WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Amber Schulz-Oliver, executive director of Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Indian Trust Asset Management: Progress Made But Improvement Needed": * * * The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians ("ATNI") is pleased to provide this testimony on federal Indian trust asset management, specifically the Indian Trust more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs released the following testimony by Brent Droste Sadler, a senior research fellow of the Allison Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Emerging Global Threats: Putting America's National Security First": * * * My name is Brent Sadler. I am the Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation covering maritime and naval issues more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Steven Place, senior policy advisor at AstroForge Inc., from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Tomorrow, at 7:15 PM Eastern time, AstroForge will launch the first privately funded deep space mission in history. This mission brings AstroForge o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by W. Parker Moore, a principal at Beveridge and Diamond P.C., from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify at this hearing. My name is W. Parker Moore, and I am a principal at the law firm of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Although I  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by R. Trent McCotter, a partner at Boyden Gray PLLC, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and distinguished members of the Committee: The Fourteenth Amendment confers citizenship on any person who is both (1) "born or natural more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following testimony by Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Missed Milestones: Evaluating the Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump": * * * Chairwoman Kim, Ranking Member Bera, distinguished members of the subcommittee and staff, thank you for having me here today. It is difficult t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs released the following testimony by Meaghan Mobbs, director of the Center for American Safety and Security at the Independent Women's Forum, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Emerging Global Threats: Putting America's National Security First": * * * Chairman Timmons, Ranking Member Subramanyam, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs released the following testimony by Jacob Olidort, director of the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Emerging Global Threats: Putting America's National Security First": * * * Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, esteemed Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. A brief b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Charles J. Cooper, chairman and founding partner of Cooper and Kirk PLLC, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Good morning Chairman Roy and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing entitled, " 'Subject to the Ju more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs released the following testimony by Charles A. Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Emerging Global Threats: Putting America's National Security First": * * * As he sat in prison in 1930, at the opening of a fateful decade, the Italian anti-fascist Antonio Gramsci wrote: "The crisis consists precisely in the fact that th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by ex-Immigration Judge Matthew J. O'Brien from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon and Members of the Committee, it is a privilege to appear before you today and I thank you for the invitation. My name is Matthew J. O'Brien. I a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Jean Bruggeman, executive director of Freedom Network USA, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation": * * * About FNUSA Freedom Network USA is the nation's largest coalition of survivors, advocates, and service providers working to end human trafficking in the US and is a leader in human more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Kathleen Sedney, assistant inspector general for audits, inspections and evaluations of the Interior, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to tes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Anne Basham, chair of the Interparliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today about protecting victims and survivors of human more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Intertribal Timber Council President Cody Desautel from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Indian Trust Asset Management: Progress Made But Improvement Needed": * * * Thank you for holding today's hearing to examine how to improve the management of Indian trust assets. As President of the Intertribal Timber Council, I will focus my comments on timber assets more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Daniel J. Rohlf, a professor at Lewis and Clark Law School, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act": * * * Thank you, Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the Subcommittee, for your invitation to speak to you today. My name is Daniel Rohlf. I am a Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Jason Dropik, executive director of the National Indian Education Association, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * On behalf of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), and the students, educators, and Tribal Nations we serve, tha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Navajo Preparatory School Head Shawna Allison Becenti from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * Ya'at'eeh Chairman of the Full Committee Bruce Westerman, Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the House Subcommittee, thank you for the opp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by John Vecchione, senior litigation counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act": * * * Madam Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you so much for the opportunity to provide my views on the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Paul Weiland, a partner in Nossaman LLP, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Evaluating the Implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act": * * * My name is Paul Weiland, and I am a partner in the Irvine, California office of the law firm Nossaman LLP. I have been an associate and then partner at Nossaman for over 20 years more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Cecilia Fire Thunder, president of the Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and members of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, thank you for the opp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance released the following written testimony by Sheri Lopez, founder and CEO of Pearl at the Mailbox, from a Feb. 27, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation": * * * Chairman Biggs, Ranking Member McBath, and members of the Committee: It is an immense honor to testify before you today on protecting victims of human trafficking and online exploitatio more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Quinault Indian Nation President Guy Capoeman from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Indian Trust Asset Management: Progress Made But Improvement Needed": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify before more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Starpath Robotics Inc. CEO Saurav Shroff from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Chairman Gosar and members of the subcommittee, Starpath appreciates the opportunity to testify about the exciting opportunities developing in space mining. This timely he more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Tim Tymkovich, judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Justice Delayed: The Crisis of Undermanned Federal Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Committee: Good morning, I am Tim Tymkovich, Judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, appearing by de more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Glen Gobin, chair of Tulalip Tribes Tribal Council, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Federal Indian Trust Asset Management: Progress Made But Improvement Needed": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Glen Gobin, Tulalip Tribes Tribal Council. On behalf of the Tulalip Tribes, we thank more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Misael Cabrera, director of the School of Mining and Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Chairman Gossar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to this hear more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Richard W. Painter, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Full Blast: Contrasting Momentum in the Space Mining Economy to the Terrestrial Mining Regulatory Morass": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify today. I am a law professor at the University more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Amanda Frost, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof': Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment": * * * Thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I am a professor of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Kasey Velasquez, chairman of the White Mountain Apache Tribe, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Gosar and Ranking Member Dexter. Thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the White Mountain Apache Tribe in Easter more PR