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Hearing Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 16 transcript matches
BILIRAKIS, GUS M. "All right. My time has expired, so I'll yield five minutes to the ranking member of the subcommittee, Ms. Schakowsky, for her questioning. General Leahy yields back to recognize the vice chairman of the subcommittee, Mr. Falter, for his five minutes of questioning. Without"
Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. Forest Service"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
NEWHOUSE, DAN "Well, thank you for that. I will ask further questions perhaps in a second round, but now I'll turn to my ranking member, Ms. Salinas, for her five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Ms."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio), “Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026.’’ • H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth...
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
STAUBER, PETE "Thank you very much. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questioning, and I will recognize myself for five minutes. Mr. Heller, in your written testimony, you note how the Earth MRI program has evaluated and surveyed legacy mine tailing from mining operations, which in some cases have ceased operations like many decades"
CRS Report
The Impeachment Process in the Senate
Report · Jun 24, 2026
After the House impeaches a federal officer, the Senate may conduct a trial to determine if the individual should be removed from office. The Senate has a set of rules specific to the conduct of an...
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"here I want to address. As you can see, the secretary's training as a member of the House of Representatives is still strong in his ethos. Well, I think it's part of the Senate that taught me best, but I'm kidding. Well, okay, those eight minute questions. So with that, we're going to start with questions. I don't see Ms. DeLauro here yet for her opening statement, so Mr. Cuellar, the floor is yours for eight minutes for questions of the secretary. Thank you, sir. Again, Thank you, Mr. Ranking..."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act of 2026” • H.R. 7466 (Rep. Jackson of TX), “SAFE CATTLE Act” • H.R. 8876...
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
HAGEMAN, HARRIET M. "With that, I am now going to call on Ms. Elfrith for five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Madam"
Testimony JORDAN, JIM
“The Censorship-Industrial Complex”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025
"Thank you, Mr. Aaron. We'll now move to five-minute questions under the five-minute rule, I should say. And the gentleman from California, Mr. Issa, is"
Hearing Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the Abraham Accords
house Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
LAWLER, MICHAEL "The audio is not necessarily as clear just if you're right in it. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes of questioning. Recent reporting shows some officials are proposing to remove Israel from existing plans to develop an India-Middle East-Europe Economic"
Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.
“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"I now recognize Secretary Mullen for five minutes to summarize his opening statement. Mullen. Members will be recognized by order of seniority for their five minutes of questions. As I've done in the past, I will be strictly enforcing the five-minute rule. When that clock runs out, so does your time to keep talking. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Secretary Mullen, FEMA's fiscal year 2025 preparedness grant cycle under the predecessor was impacted by delays in the release..."
Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.
“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"No, your time was limited five minutes and you started with the statement. I will now recognize the gentleman from Oklahoma, Mr. Burkeen, for five minutes of questions. community on their bad day. Thank you, gentlemen, yields back. I now recognize the gentlelady from Illinois, Mr. Ramirez for five minutes questions. Thank you, Chairman. I appreciate it. Secretary"
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuil...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you. Let me now recognize the gentlelady from American Samoa, Rep. Ratu Agan, for your five-minute questioning. Thank you, Talofa. I want to thank you, Chairwoman I'm informed that we have one other member on his way any minute now or any"
Testimony COLLINS, SUSAN M.
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"As you can see, we have a very full attendance of committee members today. So I would ask that all of our colleagues to please keep track of the clock and stay within the allotted five-minute question time. With that, let me"
Testimony SCOTT, AUSTIN
"Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event P...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"such as insider trading in the prediction markets. But does the commission agree with your understanding of the importance of the information sharing? All right, I'm two minutes into a five minute question. My question specifically was, does the commission agree with your understanding of the importance of information"
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Sc...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"testify upon request before this committee? Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including copies of electronic forms of communication, in a timely manner when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the committee regarding the basis for any good faith delay or denial in providing such documents? Yes. Very good. Now let's turn to round of five-minute questions. And let me ask you this. You know, you're the third, you're going to be, I hope, the third person to hold this..."
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Re...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Let me now recognize the gentleman from Maryland, Mr. Orcheski, for your five minutes of questioning. Thank you. Let me now recognize the gentleman from Kentucky, Representative Andy Barr, for your five-minute questioning. Thank you. I now recognize the gentleman from Rhode Island, Mr. Ammo, for your five-minute"
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Re...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you. Let me now recognize the gentleman from Kentucky, Representative Andy Barr, for your five-minute questioning. Thank you. I now recognize the gentleman from Rhode Island, Mr. Ammo, for your five-minute questioning. Thank you. Let me now recognize the gentleman from Guam, Mr."
Testimony RISCH, JAMES E.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026
"We have today five nominations to consider, and we have a good panel, an interesting panel, and we're going to proceed, I'm going to give an opening statement, a few opening remarks I'm going to yield to Senator Shaheen to do likewise, then we will hear from the nominees, and then we will proceed to a round of five minute questions from all of the members of the committee who wish to ask questions. Before we do that, we have a couple of"
Testimony RISCH, JAMES E.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026
"Well, thank you very much. We'll now proceed to a round of five-minute questions by the members on the basis of first-come,"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Mr. Allen. We will now proceed to five-minute questions, and we will start with Senator Johnson. Senator"
Testimony JORDAN, JIM
“The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Bangert. Professor, excuse me, Professor McCord, you're recognized. Thank you, Professor. We will now move to five-minute questions. The chair recognizes the gentleman from California, Mr. Issa. Gentlemen, Simon's probably can do a unanimous"
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you very much. I now recognize Ranking Member Barra for your five minutes questioning. Gentleman's time's"
Testimony MCCLINTOCK, TOM
“Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Pol...
house Judiciary Committee · May 14, 2026
"Thank you. We'll now move to five minute questions from committee members. And we'll start with Sheriff Nails. The gentleman's time has expired, Ms."
Testimony HARSHBARGER, DIANA
Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversig...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"So with that, sir, Mr. Chairman, I yield back. The gentleman yields back, and now I recognize Mr. Carter for his five minutes questions. The gentleman yields back, and I recognize Representative Halchins for her five minutes of"
Testimony HAGERTY, BILL
Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Kim. Thank you to our nominees. I'm now going to start a round of five-minute questions with each of the senators. I'll start off myself. Mr. Kim, I'll stay with"
Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.
“Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the...
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Luttrell for five minutes of questions. Thank you do so. Thank you Mr. Chairman I yield back. Gentleman yields back and I recognize the gentleman from New York Mr. Goldman for five minutes questions. Thank You Mr. Gentleman yields"
Testimony RICKETTS, PETE
Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Again, thank you to all of our witnesses for joining us here this morning. Now, we will start off with a round of five-minute questions. I will lead off here, and then we'll turn to the ranking"
Testimony RICKETTS, PETE
Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Great, thank you very much, Senator Whitehouse. We're gonna go ahead and do another round of five-minute questions. So I will go ahead and kick us off"
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"There you go. Thank you. The gentleman yields back. Now recognize the gentleman from Oregon, Mr. Benz, for his five minutes question. Thank"
Testimony JORDAN, JIM
“Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"Thank you for that opening statement. We will now go to a gentleman from California, Mr. Issa, for a five-minute question. The gentleman yields"
Testimony KIGGANS, JENNIFER A.
Delivering for Veterans and Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"specialty care physicians who could make so much more on the outside. We need those people at the VA. I'm just wondering if you have an update for that. Keep us posted. I know that's an important part of the program. But thank you. My time has expired. I'll save some for maybe a second round. And I now recognize the ranking member for five minutes questioning. Thank you, Ranking"
Testimony THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"They don't like the answer, Chairman, because it's honest. So he asked a four-minute question, and I am going to answer. You don't tell me"
Testimony AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Pr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"To that end, I'll be putting forward a request for proposal from all nine of you that seeks to establish two pillars for drug pricing legislation, one pillar being access and affordability, and the other pillar being innovation and manufacturing. And I would request that rather than pack into five minutes questions from all of you, that you would all respond in writing within 14 days to the request for proposal. Would you all be willing to do that? Thank you. I'll give you a flavor of some of..."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Pr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"I recognize the gentleman from New York, Mr. Langworthy, for his five-minute question. The gentleman yields back and now recognizes Mr. Mullen of California for his five"
Testimony GRASSLEY, CHUCK
Hearings to examine hidden facts regarding Nazis and Swiss banks.
senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 3, 2026
"It will be made a part of the record, yes. We have seven-minute questions, one round apiece. So I'll start out with my seven"
Testimony JORDAN, JIM
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"Gentlemen, we will now proceed under the five-minute rule. We have votes coming in any minute now, but I think we'll have time for three or four members to get their five-minute questions in before the committee will take a recess to go vote. They are not going to close the vote until we get there. I know that"
Testimony JOYCE, DAVID P.
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"One question, two minutes. Thank you, sir. The chair now recognizes Mr. Ivey for his two-minute question statement or whatever. out there, stay strong. Thank you very much. The chair now recognizes Mr. Cloud for his"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Appreciate you being here. Thank you to the gentleman from Washington. I am now going to claim my eight minutes for questioning and give two minutes of it to the gentleman from Indiana, who was very generous with his eight minutes in letting the secretary respond to some earlier questions. So the floor is yours for two minutes, Mr. Shreve. I will now recognize my colleague from Florida for one minute of my questioning"
Testimony COTTON, TOM
Hearings to examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a...
senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Before we go to the witnesses, now that we have a critical mass of members, I would simply like to remind members that we will handle questions as we did last year, seniority at the time of the gavel, and alternating between Democrats and Republicans. We'll have one round of questions, seven minutes per round. I will not entertain questions after seven minutes. Time has"
Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_10 "here I want to address. As you can see, the secretary's training as a member of the House of Representatives is still strong in his ethos. Well, I think it's part of the Senate that taught me best, but I'm kidding. Well, okay, those eight minute questions. So with that, we're going to start with questions. I don't see Ms. DeLauro here yet for her opening statement, so Mr. Cuellar, the floor is yours for eight minutes for questions of the secretary. Thank you, sir. Again, Thank you, Mr. Ranking"
Hearing “A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
GARBARINO, ANDREW R. "I now recognize Secretary Mullen for five minutes to summarize his opening statement. Mullen. Members will be recognized by order of seniority for their five minutes of questions. As I've done in the past, I will be strictly enforcing the five-minute rule. When that clock runs out, so does your time to keep talking. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Secretary Mullen, FEMA's fiscal year 2025 preparedness grant cycle under the predecessor was impacted by delays in the release of notice of funding opportunities which left applicants with a condensed timeline to apply for..."
Hearing Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
KIM, YOUNG "Thank you. Let me now recognize the gentlelady from American Samoa, Rep. Ratu Agan, for your five-minute questioning. Thank you, Talofa. I want to thank you, Chairwoman I'm informed that we have one other member on his way any minute now or any"
Hearing Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Region
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
KIM, YOUNG "Let me now recognize the gentleman from Maryland, Mr. Orcheski, for your five minutes of questioning. Thank you. Let me now recognize the gentleman from Kentucky, Representative Andy Barr, for your five-minute questioning. Thank you. I now recognize the gentleman from Rhode Island, Mr. Ammo, for your five-minute"
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 · 2 transcript matches
RISCH, JAMES E. "We have today five nominations to consider, and we have a good panel, an interesting panel, and we're going to proceed, I'm going to give an opening statement, a few opening remarks I'm going to yield to Senator Shaheen to do likewise, then we will hear from the nominees, and then we will proceed to a round of five minute questions from all of the members of the committee who wish to ask questions. Before we do that, we have a couple of"
Hearing Hearings to examine challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.
senate Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
RICKETTS, PETE "Again, thank you to all of our witnesses for joining us here this morning. Now, we will start off with a round of five-minute questions. I will lead off here, and then we'll turn to the ranking"
Hearing Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape
house Health Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN "There you go. Thank you. The gentleman yields back. Now recognize the gentleman from Oregon, Mr. Benz, for his five minutes question. Thank"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI "They don't like the answer, Chairman, because it's honest. So he asked a four-minute question, and I am going to answer. You don't tell me"
Hearing Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain
house Health Subcommittee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
AUCHINCLOSS, JAKE "To that end, I'll be putting forward a request for proposal from all nine of you that seeks to establish two pillars for drug pricing legislation, one pillar being access and affordability, and the other pillar being innovation and manufacturing. And I would request that rather than pack into five minutes questions from all of you, that you would all respond in writing within 14 days to the request for proposal. Would you all be willing to do that? Thank you. I'll give you a flavor of some of the things I'll be putting forward under access, for example, prior authorization reform that..."
Hearing “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
ALLEN, RICK W. "All right. Now, I will go to Ms. McBath for your five minutes of questioning. The gentlelady"
Hearing Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_20 "on one fundamental principle. Government shutdowns are reckless, and they do nothing other than create chaos and uncertainty. There is never a circumstance where a shutdown is preferable to keeping the government open and working. Americans deserve a Congress that resolves its disagreements through deliberation, not disruption. Finally, as the committee rarely conducts full committee hearings, a brief note on our process for today. We will generally follow the same process we followed during our subcommittee hearings. Our witnesses will each make brief opening statements. Following opening..."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improving Connectivity
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HUDSON, RICHARD "Okay. I'll now call on Representative Soto for his five minutes of questioning. Thank you. The Chair will now recognize Representative from California,"
Hearing Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
FLOOD, MIKE "Professor Judge, you are now recognized for five minutes for your oral remarks. recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. I'm pleased to have a constituent, Barry Lockard from Cornhusker Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka at this discussion. As Barry knows, I've done some work with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka in my district. One of the things I personally found illuminating was how much more flexibility the Federal Home Loan programs have relative to other federal programs as it relates to affordable housing. For example, last year I was looking for assistance for..."
Testimony FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK"
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civi...
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2025
"Mr. Cameron, good morning, sir. You are now recognized for five minutes for your opening And I thank you, Mr. Cameron. We will now begin with questions for five minutes. I'm going to ask everybody to please hold their questions to five minutes because we have other people having to move in and out with other hearings going on. Beginning with my own, General Graham, thank you again for being with us a second time this year. You and I have already discussed the importance of finishing the job on..."
Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"Professor Keene, you are now recognized for five minutes for your oral remarks. Thank you, Professor. We'll now turn to member questions, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes for questioning and note to my colleagues the nature of the subject matter and how far all of you have traveled. Be prepared for perhaps a second round of questions, so don't be frantic. You have five minutes. Let's start with you, Dr. Honig, and thank you for sharing your insights with us again. Can you expand on..."
Hearing “The Censorship-Industrial Complex”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Transcript
JORDAN, JIM "Thank you, Mr. Aaron. We'll now move to five-minute questions under the five-minute rule, I should say. And the gentleman from California, Mr. Issa, is"
Hearing Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
COLLINS, SUSAN M. "As you can see, we have a very full attendance of committee members today. So I would ask that all of our colleagues to please keep track of the clock and stay within the allotted five-minute question time. With that, let me"
Hearing "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, AUSTIN "such as insider trading in the prediction markets. But does the commission agree with your understanding of the importance of the information sharing? All right, I'm two minutes into a five minute question. My question specifically was, does the commission agree with your understanding of the importance of information"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess, USSF, to be general and Chief of Space Operations.
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
WICKER, ROGER F. "testify upon request before this committee? Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including copies of electronic forms of communication, in a timely manner when requested by a duly constituted committee or to consult with the committee regarding the basis for any good faith delay or denial in providing such documents? Yes. Very good. Now let's turn to round of five-minute questions. And let me ask you this. You know, you're the third, you're going to be, I hope, the third person to hold this position. And so we're still, even after two others, we're still sort of developing the personality..."
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
SPEAKER_10 "Mr. Allen. We will now proceed to five-minute questions, and we will start with Senator Johnson. Senator"
Hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
JORDAN, JIM "Thank you, Mr. Bangert. Professor, excuse me, Professor McCord, you're recognized. Thank you, Professor. We will now move to five-minute questions. The chair recognizes the gentleman from California, Mr. Issa. Gentlemen, Simon's probably can do a unanimous"
Hearing Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, YOUNG "Thank you very much. I now recognize Ranking Member Barra for your five minutes questioning. Gentleman's time's"
Hearing “Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies”
house Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee · May 14, 2026 · Transcript
MCCLINTOCK, TOM "Thank you. We'll now move to five minute questions from committee members. And we'll start with Sheriff Nails. The gentleman's time has expired, Ms."
Hearing Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
house Health Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
HARSHBARGER, DIANA "So with that, sir, Mr. Chairman, I yield back. The gentleman yields back, and now I recognize Mr. Carter for his five minutes questions. The gentleman yields back, and I recognize Representative Halchins for her five minutes of"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), and Yeouk...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
HAGERTY, BILL "Thank you, Mr. Kim. Thank you to our nominees. I'm now going to start a round of five-minute questions with each of the senators. I'll start off myself. Mr. Kim, I'll stay with"
Hearing “Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans”
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
GARBARINO, ANDREW R. "the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Luttrell for five minutes of questions. Thank you do so. Thank you Mr. Chairman I yield back. Gentleman yields back and I recognize the gentleman from New York Mr. Goldman for five minutes questions. Thank You Mr. Gentleman yields"
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
JORDAN, JIM "Thank you for that opening statement. We will now go to a gentleman from California, Mr. Issa, for a five-minute question. The gentleman yields"
Hearing Delivering for Veterans and Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
KIGGANS, JENNIFER A. "specialty care physicians who could make so much more on the outside. We need those people at the VA. I'm just wondering if you have an update for that. Keep us posted. I know that's an important part of the program. But thank you. My time has expired. I'll save some for maybe a second round. And I now recognize the ranking member for five minutes questioning. Thank you, Ranking"
Hearing Hearings to examine hidden facts regarding Nazis and Swiss banks.
senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 3, 2026 · Transcript
GRASSLEY, CHUCK "It will be made a part of the record, yes. We have seven-minute questions, one round apiece. So I'll start out with my seven"
Hearing “Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript
JORDAN, JIM "Gentlemen, we will now proceed under the five-minute rule. We have votes coming in any minute now, but I think we'll have time for three or four members to get their five-minute questions in before the committee will take a recess to go vote. They are not going to close the vote until we get there. I know that"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript
JOYCE, DAVID P. "One question, two minutes. Thank you, sir. The chair now recognizes Mr. Ivey for his two-minute question statement or whatever. out there, stay strong. Thank you very much. The chair now recognizes Mr. Cloud for his"
Hearing Hearings to examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SH-219.
senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
COTTON, TOM "Before we go to the witnesses, now that we have a critical mass of members, I would simply like to remind members that we will handle questions as we did last year, seniority at the time of the gavel, and alternating between Democrats and Republicans. We'll have one round of questions, seven minutes per round. I will not entertain questions after seven minutes. Time has"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation
house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Transcript
FLEISCHMANN, CHARLES J. "CHUCK" "Mr. Cameron, good morning, sir. You are now recognized for five minutes for your opening And I thank you, Mr. Cameron. We will now begin with questions for five minutes. I'm going to ask everybody to please hold their questions to five minutes because we have other people having to move in and out with other hearings going on. Beginning with my own, General Graham, thank you again for being with us a second time this year. You and I have already discussed the importance of finishing the job on Chickamauga Loxer. I was disappointed with last year's setback caused by an uncompetitive bid..."
Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining the Structure of the Federal Reserve System
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript
LUCAS, FRANK D. "Professor Keene, you are now recognized for five minutes for your oral remarks. Thank you, Professor. We'll now turn to member questions, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes for questioning and note to my colleagues the nature of the subject matter and how far all of you have traveled. Be prepared for perhaps a second round of questions, so don't be frantic. You have five minutes. Let's start with you, Dr. Honig, and thank you for sharing your insights with us again. Can you expand on your written testimony, why should having a decentralized system like ours produce better monetary..."
Hearing Mitigation and Multiple Loss Properties: Factors Influencing the High Cost of Flooding
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
FLOOD, MIKE "The gentleman is recognized We'll now turn to member questions. I recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. Mr. Ellis, in my opener, I spoke about homes that flood very frequently, such as one in Virginia Beach that has flooded dozens of times. In your testimony, you described some of these homeowners as trapped. Can you help us understand why a homeowner in one of these very flood-prone properties might not move on their own? I understand why many homeowners wouldn't want to leave their home, but we also need to make sure we're protecting the"
Hearing Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript
HILL, J. FRENCH "Professor Hamilton, you're now recognized for five minutes for your oral presentation. Professor We'll now turn to member questions I recognize myself for five minutes of questions questions. Steve Moore, let me start with you. Chairman Powell recently said that the reason why consumers are angry about inflation is because of the increase in prices that occurred in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Or in other words, consumers are still feeling the higher prices generated from that inflation shock that several of you mentioned in your testimony. He stated, though, that as real incomes rise, which is a..."
Hearing Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
DAVIDSON, WARREN "Director Gackey, you're now recognized for five minutes. Thank you, Director Gackey. We'll now turn to member questions, and I recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. I ask unanimous consent to submit into the record letters on today's hearing from"
Hearing Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focusing on strategy and challenges ahead of Shanghai.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "Thank you very much. We will start our first round of questioning now, and I will begin five minutes for questions. First, thank you for all your"
Hearing From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
house Capital Markets Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
WAGNER, ANN "Hi. Thank you, Ms. Renta. We'll now turn to member questions, and I will recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. But first, I have a letter to submit for the record from eight trade associations expressing support for the swift passage of capital formation policies, including this committee's INVEST Act, 22 marvelous bills, bipartisan, pulled together. These organizations include CIFMA, CIFMA AMG, American Securities Association,"
Hearing China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United States
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SMITH, JASON "Thank you very much. Mr. Lucci, you may proceed. Thank you. Now we'd like to turn to questions, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Mr. Shedd, you've discussed the importance of protecting the crown jewels of American technology, including our cutting-edge AI models. This week, news broke that Alibaba targeted Anthropic with a distillation attack to steal Anthropic's intellectual property. Given your expertise in China's espionage methods, what does this tell us about how"
Hearing Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential"
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
STAUBER, PETE "Dr. Lutterer, you are now recognized for five minutes. Thank you very much, Dr. Lederer, for your testimony. I've been, I'm ending eight years in Congress. I have never seen a witness talk like you did without notes. Congratulations. Good job. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Lederer, EarthMRI has significantly expanded our understanding of domestic mineral resources. As the program is reauthorized, I believe the next phase of the program should build upon this broad geographic coverage by focusing on higher..."
Hearing Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan's Veterans and Servicemembers
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript
BARRETT, TOM "Ms. Harris, the written statement of Ms. Harris will be entered into the record, and thank you to all of our witnesses. We're going to proceed with questioning, and I now recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Ms. Harris, I know you mentioned 36, I think you said, different systems that all touch on scheduling, whether that's internal to VA or outside in the"
Hearing "Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission Budget Requests"
house Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "Thank you all, both of you, for your testimony. We'll now turn to questions from the panel. I recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Mr. Carmel, the United States is blessed with abundant energy"
Hearing Hearings to examine Trump's regulatory rollback, focusing on saving Americans $907 billion and counting.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
ERNST, JONI "Wonderful. Thank you, Dr. Mulligan, and we'll begin the questioning round, and I will recognize myself for five minutes for questions. So Dr. Mulligan, the cost of living and affordability for Americans, including our small"
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
HURD, JEFF "The gentleman yields. At this time, the chair will recognize members for five minutes of questions. I'm gonna begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. First, Chairman Welch, to most"
Hearing Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "Wonderful. Thanks to all of our witnesses for your testimony. We'll now go into questions and answers, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Mrs. Dougherty, we'll start with"
Hearing Hearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret government spending to light, including S.766, to require an annual report of...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
ERNST, JONI "Thank you, again, to all of our witnesses. We'll move into questions and answers, and I will now recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Again, thank you all for being here today. I started my political career years ago as a county auditor in southwest"
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
SPEAKER_14 "Bents, be allowed to sit and participate as well in today's hearing. Without objection, so ordered. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions and we're going to begin by recognizing the gentleman from Montana, Mr. Downing, for five minutes. Mr. Gentleman's time has expired. At this time, the chair recognizes the gentleman from the state of Washington, Ms. Randall, for five minutes. Ms."
Hearing “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”
house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
BURCHETT, TIM "Dr. Blight. Thank you, sir. Without objection, Representative Don Beyer of Virginia is waived on the subcommittee for purpose of questioning witness to today's hearing. And is Mr. Burleson not here? Okay. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Chairlady Hartig, is that what we call you? Or director? What, director or doctor? You're a doctor? Okay, you got director, but you're a"
Hearing The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript
LATTA, ROBERT E. "in Houston, and I yield back. Thank you. The gentlelady yields back, and the chair now recognizes the gentlelady from California's 7th District for five minutes for questions. Thank you very much, time. You gave the same justification for canceling hundreds. I will have a submit questions for the record. Thank you very much. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from Texas's 14th district, the vice chair of the subcommittee for five minutes for questions. Thank you, And I'm sorry to interrupt, but the gentleman's time has"
Hearing “State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnership, and the Resilience of America’s Communities”
house Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "of the witnesses, but I'll start with you, Ms. Darby. When I was county executive, we had a cyber attack. We were fortunate that we had already put in place a contingency plan, so we were able to shut down and boot back up. But when you look at cybersecurity going forward, what do we need do in partnering with states to make sure the small and rural communities like Murray County when I was executive aren't left behind because, again, of that staffing and talent issue that you Yes, ma'am. My time has expired, and so we'll come back. I think we'll have time for another question, so we'll start..."
Hearing Hearings to examine intelligent networks, focusing on powering artificial intelligence and transforming communications.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript
YOUNG, TODD "Fantastic. Two groups of questions, two minutes left. Here we go. Cybersecurity and the risk, perhaps increasing risk, that bad actors with access to"
Hearing Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript
BANKS, JIM "We will now move on to questioning. I retain my time for later and I will yield five minutes for questions to Senator Marshall. Thank"
Hearing “Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
WILLIAMS, ROGER "One of this committee's priorities is ensuring that SBA programs deliver results for entrepreneurs while being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. We've talked about that. And as you look ahead, what are your top priorities for OED to improve program performance, reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure that Federal resources are directed where they can have the greatest impact for America's small business owners? All right. Thank you. The gentleman yields back, and I recognize the Ranking Member for five minutes of questions. The gentlelady yields..."
Hearing Confronting Haiti’s Terrorist Gangs: The Gang Suppression Force and the Path Ahead
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_20 "Thank you, Colonel. I'm going to alternate between Republicans and Democrats for about five minutes of questions for each person. I'm going to begin with Representative Smith. Thank you, Representative Wilson. My understanding of the TPS was actually that it so decimated the police"
Testimony FLOOD, MIKE
Mitigation and Multiple Loss Properties: Factors Influencing the High ...
house Financial Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"The gentleman is recognized We'll now turn to member questions. I recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. Mr. Ellis, in my opener, I spoke about homes that flood very frequently, such as one in Virginia Beach that has flooded dozens of times. In your testimony, you described some of these homeowners as trapped. Can you help us understand why a homeowner in one of these very flood-prone properties might not move on their own? I understand why many homeowners wouldn't want to leave..."
Testimony HILL, J. FRENCH
Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Ri...
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"Professor Hamilton, you're now recognized for five minutes for your oral presentation. Professor We'll now turn to member questions I recognize myself for five minutes of questions questions. Steve Moore, let me start with you. Chairman Powell recently said that the reason why consumers are angry about inflation is because of the increase in prices that occurred in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Or in other words, consumers are still feeling the higher prices generated from that inflation shock that..."
Testimony DAVIDSON, WARREN
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Director Gackey, you're now recognized for five minutes. Thank you, Director Gackey. We'll now turn to member questions, and I recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. I ask unanimous consent to submit into the record letters on today's hearing from"
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focu...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"Thank you very much. We will start our first round of questioning now, and I will begin five minutes for questions. First, thank you for all your"
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you very much. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questioning, and I will recognize myself for five minutes. Mr. Heller, in your written testimony, you note how the Earth MRI program has evaluated and surveyed legacy mine tailing from mining operations, which in some cases have ceased operations like many decades"
Testimony WAGNER, ANN
From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Hi. Thank you, Ms. Renta. We'll now turn to member questions, and I will recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. But first, I have a letter to submit for the record from eight trade associations expressing support for the swift passage of capital formation policies, including this committee's INVEST Act, 22 marvelous bills, bipartisan, pulled together. These organizations include CIFMA, CIFMA AMG, American Securities Association,"
Testimony SMITH, JASON
China’s Economic Espionage and Subnational Influence in the United Sta...
house Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you very much. Mr. Lucci, you may proceed. Thank you. Now we'd like to turn to questions, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Mr. Shedd, you've discussed the importance of protecting the crown jewels of American technology, including our cutting-edge AI models. This week, news broke that Alibaba targeted Anthropic with a distillation attack to steal Anthropic's intellectual property. Given your expertise in China's espionage methods, what does this tell us about how..."
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Dr. Lutterer, you are now recognized for five minutes. Thank you very much, Dr. Lederer, for your testimony. I've been, I'm ending eight years in Congress. I have never seen a witness talk like you did without notes. Congratulations. Good job. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes. Dr. Lederer, EarthMRI has significantly expanded our understanding of domestic mineral resources. As the program is reauthorized, I believe the..."
Testimony BARRETT, TOM
Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan's Veterans and Se...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"Ms. Harris, the written statement of Ms. Harris will be entered into the record, and thank you to all of our witnesses. We're going to proceed with questioning, and I now recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Ms. Harris, I know you mentioned 36, I think you said, different systems that all touch on scheduling, whether that's internal to VA or outside in the"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
"Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Thank you all, both of you, for your testimony. We'll now turn to questions from the panel. I recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Mr. Carmel, the United States is blessed with abundant energy"
Testimony ERNST, JONI
Hearings to examine Trump's regulatory rollback, focusing on saving Am...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"Wonderful. Thank you, Dr. Mulligan, and we'll begin the questioning round, and I will recognize myself for five minutes for questions. So Dr. Mulligan, the cost of living and affordability for Americans, including our small"
Testimony HURD, JEFF
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Ag...
house Natural Resources Committee · May 21, 2026
"The gentleman yields. At this time, the chair will recognize members for five minutes of questions. I'm gonna begin by recognizing myself for five minutes. First, Chairman Welch, to most"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Drivi...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Wonderful. Thanks to all of our witnesses for your testimony. We'll now go into questions and answers, and I'll recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Mrs. Dougherty, we'll start with"
Testimony ERNST, JONI
Hearings to examine sunshine week, focusing on bringing secret governm...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Thank you, again, to all of our witnesses. We'll move into questions and answers, and I will now recognize myself for five minutes for questions. Again, thank you all for being here today. I started my political career years ago as a county auditor in southwest"
Testimony SPEAKER_14
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Bents, be allowed to sit and participate as well in today's hearing. Without objection, so ordered. The chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions and we're going to begin by recognizing the gentleman from Montana, Mr. Downing, for five minutes. Mr. Gentleman's time has expired. At this time, the chair recognizes the gentleman from the state of Washington, Ms. Randall, for five minutes. Ms."
Testimony BURCHETT, TIM
“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Re...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Dr. Blight. Thank you, sir. Without objection, Representative Don Beyer of Virginia is waived on the subcommittee for purpose of questioning witness to today's hearing. And is Mr. Burleson not here? Okay. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Chairlady Hartig, is that what we call you? Or director? What, director or doctor? You're a doctor? Okay, you got director, but you're a"
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Well, thank you for that. I will ask further questions perhaps in a second round, but now I'll turn to my ranking member, Ms. Salinas, for her five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Ms."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U....
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"big entities taking over the entire market and then dictating what happens. Is that what I'm hearing Yeah And it could be applied also to hospitals in certain circumstances. That ends up my time. I'll probably have some more questions for the record. I greatly appreciate all of you being here today. And I will now recognize the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. James, for his five minutes of questioning. with that Would you gentlemen yield to"
Testimony LATTA, ROBERT E.
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"in Houston, and I yield back. Thank you. The gentlelady yields back, and the chair now recognizes the gentlelady from California's 7th District for five minutes for questions. Thank you very much, time. You gave the same justification for canceling hundreds. I will have a submit questions for the record. Thank you very much. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from Texas's 14th district, the vice chair of the subcommittee for five minutes for questions. Thank you, And I'm sorry to interrupt,..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"screen. Chairman, may I give my answer on that? It's a political joke and I need to give my answer on that. Chairman, it's my time. Within 40 minutes, you asked me a question. Within 40 minutes, Red-handed? There was one redaction out of over 4,700. Where he's listed as a"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
“State and Local Cybersecurity: Escalating Threats, Federal Partnershi...
house Homeland Security Committee · May 21, 2026
"of the witnesses, but I'll start with you, Ms. Darby. When I was county executive, we had a cyber attack. We were fortunate that we had already put in place a contingency plan, so we were able to shut down and boot back up. But when you look at cybersecurity going forward, what do we need do in partnering with states to make sure the small and rural communities like Murray County when I was executive aren't left behind because, again, of that staffing and talent issue that you Yes, ma'am. My..."
CRS Report
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...
CRS Report
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Authority Over Broadcasters’ Programming: An Introduction
InFocus · Dec 10, 2025
Reported statements by President Donald J. Trump regarding the potential for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revocation of broadcast licenses based on the content presented has led to...
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuil...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Let me now recognize Mr. Kim for your opening statement. Thank you, Mr. Kim, and to all our witnesses, thank you for your opening testimonies. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questioning, and I want to start with Mr. Settler. Can you talk about how much of China's commercial shipbuilding infrastructure is dual-use,"
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you very much. The Chair will now recognize members for five minutes of questions. I will now recognize myself for five"
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"That's great. I appreciate your comments. I will now recognize the Ranking Member Ansari. Thank you. The Chair now recognizes Representative Crank for five minutes of questioning. Thank you very much, Chair. And I'll recognize as the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Huffman, for five"
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you very much, Chair. And I'll recognize as the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Huffman, for five minutes. Chair, and I'll recognize Representative Hurd for five minutes of questioning. Thank you very much, Chair. And I'll recognize Representative Grojalva for five"
Testimony STAUBER, PETE
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"location in these geological finds, like the Duluth complex, for example, up in northeastern Minnesota. Thank you very much. I will now recognize Representative Lee for five minutes of questioning. Thank you very much. The Chair now recognizes Representative Whitman for five"
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you, Ms. Craig. Now I'll turn to the gentleman from California, Mr. Valadao, for his three minutes of—excuse me, five minutes of questions. Thank you, Mr. Valadao. I turn now to"
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Valadao. I turn now to the gentleman from New Mexico, Mr. Vasquez, for his 5 minutes of questions. Thanks. The gentleman from New"
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thanks. The gentleman from New Mexico. Now, we turn to the gentleman from California, Mr. Costa, for his five minutes of questions. Thank you, Mr."
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you, Ms.  Tokuda. I hope that invitation extends to all of us. A gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Baird, recognized for five minutes of questions. Thank you, Mr."
Testimony NEWHOUSE, DAN
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from Chief Tom Schultz, U.S. F...
house Agriculture Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you. Appreciate that. I now turn to Mr. Baird, recognize Mr. Baird for his five minutes of questions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think we have license to bend the rules just a little bit with"
Testimony YOUNG, TODD
Hearings to examine intelligent networks, focusing on powering artific...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"Fantastic. Two groups of questions, two minutes left. Here we go. Cybersecurity and the risk, perhaps increasing risk, that bad actors with access to"
Testimony BANKS, JIM
Hearings to examine the impact of AI on the workplace.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"We will now move on to questioning. I retain my time for later and I will yield five minutes for questions to Senator Marshall. Thank"
Testimony ALLEN, RICK W.
“Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026
"All right. Now, I will go to Ms. McBath for your five minutes of questioning. The gentlelady"
Testimony ALLEN, RICK W.
“Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 24, 2026
"and I think probably the senior member on the Committee of Education and Workforce, my dear friend, Joe Wilson, for his five minutes of questioning. The gentleman"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"on one fundamental principle. Government shutdowns are reckless, and they do nothing other than create chaos and uncertainty. There is never a circumstance where a shutdown is preferable to keeping the government open and working. Americans deserve a Congress that resolves its disagreements through deliberation, not disruption. Finally, as the committee rarely conducts full committee hearings, a brief note on our process for today. We will generally follow the same process we followed during..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"alternating back and forth between the majority and the minority until all members who wish to ask questions have had the opportunity to do so. During our full committee markups, I'm generous with the five-minute rule. Today, though, I must be somewhat less generous given both the large number of members present for this hearing and given the fact that our witnesses are themselves very busy people who have generously agreed to appear before us today. I would ask each of us to confine ourselves..."
Testimony LAWLER, MICHAEL
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"The audio is not necessarily as clear just if you're right in it. And I'll recognize myself for five minutes of questioning. Recent reporting shows some officials are proposing to remove Israel from existing plans to develop an India-Middle East-Europe Economic"
Testimony LAWLER, MICHAEL
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you. I now recognize the Ranking Member for five minutes of questioning. I now recognize Mr. Keating for five minutes of questioning. I now recognize Mr. Keating for five minutes of"
Testimony WILLIAMS, ROGER
“Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"One of this committee's priorities is ensuring that SBA programs deliver results for entrepreneurs while being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. We've talked about that. And as you look ahead, what are your top priorities for OED to improve program performance, reduce unnecessary administrative burdens, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure that Federal resources are directed where they can have the greatest impact for America's small business owners? All right. Thank you. The gentleman..."
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"All right. My time has expired, so I'll yield five minutes to the ranking member of the subcommittee, Ms. Schakowsky, for her questioning. General Leahy yields back to recognize the vice chairman of the subcommittee, Mr. Falter, for his five minutes of questioning. Without"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So, I'll order. I appreciate it very much. And I'll recognize Representative Castor for her five minutes of questioning. Thank you very much. I thank the gentleman, now recognized Ms. Kamich from the great state of Florida, for her five minutes of"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I appreciate it very much. And I'll recognize Representative Castor for her five minutes of questioning. Thank you very much. I thank the gentleman, now recognized Ms. Kamich from the great state of Florida, for her five minutes of questioning. back. Now we'll recognize Mr. Mullen for his five minutes of"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you very much. I thank the gentleman, now recognized Ms. Kamich from the great state of Florida, for her five minutes of questioning. back. Now we'll recognize Mr. Mullen for his five minutes of questioning. I thank the gentleman and now recognize Mr."
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I thank the gentleman and now recognize Mr. Bentz for his five minutes of questioning. Thank you, thank you very"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Now I'll recognize Ms. Clark for her five minutes of questioning. that, I yield back. Thank you, and I recognize Ms. Houchen for her"
Testimony HOUCHIN, ERIN
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"minutes of questioning. Thank you Chairman Bilirakis and Ranking Member Schakowsky for holding this hearing today. I want to thank the witnesses also for offering your testimony. I'm pleased to see that HR 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention, which I'm proud to co-lead, is included in the hearing today. I want to thank my colleague Mr. Menendez for his partnership on this bipartisan bill. Fraud in this country is no longer"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"that, I yield back. Thank you, and I recognize Ms. Houchen for her five process. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back. I thank the gentlelady. Now I recognize Ms. Stengel for five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Very good. All right, now I recognize Mr. Cain for his five minutes of questioning. Appreciate it very"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"And now I believe we're gonna, yes, we're gonna go to Congresswoman Kelly. You're recognized for five minutes of questioning. I thank the general"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I thank the general lady. Now we'll recognize Mr. Goldman for his five minutes of questioning. Thank you very"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Next, we have Dr. Schreier. She's recognized for five minutes of questioning. I thank the gentlelady and I'll recognize Mr. Vesey for his five minutes of"
Testimony FULCHER, RUSS
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Thank you. The chair and I recognize Representative Lee for five minutes of"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"She's recognized for five minutes of questioning. I thank the gentlelady and I'll recognize Mr. Vesey for his five minutes of questioning. Thank you very much. The gentleman yields back. Now, I recognize Dr. Joyce, who waved on the subcommittee. You're recognized, sir, for five"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Gentlemen, I couldn't agree more. Now I'll recognize Mr. Menendez, who's waving on a belief to the subcommittee. Recognize for five minutes of questioning. gentleman. Now, last but certainly not least, my good friend Mr. Weber from the state of Texas. You're recognized for five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for allowing me to"
Testimony BILIRAKIS, GUS M.
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"who's waving on a belief to the subcommittee. Recognize for five minutes of questioning. gentleman. Now, last but certainly not least, my good friend Mr. Weber from the state of Texas. You're recognized for five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for allowing me to wave I appreciate it very much. Thank you, sir. All right. I want to give, I think we're finished with the, with the questioning, but I want to give a ranking member an opportunity"
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Okay. I'll now call on Representative Soto for his five minutes of questioning. Thank you. The Chair will now recognize Representative from California,"
Testimony HUDSON, RICHARD
Legislative Hearing on Protecting Communications Networks and Improvin...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"on Representative McClellan for your five minutes. The gentlelady yields and now I'll call on Dr. Joyce for your five minutes of questioning. The gentleman"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
Confronting Haiti’s Terrorist Gangs: The Gang Suppression Force and th...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thank you, Colonel. I'm going to alternate between Republicans and Democrats for about five minutes of questions for each person. I'm going to begin with Representative Smith. Thank you, Representative Wilson. My understanding of the TPS was actually that it so decimated the police"
Testimony FLOOD, MIKE
Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Professor Judge, you are now recognized for five minutes for your oral remarks. recognize myself for five minutes for questioning. I'm pleased to have a constituent, Barry Lockard from Cornhusker Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka at this discussion. As Barry knows, I've done some work with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka in my district. One of the things I personally found illuminating was how much more flexibility the Federal Home Loan programs have relative to other federal..."
Testimony FLOOD, MIKE
Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Mr. Donovan, the Federal Home Loan Banks were established back in the 1930s. What changes, if any, do you feel Congress should think about as it relates to but thank you very much for the answer. I now recognize the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Mr. Cleaver, for five minutes for questions. Thank you, Mr. The General from South Carolina, Mr. Timmons, is now recognized for five"
Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"With that, I am now going to call on Ms. Elfrith for five minutes of questioning. Thank you, Madam"
Testimony STANSBURY, MELANIE A.
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"minutes of questions. All right. Good afternoon. Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today. Thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member. I'm here today to stand with our ranchers and farmers who are the backbone of our communities. Dr. Merrick, I'm grateful you're here today to represent Mr. Blankenship, to represent our cattlemen back home. Thank you so much for"
Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"demonstrated to be effective at quarantining. I'm now going to recognize Ms. Stansberry for five The chair now recognizes Mr. Ezell for five minutes of questioning. The Chair now recognizes Ms. Randall for five minutes of"
Testimony HAGEMAN, HARRIET M.
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"The chair now recognizes Mr. Ezell for five minutes of questioning. The Chair now recognizes Ms. Randall for five minutes of questioning. Without objection, so ordered, and I also would like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter from the American Sports Fishing Association, the minority witness from our December hearing supporting H.R. 9621, H.R. 8876, and H.R. 7332. Without objection, so ordered. The Chair now recognizes Mr. Downing for five minutes of"
CRS Report
House Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony
Reports · Aug 14, 2015
Witnesses before House committees must generally file advance copies of their written testimony with the committees and then limit their oral testimony to brief summaries (Rule XI, clause 2(g)(5)). A...
CRS Report
Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Report · Feb 17, 2026
The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supreme Court...
CRS Report
Campaign Finance and the First Amendment: Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Limits on Repayment of Candidate Loans
Posts · Apr 26, 2022
Campaign finance is back before the Supreme Court. In Federal Election Commission (FEC) v. Ted Cruz for Senate, the Court is faced with a challenge to a federal campaign finance law that establishes...
CRS Report
The 2026 Census Test: Overview and Recent Developments
Legal Sidebar · Apr 1, 2026
The U.S. Census Bureau begins planning for an upcoming decennial census of population and housing more than a decade prior to the census year. Part of this planning includes field tests designed to...
CRS Report
House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Structure and Procedures
Reports · Apr 15, 2020
On January 4, 2019, the House established the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress by adopting Title II of H.Res. 6, the House rules package for the 116th Congress (2019-2020), on a...
CRS Report
Electronic Voting System in the House of Representatives: History and Usage
Reports · Jun 13, 2011
On January 23, 1973, 87 years after the first legislative proposal to use an automated system to record votes was introduced, the House of Representatives used its electronic voting system for the...
CRS Report
Sharing the Colorado River and the Rio Grande: Cooperation and Conflict with Mexico
Report · Dec 12, 2018
The United States and Mexico share the waters of the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. A bilateral water treaty from 1944 (the 1944 Water Treaty) and other binational agreements guide how the two...
CRS Report
Voting and Quorum Procedures in the House of Representatives
Reports · Mar 20, 2023
The Constitution requires that a quorum, defined as a majority of the House, be present on the floor when the House transacts business. The House, however, always presumes that a quorum is present...
CRS Report
House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Reports · Jun 27, 2019
As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 6, a resolution adopting the rules of the House of Representatives, provided amendments to the rules, as well as separate orders, that affect floor procedure in the...
CRS Report
The Amending Process in the House of Representatives
Reports · Sep 16, 2015
Most amendments that Representatives propose to legislation on the House floor are offered in the Committee of the Whole. Measures considered under suspension of the rules are not subject to floor...
CRS Report
Earmark Disclosure Rules in the House: Member and Committee Requirements
Report · Jan 16, 2026
Earmark disclosure rules in both the House and the Senate establish certain administrative responsibilities that vary by chamber. Under House rules, a Member requesting that an earmark be included in...
CRS Report
Community Project Funding: House Rules and Committee Protocols
Reports · Mar 16, 2021
On February 26, 2021, the House Committee on Appropriations announced that it will accept Member requests for Community Project Funding in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year (FY2022)....