WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Neil Chilson, head of artificial intelligence policy at the Abundance Institute, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition": * * * Thank you, Subcommittee Chairman Massie, Ranking Member Correa and subcommittee members for having me here today to talk about the vibrant inno more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Acting Inspector General Christen Janell Stevenson from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to share with you the important work of the Office of Inspector General (OIG, Office) and our Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request. Our request seek more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Matthew Jensen, director of the Office for Fiscal and Regulatory Analysis at the America First Policy Institute, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, Vice Chairman Boebert, and Subcommittee Members: thank you for inviting me to discuss with you the path toward more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Monica Crowley, President Trump's nominee to be chief of protocol, from an April 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished members of the Committee. It is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to serve as Chief of Protocol. It was the honor of my life to serve in the President's first administration - and if  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following written testimony by Jessica Melugin, director of the Center for Technology and Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition": * * * Chair Massie, ranking member Correa, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for holding more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by James P. Danly, President Trump's nominee to be to be deputy secretary of Energy, from an April 2, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich and members of the Committee. It is a pleasure to appear before this committee once again. I am deeply honored to sit before you today as President Trump's nominee for Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Katharine MacGregor, President Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of the Interior, from an April 2, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Committee, I thought I had escaped Washington, DC, but as you all know, sometimes life presents you with different paths - and I am both honored and humbled that President Trump has once again  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Glen E. Sweetnam, a distinguished fellow with the Energy Policy Research Foundation, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Vice-Chairman Boebert, and members of the subcommittee, I want to thank you for inviting me to testify at this hearing on Unleashing the Golden Age of American E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by ex-Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Artificial Intelligence: Examining Trends in Innovation and Competition": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. The Federal Trade Commission was founded 111 years ago to fight fraudsters and monopolists; over time, that mission has come to i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, released the following testimony by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich from an April 1, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government entitled "Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts": * * * I thank Chairmen Issa and Roy, Ranking Members Johnson and Scanlon, and all the members of the Subcommittees more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Kevin D. Dayaratna, acting director, chief statistician and senior research fellow of the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and other Members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, released the following written testimony by Paul J. Larkin, a senior legal research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 1, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government entitled "Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts": * * * Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, and members of the committ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine L. Szpindor from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the U.S. House of Representatives appreciates the opportunity to present its Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget totaling $243,184,000 to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by House Clerk Kevin F. McCumber from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * We support Members and the institution in myriad ways. For example, during the 118th Congress, we conducted 172 required Workplace Rights and Responsibilities training sessions for Members, provided support for 34 Speaker-led ceremonial events, transferred more than 35 terabyt more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by House General Counsel Matthew Berry from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify about the fiscal year 2026 ("FY 2026") budget request of the Office of General Counsel ("OGC") of the U.S. House of Representatives ("House"). OGC request more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by House Sergeant at Arms William P. McFarland from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Good morning Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Committee. I appreciate the invitation to appear before you today to testify in support of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA), which tot more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Law Revision Counsel Brian Lindsey from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Mister Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to present the budget request of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel (Office) for Fiscal Year 2026. The Office was established in the House of Representatives by sectio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Legislative Counsel Warren Burke from an April 2, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriation request: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the fiscal year 2026 appropriation request of $18,400,000 for the Office of the Legislative Counsel (Office). I am pleased and honored to appear before  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Eric Ueland, President Trump's nominee to be deputy director for management of the Office of Management and Budget, from an April 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Peters, and Senators-- Thank you very much for holding the hearing this morning on our nominations. I very much appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today, The Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Scott Kupor, President Trump's nominee to be director of the Office of Personnel Management, from an April 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters and distinguished members of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today in connection with my confirmation hearing for the D more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Megan Gibson, senior attorney in the Energy Program at the Southern Environmental Law Center, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance": * * * Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on how the United States can truly unleash  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by David Perdue, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to China, from an April 3, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and staff, good morning and thank you for this opportunity to meet with you today. Senator Daines, thank you as well for your generous introduction. It is my high honor to have been nomi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Tilman Fertitta, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...it's an honor to be with you today. My name is Tilman Fertitta, and I am President Trump's nominee to be the United States Ambassador to Italy and San Marino. For th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Barrack, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Honorable Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is an honor to be nominated to be the United States Ambassador to Turkiye. I am grateful to President Trump for the confidence and tr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Warren Stephens, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, Members of the Committee: It is an honor to appear before you today as President Trump's nominee to be the Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. I am truly grateful to President Trump for placing his confidence in me t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, released the following testimony by Kate Shaw, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, from an April 1, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government entitled "Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Richard Topping, President Trump's nominee to be CFO of Veterans Affairs, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Thank you Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and distinguished members of this committee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is a profound honor to be nominated for the role of Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by James Baehr, President Trump's nominee to be general counsel of Veterans Affairs, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Distinguished Members of the Committee, it is the honor of my life to appear before you today as the nominee for the General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to tell you about my commitment to my fellow  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Sam Brown, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Veterans Affairs for memorial affairs, from an April 1, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Moran and Ranking Member Blumenthal, thank you for inviting me to testify before this committee today. Senator Sullivan, thank you for your service in uniform and for your gracious introduction. I also want to acknowledge and thank my wif more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, released the following testimony by Cindy Romero, a victim of criminal activity perpetrated by terrorist organization Tren de Aragua in Aurora, Colorado, from an April 1, 2025, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government entitled "Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts": * * * My name is Cindy Romero;  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following written testimony by World Learning CEO Carol L. Jenkins from an April 2, 2025, outside witness hearing on polio eradication: * * * Dear Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, it's an honor to testify before you today in support of the State Department's Educational and Cultural Exchanges. My nam more PR