WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Deborah T. Fleischaker, principal consultant at Blackbird Ventures LLC, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Brown, and Members of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and members of the Committee, on behalf of the City of Boston, I am grateful for this opportunity to share with our federal partners the work that we have done on the local level to make Boston the safest major more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * Chairman Comer, ranking member Connolly, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is David Bier. I am the Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, a nonpar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * I have the great privilege and honor of serving as the Mayor of Chicago--the third largest city in the Nation and one of the most ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse cities in the world. Founded by a Black Haitian man and a Pottawattamie woman, Chicago  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Denver Mayor Mike Johnston from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the critical topic of immigration and how Denver responded to the unprecedented challenges created by the influx of immigrants into our community over the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Michael John Rigas, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of State for management and resources, from a March 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the committee for the opportunity to appear before you here today. It is an honor to be nominated to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and I would like more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Christopher Landau, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of State, from a March 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee: I'm honored to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy Secretary of State. I'm grateful to the President and Secretary Rubio for their trust and confidence. And I more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Aaron L. Szabo, President Trump's nominee to be assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a March 5, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and distinguished members of this committee. I am honored to be here today and deeply grateful to President Trump for nominating me to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by David Fotouhi, President Trump's nominee to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, from a March 5, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Distinguished Members of the Committee. It is my honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by John Fabbricatore, ex-senior executive and field office director for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * Good morning, Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Brown, and Distinguished Members of the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Doug Gilmer, ex-senior law enforcement advisor and assistant special agent in charge at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * Chairwoman Mace, Ranking Member Brown, members of the Sub-Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Martin Makary, President Trump's nominee to be commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration, from a March 6, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you and good morning, Chairman [Dr.] Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the committee. I'm humbled to be here before you. I'd like to thank President Trump for his confidence in nominating me to lead the Food and Dr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by John G. 'Jerry' McGinn, executive director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting at the George Mason University, from a March 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Defense Mobilization in the 21st Century": * * * Dear Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and Members of the Committee: Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak with you today. I am honored to discuss industrial more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Margaret Myers, senior advisor at Inter-American Dialogue and a global fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing American Interests in the Western Hemisphere": * * * Senator Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. Hemispheric developments and U.S. national interests are deeply  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Christine Michienzi, CEO of MMR Defense Solutions and ex-senior technology advisor to the under secretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment, from a March 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Defense Mobilization in the 21st Century": * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today on defense mobilization, wh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by New York City Mayor Eric Adams from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * Good morning, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Connolly, and members of the committee. As mayor of New York City and a former police officer for 22 years, keeping New Yorkers safe is my top priority and it has been our administration's North Star. When I entered  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Jayanta Bhattacharya, President Trump's nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, from a March 5, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the Senate HELP committee, I am honored to speak with you today and deeply humbled by President Trump's nomination. I am delighted to have my wife Cathy, my son Matthew, a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Dan Bishop, President Trump's nominee to be deputy director of the Office of Management, from a March 5, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Merkley, and members of the committee for this hearing. After 5 years in the House of Representatives, where I had the pleasure of working with several of you, I now find myself facing you on the other side of the dais. If I am more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by David J. Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, from a March 6, 2025, hearing entitled "Defense Mobilization in the 21st Century": * * * Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Reed, members of the committee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to talk about Defense Mobilization in the 21st Century. I'm David Berteau, President and CEO of the Professional Servi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Joseph Ledford, fellow and assistant director of the Hoover History Lab at Stanford University, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing American Interests in the Western Hemisphere": * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to appear before you and testify on these critical issues.1 I will begin with the obvi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Michael Faulkender, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of the Treasury, from a March 6, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and distinguished members of the Committee, I am honored to be with you here as the nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury. I am grateful to President Trump and Secretary Bessent for this extraordinary opportuni more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Matthew Whitaker, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to NATO, from a March 4, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I am honored to appear before you as the President's nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I am gratef more PR