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Congressional Oversight Manual
Report · Mar 27, 2026
Congress’s legislative role does not end when it passes legislation. Oversight is fundamental to make sure that laws are working as intended and are being administered in an effective, efficient, and...
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK "I completely understand. The program was, just had so little transparency that no one knew what was going on. And I am committed to changing that model, making sure it is transparent. model making sure it is transparent because I understand when if a fisherman can't fish that is the definition of a disaster yeah right and I understand it and we are on side with it and we will work hard to make it more"
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Impact of Commercial Space Launch Activities on Aviation
Resources · Nov 1, 2019
Introduction Congress has encouraged the growth of commercial space activities by requiring federal agencies to use private launch services and establishing offices to oversee commercial activity. In...
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International Illegal Logging: Background and Issues
Resources · Feb 26, 2019
Background Illegal logging is a pervasive problem throughout the world and generally is defined as the harvest, transport, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of national laws. Illegal logging...
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Global Food Security: Selected Multilateral Efforts
Resources · Jan 8, 2025
Congress may consider the role of multilateral institutions and initiatives in addressing record levels of global food insecurity. The United States, the largest government donor of international...
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Congressional Oversight and Investigations
Resources · Dec 3, 2024
Congress engages in oversight of the executive branch through the review, monitoring, and supervision of the implementation of public policy. The first Congresses inaugurated these oversight...
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Defense Primer: Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
Resources · Nov 14, 2024
Introduction The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) is the primary U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) process for determining military weapon systems requirements. According...
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Supplemental Security Income During and After Incarceration
Resources · Jan 31, 2024
Background Certain people who are incarcerated are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments but may be able to receive them once released. There is congressional interest in...
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Race Discrimination at School: Title VI and the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
Resources · Jul 21, 2023
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal financial assistance. While that bar applies broadly to...
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Commercial Space Launch and the April 2023 Starship Mishap
Resources · May 19, 2023
The commercial space industry, including the launch sector, has been expanding rapidly (see Figure 1). A mishap during a test of a new rocket in April 2023 has drawn congressional attention to issues...
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Removal of Nazi Symbols and Inscriptions on Headstones of Prisoners of War in VA National Cemeteries
Resources · Jun 8, 2022
Overview During World War II, hundreds of thousands of German, Italian, and Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) were held in the United States at various military installations. During this time, the...
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Controlled Access Programs of the Intelligence Community
Resources · Apr 20, 2022
Introduction The Controlled Access Programs (CAPs) that the Intelligence Community (IC) has developed to further limit the sharing of the most sensitive classified information have raised questions...
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Robinhood, the Fintech Discount Broker: Recent Developments and Concerns
Resources · Oct 8, 2020
Founded in 2013, Robinhood is an online and phone app-based discount broker-dealer for retail customers with an interest in trading stocks, stock options, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and...
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Video Broadcasting from the Federal Courts: Issues for Congress
Reports · Oct 28, 2019
Members of Congress, along with the legal community, journalists, and the public, have long considered the potential merits and drawbacks of using video cameras to record and/or broadcast courtroom...
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The Federal Role in Railroad Bridge Safety
Resources · Oct 5, 2018
Railroad bridges carry heavy and potentially dangerous loads over busy roadways and important waterways. Many of these bridges are a century old or more. For example, the Metropolis and Sciotoville...
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The Alternative Minimum Tax for Individuals: In Brief
Report · May 10, 2016
In addition to raising revenue, the individual income tax has been used as a vehicle to promote various social and economic goals. This has been accomplished by according preferential tax treatment...
Testimony HARRIS, ANDY
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"And that's all part of the rural communities where they live. So we've dealt with, you know, somehow the ways we've dealt with farmers, make sure the crop insurance programs are appropriate, make sure they're appropriately funded, make sure that we protect the farmers in that way. With regards to the communities they live in, so for instance, we increased the loan authority for what's called the Business and Industry Loan Program to $2"
Testimony BURGESS OWENS
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"Let's start off with the Child Care Scam Act and the No Aid for Students Act. When you start looking at what these do, it's actually just oversight. It's make sure there's accountability, make sure there's a system in which there is a sense of when you have reports going and results in, there's reports that are looking at what's happening with that, so we can make sure we're held accountable. It's knowing that as you put the funds in, that there's a backup in which people can really see how..."
Testimony MS. MARIAM SOROND
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Congressman, you are absolutely right. Yes, we go to summits, events, talk to them all the time because if we don't, we cannot build products that serve their needs. We absolutely, and we will make sure we protect them. We will make sure we address their concerns, and you're absolutely right, the rural becomes very important, and we intend to make sure that they continue to do their jobs without being concerned about being found. Congresswoman, I appreciate you asking that important question...."
Testimony MR. CHRISTOPHER SUNUNU
Hearings to examine improving safety across the National Airspace Syst...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Maybe it's not as good, but at least it can be something that can be put in. We want to make sure it's there and work with the FAA to make sure that the certification is there. We want to make sure that the certified process and the manufacturers can meet the demands of whatever the mandate might come. Oh, gosh,"
Testimony BRITT, KATIE BOYD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesot...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Chair. Thank you to all of you for being here, and congratulations on your nominations. Mr. Cruz, you've served in several roles, from Treasury to the Banking Committee to House of Representatives to the White House. As financial services continue to evolve, and credit unions are adopting new technologies to make sure that they're meeting their customers' needs, expanding their digital offerings, and serving increasingly diverse communities in different places, how are you going to make sure..."
Testimony JAMES, JOHN
AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepay...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Reliability is not theoretical. NERC already warned that regions like MISO face elevated risk as we retire a reliable generation faster than we can face it. So here's the challenge in front of us. We need to build. We need to compete. We need to win. But we cannot do it in a way that forces families to pay more for a reliable energy. That means making sure that those who drive new demand pay their fair share, making sure that our generation mix can actually meet peak demand, making sure policy..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
“Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"We're training our program teams and our grant teams. What we have done is we've actually simplified the documents and the terms, making sure we're dialing up the oversight side and the compliance with executive orders, again, to make sure only those who are eligible receive and to make sure millions of dollars went, like in the last administration, to DEI programs and other divisive programs. And so we are also then working to improve the accreditation process, for example, with the SPDCs, and..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE ANDREA TRAVNICEK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"You mentioned, too, where we have the one big beautiful bill, so for water storage, water conveyance. So that is where we are focused on making sure that we are trying to get infrastructure dollars, taking care of some of the projects that have been out there. And then, of course, looking ahead with the budget that we do have, trying to make sure that we're operating, maintaining, and making sure that we're modernizing the infrastructure that we do have. And then at the same time, working with..."
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Yeah. And we're working with the U.S. Attorney's offices to make sure that tribal cases are being prosecuted to the fullest extent as well and they're not falling through a gap. Because I was actually working for a tribe once I retired from the federal government a few years ago. I went around a tribal program and I seen on the tribal side we had some work to do to make sure our cases were actually getting prosecuted. And we worked very closely with the U.S. Attorney's offices to make sure..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"We'll certainly look forward to working with you and the relevant agencies on that. I want to talk a little bit to wrap up my time on CBP. Obviously, their role is not just keeping our borders safe, but it's also making sure we're interdicting bad things coming into our country, including counterfeit products and things that are going around our trade laws, as well. I have a piece of legislation, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act. We call it PAIL. It..."
Testimony BEGICH, NICHOLAS J.
• H.R. 726 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendme...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chair. I speak in strong support of HR 9436, extending the moratorium on North Atlantic right whale regulation implementation. Look, science must drive the process of rule making, and we do not have a sufficient science to drive that rule making process right now. Additional time is necessary, and we hear from folks in the industry that say, hey, time is necessary to get the science right. At the end of the day, I think it's really important that we send a message to the..."
Testimony MR. SCOTT FABER, JD
Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversig...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"One big problem is resources. The FDA simply doesn't have enough people to manage recalls and to make sure that contaminated product has actually been removed from the shelves. As we think about how to properly fund the FDA, it's not simply a question of we're able to do food chemical reviews or inspect infant formula plants. We also need resources to make sure that we're properly executing recalls and really making sure that contaminated product isn't getting into our homes. Thank you for the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Ac...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"and to the point that you made earlier, it's in the forefront of the manufacturer's mind, making sure that equipment works for their customers. We do not like our equipment to fail. We know how important our equipment is to our customers with making sure that it's working for their business for them. You know, we've been working on this technology for so long, it now is fully integrated into that system. So the pure elimination of DEF can impact the operation of that system, as well as the..."
Testimony UNKNOWN
“Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"But for younger staff members, this is scary to think about any of this information coming out, because no matter what you all think, it will impact their future prospects. They don't, and especially if it's a small staff, they're going to figure out who it is. It's going to be, it's just the ripple effect. So I just want, as we draft this, be very cautious in making sure we're not protecting people. The goal is to have people that are fully ones responsible and making sure and preventing this..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"community, and better physical and mental well-being. Here's the reality for a lot of folks preparing for retirement. While we hope that every American spends their working years working their dream jobs, that's not always the case. Millions of Americans have great jobs, they save up for retirement, and they look forward to chasing the dreams that they might put on pause in their golden years of retirement. I want this committee to think about today is how do we make sure that every American..."
Testimony MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"is really, really key. Again, all things that we can teach to really make sure that people are getting it, but at the same time, I think for the people that are more intellectually curious anyways, they're going to push it further, and those are the things we need to teach. Not only in the workplace, but making sure that we're teaching our kids as well, our students in academia, is really making sure that they're pushing this to the limit. But again, this is the ability to accelerate your..."
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"I think in most cases it is. I know some states, we have heard from tribes where there's been some issues with maybe states putting some tribal notifications out, but I think they're trying to work through those to make sure that they've got a good relationship with the state to put those local alerts out as well. I think the biggest thing is to make sure that we get it out everywhere. And I think Amber Alert works well, but it also works in certain regions, so you need to make sure that if..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country”
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SPEAKER_11 "Yeah. And we're working with the U.S. Attorney's offices to make sure that tribal cases are being prosecuted to the fullest extent as well and they're not falling through a gap. Because I was actually working for a tribe once I retired from the federal government a few years ago. I went around a tribal program and I seen on the tribal side we had some work to do to make sure our cases were actually getting prosecuted. And we worked very closely with the U.S. Attorney's offices to make sure those cases were getting prosecuted. But we got to make sure we're bridging those gaps as well. Well,..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
GALLEGO, RUBEN "Ranking Member. Thank you all for joining us here today. The VHA, V-H-A, Now with Therapeutic Tax is an important step to ensuring VAs are equipped to evaluate and deliver emerging and innovative therapies. I'm proud to sponsor this legislation with Senator Sheehy. So emerging therapies like psychedelic assisted therapies offer real hope for veterans with PTSD when nothing else has so our bill makes sure that makes sure we're exploring every option to support these veterans. Dr. Koeniger, did I say that correctly? Yes, sir. Okay, knowing we have a responsibility to deliver the best possible..."
Testimony GALLEGO, RUBEN
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Ranking Member. Thank you all for joining us here today. The VHA, V-H-A, Now with Therapeutic Tax is an important step to ensuring VAs are equipped to evaluate and deliver emerging and innovative therapies. I'm proud to sponsor this legislation with Senator Sheehy. So emerging therapies like psychedelic assisted therapies offer real hope for veterans with PTSD when nothing else has so our bill makes sure that makes sure we're exploring every option to support these veterans. Dr. Koeniger, did I..."
Hearing H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 7726 – Stop Child Care...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
HARRIS, ANDY "And that's all part of the rural communities where they live. So we've dealt with, you know, somehow the ways we've dealt with farmers, make sure the crop insurance programs are appropriate, make sure they're appropriately funded, make sure that we protect the farmers in that way. With regards to the communities they live in, so for instance, we increased the loan authority for what's called the Business and Industry Loan Program to $2"
Testimony SHEEHY, TIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"fled this country under overburdensome regulation and incentivization that sent those industries to other countries. And every administration, whether they had politicized data, non-politicized, they chose to either ignore the data or lie about the data and sent those industries overseas. And now we are paying for that every single day. And Jared's job is going to be exponentially harder because so much of the critical materials he's going to need to send our astronauts back to the moon and..."
Testimony SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"that there are people who are in good faith trying to do best for themselves and their families and their kids, and it's not coming forward for them. So I just am hoping that we're going to do better than we have done and make sure that we make all of these questions that are asked safer and that we make sure that all of our families are getting the best that they need to know and that can protect themselves and their kids. So we have a lot of, we have a lot of work to do. Thank"
Testimony AMIR BASSIRI
State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"We are incurring about a 20 percent increase in administrative costs to accommodate some of the implementation requirements to mitigate from consumers, but we are taking proactive steps to make sure we're making sure people are aware of the changes. We don't want any disruptions in continuity of care, and that's where our focus has"
Testimony EVANS, DWIGHT
Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"This is some people have earned. They should make sure we should make sure. I want to yield the balance of my time to you. If you have any comments, give me a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you,"
Testimony SORENSEN, ERIC
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You know, we have to make sure that our trading partners are dealt with fairly. Yes, we have to make sure that we have healthy competition, but our farmers and agribusiness need certainty today. I look forward to working with my caucus and with my Republican friends to make sure that an extension makes sense for American workers and keeps farmers competitive. Thank you all so"
Testimony SMITH, ADRIAN
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"I know that the Mississippi case was raised there, and I want to add emphasis at how offended all of the members were of the Ways and Means Committee, both sides of the aisle, and that it's my understanding that there's not a final decision, that the overall case is still under review by the administration. So I don't think anything's been finalized there. But that case highlights the need to do our bill to make sure, like the portion that I've been working on for several years, to make sure..."
Testimony MACKENZIE, RYAN
“Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Informatio...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"This subcommittee and all of our members, in a bipartisan fashion, have done a great job of discussing important issues for the American worker, and this hearing is no different. Having the Inspector General here today to talk about agreements, whether it was 12 or 48 or some unknown number because we didn't have a proper tracking system in place in the last administration, shake the confidence that people, the American people, have in their Department of Labor to go out and do the work on..."
Testimony MS. KIRSTEN GULLICKSON
Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and In...
house Committee on House Administration · Jul 21, 2026
"our velocity on doing the work. Because as you know, we have competing priorities. So sometimes our work isn't moving as fast as all of us want it to move. systems? No, not necessarily no. The legislative process is very complex. The House rules are very complex. So I think sometimes just making sure that we are making sure the systems can respond the way they need to because of the complexity of the process sometimes gets us slowed down. It's not, as I always say, we're not building a shopping..."
Testimony BEATTY, JOYCE
Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"As we're approaching 50 years from the inception of that, I am a big proponent in full disclosure, I've been around for a while prior to being in Congress, working with financial institutions to make sure that that is a standard because as you know, it includes the community and evaluation, for lack of a better word, process to make sure that financial institutions are making an investment. So Chairman Hill, last July the agencies released a proposal to repeal the Community Reinvestment Act..."
Testimony MR. ROBERT ORIFICI
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"That's a great question. And we're currently looking at how PDF overflows work when it exceeds the field size to make sure that the system could make sure it is showing that information to the correct point. So that is a feature work that's under development right now to correct that error. Yeah, that's a great question. And we are, we have several forms already on va.gov that work in a guided interview fashion where they are walked through the"
Testimony MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER L.
Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Some, and some in my district find themselves in this position, are so desperate for the equation on what's the load going to be, not just in this community, but for the rest of the state and for the region. So as we go forward with these bills, which are an incredibly important first step, let's make sure we take the next step and bring all the stakeholders to the table and ensure that whether you are in Virginia or Colorado or South Dakota or North Dakota, that you all are sure that this body..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE CHRIS SUNUNU
“The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in the U.S. Airline ...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"It's really, really tough. So again, anything we can do to, again, make sure that with, on a deregulatory basis, making sure that the financial opportunities flow to the customer, not to the government or to the customer. Those opportunities that flow there, so that competition can thrive, reducing the cost on airports, making sure that infrastructure is done, making sure that, again, I go back to even looking at our national airspace, right? Those opportunities that flow there, so that..."
Testimony MR. SAM PETSONK
"Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining"
house Education and Workforce Committee · May 8, 2026
"just this week, this administration has reportedly laid off one-third of the staff of the Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, shutting down the entire Pittsburgh office. And we now have only three administrative law judges nationwide to hear all the mine enforcement actions in the administration. The commission will lack a quorum. That means they will not be able to conduct any business at all. And that has happened before, and it's caused major trouble and backlog, which is a problem for..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"I completely understand. The program was, just had so little transparency that no one knew what was going on. And I am committed to changing that model, making sure it is transparent. model making sure it is transparent because I understand when if a fisherman can't fish that is the definition of a disaster yeah right and I understand it and we are on side with it and we will work hard to make it more"
Testimony SPEAKER_18
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Thank you, Senator Banks. I think one of the things we can do, VA has made a lot of progress over the years, and I think we need to double down on what's working. I appreciate your legislation, but there are also several others that are looking at expanding access to the HUD-VASH program or making sure that veterans can access housing that was constructed using low-income housing tax credits. In many cases, the service-connected disability compensation can get in the way, but fortunately, VA is..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"see you, Senator. Good to see you, sir. So, we set out to have a listening tour. We We are focused on those comments to make sure we are both going to make sure that we cover all broadband access requirements so that each state has made sure they covered everyone. And then we will have a new program coming"
Testimony STANSBURY, MELANIE A.
the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 6610, Pharmacist...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Now there is a council that sets standards, which is what is trying to be gutted today to make sure that it remains nonpartisan, to make sure that the inspector generals have general guidelines on how to operate, and that maintains the ethical oversight of the inspectors"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including po...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"What can we do to ensure that in the, let's call this final stretch, we're out of time. What can we do to make sure that you're able to make sure that the right conditions are there to get a deal, to land a satisfactory deal?"
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Yeah, I strongly support this amendment. This language would train our ambassadors on the authorities, requirements and limitations applicable to defense cooperation programs that we have with countries so that they are better prepared to engage with foreign policy partners. It's just a common sense amendment to make sure that our folks are prepped, make sure that our folks are educated on the issues. I mean, I can even sometimes, you know, being on this committee on foreign affairs or"
Testimony MOSKOWITZ, JARED
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"It's not worth the paper it's written on. But making sure the nuclear dust is out, making sure the facilities that they have underground are gone, that is success. And I assume you would agree that any deal that you think the president should sign or not sign has to address those core issues."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversi...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"We're getting ready to focus on a $300 million acquisition around that to ensure we have the capability to do that. So that's number one, making sure that we have the resources, make sure we've got the team, the capabilities, and the resources to do that. How that then fits in with the network and our providers, we want to be as plug and play as"
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"now commercial businesses are leading the charge, and we're going to help them do that and coordinate with them for the benefit of America. Yes, thanks for the question, and yes, we will make sure we have appropriate resources necessary to make sure we have the best assessments so that your fishermen can be successful. We don't want to constrain them. We are going to use better technology, unmanned, you know, just you can use enormous technology to do a better job, work with your fishermen..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"So this concept that the states would put up a portion to make sure the dollars are spent wisely, to make sure the people are covered, doesn't really work"
Testimony JEFFREY KESSLER
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"was to stop the rubber stamping of licenses that involve serious national security equities. As I mentioned before, under the prior administration there were thousands of licenses granted to entity listed companies and I think that's not the outcome that the members of this committee expect to see. And so I have been, BIS, you know, under this administration has been applying more scrutiny to those licenses where there are national security equities and I think that that's the right outcome. So..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHAEL DESOMBRE
Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Re...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"including many of the Southeast Asian nations, to really coordinate and see if we can get coordination on enforcement and intelligence, and really, as I said, the goal is not to just shut down the scam centers, which had been sort of Cambodia's goal. The goal is to make sure we arrest the bad guys and make sure they don't ever do it again. Yeah, I think we've seen in the last five years that the civil war has continued, and our policies have not,"
Testimony MR. HAL DUNCAN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"Well, Senator, I absolutely appreciate the question. I think, as well, last year is really critical. We really laid out a playbook to how to keep spending under control while funding key priorities. So I think continuing to build on that. And frankly, I think continuing to bring stuff to OMB saying, hey, will you take a look at this. There are multiple times when we get information from the Congress highlighting an issue for us that we had not known. I think there's a, you know, conception that..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"I emphasized the importance of the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the important role that the Department of Interior plays in that, and you assured me that you would be a good partner in that effort. I'm disappointed that the budget once again calls for cuts in the Department of Interior programs that most benefit the Bay, a fish and wildlife program and a program in the geological survey. I will once again work with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis to make sure that we restore that..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"I emphasized the importance of the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the important role that the Department of Interior plays in that, and you assured me that you would be a good partner in that effort. I'm disappointed that the budget once again calls for cuts in the Department of Interior programs that most benefit the Bay, a fish and wildlife program and a program in the geological survey. I will once again work with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis to make sure that we restore that..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"in the machine. You know, look, I know that nobody wanted this to happen to Nicholas, but I just feel like, you know, OSHA hasn't responded to any of our requests. It's been months and I, you know, Chairman, please work with me in trying to get answers for his parents. It shouldn't have take this long to get answers to this investigation of what happened to Nicholas Acker, especially serving almost a decade for in the military service and for him to die again in a postal service machine, a..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"This hopefully can show that DHS, with CBP, with ICE, with TSA, with the FBI, we can work together and have a good working relationship. We were looking all together for enforcing laws and making sure that we're safe. enforcing laws and making sure that we're safe. So when we're working in New Jersey or working in New York or we're working in Seattle or we're working in L.A., we're working flawlessly together. And hopefully we can do that to enforce other nations' laws, too, because we've had..."
Testimony MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"We can pursue both at the same time. And in the future, the work will not be predetermined by an algorithm. It will be shaped by all of us and the choices that we make as we lead our workers into an educated system where we protect, make sure people have access to the tools and make sure that we hold businesses and consumers"
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"We need the Gulf of America to thrive and succeed. We need the Alabama fishermen to thrive and succeed. And we are on side and we will make sure that we will use science honestly to make sure that's the outcome and not what has previously been seen as bias. Sounds right to"
Testimony HINSON, ASHLEY
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"And I want everyone listening to know that we are committed to helping to protect our research and the intellectual property from the CCP. So, Dr. Kaiser, I want to follow up on my first line of questioning, because I saw you were both in agreement on some of the blocks that need to exist and the checks and balances that need to exist to make sure we're vetting people property while still making sure we're not closing things down. You said we don't want to completely shut everything off, right?..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Ma...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I also want, in order, I agree, yes, I will look into that, but I also want to also make sure that certain states are not conflating emergency services and hiding abortions in that emergency services case definition. We need to make sure we're pulling out true abortions and making sure that we're really having clear case definitions regarding abortions so the data is actually accurate. So Senator, I believe as a board certified occupational medicine physician, I believe that vaccines are safe..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I also want, in order, I agree, yes, I will look into that, but I also want to also make sure that certain states are not conflating emergency services and hiding abortions in that emergency services case definition. We need to make sure we're pulling out true abortions and making sure that we're really having clear case definitions regarding abortions so the data is actually accurate. So Senator, I believe as a board certified occupational medicine physician, I believe that vaccines are safe..."
Testimony FISCHBACH, MICHELLE
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"Not just saying it, but doing it. Making sure we're back, have their backs, and making sure that they have housing they need and the pay they need. And so I thank you for bringing this forward, and with that, I yield"
Testimony CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE
Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Ass...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"It is an extremely interesting and extremely well-done presentation of how the monument was built and it will be a welcome respite for some visitors because it is air-conditioned in there and has great bathrooms which all visitors are looking for, but it is a real testament I think to the National Park Service and their talents to have this done in three years. I hope anybody listening makes sure that on a visit to Washington you make sure you do that since it is going to be open from nine to..."
Testimony OWENS, BURGESS
“Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"So let's continue to do that. I'd like to make sure, just an invite for myself, let's make sure we stay in touch. We'll make sure that over the coming year or so that we really are communicating on how to make sure that our workforce is doing the things they want to do and they get the dream power they want to"
Testimony SHARON GOODIE
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Any reports I can get on psychiatric, psychological, if I'm in a juvenile delinquency court, I'd want to know. How can I make, how can I, I can't make sure, but how can I come closest to making sure that this person is not going to do it? Sorry about"
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026
"Thank you, Senator Lee, for that question. I think it's, you know, if confirmed, we're going to look at everything. We're going to hit the ground running and look at ways to expand American business opportunities and try to level the playing field. Because right now, as we know, when we're competing for a contract or a tender with the CCP or the CCP-controlled company, oftentimes they'll underbid the United States. We want to make sure that we're working with Jamaica to make sure that there's a..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
"Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"that every student has access to take to build those skill sets up. And it's regardless of discipline, regardless of program, everybody has access to that to build those skills. I think it's very important to lead, not follow. That's a great question, and thank you for asking it. One of the frameworks that we have at Florida State University is to make sure that we sign agreements with companies to make sure that our data isn't used to train models. It's one of the foundational aspects at..."
Testimony UNKNOWN
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"I'll repeat again, 18,000 to 20,000 commercial trucks a day, and this is why we got to make sure we have that funding, we got to make sure we have that funding and I want to thank the the committee for allowing us to move this forward on that aspect. Second thing has to do with passenger rail from the Dallas down to San Antonio, Laredo and then on to Monterrey area. I want to thank the committee for adding language directing the Federal Railroad Administration to make sure that they work in..."
Testimony MICHAEL SELIG
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"as I mentioned earlier it's vitally important that we protect our farmers and ranchers ensure that they have the tools they need to manage their risk make sure these markets are fair orderly and efficient make sure there's not fraud and manipulation that interferes with the prices of commodities in these markets. It's vitally important that we understand that many of these markets have been massively over regulated throughout the chain. We've seen FCMs introducing brokers and other..."
Testimony MANN, TRACEY
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"It's the hardware store, the grocery store. We've got to keep our rural communities going where the basic values that make America America are still alive and well. And it's incumbent upon this committee to make sure that we strengthen the ag sector to make sure that rural America doesn't just survive, but grows and thrives. So thank you for having this hearing, Mr. Chairman. With that, I yield"
Testimony TENNEY, CLAUDIA
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Absolutely. And it's a transmission issue and a pipeline issue and an access issue and a lack of common sense. But let's talk about the positive things, because we want to talk about the H.R. 1 and your help in getting that across the finish line. Obviously, it was a monumental piece of legislation building on 2017 tax cuts that I actually was in Congress for and voted for, and we are grateful to you and your department for making that happen. I also want to make sure and recognize-you talked..."
Testimony DR. BHAMATI VISWANATHAN
“A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Thirdly, and perhaps nearest and dearest to my heart, is the question of the treatment of the ingestion of copyrighted materials by large language models, LLMs. What does that mean? We use this word a lot. We say LLMs train themselves on copyrighted materials. Well, they can train, but just like the rest of us who train, they have to pay for the training. Licensing agreements need to flourish. They are beginning to happen. We need to make sure that creators, creators who create the stuff that..."
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"All right. Thank you. How will you make sure as we're using technology, how will you make sure that any data sharing agreement utilized by the BIA OJS aligns with tribal data sovereignty? And then data that is received, picked up by federal agencies, will that be shared"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversi...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"It's not about the bureaucracy, it's about the veteran. And if our veterans are not getting timely, high quality health care, there's a problem when we're talking about spending a trillion dollars on this. So I want to implore you, I will implore you to make sure that you're focusing a trillion dollars to make sure that our veterans' health care is a trillion times better, not that we create a trillion more bureaucratic positions. What is the average time from the request for health care that..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"I'm giving you a chance to say that. Right. I agree that those existing laws and setting standards, making sure that we have standards that are going to make sure that kids and American people are held safe, and could be that the tort system will hold AI companies accountable for damages done to our"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend my good friend, Representative Kustoff, for putting this forward. As we come into the age of artificial intelligence and with electronic monitoring, making sure that we do this right is crucial and making sure that it is funded is crucial also. In eastern North Carolina, we have a fantastic cardiac program, which monitors patients from hours away and is able to see things before they"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"the American people? Thank you, Congressman. We couldn't agree more in terms of it being a highest priority to deal with the screw worm, to take steps. If you were to monitor the things that I'm working on at least daily, one of those is that. Making sure we have the resources to combat it and making sure we were doing it early in the administration. I can follow up with regard to FTE levels at APHIS. I don't know those off the top of my head, but we don't believe that this is issue that is..."
Testimony SEAN DUFFY
Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2026
"I'm a Republican, and I recognize that our states do not work, not our states, our cities don't work if we don't have good transit systems. But I do think we should expect from those systems that they are clean, that they're safe, that people want to ride them. You should have your 16-year-old daughter should be able to take the subway or the transit system at 7 o'clock at night on a Saturday. And if we don't hit that standard, we have work to do together to make sure that the bar is high for..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE SCOTT TURNER
Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development
house Appropriations Committee · May 12, 2026
"You said you sent a letter to HUD or to the White House? OK, yes, ma'am. We will make sure that our staff works with your staff to make sure we get you an answer. Without"
Testimony CORREA, J. LUIS
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"know who they are. I would imagine they're very prominent Republicans, very Republican Democrats, and we are covering up for them. We got to know what's going on out there, Madam AG. It looks like you want to say something. I'm going to give the opportunity to address if I can reclaim my time. I only have a minute. I can reclaim my time. I just think we start out by making sure those redactions are unredacted, those Epstein files to make sure that the public, according to the law, following the..."
Testimony HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"I'd also like to ask you about the bill that Senator Blackburn and I have that helps women veterans access care that is specific to their needs without having to go through unnecessary delays or obstacles. I understand that the VA supports the intent of our bill, but that you have some concerns about the specific language. I certainly don't think we need to get into a discussion about the technical language right now, but I would like to work with the VA to make sure that we get this right and..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"and it's not the Department of Commerce's way, and it's not NOAA's way. for rural projects in states like Maine? I think engaging with you and your staff to help us design, if you appropriate it, to design the model the best we can to make sure we are covering the areas, both rural, suburban, and make sure we're doing the best job we can. I'd like to engage with you and your staff to make sure the money that is appropriated is reconsidered,"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Ma...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"like that. Senator, you have my commitment to work with you and your team to make sure that we understand exactly what you submitted and to make sure that we're looking at that to your satisfaction. Senator, thank you for meeting with me earlier. I do appreciate that. I will say for the record, you do have the most beautiful office in the"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"like that. Senator, you have my commitment to work with you and your team to make sure that we understand exactly what you submitted and to make sure that we're looking at that to your satisfaction. Senator, thank you for meeting with me earlier. I do appreciate that. I will say for the record, you do have the most beautiful office in the"
Testimony WARNER, MARK R.
Hearings to examine building a resilient health care future with biote...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"One of the things that I've actually worked with Senator Young on, on the Intel Committee, is to make sure that the IEC dedicates leaders on bio threats and making sure that, frankly, we keep a closer eye on China. I think until three or four years ago, we didn't even look at this space in terms of bio"
Testimony MCBATH, LUCY
“Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026
"We get rules written by and for those with the most wealth and power in our society. But it is our responsibility as lawmakers to make sure that we keep our hands on the pulse to make sure that AI technology works efficiently and effectively for everyone. AI should be a tool that works for all people, not one that only extracts value for those who don't live in our communities while leaving our friends and our neighbors to absorb the"
Testimony MS. MIKAH CARLOS
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Ag...
house Natural Resources Committee · May 21, 2026
"So the NIHB is supporting the HR 14018, which would have, if an individual pays that money out of their pocket, they would be able to be reimbursed for that versus just providers alone. And so that, again, we're trying to expand getting services to our members, making sure that they are reimbursed in a timely manner, and making sure that these medical events don't really derail the rest of their lives in other"
Testimony MORRISON, KELLY
“Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026
"This critical legislation would strengthen the VA's guidance for treating veterans seeking care following sexual assault, ensuring that veteran survivors are protected. Specifically, the bill strengthens the referral processes to community providers for facilities without a sexual assault nurse examiner on staff. It makes sure facilities with SANEs have a supply of rape kits, makes sure veterans receive prophylaxis for STIs or pregnancy when appropriate, improves mental health and law..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing ...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Feb 25, 2026
"I've been very consistent, I testified before this committee and said that very thing the last time I was here in September that continues to be true and I'll make sure that our entire enterprise can hear me, I'll make sure that the Pacific Oceans Division can hear me and the Alaska District can hear me. We're committed to a short, medium, and long-term solution for the challenge that faces Juneau, this is a unique challenge that's caused by glacial outburst flooding, something that as you..."
Testimony PETERS, GARY C.
Hearings to examine the future of self-driving cars.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Feb 4, 2026
"One of the key reasons I believe Congress must act on autonomous vehicle legislation is because A.V.s represent a huge part of the future of the U.S. automotive industry. We need to not only make sure A.V. technology is developed here, we also need to make sure these vehicles and their sensor suites are manufactured in America as well. Michigan autoworkers have led the nation and made the U.S. automotive industry internationally competitive and I believe they can do the same for autonomous..."
Testimony MURRAY, PATTY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"Trump wants to shortchange that fund by over 1.8 billion dollars and shortchange donor and energy transfer ports like we have in Washington State. So I want you all to know I'm gonna make sure we do fully fund the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and make sure that states like mine get their fair share. That goes for the rest of the budget too. We cannot let Trump open the floodgates for defense contractors while our families and our farmers barely get anything. I will not let him zero out..."
Testimony SPEAKER_18
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Of course. Again, this is a program that has been working. It's making sure that we're delivering healthcare to those who need it the most and are very vulnerable. Ending the disruptive quality of having to repeatedly reauthorize a program can make sure that VA has the tools and the vision under its belt to make sure that they can continue long-term planning, coordination, and making sure, again, we're committing to what's working to reach as many veterans as we can. I think just making sure..."
Testimony FRANKEL, LOIS
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Now the good news is this. I'm not going to ask for a vote because we have a real dentist who's in charge of this And I talk to him, I trust him that we can work together to try to go through a process that we can make sure that we work with the authorizing committee and administration to make sure that we're getting good information for our future health. So with that, I thank you for letting me rant and rave and Mr. Simpson, I really do look forward to working with you. And I withdraw the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"We have requested foreign aid at the State Department. The President cares greatly about continuing to fund areas where we can be effective and to make sure it's done on an efficient basis and to actually make sure we get to real care for real individuals. Thank you Congressman. It's a team effort, but I will say that, as you know, we've worked personally to"
Testimony THE HONORABLE IRVING DENNIS
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2026
"You know, the grant agreement is execution and is a program decision and a program oversight. The office of the chief financial officer is responsible for making sure the funds are available and when appropriated, and then also make sure they are accounted for properly once they are dispersed, which is our primary obligation. We do not control the timing of the NOFAs, the notice of finance"
Testimony KIM, ANDY
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"I wanted to ask if you can commit to this committee that you will work with Congress, work with us, even for some of the things that don't necessarily require legislative fixes, but that we can make sure we're doing this together and to be able to make sure that it is in line with congressional intent. We've dealt with a lot of issues over the course of the time that I've been in the Senate so far, but I will say I really do believe that even in this time of great"
Testimony CHRIS ROCHELEAU
Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"and it will take some time, which is why we're at it. So I should have started with this. The system is safe and will continue to be safe. We will make sure of that. The 45,000 people of the FAA will make sure of that. at an optimum? We will maintain the safety of the system. We may slow it down, but we will maintain the safety of the"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"But I don't know what more we can do other than promote the public safety field because it is a very important field and all these people sitting behind me that's victims, families or victims themselves deserve, you know, us to make sure that we've got that public safety staff on board to make sure they're getting answers to those families. So we're doing all we can at the Interior to try to do that. We're pulling out every stop that we can. I see other agencies offering all kinds of bonuses..."
Testimony ALFORD, MARK
“AI on Main Street: How AI is Shaping the Future of Small Business.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Many simply lack the time or technical expertise to evaluate the growing number of AI products entering the marketplace. We here in Congress, I think we have a very important role to play to make sure that innovation is encouraged, not hindered by unnecessary regulation, while also making sure small businesses have access to the education and resources they need to use this technology wisely to grow their businesses. Mr. Crenshaw, I was proud to introduce the Bipartisan AI for Main Street Act..."
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"I appreciate that answer and I think your track record on the BEAD program writ large it was excellent and so that at least in my case creates some trust that you will handle this appropriately and correctly but obviously we want to make sure these funds are used but to your point we want to make sure they're used correctly and effectively so they actually reach real people out there. So I appreciate the care with what you're using but we want to work with you to get this done as quickly as we..."
Testimony CASEY MEANS, MD
Hearings to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of California, to b...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Feb 25, 2026
"And that's the world that I vision for my child and for all American children. And I think part of getting to that vision is making sure that we're being very judicious about how we address digital technology use. And of course, making sure that children are prepared to use technology thoughtfully and responsibly, but making sure that when there's evidence showing, which I believe there is, that social media and premature use of these programs is hurting their mental health, that we take action..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE SCOTT TURNER
Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development
house Appropriations Committee · May 12, 2026
"Thank you, sir. And, you know, we've mentioned, you know, the almost $5 billion in improper payments. And Irv Dennis and his team, and I met with them, have assured me that they are working very hard to make sure that those things don't happen in days ahead and to hold people accountable. We have, Irv and his team have a great partnership with the OIG to make sure that we're going after waste, fraud, and abuse internally and externally. And I will say, sir, you know, that makes me very proud,..."
Testimony MR. HAROLD FELD
Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilit...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"These are factors that the FCC needs to consider. It needs to make sure that any approved PNTs meet the appropriate standards, and it needs to make sure that PNT systems disclose where they do not operate and what their weaknesses are. Critical functions at the consumer level, everybody driving around using their apps to banking and electricity would be"
Testimony HINSON, ASHLEY
Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterpri...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026
"Do you think we need to do more there now, knowing what we know now about their influence and their efforts to intervene here? So a lot of that expertise, and I know I'm out of time, Mr. Chairman, a lot of that expertise is happening on the local level, and I saw you shaking your head, too, so I'm assuming you're in agreement on many of these policies, and look forward to working with both of you to make sure you have what you need to keep these bad actors out and make sure, again, we're able..."
Testimony KIM, ANDY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"We don't have infinite money, but when we're looking at what it is we're trying to do, the goal should always be, how can we make sure that we are responding to the workplace demands to be able to make sure we're addressing those needs? One thing that I wanted to focus in, you and I have talked about AI workforce on a number of different places, but there's one in particular I wanted to just check with you"
Testimony ZINKE, RYAN K.
Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnersh...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"I think that's from our point of view on Article 1. And to make sure we have oversight on it, as we do with most agencies, and make sure the structure at least has some transparency, oversight, and a clear mission. So we can make sure we all work together on"
Testimony MR. JOHNATHAN SMITH
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I had previously mentioned that $3.2 billion have gone into having to deal with exclusionary policies, so that means that $3.2 billion hasn't gone into providing mental health support, hasn't gone into making sure that students have what they need to succeed, hasn't gone into making sure that our classrooms are safe and supporting environments for all students. Definitely"
Hearing Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MS. MARIAM SOROND "Congressman, you are absolutely right. Yes, we go to summits, events, talk to them all the time because if we don't, we cannot build products that serve their needs. We absolutely, and we will make sure we protect them. We will make sure we address their concerns, and you're absolutely right, the rural becomes very important, and we intend to make sure that they continue to do their jobs without being concerned about being found. Congresswoman, I appreciate you asking that important question. Let me just say, first of all, we currently have the licenses. We're currently transmitting. We're..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of...
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE ANDREA TRAVNICEK "You mentioned, too, where we have the one big beautiful bill, so for water storage, water conveyance. So that is where we are focused on making sure that we are trying to get infrastructure dollars, taking care of some of the projects that have been out there. And then, of course, looking ahead with the budget that we do have, trying to make sure that we're operating, maintaining, and making sure that we're modernizing the infrastructure that we do have. And then at the same time, working with our various"
Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "We'll certainly look forward to working with you and the relevant agencies on that. I want to talk a little bit to wrap up my time on CBP. Obviously, their role is not just keeping our borders safe, but it's also making sure we're interdicting bad things coming into our country, including counterfeit products and things that are going around our trade laws, as well. I have a piece of legislation, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act. We call it PAIL. It just passed through judiciary unanimously just a few weeks ago, and this would help make sure there..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MR. JONATHAN LIEBERT "is really, really key. Again, all things that we can teach to really make sure that people are getting it, but at the same time, I think for the people that are more intellectually curious anyways, they're going to push it further, and those are the things we need to teach. Not only in the workplace, but making sure that we're teaching our kids as well, our students in academia, is really making sure that they're pushing this to the limit. But again, this is the ability to accelerate your"
Hearing “The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in the U.S. Airline Industry”
house Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE CHRIS SUNUNU "It's really, really tough. So again, anything we can do to, again, make sure that with, on a deregulatory basis, making sure that the financial opportunities flow to the customer, not to the government or to the customer. Those opportunities that flow there, so that competition can thrive, reducing the cost on airports, making sure that infrastructure is done, making sure that, again, I go back to even looking at our national airspace, right? Those opportunities that flow there, so that competition can thrive, reducing the cost on airports, making sure that infrastructure is done, making sure..."
Hearing Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversight
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_04 "We're getting ready to focus on a $300 million acquisition around that to ensure we have the capability to do that. So that's number one, making sure that we have the resources, make sure we've got the team, the capabilities, and the resources to do that. How that then fits in with the network and our providers, we want to be as plug and play as"
Hearing Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HINSON, ASHLEY "And I want everyone listening to know that we are committed to helping to protect our research and the intellectual property from the CCP. So, Dr. Kaiser, I want to follow up on my first line of questioning, because I saw you were both in agreement on some of the blocks that need to exist and the checks and balances that need to exist to make sure we're vetting people property while still making sure we're not closing things down. You said we don't want to completely shut everything off, right? We want some open collaboration there as well. So thank you for your efforts to protect NSF there...."
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, James...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_05 "I also want, in order, I agree, yes, I will look into that, but I also want to also make sure that certain states are not conflating emergency services and hiding abortions in that emergency services case definition. We need to make sure we're pulling out true abortions and making sure that we're really having clear case definitions regarding abortions so the data is actually accurate. So Senator, I believe as a board certified occupational medicine physician, I believe that vaccines are safe and"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sean Kaufman, of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Erica Schwartz, of...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_05 "I also want, in order, I agree, yes, I will look into that, but I also want to also make sure that certain states are not conflating emergency services and hiding abortions in that emergency services case definition. We need to make sure we're pulling out true abortions and making sure that we're really having clear case definitions regarding abortions so the data is actually accurate. So Senator, I believe as a board certified occupational medicine physician, I believe that vaccines are safe and"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
UNKNOWN "I'll repeat again, 18,000 to 20,000 commercial trucks a day, and this is why we got to make sure we have that funding, we got to make sure we have that funding and I want to thank the the committee for allowing us to move this forward on that aspect. Second thing has to do with passenger rail from the Dallas down to San Antonio, Laredo and then on to Monterrey area. I want to thank the committee for adding language directing the Federal Railroad Administration to make sure that they work in cooperation with the state of Texas and with the Republic of Mexico to to look at what needs to be done..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "I'm giving you a chance to say that. Right. I agree that those existing laws and setting standards, making sure that we have standards that are going to make sure that kids and American people are held safe, and could be that the tort system will hold AI companies accountable for damages done to our"
Hearing Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_03 "the American people? Thank you, Congressman. We couldn't agree more in terms of it being a highest priority to deal with the screw worm, to take steps. If you were to monitor the things that I'm working on at least daily, one of those is that. Making sure we have the resources to combat it and making sure we were doing it early in the administration. I can follow up with regard to FTE levels at APHIS. I don't know those off the top of my head, but we don't believe that this is issue that is under-resourced. We believe that USDA has everything it needs to both create a long-term capability..."
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Housing and Urban Development
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 12, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE SCOTT TURNER "You said you sent a letter to HUD or to the White House? OK, yes, ma'am. We will make sure that our staff works with your staff to make sure we get you an answer. Without"
Hearing Hearings to examine improving safety across the National Airspace System.
senate Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
MR. CHRISTOPHER SUNUNU "Maybe it's not as good, but at least it can be something that can be put in. We want to make sure it's there and work with the FAA to make sure that the certification is there. We want to make sure that the certified process and the manufacturers can meet the demands of whatever the mandate might come. Oh, gosh,"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews, of...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
BRITT, KATIE BOYD "Chair. Thank you to all of you for being here, and congratulations on your nominations. Mr. Cruz, you've served in several roles, from Treasury to the Banking Committee to House of Representatives to the White House. As financial services continue to evolve, and credit unions are adopting new technologies to make sure that they're meeting their customers' needs, expanding their digital offerings, and serving increasingly diverse communities in different places, how are you going to make sure that you keep them safe? Make sure that you're giving them the most up-to-date technology that allows..."
Hearing AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
JAMES, JOHN "Reliability is not theoretical. NERC already warned that regions like MISO face elevated risk as we retire a reliable generation faster than we can face it. So here's the challenge in front of us. We need to build. We need to compete. We need to win. But we cannot do it in a way that forces families to pay more for a reliable energy. That means making sure that those who drive new demand pay their fair share, making sure that our generation mix can actually meet peak demand, making sure policy is grounded in reality, not just ambition. We can and will win the AI race with China, and we will..."
Hearing “Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "We're training our program teams and our grant teams. What we have done is we've actually simplified the documents and the terms, making sure we're dialing up the oversight side and the compliance with executive orders, again, to make sure only those who are eligible receive and to make sure millions of dollars went, like in the last administration, to DEI programs and other divisive programs. And so we are also then working to improve the accreditation process, for example, with the SPDCs, and we are making sure that our teams are thorough and"
Hearing • H.R. 726 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025” • H.R. 2317 (Rep. Amodei), “Northern Nevada Economic...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
BEGICH, NICHOLAS J. "Thank you, Mr. Chair. I speak in strong support of HR 9436, extending the moratorium on North Atlantic right whale regulation implementation. Look, science must drive the process of rule making, and we do not have a sufficient science to drive that rule making process right now. Additional time is necessary, and we hear from folks in the industry that say, hey, time is necessary to get the science right. At the end of the day, I think it's really important that we send a message to the fisheries, to Maine lobstermen, and saying we're going to make sure that it's not your jobs that are..."
Hearing Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
house Health Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
MR. SCOTT FABER, JD "One big problem is resources. The FDA simply doesn't have enough people to manage recalls and to make sure that contaminated product has actually been removed from the shelves. As we think about how to properly fund the FDA, it's not simply a question of we're able to do food chemical reviews or inspect infant formula plants. We also need resources to make sure that we're properly executing recalls and really making sure that contaminated product isn't getting into our homes. Thank you for the"
Hearing Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements
house Environment Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_02 "and to the point that you made earlier, it's in the forefront of the manufacturer's mind, making sure that equipment works for their customers. We do not like our equipment to fail. We know how important our equipment is to our customers with making sure that it's working for their business for them. You know, we've been working on this technology for so long, it now is fully integrated into that system. So the pure elimination of DEF can impact the operation of that system, as well as the emissions side of it. So we want to make sure that when we're looking at where can we make sure that we..."
Hearing “Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
UNKNOWN "But for younger staff members, this is scary to think about any of this information coming out, because no matter what you all think, it will impact their future prospects. They don't, and especially if it's a small staff, they're going to figure out who it is. It's going to be, it's just the ripple effect. So I just want, as we draft this, be very cautious in making sure we're not protecting people. The goal is to have people that are fully ones responsible and making sure and preventing this from happening. And that is the member, the Senator and the House of Representatives member. But we..."
Hearing Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impact of seniors in today's economy.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025 · Transcript
SCOTT, RICK "community, and better physical and mental well-being. Here's the reality for a lot of folks preparing for retirement. While we hope that every American spends their working years working their dream jobs, that's not always the case. Millions of Americans have great jobs, they save up for retirement, and they look forward to chasing the dreams that they might put on pause in their golden years of retirement. I want this committee to think about today is how do we make sure that every American retiree can live their dreams in their older years? How do we make sure they can take that course at..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 3, 2025 · Transcript
SHEEHY, TIM "fled this country under overburdensome regulation and incentivization that sent those industries to other countries. And every administration, whether they had politicized data, non-politicized, they chose to either ignore the data or lie about the data and sent those industries overseas. And now we are paying for that every single day. And Jared's job is going to be exponentially harder because so much of the critical materials he's going to need to send our astronauts back to the moon and maintain space dominance doesn't come from America. And some of our most sensitive technology is built..."
Hearing Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. "that there are people who are in good faith trying to do best for themselves and their families and their kids, and it's not coming forward for them. So I just am hoping that we're going to do better than we have done and make sure that we make all of these questions that are asked safer and that we make sure that all of our families are getting the best that they need to know and that can protect themselves and their kids. So we have a lot of, we have a lot of work to do. Thank"
Hearing State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies.
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
AMIR BASSIRI "We are incurring about a 20 percent increase in administrative costs to accommodate some of the implementation requirements to mitigate from consumers, but we are taking proactive steps to make sure we're making sure people are aware of the changes. We don't want any disruptions in continuity of care, and that's where our focus has"
Hearing Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano
house Social Security Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
EVANS, DWIGHT "This is some people have earned. They should make sure we should make sure. I want to yield the balance of my time to you. If you have any comments, give me a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you,"
Hearing "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
SORENSEN, ERIC "You know, we have to make sure that our trading partners are dealt with fairly. Yes, we have to make sure that we have healthy competition, but our farmers and agribusiness need certainty today. I look forward to working with my caucus and with my Republican friends to make sure that an extension makes sense for American workers and keeps farmers competitive. Thank you all so"
Hearing “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”
house Workforce Protections Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
MACKENZIE, RYAN "This subcommittee and all of our members, in a bipartisan fashion, have done a great job of discussing important issues for the American worker, and this hearing is no different. Having the Inspector General here today to talk about agreements, whether it was 12 or 48 or some unknown number because we didn't have a proper tracking system in place in the last administration, shake the confidence that people, the American people, have in their Department of Labor to go out and do the work on their behalf to make sure that behalf to make sure that they are in safe, healthy work environment to a..."
Hearing Committee on House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Hearing: “Modernizing Public Access to Legislative Data and...
house Modernization and Innovation Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
MS. KIRSTEN GULLICKSON "our velocity on doing the work. Because as you know, we have competing priorities. So sometimes our work isn't moving as fast as all of us want it to move. systems? No, not necessarily no. The legislative process is very complex. The House rules are very complex. So I think sometimes just making sure that we are making sure the systems can respond the way they need to because of the complexity of the process sometimes gets us slowed down. It's not, as I always say, we're not building a shopping website, right? If we were building a shopping website, we might a hard one. As you know, when we..."
Hearing Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
BEATTY, JOYCE "As we're approaching 50 years from the inception of that, I am a big proponent in full disclosure, I've been around for a while prior to being in Congress, working with financial institutions to make sure that that is a standard because as you know, it includes the community and evaluation, for lack of a better word, process to make sure that financial institutions are making an investment. So Chairman Hill, last July the agencies released a proposal to repeal the Community Reinvestment Act rule that was finalized in 2023 to revert back to the 1995 regulations despite major changes in banking..."
Hearing PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Jul 13, 2026 · Transcript
MR. ROBERT ORIFICI "That's a great question. And we're currently looking at how PDF overflows work when it exceeds the field size to make sure that the system could make sure it is showing that information to the correct point. So that is a feature work that's under development right now to correct that error. Yeah, that's a great question. And we are, we have several forms already on va.gov that work in a guided interview fashion where they are walked through the"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER L. "Some, and some in my district find themselves in this position, are so desperate for the equation on what's the load going to be, not just in this community, but for the rest of the state and for the region. So as we go forward with these bills, which are an incredibly important first step, let's make sure we take the next step and bring all the stakeholders to the table and ensure that whether you are in Virginia or Colorado or South Dakota or North Dakota, that you all are sure that this body is making sure you're not paying the price and bearing the burden for the AI needs of big"
Hearing "Protecting Workers and Powering America: The Future of Mining"
house Education and Workforce Committee · May 8, 2026 · Transcript
MR. SAM PETSONK "just this week, this administration has reportedly laid off one-third of the staff of the Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, shutting down the entire Pittsburgh office. And we now have only three administrative law judges nationwide to hear all the mine enforcement actions in the administration. The commission will lack a quorum. That means they will not be able to conduct any business at all. And that has happened before, and it's caused major trouble and backlog, which is a problem for mining companies. And you can appoint a new, make sure they appoint a new make sure they appoint a..."
Hearing the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 6610, Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]; 2) H.R. 9720,...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
STANSBURY, MELANIE A. "Now there is a council that sets standards, which is what is trying to be gutted today to make sure that it remains nonpartisan, to make sure that the inspector generals have general guidelines on how to operate, and that maintains the ethical oversight of the inspectors"
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Colorado river basin, including post-2026 operations negotiations.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "What can we do to ensure that in the, let's call this final stretch, we're out of time. What can we do to make sure that you're able to make sure that the right conditions are there to get a deal, to land a satisfactory deal?"
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
MEEKS, GREGORY W. "Yeah, I strongly support this amendment. This language would train our ambassadors on the authorities, requirements and limitations applicable to defense cooperation programs that we have with countries so that they are better prepared to engage with foreign policy partners. It's just a common sense amendment to make sure that our folks are prepped, make sure that our folks are educated on the issues. I mean, I can even sometimes, you know, being on this committee on foreign affairs or"
Hearing Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
MOSKOWITZ, JARED "It's not worth the paper it's written on. But making sure the nuclear dust is out, making sure the facilities that they have underground are gone, that is success. And I assume you would agree that any deal that you think the president should sign or not sign has to address those core issues."
Hearing Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, RICK "So this concept that the states would put up a portion to make sure the dollars are spent wisely, to make sure the people are covered, doesn't really work"
Hearing FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
JEFFREY KESSLER "was to stop the rubber stamping of licenses that involve serious national security equities. As I mentioned before, under the prior administration there were thousands of licenses granted to entity listed companies and I think that's not the outcome that the members of this committee expect to see. And so I have been, BIS, you know, under this administration has been applying more scrutiny to those licenses where there are national security equities and I think that that's the right outcome. So that's how the licensing process is working now and again I think that it's entirely appropriate..."
Hearing Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Region
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL DESOMBRE "including many of the Southeast Asian nations, to really coordinate and see if we can get coordination on enforcement and intelligence, and really, as I said, the goal is not to just shut down the scam centers, which had been sort of Cambodia's goal. The goal is to make sure we arrest the bad guys and make sure they don't ever do it again. Yeah, I think we've seen in the last five years that the civil war has continued, and our policies have not,"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
MR. HAL DUNCAN "Well, Senator, I absolutely appreciate the question. I think, as well, last year is really critical. We really laid out a playbook to how to keep spending under control while funding key priorities. So I think continuing to build on that. And frankly, I think continuing to bring stuff to OMB saying, hey, will you take a look at this. There are multiple times when we get information from the Congress highlighting an issue for us that we had not known. I think there's a, you know, conception that we know everything all the time. We know a lot of things. We're resource constrained. So we..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Treasury.
senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "I emphasized the importance of the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the important role that the Department of Interior plays in that, and you assured me that you would be a good partner in that effort. I'm disappointed that the budget once again calls for cuts in the Department of Interior programs that most benefit the Bay, a fish and wildlife program and a program in the geological survey. I will once again work with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis to make sure that we restore that funding or make sure that it continues at current levels. Another local issue of great importance in this..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "I emphasized the importance of the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the important role that the Department of Interior plays in that, and you assured me that you would be a good partner in that effort. I'm disappointed that the budget once again calls for cuts in the Department of Interior programs that most benefit the Bay, a fish and wildlife program and a program in the geological survey. I will once again work with my colleagues on a bipartisan basis to make sure that we restore that funding or make sure that it continues at current levels. Another local issue of great importance in this..."
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "in the machine. You know, look, I know that nobody wanted this to happen to Nicholas, but I just feel like, you know, OSHA hasn't responded to any of our requests. It's been months and I, you know, Chairman, please work with me in trying to get answers for his parents. It shouldn't have take this long to get answers to this investigation of what happened to Nicholas Acker, especially serving almost a decade for in the military service and for him to die again in a postal service machine, a sorting machine of all things. Again, his parents deserve answers. They deserve justice. And they don't..."
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript
FISCHBACH, MICHELLE "Not just saying it, but doing it. Making sure we're back, have their backs, and making sure that they have housing they need and the pay they need. And so I thank you for bringing this forward, and with that, I yield"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE "It is an extremely interesting and extremely well-done presentation of how the monument was built and it will be a welcome respite for some visitors because it is air-conditioned in there and has great bathrooms which all visitors are looking for, but it is a real testament I think to the National Park Service and their talents to have this done in three years. I hope anybody listening makes sure that on a visit to Washington you make sure you do that since it is going to be open from nine to nine. It was great. It was"
Hearing “Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”
house Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
OWENS, BURGESS "So let's continue to do that. I'd like to make sure, just an invite for myself, let's make sure we stay in touch. We'll make sure that over the coming year or so that we really are communicating on how to make sure that our workforce is doing the things they want to do and they get the dream power they want to"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both of the District of Columbia, each to be an Associate...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
SHARON GOODIE "Any reports I can get on psychiatric, psychological, if I'm in a juvenile delinquency court, I'd want to know. How can I make, how can I, I can't make sure, but how can I come closest to making sure that this person is not going to do it? Sorry about"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs) and to be a...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_00 "Thank you, Senator Lee, for that question. I think it's, you know, if confirmed, we're going to look at everything. We're going to hit the ground running and look at ways to expand American business opportunities and try to level the playing field. Because right now, as we know, when we're competing for a contract or a tender with the CCP or the CCP-controlled company, oftentimes they'll underbid the United States. We want to make sure that we're working with Jamaica to make sure that there's a level playing field so that American businesses have a real shot to do great work. We know that we..."
Hearing "Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI"
house Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "that every student has access to take to build those skill sets up. And it's regardless of discipline, regardless of program, everybody has access to that to build those skills. I think it's very important to lead, not follow. That's a great question, and thank you for asking it. One of the frameworks that we have at Florida State University is to make sure that we sign agreements with companies to make sure that our data isn't used to train models. It's one of the foundational aspects at Florida State University, and I think every university should ensure that, that there's not free models..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
MICHAEL SELIG "as I mentioned earlier it's vitally important that we protect our farmers and ranchers ensure that they have the tools they need to manage their risk make sure these markets are fair orderly and efficient make sure there's not fraud and manipulation that interferes with the prices of commodities in these markets. It's vitally important that we understand that many of these markets have been massively over regulated throughout the chain. We've seen FCMs introducing brokers and other intermediaries highly highly regulated such that the costs are being passed down to farmers ranchers we're..."
Hearing "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025 · Transcript
MANN, TRACEY "It's the hardware store, the grocery store. We've got to keep our rural communities going where the basic values that make America America are still alive and well. And it's incumbent upon this committee to make sure that we strengthen the ag sector to make sure that rural America doesn't just survive, but grows and thrives. So thank you for having this hearing, Mr. Chairman. With that, I yield"
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
TENNEY, CLAUDIA "Absolutely. And it's a transmission issue and a pipeline issue and an access issue and a lack of common sense. But let's talk about the positive things, because we want to talk about the H.R. 1 and your help in getting that across the finish line. Obviously, it was a monumental piece of legislation building on 2017 tax cuts that I actually was in Congress for and voted for, and we are grateful to you and your department for making that happen. I also want to make sure and recognize-you talked about some permanency today, and I want to make sure that we recognize one of the signature pieces of..."
Hearing “A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
DR. BHAMATI VISWANATHAN "Thirdly, and perhaps nearest and dearest to my heart, is the question of the treatment of the ingestion of copyrighted materials by large language models, LLMs. What does that mean? We use this word a lot. We say LLMs train themselves on copyrighted materials. Well, they can train, but just like the rest of us who train, they have to pay for the training. Licensing agreements need to flourish. They are beginning to happen. We need to make sure that creators, creators who create the stuff that we consume, are compensated, small creators too, not just large intermediaries, and we need to do..."
Hearing H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and H.R. 9645
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_20 "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend my good friend, Representative Kustoff, for putting this forward. As we come into the age of artificial intelligence and with electronic monitoring, making sure that we do this right is crucial and making sure that it is funded is crucial also. In eastern North Carolina, we have a fantastic cardiac program, which monitors patients from hours away and is able to see things before they"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
SEAN DUFFY "I'm a Republican, and I recognize that our states do not work, not our states, our cities don't work if we don't have good transit systems. But I do think we should expect from those systems that they are clean, that they're safe, that people want to ride them. You should have your 16-year-old daughter should be able to take the subway or the transit system at 7 o'clock at night on a Saturday. And if we don't hit that standard, we have work to do together to make sure that the bar is high for us, to make sure that people want to ride and they can ride and they can safely ride, because a lot..."
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
CORREA, J. LUIS "know who they are. I would imagine they're very prominent Republicans, very Republican Democrats, and we are covering up for them. We got to know what's going on out there, Madam AG. It looks like you want to say something. I'm going to give the opportunity to address if I can reclaim my time. I only have a minute. I can reclaim my time. I just think we start out by making sure those redactions are unredacted, those Epstein files to make sure that the public, according to the law, following the law, that those names in those files are made"
Hearing Hearings to examine building a resilient health care future with biotechnology.
senate Health Care Subcommittee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
WARNER, MARK R. "One of the things that I've actually worked with Senator Young on, on the Intel Committee, is to make sure that the IEC dedicates leaders on bio threats and making sure that, frankly, we keep a closer eye on China. I think until three or four years ago, we didn't even look at this space in terms of bio"
Hearing “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026 · Transcript
MCBATH, LUCY "We get rules written by and for those with the most wealth and power in our society. But it is our responsibility as lawmakers to make sure that we keep our hands on the pulse to make sure that AI technology works efficiently and effectively for everyone. AI should be a tool that works for all people, not one that only extracts value for those who don't live in our communities while leaving our friends and our neighbors to absorb the"
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act” or the...
house Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
MS. MIKAH CARLOS "So the NIHB is supporting the HR 14018, which would have, if an individual pays that money out of their pocket, they would be able to be reimbursed for that versus just providers alone. And so that, again, we're trying to expand getting services to our members, making sure that they are reimbursed in a timely manner, and making sure that these medical events don't really derail the rest of their lives in other"
Hearing “Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R.6580, The “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R.6599, The “Leasing and...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript
MORRISON, KELLY "This critical legislation would strengthen the VA's guidance for treating veterans seeking care following sexual assault, ensuring that veteran survivors are protected. Specifically, the bill strengthens the referral processes to community providers for facilities without a sexual assault nurse examiner on staff. It makes sure facilities with SANEs have a supply of rape kits, makes sure veterans receive prophylaxis for STIs or pregnancy when appropriate, improves mental health and law enforcement referrals, and improves training for appropriate clinical providers and VA"
Hearing Hearings to examine Water Resources Development Act of 2026, focusing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, programs, and priorities.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Feb 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "I've been very consistent, I testified before this committee and said that very thing the last time I was here in September that continues to be true and I'll make sure that our entire enterprise can hear me, I'll make sure that the Pacific Oceans Division can hear me and the Alaska District can hear me. We're committed to a short, medium, and long-term solution for the challenge that faces Juneau, this is a unique challenge that's caused by glacial outburst flooding, something that as you said, is a technical challenge. It is. It is very"
Hearing Hearings to examine the future of self-driving cars.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Feb 4, 2026 · Transcript
PETERS, GARY C. "One of the key reasons I believe Congress must act on autonomous vehicle legislation is because A.V.s represent a huge part of the future of the U.S. automotive industry. We need to not only make sure A.V. technology is developed here, we also need to make sure these vehicles and their sensor suites are manufactured in America as well. Michigan autoworkers have led the nation and made the U.S. automotive industry internationally competitive and I believe they can do the same for autonomous"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews,...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE IRVING DENNIS "You know, the grant agreement is execution and is a program decision and a program oversight. The office of the chief financial officer is responsible for making sure the funds are available and when appropriated, and then also make sure they are accounted for properly once they are dispersed, which is our primary obligation. We do not control the timing of the NOFAs, the notice of finance"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, ANDY "I wanted to ask if you can commit to this committee that you will work with Congress, work with us, even for some of the things that don't necessarily require legislative fixes, but that we can make sure we're doing this together and to be able to make sure that it is in line with congressional intent. We've dealt with a lot of issues over the course of the time that I've been in the Senate so far, but I will say I really do believe that even in this time of great"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript
CHRIS ROCHELEAU "and it will take some time, which is why we're at it. So I should have started with this. The system is safe and will continue to be safe. We will make sure of that. The 45,000 people of the FAA will make sure of that. at an optimum? We will maintain the safety of the system. We may slow it down, but we will maintain the safety of the"
Hearing “AI on Main Street: How AI is Shaping the Future of Small Business.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
ALFORD, MARK "Many simply lack the time or technical expertise to evaluate the growing number of AI products entering the marketplace. We here in Congress, I think we have a very important role to play to make sure that innovation is encouraged, not hindered by unnecessary regulation, while also making sure small businesses have access to the education and resources they need to use this technology wisely to grow their businesses. Mr. Crenshaw, I was proud to introduce the Bipartisan AI for Main Street Act along with my colleague, Representative"
Hearing Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
HUDSON, RICHARD "I appreciate that answer and I think your track record on the BEAD program writ large it was excellent and so that at least in my case creates some trust that you will handle this appropriately and correctly but obviously we want to make sure these funds are used but to your point we want to make sure they're used correctly and effectively so they actually reach real people out there. So I appreciate the care with what you're using but we want to work with you to get this done as quickly as we can. You and I have talked"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of California, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service,...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Feb 25, 2026 · Transcript
CASEY MEANS, MD "And that's the world that I vision for my child and for all American children. And I think part of getting to that vision is making sure that we're being very judicious about how we address digital technology use. And of course, making sure that children are prepared to use technology thoughtfully and responsibly, but making sure that when there's evidence showing, which I believe there is, that social media and premature use of these programs is hurting their mental health, that we take action on"
Hearing Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
ZINKE, RYAN K. "I think that's from our point of view on Article 1. And to make sure we have oversight on it, as we do with most agencies, and make sure the structure at least has some transparency, oversight, and a clear mission. So we can make sure we all work together on"
Hearing "Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, and Legal Abuses in America’s Schools"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
MR. JOHNATHAN SMITH "I had previously mentioned that $3.2 billion have gone into having to deal with exclusionary policies, so that means that $3.2 billion hasn't gone into providing mental health support, hasn't gone into making sure that students have what they need to succeed, hasn't gone into making sure that our classrooms are safe and supporting environments for all students. Definitely"