-market solutions to ensure that Americans have access  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Martha Gimbel, executive director and co-founder of the Budget Lab at Yale, New Haven, Connecticut, from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Outlook: 2027-2036": * * * Chair Johnson and Ranking Member Smith, thank you so much for having me. I appreciate the opportunity to come and testify on the Congressional Budget Office's report on the Budget an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Scott Cameron, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for water and science and exercising the delegated authority of the commissioner of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 953): * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip L. Swagel from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Outlook: 2027-2036": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Smith, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify about the Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis of the outlook for the budget and the economy. My statem more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Outlook: 2027-2036": * * * Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Smith, and Members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss our nation's fiscal outlook. I am Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsibl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following testimony by Jake Li, vice president of conservation policy at Defenders of Wildlife, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Schiff, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify. I am Jake Li, the Vice President of Conserv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Michal Ilana Freedhoff, senior policy advisor at Holland and Knight LLP, from a March 4, 2026, hearing on the discussion draft of the Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act: * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today - it's always great to be here. My name is Michal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by former Rep. Ted Yoho, senior advisor of the Kyle House Group, Welaka, Florida, from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Foreign Dependence: How China Captured America's Drug Supply": * * * Thank you, Chairman Scott, and Ranking Member Gillibrand, for this opportunity to address your committee on this extremely important and timely topic. The US population especially seniors should expect the highe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by John Walke, federal clean air director and a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * Thank you, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Whitehouse for the opportunity to testify today. My name is John Walke, and I am the Federal Clean Air Director and a senior attorney for the Natur more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by John Walke, federal clean air director and a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Apart from this being demonstrably untrue in key, concerning respects,83 the EPA response (and non-response) is revealing: to the extent that air quality is safer  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following written testimony by Property and Environment Research Center CEO Brian Yablonski from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Main Points: * More than 50 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is clear that preventing extinction and recovering species require different more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following testimony by Thomas E. Riley, water resources and environmental consultant at Riley Consulting LLC, and former director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Schiff, and members of the Subcommittee more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Gen., Randall Reed, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, from a March 12, 2026, hearing entitled "The Posture of United States European Command and United States Transportation Command in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program": * * * Introduction: The Global Mobility Provider United States Transportation Command projects, mane more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation President Todd Fornstrom from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on the impact of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) on the agricultural community. My name is Todd Fornstrom, I am a fourth-gener more PR