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Federal Aviation Administration Oversight of Boeing
Resources · Dec 5, 2024
Commercial air travel is one of the safest forms of transportation, and fatal crashes are extremely rare. Between 2013 and 2022, U.S. air carriers flew more than 175 million cumulative flight hours...
Testimony SPEAKER_06
“From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"It has the VPN, it is encrypted, it is BIPA compliant, and that was our biggest concerns with something like that, but there are material concerns for projects with fittings and those things that don't concern us as much as the, I guess, the cybersecurity side was the most concerning part. There's also It has made a substantial impact for"
Hearing “Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
FROST, MAXWELL "as it relates to digital ID becoming mandatory is the risk of widespread data collection and exposing millions of Americans to harm, which is already an issue that this country seeped into many different ways, social media, online, different things like that. Mr. Stanley, how could digital ID systems become a barrier for Americans trying to access services, benefits out of a digital identity infrastructure. Part of my concern, too, is when we look at this administration, we know they've empowered big tech companies like Palantir to create databases of Americans personal data for government..."
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“Court Packing”: Legislative Control over the Size of the Supreme Court
Posts · Dec 14, 2020
In the past year, legal commentators, policymakers, and the national press have devoted significant attention to proposals to increase the size of the Supreme Court, sometimes colloquially called...
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Online Age Verification (Part I): Current Context
Posts · Aug 17, 2023
For almost as long as the internet has existed, journalists and lawmakers have sounded alarms over children’s ability to access harmful material online. The targeted material has expanded over the...
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Fiscal Policy and Recovery from the COVID19 Recession
Reports · Feb 1, 2021
The economic contraction that began in February 2020 differs from previous contractions, including the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession of 2007-2009. It was caused in large part...
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Discount Rates in the Economic Evaluation of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects
Reports · Aug 15, 2016
Since 1936, Congress has relied on benefit and cost information to justify investments of federal involvement in water resource projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). Today, Congress...
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Constitutional Considerations in Member Involvement in Executive Agency Actions
Posts · Aug 29, 2025
Members of Congress and their staffs interact with executive branch agencies for a number of purposes, including carrying out Congress’s functions of overseeing, investigating, and influencing the...
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Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools: the Supreme Court Considers a Futility Exception to IDEA Administrative Exhaustion
Posts · Mar 24, 2023
The Supreme Court recently considered the interplay between the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other federal laws protecting students with disabilities, particularly the...
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Advanced Gene Editing: CRISPR-Cas9
Reports · Dec 7, 2018
Scientists have long sought the ability to control and modify DNA—the code of life. A gene editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 offers the potential for substantial improvement over other gene...
Hearing “From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water.”
house Environment Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_06 "It has the VPN, it is encrypted, it is BIPA compliant, and that was our biggest concerns with something like that, but there are material concerns for projects with fittings and those things that don't concern us as much as the, I guess, the cybersecurity side was the most concerning part. There's also It has made a substantial impact for"
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 · 2 transcript matches
VARGAS, JUAN "The first bank of the United States expired in 1811, and the second bank was dismantled in the 1830s, both in large part because of concerns about the concentrated financial power in too few hands. What followed was decades of financial instability, bank panics, monetary chaos, and economic disruption. That ultimately made the case for a new"
Hearing Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_33 "What would you do? Any concerns in your part between the leakage between the C3, C4, offsetting expenditures in that – just that simple world"
Hearing Hearings to examine the testimony of Anthony Fauci.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
PETERS, GARY C. "I wrote to the Chairman requesting that he adhere to committee rules, but instead of addressing concerns that I raised, he removed part of the committee's website from the public view. This move not only prevented the public from being able to view those list of concerns, it adds serious questions about the desire for transparency and legitimate oversight of this"
Hearing Hearings to examine Arctic Frost.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Mar 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MARGOT CLEVELAND "and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify concerning the grave constitutional violations inflicted as part of Arctic Frost. After the 2020"
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
JOYCE, JOHN "they saw that the higher cost drug received more volume. Honestly, it seems insane that given the PBM mission of lowering drug costs, your companies, Mr. Marin, would seemingly prefer to keep prices high. Now to be fair here, I've heard from employers and the broker consultant companies that they work with to design their PBM RFPs that they often build in rebate guarantees as part of their pharmaceutical contracts. I am concerned that these rebate guarantees, especially considering the aforementioned Umera example, shift drug pricing behavior and incentivize manufacturers to launch at higher..."
Hearing H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SÁNCHEZ, LINDA T. "He said that there are laws against child pornography, there are laws against child marriage, against polygamy, bestiality, incest. But I want to read into the record a section of the bill which contradicts what you have just said. It says, for purposes of this section, number one, a religious belief or practice concerning marriage, sexuality, or gender identity—here's the important part here—shall not be treated as being inconsistent with law or public policy. That means you can engage in any of the things I just said—polygamy, statutory rape, child marriage, incest—and it shall not be..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_02 "They were arbitrarily divided some years ago. They often are co-located in the same places, work together. We believe that we can, on both safety and on regulations, improve the efficiency of how we deliver that, and the people in both these organizations are excited about the opportunity to work as one again. We've kept the revenue portion out, which was part of the criticism from when these originally separated, because there was a concern that somehow where the revenue was being accounted for was influencing how people are doing safety inspections. So there's no conflict of"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education.
senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_10 "Three of my own staff members are TRIO alums and likely would not have attended college without TRIO. So I want to go on record that I oppose the administration's proposal to once again eliminate a program that enjoys robust support and has made such a difference in the lives of children. I do want to ask you about a specific part of TRIO. Along with 11 of my colleagues, I've recently sent you a letter that expresses concerns about the recently published applications for the TRIO Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers grant competitions. The grant structure outlined in the..."
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Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Statute
Reports · Jul 20, 2021
In 1976, Congress enacted the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA; P.L. 94-469) to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the lifecycle (i.e., manufacture, importation,...
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COVID-19: International Trade and Access to Pharmaceutical Products
Posts · Mar 30, 2020
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, governments and the private sector have begun assessing the possibility of developing medical countermeasures (e.g., vaccines, antiviral...
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Synthetic/Engineering Biology: Issues for Congress
Reports · Sep 30, 2022
Synthetic biology, sometimes referred to as engineering biology, is the application of engineering principles and the use of systematic design tools to enable the reprogramming of cellular systems at...
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U.S.-Japan Critical Minerals Agreement
Resources · Jan 8, 2025
On March 28, 2023, the United States and Japan signed a critical minerals agreement (CMA) covering five key minerals related to the production of batteries for clean vehicles (commonly referred to as...
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Trends and Proposals for Corporate Tax Revenue
Resources · May 8, 2024
U.S. corporate tax revenues have declined, relative to the size of the economy, since the mid-1960s. Corporate tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) fell from 3.9% in 1966 to...
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The CASES Act: Implementation and Issues for Congress
Resources · Jul 8, 2022
The CASES Act is intended to modernize and simplify what has been an inconsistent and variable process of obtaining an individual’s written consent for information disclosure. The act would enable...
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Reducing Harm or Enabling Substance Abuse? Supervised Injection Sites Under Federal Drug Law
Posts · Nov 22, 2019
To mitigate the effects of the opioid crisis in Philadelphia, in 2018 a nonprofit called Safehouse announced plans to open a supervised injection site where illicit drug users could consume opioids...
Hearing “A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
CLINE, BEN "burden or liability risks on the ISPs that are directed to implement the court orders. My understanding is that liability concerns on the part of domestic ISPs has been the most significant impediment to advancing legislation in the U.S. I'm also told that the proposals offered to date in the House and Senate all include provisions to address that concern. My questions are these. First, do we now know enough from the experience of the many foreign jurisdictions that have implemented this remedy successfully over the last 15 years that we can confidently move forward with the U.S. legislation..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act".
senate Finance Committee · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript
WYDEN, RON "its complexity forces millions of Americans to turn to paid tax return preparers every year, and this is part of the concern that we have about two tax systems, one for working people, one for the ultra wealthy. Unlike the ultra wealthy, most people can't afford to hire armies of accountants and lawyers to navigate the system. There isn't a single law on the books to ensure that these paid preparers actually know what they are doing and following the law, and we're now making a bipartisan effort to change that. The results in many of these prep services is you've"
Hearing Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
ALFORD, MARK "I think the point we made at the time is we have the beautiful visitors Center here at the that was in part a security concern. It's also a great visitor center. It would be kind of mirrored in a smaller fashion across the street of the Supreme Court and also what the President has proposed with a new security entrance to the White House with a ballroom on top but a security measure underneath in a bunker. So thank you for clearing that up. One of the things I did mention at our in-person meeting, which again I'm grateful for, was a growing concern about the threats that drones pose to..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "That's a mistake, and that's funding that the taxpayers wasted on an effort that was rushed through. I think part of the concern with respect to DOJ, and I think most of my colleagues would agree, cutting employees that aren't needed is fine, but it's clear that what DOJ did was they advocated cutting a lot of people, a lot of federal government employees who were doing great work, they didn't know what they were talking about when they advocated for those cuts, then they quickly realized that they had to bring people"
Hearing Hearings to examine how technological advances are driving transportation innovation.
senate Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "I think if we're talking broadly in the concept of saving lives, I think that's obviously something we all support. But when we're starting to talk more specifically about the outcome of a specific regulation— we talked about automated track inspection— part of our concern inherently here, too, is when we move— if we move entirely to a performance-based system, we're also then relying on the information and data that is provided by the regulated entity. And to speak candidly, my members don't trust"
Hearing H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; H. Res. 1335 – Condemning actors seeking to...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_27 "Well, as the gentleman knows, it's not for us, for lack of trying to do H.R. 2. We've been wanting to bring that up for, frankly, I've been wanting to bring it up for a year. Since we passed the one big beautiful bill, I've been wanting to do it. But I share part of this concern. I think more specifically, if we don't pass the Sanctuary Jurisdiction Shutdown Act of"
Hearing Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "We have to continue to modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent, including tactical nuclear forces. Senator, you rightly identify it would be a deep concern on the part of our allies and They defend very strong – they depend – I shouldn't say they"
Hearing Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate SeaPower Subcommittee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript
ADMIRAL SAMUEL PAPARO "We have to continue to modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent, including tactical nuclear forces. Senator, you rightly identify it would be a deep concern on the part of our allies and They defend very strong – they depend – I shouldn't say they"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant...
senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026 · Transcript
SCHIFF, ADAM B. "focused part of this part of this concern relevant to this committee is the participation of an American intelligence agency and a law enforcement action concerning our domestic elections. So I would make"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "assigning National Guard folks for a variety of reasons. One is, the National Guard's a band-aid approach. These guys are going to leave eventually and go back to doing the things that they ought to be doing, and I hope that comes sooner rather than later. Hiring police officers, though, would be much more beneficial to the community, A, because they're trained to actually police the streets of Washington, D.C. or whatever community they're in, as opposed to the National Guard, which is not, and their training should remain on other things unrelated to policing. But the policing piece is a..."
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
MEEKS, GREGORY W. "How do you make this available? I want to submit, for the record, though, because I'm concerned about what's taking place on the West Bank, and here's an article that took place that says that the UAE warns the White House that Israel's annexations could unravel the Abraham Accords. So there's real concerns by those that are part of the Abraham Accords now that if something is not done or changed in the West Bank, it could, in fact, unravel the conversations that's taking place in regard"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Supreme Court of the United States.
senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS "you're also making a decision to both take it up and at the same time either deny it or grant Just in closing, Justice Kagan, if you could look at that, I'd like to keep in touch on that. And that is my concern, and that is also part of my question about what's the precedential value, right? If you have an incentive for more people to file these cases, and at least until final decisions rendered, maybe it's years down the line, people are going to look at this shadow docket decision as something that has influence and weight. Whether they should or not, we'll have to figure out. But I do..."
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
SPEAKER_05 "Do you have any explicit recommendations for us on how we really hold the CCP accountable for their theft of IP? Yeah, and part of, I've been concerned with the mixed messages coming from the top of the administration when it comes to what the CCP is doing. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has been in the news lately, and over the past year for sure. And last year, they scaled back the Foreign Malign Influence"
Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining Derivatives’ Role in the Treasury Market
house Financial Services Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
LUCAS, FRANK D. "Our derivatives markets are the gold standard in the envy of the world. Portfolio efficiencies and risk managements associated with central clearing are certainly a part of that. Are you concerned about clearing capacity with the increased demand we expect at the end of the year? And my time is expiring, and I look forward to your response in"
Hearing AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
FLETCHER, LIZZIE "whether those are state grid resilience policies or simply policies to do with any large consumer electricity, how would this impact states with interregional connections that face hurricanes or other extreme weather events? Thank you. And I love the way you described that building a grid that's bigger than the weather. I think that continues to be a concern for all of us from Texas in every part of the state, but certainly on the Gulf Coast where I live, we are concerned year-round about the grid and about making sure we have that, and I think, you know, another thing that I want to put to..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.3573, to amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain dates for the...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript
ROUNDS, MIKE "I recognize that downstream states would be concerned about upstream states on the Missouri perhaps sending water or selling water to other states way outside the region. My concern is that, number one, I'm not sure that we should have a veto authority, but second of all, if there is any reason that items that are on the Missouri River Basin, that there's other ways to work this out. And furthermore, I'm thinking in particular about some of the projects that we've already done that include states like Minnesota who may not be considered part of the, you know, they're only a few miles away..."
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
COMER, JAMES "recreating programs that the private sector already offers at a fraction of the cost? But then I apologize for interrupting my limited time. So will you or will you not commit to ending this program immediately? I mean, that's part of what we're all concerned about, at least on this side of the aisle, is the losses. We want to protect the Postal Service, but we've got to make decision on that post taste. Well, let's talk about the Postal Service Reform Act that worked very closely when I was ranking member within Chairman Maloney. And that was a true bipartisan bill because there's bipartisan..."
Hearing Hearings to examine Army force modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program.
senate Airland Subcommittee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
CRAMER, KEVIN "besides the demand signals and the process, the PAEs, what's your biggest concern about the bottleneck of production? And part of what sparks this question for me is just, in fact, not long before I came down here, I saw the"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force.
senate Department of Defense Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
BALDWIN, TAMMY "In closing, Mr. Chairman and Madam Chairwoman, I want to associate myself with your comments and concerns about the fact that a large part of this request is in the partisan reconciliation measure, not in the base budget that we are putting together, so I'm very concerned about"
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_06 "success, and few efficiency gains. Most campuses remain somewhere between a wait-and-see approach and a patchwork of siloed experiments. The outcome is frankly predictable. In every sector, when organizations treat the adoption of technology as a problem of technology, progress is slow and uneven. Indeed, organizations that frame the challenge as one of technology often perceive it more as a threat than an opportunity. Hence, how AI is exacerbating cognitive automation on the part of students and faculty overwhelmingly report concerns around plagiarism and cheating. The challenge is actually..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "Thank you. And I want to, Mr. Chair, I'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter signed by 155 pediatricians in Colorado from all parts of the state expressing their grave concerns about the vaccine hesitancy and the implications that has on future health of Colorado kids. Without objection. So, Secretary Kennedy, measle cases are increasing. I know that it's been raised many times. We've seen in Colorado this year, 18 times the number of measles cases that we used to see. All but one this year were unvaccinated"
Hearing “Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jan 13, 2026 · Transcript
FROST, MAXWELL "information in a master database? Yeah, thank you. I know there's many different things that are being done to make sure data is kept safe when people query information or when information goes from agency to agency, but part of the reason I have this concern is because it's also dependent on the conduct of the administration and different things that are going on. For instance, under President Trump and back when Elon Musk was more involved and Doge was going on, they conducted attacks on our federal data systems and cybersecurity, and this is public information. They brought unsecured..."
Hearing Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
BARR, ANDY "they totally appreciate the goals of FinCEN. They want to help FinCEN prevent illicit activity, but there are some very practical compliance concerns, operational concerns, and we would appreciate your consideration of their concerns. Without objection, I'd like to enter into the record a letter sent to Director Gecki from a bipartisan group of members of Congress, part of the Real Estate Caucus, expressing those concerns. Thank you very"
Hearing “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past”
house Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
GILL, BRANDON "Is objectivity one of the goals of history? it's one of the goals doesn't that seem a little bit concerning it certainly does to me because as part of this white supremacy document that your organization has promoted objectivity is a core and defining aspect of white supremacy culture. Do you think it's a goal of the smithsonian institution to promote white supremacy"
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
SCOTT, TIM "or two or three companies, but we have a lot to still learn about the impact, positive or negative, of artificial intelligence on this country. I think ultimately it can have a positive impact, but without any question, when you think about job disruption, electricity costs, impact on rural parts of our country, many Americans throughout South Carolina where they're building a $9 billion data center in Charleston metropolitan area and another one in the upper part of the state, many Americans are very concerned about the initial impact from a job perspective as well as some of the undue..."
Hearing Hearings to examine America's communications networks.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Dec 2, 2025 · Transcript
PETERS, GARY C. "And I won't go into all the challenges there. It's already been brought out before the committee. But I think, without question, the rollback of these rules leaves Americans exposed and erodes our ability to prevent future attacks. I think this is even more concerning when you look at that rollback as part of a broader trend that's being carried out by the Trump administration right now, where officials say, they talk a good game, they say cyber security is a priority, but at the same time, they're basically gutting all of our cyber security institutions. From rolling back the FCC rule to..."
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE LAURA SWETT "We've ordered the SPP and CAISO to come back to us with a report on how the SEAM is going to work and what issues they see arising so that we can all land this ship together. And the states are certainly a huge part of that. So I commit to taking their concerns very seriously. Thank you,"
Hearing “Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
FROST, MAXWELL "How might the RTO or similar restructuring activities negatively affect mail delivery times? A hundred percent. And, you know, part of the reason I ask is I'm concerned about time-sensitive mail and specifically, you know, of course, bills and paying for things, but also we have elections coming up. And so mail-in ballots and different things like that, and so I'm just concerned about the RTO's, the RTO plan and its impact on elections and working people and how they use the Postal Service. I also want to spend a few minutes talking about the importance of having an"
Hearing Budget Hearing – National Guard and Reserve Forces
house Defense Subcommittee · Apr 17, 2026 · Transcript
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN HEALY "This is a little bit different than in previous years. We haven't exercised the muscles, so to speak, to capture people coming back that have been exposed to a TLAM strike within a few hundred yards. It's, as we have young people over there, what we're initially trying to do is ensure that they're paired up with somebody a little bit more experienced, and with that experience I would expect resilience. But when they come back, we're very concerned that we meet them appropriately from the first part of their embarkation to identify if there are any issues that they need specifically..."
Hearing Hearings to examine strategic competition in an unconstrained, post-New START Treaty environment.
senate Armed Services Committee · Feb 3, 2026 · Transcript
MR. TIMOTHY A. MORRISON "Arms control requires two or more parties to choose to enter into the process and my concern about extending the New START Treaty for example, whether as part of what was an agreed mechanism or now in expiration a sort of an executive agreement, is it takes"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday, to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
LUNDAY "We haven't gotten far into that analysis yet. We owe that recommendation and report to the Secretary, and we're just beginning that work. But an important part of that will be making sure we understand what the concerns of those in the communities and the Senate here and the rest of Congress are in terms of our facilities throughout the United States, especially in Michigan, per your question, Senator. Senator, thank you for"
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, focusing on assessing the United States response.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
MR. DAVID BEDARD "Thank you for the question, Senator. As part of our international approach, prevention and outreach is certainly a big concern of ours. Domestically, I know that the interagency has plans in the executive orders action plan to address the prevention and outreach and public awareness that happens here. I will tell you that INL's engagement with our foreign law enforcement partners is to train and address the evolving nature of the technology that's used in these scams. So that the law enforcement partners that we're working with can identify those and proceed accordingly with enforcement..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization...
senate Energy Subcommittee · Apr 15, 2026 · Transcript
GALLEGO, RUBEN "Conversely, the Grid Power Act would require final regulations issued under the bill within 180 days of enactment. Could you explain how the commission could benefit from having more than six months implement this type of rule? And then, Mr. Ayoub, does FERC currently have the expertise and data to review proposed agency actions for reliability concerns, and how helpful is it to have NERC's expertise as part of his reliability assessment process? Mr. Mournoff, FERC's chairman is named by the President potentially inputting a more political process in these grid reliability determinations, as..."
Hearing Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances, and security.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_02 "Thank you. I would also answer pharmaceuticals as a starting point, but in addition, other areas or other components that allow for remote access into critical infrastructure would be another place. If our energy infrastructure relied on component parts that could be accessed remotely from other places, that would raise serious concerns to me. I don't think I have anything else to add to what Chris"
Hearing Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript
MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN "Chairman Graham Ranking Member Senator Merkley, and other members of the committee, I am Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman and lead Virginia's most complex and largest full-service sheriff's office, employing over 900. Loudoun County sits just outside of Washington, D.C. and is home to Leesburg, Middleburg, and the Dulles International Airport. In Loudoun County, we celebrate a diverse community, have an that's here legally and within our organization speak over 25 different languages. I have served 47 years in this profession as a local police officer, a career DA special agent, and for..."
Hearing Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
house Health Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
MR. SCOTT FABER, JD "there is a contamination issue? Thank you for the question. I think we all want safe, healthy, affordable food, and we were all hopeful that Secretary Kennedy would deliver on his promises to make America's food healthier and make us healthy again. So far, we've not banned a single chemical from our food, and that's in part because we lack the staff capacity to adequately review and act on chemicals of concern. We have organizations like EWG have eight petitions pending at the FDA right now, many of which are urging the FDA to ban chemicals that have been banned elsewhere and that are linked..."
Hearing “Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in National Security.”
house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "might be really helpful. Making sure that the tools are accessible in terms of the costs associated with those tools. There has been some push to make sure that there are some cybersecurity tools that are available. Doing that same thing from an artificial intelligence standpoint would be really helpful. Business owners, they want to use the technology, but we're concerned, right? There's no real regulatory guidance on whether we can use AI as a part of our solution. There's no real guidance on what our exposure is with respect to privacy and loss of data for our clients, and so some..."
Hearing Examining VA Benefits: Pension and Fiduciary, and VA Life Insurance Options
house Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee · Apr 21, 2026 · Transcript
BOVER "So I think this is an area that the VA has made tremendous strides in over the past year. I can tell you since I've been here the last six months, I have done my part in ensuring that I'm actively engaging with the survivor community to hear what their concerns are and take action on their concerns. We want nothing more than to ensure that they know about what benefits they're How are we doing that? able to apply for"
Hearing Member Day
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Mar 11, 2025 · Transcript
MCCLAIN DELANEY, APRIL "I am – I really think that we need payoffs and innovation in driving public partnerships. And in Maryland 6, I do represent NIST, which I think is one of our nation's jewels and around the world is respected as well as parts of NIH and the National Institute of Cancer and Fort Detrick. And I am so concerned about potential cuts and freezes to staffing because actually as I look ahead and, you know, proactively thinking about how commerce looks at these, you know, it will really actually impact our national security and some of our"
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE "They, as you well know, they're critical to our country and supporting both our national defense and our tourism economy. I am hearing concerns from many in this industry that the Section 232 investigation into imports of aircraft and aircraft parts is chilling investment and threatening some aerospace jobs. The administration hasn't yet shown the public any results of these"
Hearing Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Combating Grant Fraud
house Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
ISSA, DARRELL "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Unlike the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, I am on Judiciary, and I welcome Ms. Jenning being here because, in fact, we are concerned about the misuse of Federal funds, and this Committee relies on your agency as a major part of the check and balance of making sure that that which we award for science gets used for science. For the other two witnesses, I want to start with a quick question. Are you using the Data Act to obtain readable, meaningful data in order to do your initial checks, either"
Hearing Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing Marketplace.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
CASTOR, KATHY "We need to get back to that. Mr. Castro, I heard you also loud and clear about faulty products coming from China that are counterfeit and unsafe on Chinese marketplaces. But I'm hearing from a lot of American businesses that are concerned about the American online marketplaces and the infiltration of unsafe and counterfeit products from China and other parts of the world. How do we tackle that"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "Three of my own staff members are TRIO alums and likely would not have attended college without TRIO. So I want to go on record that I oppose the administration's proposal to once again eliminate a program that enjoys robust support and has made such a difference in the lives of children. I do want to ask you about a specific part of TRIO. Along with 11 of my colleagues, I've recently sent you a letter that expresses concerns about the recently published applications for the TRIO Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers grant competitions. The grant structure outlined in the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and United States Strategic Command in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
ADMIRAL RICHARD CORRELL "I have reasonably frequent conversations with Secretary Colby, our Under Secretary, for policy. And at every opportunity in mil-to-mil engagements, I reinforce our extended deterrence commitment on the part of the United States. And I've detected no change in my mil-to-mil engagements in concern for, you know, our commitment and our stated commitment with respect to that. And that includes in my discussions with Secretary"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Kyle Haustveit, of North...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Feb 25, 2026 · Transcript
HEINRICH, MARTIN "to divest of certain isolated parcels of public land for affordable housing and other public purposes, that there wouldn't be a broad scale selling off of the public lands. Because of some of your previous writings and statements, there is a concern in the public among New Mexicans that a sale of public lands on a broader scale might be part of the new BLM agenda. Can you speak to that and maybe allay some of those"
Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE JEFFREY MERRIFIELD "This effort, which had dragged on for seven years, had resulted in a proposed rule that would have been neither used nor useful to the advanced nuclear community. In stark contrast, the final Part 53 rule that the Commission issued, which became effective on April of this year, addressed virtually all of the concerns raised by the members of USNIC and the nuclear industry, and I believe it can be a useful framework for future advanced reactor technologies. In my prior testimony, I was also critical of the technical prowess and efficiency"
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
SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY" "today. Mr. Chairman, in education, today's students, families, and teachers are confronting challenges that go beyond prom or science fair. Schools across the country are grappling with gun violence, ICE raids, learning loss, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the affordability crisis is placing enormous strain on our communities. These are real material concerns that demand action from Congress. That's why I'm disappointed that the majority has once again decided to ignore the concerns of parents and instead to focus on divisive culture wars with the hope of scoring cheap political..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media,...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript
SARAH B. ROGERS "And I could wax on about that for five minutes, and I won't waste your five minutes, Senator. So we have coordinated bot hives, that's certainly part of it. We also have foreign influence united front spending through networks like the Singham Network and Code Pink, of great concern to this administration. And we even have foreign influence in our"
Hearing H.R.4398, the “Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act”; H.R.4805, the “Warrior Impact from Neurological and G-Force...
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_17 "screened positive for mental health conditions such as depression. The official records captured only a small portion. Culture does not change without clear research and data. And one of the most powerful warning signs comes from inside the Navy community itself. In 2024, a former FAA 18 pilot and current Navy flight Navy physician submitted a memorandum for record warning about preventable loss of life in the strike fighter community. As part of that effort, an anonymous forum was conducted with active-duty and veteran aviators. Of the 20 aviators who expressed concern, three reported having..."
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
DR. REBECCA KEISER "We reviewed the responses, and although we did not see violations of terms and conditions, we're very open to additional information that this committee is bringing forward, and we will look into those. Now, part of the reason why we did our new policy that we introduced is for the very reasons that the committee has expressed concerns about, that we do need to address these concerning collaborations with restricted entities by being very clear across the board to institutions about what is prohibited on NSF funding and what is not. And so I'm very confident on this policy going forward to..."
Hearing "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So I first want to say our relationships with the U.S. Forest Service law enforcement folks on the ground are solid. We have great respect for each other. We work together every day. We are friends with the folks here in D.C. at the management level as well. We spend a lot of time together. The problem is that we weren't heard on this criminal prohibitions rule, and the issue isn't necessarily all of the details of the rule. We had some parts of the rule that we could support. The problem we had was there are some parts of the rule that are clearly, you know, outside..."
Hearing Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international security functions at the State Department.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026 · Transcript
SHAHEEN, JEANNE "Are we engaging, however, in those? Because there's a difference between saying, yeah, if somebody wants to come and approach us, we're happy to engage, and our being proactive about how we engage with other countries. Well, thank you. While I appreciate that the threat of nuclear weapons is a concern that has much greater ramifications, the reality we're seeing right now, whether it's in the war in Ukraine, in Iran, in other parts of the world where conflict is existing, is that warfare is changing and that the weapons are changing, and that the bigger threat right now may not be those..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1782, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants,...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD "to end this Big Pharma loophole, which is exactly what my bipartisan bill with Senator Hawley will accomplish. I, too, acknowledge that we need to continue to work with Senator Cornyn and the Judiciary Committee moving forward, but this would be a very good start, and I appreciate the Chair and Ranking Member's yield back. I appreciate Senator Banks, your concern about the Chinese Communist Party. It is the concern I share. But the Patent Office already has procedures for the handling of trade secret propriety and other proprietary and other protected materials. Even so, as part of our..."
Hearing Hearings to examine building a resilient health care future with biotechnology.
senate Health Care Subcommittee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE "Dr. Luther, let me ask you because I always love to listen to Dr. Cassidy because he just brings a wealth of knowledge based on his background. As we're talking about the novel antimicrobial drugs and how we can ensure that they continue to innovate and do the research here, was it your testimony that the past year act you think that satisfies that concern by actually shifting federal payments for the drugs from the volume of drugs used to the value these drugs provide to the patient care? You think that's part of the answer here? And then you also recommended about building out the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibility debate.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
TILLIS, THOMAS "Actually, we have Senator Hawley coming, but we'll let him ask questions. Senator Hawley, you're coming in the middle of our debate club, but we're going to come back to you. But a part of what Senator Coons talked about was getting straight to the line. The whole reason we've had witnesses and endless work groups is to try and address the legitimate concerns. So we'll come back to that. But for now, because I also want to ask the basic question you all can be thinking about. This is the eligibility phase of the process. I'd like for some people to talk about examples of whether sections 102..."
Hearing FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
FINE, RANDY "to our allies and partners to prevent their dependence on our strategic rivals' technology. I'm particularly concerned about the exposures of our allies to a malign AI full stack. We don't want foreign AI to become the standard. We'd like our AI stack at all parts of the value chain to become the standard. It's VHS versus Betamax, except one of them is American and one of them is not. And so that's why I have filed a bill in HR 6996, the Full AI Stack Export Promotions Act, which was marked up and passed in this committee. Unfortunately, ongoing delays in license approvals and confusion over..."
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 "What's the story there? It's partly... There's been a lot of reporting on this, and this is one of the reasons we sent you a letter on that. If there's no change that you know of, concerns have been raised to us, and we're happy to bring the specifics to your attention. But on the question of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, what do you think about when you hear that story? Right. If I could just ask you, because Harriet Tubman is... She's a great American and also a great Marylander, and would you agree that the Underground Railroad... Would you agree with the following..."
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 "What's the story there? It's partly... There's been a lot of reporting on this, and this is one of the reasons we sent you a letter on that. If there's no change that you know of, concerns have been raised to us, and we're happy to bring the specifics to your attention. But on the question of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, what do you think about when you hear that story? Right. If I could just ask you, because Harriet Tubman is... She's a great American and also a great Marylander, and would you agree that the Underground Railroad... Would you agree with the following..."
Hearing Hearings to examine FDA bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadblock.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Feb 26, 2026 · Transcript
JEREMY SCHWALMAN "If you're ignoring the patient, then why are you getting up in the morning and coming to do the work that you do at the FDA? concerns? They progressively deteriorate. They lose function. They can't live their lives, go to work, spend time with their family, make a living, be productive citizens of society in that way. They become part of the family that people have to take care of instead of taking care of the family themselves, and then they become progressively debilitated, and then they die young, and then family members, in our case, see that. They see their future in the mirror. There's..."
Hearing The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "a statutory or a regulatory component and to expand and to use the other tools that CFPB has to effectively regulate by sending a very serious signal to those who are in a particular line of work. But there has been a concern that we have had with the ability to innovate, to have financial products that meet real needs that real people have, and to have innovation in those marketplaces, and unfortunately, CFPB has not been a part of providing such a landscape. supervision agenda and many people have not noticed that who are supporters of the agency in general. We have scaled certain aspects..."
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
MR. KRISTIAN STOUT "Well, and part of the problem is that this is an antitrust doctrinal problem. So the Biden DOJ was actually pursuing antitrust case law the way it is established. And I think that's part of what I've been trying to be here today to convey is that we do, I think, in fact, need to think about out-of-market efficiencies when we're looking at these competition concerns because JetBlue providing more in extended service was a benefit to consumers that was completely discounted under current antitrust doctrine. I think this committee has the jurisdiction to solve that"
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_10 "Rural hospitals face profound challenges in recruiting and retaining physician anesthesiologists. Today, 81 percent of rural counties lack a physician anesthesiologist, and more than half has no anesthesiologist provider at all. Even more concerning, 49 percent of rural Medicare patients now bypass their local hospitals entirely for surgical services, forcing seniors to travel long distances for essential care. Currently, approximately 600 rural hospitals qualify for a pass-through program, allowing them to use Part A funds to hire anesthesiologist professionals. Unfortunately, CMS currently..."
Hearing “Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act”
house Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_11 "From a standpoint of the FCC's obligation, they know and it's clear. What I'm concerned about and I'm making the point here today rather than a lot of questions is if NFL doesn't see that maintaining that broad appeal through markets that are not highly profitable, they may find that the product profitability drops off as the fans drop off in no small part because of each of your locations not being at the center of the ability to see the product. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate you giving me that 45 seconds to opine on"
Hearing “Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. Doe”
house Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
SCANLON, MARY GAY "And when we talk about the children of those folks, it becomes even smaller. As a former school board member, I am concerned about the idea that we're going to put the burden on our school districts of determining immigration status when our federal government has such a hard time determining that, and also the burden of remedial education that would occur if we deny basic education services to children at formative parts of their lives. Can you talk about the impact on a child's life if they are denied an education and what that's going to mean to our communities as"
Hearing "Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Feb 13, 2026 · Transcript
MR. KIT BREWER "collection of data. We've got to work on terms such as segregation, such as subminimum wage, and even the definition of what successful transition actually looks like. And again, I thank the committee for the opportunity. I think there's several parts to that question. As you said in your description when you interviewed the provider, many of us are having to kind of spitball that data because the data doesn't exist. There are many reasons for that data problem. As we move from one funding stream to another, it is difficult to follow an individual. There are privacy and HIPAA concerns..."
Hearing Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
DR. MATTHEW FUNAIOLE "I'll keep my comments brief. The most important part in any effort in that vein to me is aligning on what the long-term objectives are and making sure that any agreements that are put into place are robust enough that they are going to be maintained for years and decades to come, right? This is not something that can be solved in five years or 10 years. We're talking about a several-decade time horizon in order to address some of the concerns that we're facing now. Part of those efforts also need to identify where it is we're going to compete with China and where are areas that maybe aren't..."
Hearing Maintaining America’s Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA’s Role in Advancing U.S. Drug Development.
house Health Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN "Should we do that? Because that would give us the data to whether or not it works. Your thoughts? concern or my concern as well, but do they need a nudge from Congress? I'll get an answer from you later and I'll do a written question on that one. Ms. Winkler, you highlighted how trial capacity is currently unevenly distributed across the country with many patients living a long way from the trial site. Welcome to my district. Absolutely. I'm a long way from any place that does that. I mean, people say, well, why don't you just go to Charlottesville? Well, in parts of my district, it's not..."
Testimony CLINE, BEN
“A Midlife Crisis? IP and the Internet After 40”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"burden or liability risks on the ISPs that are directed to implement the court orders. My understanding is that liability concerns on the part of domestic ISPs has been the most significant impediment to advancing legislation in the U.S. I'm also told that the proposals offered to date in the House and Senate all include provisions to address that concern. My questions are these. First, do we now know enough from the experience of the many foreign jurisdictions that have implemented this remedy..."
Testimony PALMER, GARY J.
“From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"On the issue of cybersecurity risk, do you think the Build America, Buy America requirements are an appropriate mechanism to ensure the critical components are sourced from American companies, not from adversaries like China? That's part of my concern is them embedding the ability to interfere with their water systems. Is that a concern for the rural systems? data issues related to oversight Ms Murley and does the EPA data systems interface with state data"
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Taxpayer Assi...
senate Finance Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"its complexity forces millions of Americans to turn to paid tax return preparers every year, and this is part of the concern that we have about two tax systems, one for working people, one for the ultra wealthy. Unlike the ultra wealthy, most people can't afford to hire armies of accountants and lawyers to navigate the system. There isn't a single law on the books to ensure that these paid preparers actually know what they are doing and following the law, and we're now making a bipartisan..."
Testimony FROST, MAXWELL
“Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"as it relates to digital ID becoming mandatory is the risk of widespread data collection and exposing millions of Americans to harm, which is already an issue that this country seeped into many different ways, social media, online, different things like that. Mr. Stanley, how could digital ID systems become a barrier for Americans trying to access services, benefits out of a digital identity infrastructure. Part of my concern, too, is when we look at this administration, we know they've..."
Testimony FROST, MAXWELL
“Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"use. And that's part of my concern with this. There's just so much collaboration between private companies, data sharing. How, how should we legislate on balancing the convenience and the real dangers of digital ID, which also will lead to losing anonymity online, which is something and give us your driver's license. This is part of my concern, too, that making it easier to prove who you are will lead to more services companies asking you to do so for every service that is not somebody by..."
Testimony FROST, MAXWELL
“Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"somebody by identifying yourself to them. How can I know we're over indulging me, Mr. My last question is, how can digital ID lead to complete loss of anonymity online? demanding Yeah, all the time. And part of the concern, right is the fact that this information can be weaponized against consumers working people who are looking to purchase things online and have that information leveraged against them when they're making decisions on what they want to buy you for indulging me, Mr. Chair. I..."
Testimony ALFORD, MARK
Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"I think the point we made at the time is we have the beautiful visitors Center here at the that was in part a security concern. It's also a great visitor center. It would be kind of mirrored in a smaller fashion across the street of the Supreme Court and also what the President has proposed with a new security entrance to the White House with a ballroom on top but a security measure underneath in a bunker. So thank you for clearing that up. One of the things I did mention at our in-person..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"That's a mistake, and that's funding that the taxpayers wasted on an effort that was rushed through. I think part of the concern with respect to DOJ, and I think most of my colleagues would agree, cutting employees that aren't needed is fine, but it's clear that what DOJ did was they advocated cutting a lot of people, a lot of federal government employees who were doing great work, they didn't know what they were talking about when they advocated for those cuts, then they quickly realized that..."
Testimony VARGAS, JUAN
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"The first bank of the United States expired in 1811, and the second bank was dismantled in the 1830s, both in large part because of concerns about the concentrated financial power in too few hands. What followed was decades of financial instability, bank panics, monetary chaos, and economic disruption. That ultimately made the case for a new"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine how technological advances are driving transportat...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"I think if we're talking broadly in the concept of saving lives, I think that's obviously something we all support. But when we're starting to talk more specifically about the outcome of a specific regulation— we talked about automated track inspection— part of our concern inherently here, too, is when we move— if we move entirely to a performance-based system, we're also then relying on the information and data that is provided by the regulated entity. And to speak candidly, my members don't..."
Testimony SPEAKER_27
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"Well, as the gentleman knows, it's not for us, for lack of trying to do H.R. 2. We've been wanting to bring that up for, frankly, I've been wanting to bring it up for a year. Since we passed the one big beautiful bill, I've been wanting to do it. But I share part of this concern. I think more specifically, if we don't pass the Sanctuary Jurisdiction Shutdown Act of"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"We have to continue to modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent, including tactical nuclear forces. Senator, you rightly identify it would be a deep concern on the part of our allies and They defend very strong – they depend – I shouldn't say they"
Testimony ADMIRAL SAMUEL PAPARO
Hearings to examine maritime unmanned surface vessels.
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"We have to continue to modernize the U.S. nuclear deterrent, including tactical nuclear forces. Senator, you rightly identify it would be a deep concern on the part of our allies and They defend very strong – they depend – I shouldn't say they"
Testimony SPEAKER_33
Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beij...
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"What would you do? Any concerns in your part between the leakage between the C3, C4, offsetting expenditures in that – just that simple world"
Testimony SCHIFF, ADAM B.
Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Triba...
senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 5, 2026
"focused part of this part of this concern relevant to this committee is the participation of an American intelligence agency and a law enforcement action concerning our domestic elections. So I would make"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"assigning National Guard folks for a variety of reasons. One is, the National Guard's a band-aid approach. These guys are going to leave eventually and go back to doing the things that they ought to be doing, and I hope that comes sooner rather than later. Hiring police officers, though, would be much more beneficial to the community, A, because they're trained to actually police the streets of Washington, D.C. or whatever community they're in, as opposed to the National Guard, which is not,..."
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"How do you make this available? I want to submit, for the record, though, because I'm concerned about what's taking place on the West Bank, and here's an article that took place that says that the UAE warns the White House that Israel's annexations could unravel the Abraham Accords. So there's real concerns by those that are part of the Abraham Accords now that if something is not done or changed in the West Bank, it could, in fact, unravel the conversations that's taking place in regard"
Testimony VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"you're also making a decision to both take it up and at the same time either deny it or grant Just in closing, Justice Kagan, if you could look at that, I'd like to keep in touch on that. And that is my concern, and that is also part of my question about what's the precedential value, right? If you have an incentive for more people to file these cases, and at least until final decisions rendered, maybe it's years down the line, people are going to look at this shadow docket decision as..."
Testimony SPEAKER_05
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
"Do you have any explicit recommendations for us on how we really hold the CCP accountable for their theft of IP? Yeah, and part of, I've been concerned with the mixed messages coming from the top of the administration when it comes to what the CCP is doing. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has been in the news lately, and over the past year for sure. And last year, they scaled back the Foreign Malign Influence"
Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Our derivatives markets are the gold standard in the envy of the world. Portfolio efficiencies and risk managements associated with central clearing are certainly a part of that. Are you concerned about clearing capacity with the increased demand we expect at the end of the year? And my time is expiring, and I look forward to your response in"
Testimony FLETCHER, LIZZIE
AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepay...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"whether those are state grid resilience policies or simply policies to do with any large consumer electricity, how would this impact states with interregional connections that face hurricanes or other extreme weather events? Thank you. And I love the way you described that building a grid that's bigger than the weather. I think that continues to be a concern for all of us from Texas in every part of the state, but certainly on the Gulf Coast where I live, we are concerned year-round about the..."
Testimony PETERS, GARY C.
Hearings to examine the testimony of Anthony Fauci.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"I wrote to the Chairman requesting that he adhere to committee rules, but instead of addressing concerns that I raised, he removed part of the committee's website from the public view. This move not only prevented the public from being able to view those list of concerns, it adds serious questions about the desire for transparency and legitimate oversight of this"
Testimony ROUNDS, MIKE
Hearings to examine S.3573, to amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement ...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"I recognize that downstream states would be concerned about upstream states on the Missouri perhaps sending water or selling water to other states way outside the region. My concern is that, number one, I'm not sure that we should have a veto authority, but second of all, if there is any reason that items that are on the Missouri River Basin, that there's other ways to work this out. And furthermore, I'm thinking in particular about some of the projects that we've already done that include..."
Testimony COMER, JAMES
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"recreating programs that the private sector already offers at a fraction of the cost? But then I apologize for interrupting my limited time. So will you or will you not commit to ending this program immediately? I mean, that's part of what we're all concerned about, at least on this side of the aisle, is the losses. We want to protect the Postal Service, but we've got to make decision on that post taste. Well, let's talk about the Postal Service Reform Act that worked very closely when I was..."
Testimony CRAMER, KEVIN
Hearings to examine Army force modernization in review of the Defense ...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"besides the demand signals and the process, the PAEs, what's your biggest concern about the bottleneck of production? And part of what sparks this question for me is just, in fact, not long before I came down here, I saw the"
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"In closing, Mr. Chairman and Madam Chairwoman, I want to associate myself with your comments and concerns about the fact that a large part of this request is in the partisan reconciliation measure, not in the base budget that we are putting together, so I'm very concerned about"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
"Building an AI-Ready America: Higher Education in the Age of AI"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"success, and few efficiency gains. Most campuses remain somewhere between a wait-and-see approach and a patchwork of siloed experiments. The outcome is frankly predictable. In every sector, when organizations treat the adoption of technology as a problem of technology, progress is slow and uneven. Indeed, organizations that frame the challenge as one of technology often perceive it more as a threat than an opportunity. Hence, how AI is exacerbating cognitive automation on the part of students..."
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Thank you. And I want to, Mr. Chair, I'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter signed by 155 pediatricians in Colorado from all parts of the state expressing their grave concerns about the vaccine hesitancy and the implications that has on future health of Colorado kids. Without objection. So, Secretary Kennedy, measle cases are increasing. I know that it's been raised many times. We've seen in Colorado this year, 18 times the number of measles cases that we used to..."
Testimony MARGOT CLEVELAND
Hearings to examine Arctic Frost.
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify concerning the grave constitutional violations inflicted as part of Arctic Frost. After the 2020"
Testimony JOYCE, JOHN
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Pr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"they saw that the higher cost drug received more volume. Honestly, it seems insane that given the PBM mission of lowering drug costs, your companies, Mr. Marin, would seemingly prefer to keep prices high. Now to be fair here, I've heard from employers and the broker consultant companies that they work with to design their PBM RFPs that they often build in rebate guarantees as part of their pharmaceutical contracts. I am concerned that these rebate guarantees, especially considering the..."
Testimony FROST, MAXWELL
“Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Preve...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 13, 2026
"information in a master database? Yeah, thank you. I know there's many different things that are being done to make sure data is kept safe when people query information or when information goes from agency to agency, but part of the reason I have this concern is because it's also dependent on the conduct of the administration and different things that are going on. For instance, under President Trump and back when Elon Musk was more involved and Doge was going on, they conducted attacks on our..."
Testimony LEE, MIKE
Hearings to examine Arctic Frost.
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"It can't process concern. Before stalling up front, what would be part of the defendant's due process in the event of eventual criminal proceedings? Now, really quickly before my time expires, tell me whether to what extent Judge Boasberg knew or would have had reason to know what the NDOs were actually covering. Okay, so this would be outside the norm, not only for this type of action, but out of norm even for what Judge Boasberg has done in other"
Testimony BARR, ANDY
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"they totally appreciate the goals of FinCEN. They want to help FinCEN prevent illicit activity, but there are some very practical compliance concerns, operational concerns, and we would appreciate your consideration of their concerns. Without objection, I'd like to enter into the record a letter sent to Director Gecki from a bipartisan group of members of Congress, part of the Real Estate Caucus, expressing those concerns. Thank you very"
Testimony GILL, BRANDON
“Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Re...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Is objectivity one of the goals of history? it's one of the goals doesn't that seem a little bit concerning it certainly does to me because as part of this white supremacy document that your organization has promoted objectivity is a core and defining aspect of white supremacy culture. Do you think it's a goal of the smithsonian institution to promote white supremacy"
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesot...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"or two or three companies, but we have a lot to still learn about the impact, positive or negative, of artificial intelligence on this country. I think ultimately it can have a positive impact, but without any question, when you think about job disruption, electricity costs, impact on rural parts of our country, many Americans throughout South Carolina where they're building a $9 billion data center in Charleston metropolitan area and another one in the upper part of the state, many Americans..."
Testimony PETERS, GARY C.
Hearings to examine America's communications networks.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 2, 2025
"And I won't go into all the challenges there. It's already been brought out before the committee. But I think, without question, the rollback of these rules leaves Americans exposed and erodes our ability to prevent future attacks. I think this is even more concerning when you look at that rollback as part of a broader trend that's being carried out by the Trump administration right now, where officials say, they talk a good game, they say cyber security is a priority, but at the same time,..."
Testimony PAUL, RAND
Hearings to examine the testimony of Anthony Fauci.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"You did not disclose the author's original concerns. You did not concern, you did not reveal that you had been part of the paper, that you had read and offered editorial comments on the paper before it was published, before you began using it as evidence that it couldn't have originated in the lab. You did not disclose that you had immediately investigated yourself whether NIAID funding might be connected to the research. You did not tell the American people the full"
Testimony THE HONORABLE LAURA SWETT
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"We've ordered the SPP and CAISO to come back to us with a report on how the SEAM is going to work and what issues they see arising so that we can all land this ship together. And the states are certainly a huge part of that. So I commit to taking their concerns very seriously. Thank you,"
Testimony FROST, MAXWELL
“Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"How might the RTO or similar restructuring activities negatively affect mail delivery times? A hundred percent. And, you know, part of the reason I ask is I'm concerned about time-sensitive mail and specifically, you know, of course, bills and paying for things, but also we have elections coming up. And so mail-in ballots and different things like that, and so I'm just concerned about the RTO's, the RTO plan and its impact on elections and working people and how they use the Postal Service. I..."
Testimony LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN HEALY
Budget Hearing – National Guard and Reserve Forces
house Appropriations Committee · Apr 17, 2026
"This is a little bit different than in previous years. We haven't exercised the muscles, so to speak, to capture people coming back that have been exposed to a TLAM strike within a few hundred yards. It's, as we have young people over there, what we're initially trying to do is ensure that they're paired up with somebody a little bit more experienced, and with that experience I would expect resilience. But when they come back, we're very concerned that we meet them appropriately from the first..."
Testimony SÁNCHEZ, LINDA T.
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"He said that there are laws against child pornography, there are laws against child marriage, against polygamy, bestiality, incest. But I want to read into the record a section of the bill which contradicts what you have just said. It says, for purposes of this section, number one, a religious belief or practice concerning marriage, sexuality, or gender identity—here's the important part here—shall not be treated as being inconsistent with law or public policy. That means you can engage in any..."
Testimony MR. TIMOTHY A. MORRISON
Hearings to examine strategic competition in an unconstrained, post-Ne...
senate Armed Services Committee · Feb 3, 2026
"Arms control requires two or more parties to choose to enter into the process and my concern about extending the New START Treaty for example, whether as part of what was an agreed mechanism or now in expiration a sort of an executive agreement, is it takes"
Testimony LUNDAY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday, to be Comm...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"We haven't gotten far into that analysis yet. We owe that recommendation and report to the Secretary, and we're just beginning that work. But an important part of that will be making sure we understand what the concerns of those in the communities and the Senate here and the rest of Congress are in terms of our facilities throughout the United States, especially in Michigan, per your question, Senator. Senator, thank you for"
Testimony MR. DAVID BEDARD
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Thank you for the question, Senator. As part of our international approach, prevention and outreach is certainly a big concern of ours. Domestically, I know that the interagency has plans in the executive orders action plan to address the prevention and outreach and public awareness that happens here. I will tell you that INL's engagement with our foreign law enforcement partners is to train and address the evolving nature of the technology that's used in these scams. So that the law..."
Testimony GALLEGO, RUBEN
Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Co...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 15, 2026
"Conversely, the Grid Power Act would require final regulations issued under the bill within 180 days of enactment. Could you explain how the commission could benefit from having more than six months implement this type of rule? And then, Mr. Ayoub, does FERC currently have the expertise and data to review proposed agency actions for reliability concerns, and how helpful is it to have NERC's expertise as part of his reliability assessment process? Mr. Mournoff, FERC's chairman is named by the..."
Testimony HOUCHIN, ERIN
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Pr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the witnesses for coming before the committee today. This is our second hearing in a series examining the overall affordability of health care. A huge part of that conversation is the cost of prescription drugs for patients. For millions of Americans, especially seniors and those living in rural communities like my hometown in southern Indiana, the price of medications can determine whether people stay healthy or go without care altogether. Today, Americans..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Thank you. I would also answer pharmaceuticals as a starting point, but in addition, other areas or other components that allow for remote access into critical infrastructure would be another place. If our energy infrastructure relied on component parts that could be accessed remotely from other places, that would raise serious concerns to me. I don't think I have anything else to add to what Chris"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"They were arbitrarily divided some years ago. They often are co-located in the same places, work together. We believe that we can, on both safety and on regulations, improve the efficiency of how we deliver that, and the people in both these organizations are excited about the opportunity to work as one again. We've kept the revenue portion out, which was part of the criticism from when these originally separated, because there was a concern that somehow where the revenue was being accounted..."
Testimony MICHAEL L. CHAPMAN
Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Chairman Graham Ranking Member Senator Merkley, and other members of the committee, I am Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman and lead Virginia's most complex and largest full-service sheriff's office, employing over 900. Loudoun County sits just outside of Washington, D.C. and is home to Leesburg, Middleburg, and the Dulles International Airport. In Loudoun County, we celebrate a diverse community, have an that's here legally and within our organization speak over 25 different languages. I have..."
Testimony MR. SCOTT FABER, JD
Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversig...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"there is a contamination issue? Thank you for the question. I think we all want safe, healthy, affordable food, and we were all hopeful that Secretary Kennedy would deliver on his promises to make America's food healthier and make us healthy again. So far, we've not banned a single chemical from our food, and that's in part because we lack the staff capacity to adequately review and act on chemicals of concern. We have organizations like EWG have eight petitions pending at the FDA right now,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
“Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in ...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"might be really helpful. Making sure that the tools are accessible in terms of the costs associated with those tools. There has been some push to make sure that there are some cybersecurity tools that are available. Doing that same thing from an artificial intelligence standpoint would be really helpful. Business owners, they want to use the technology, but we're concerned, right? There's no real regulatory guidance on whether we can use AI as a part of our solution. There's no real guidance on..."
Testimony BOVER
Examining VA Benefits: Pension and Fiduciary, and VA Life Insurance Op...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"So I think this is an area that the VA has made tremendous strides in over the past year. I can tell you since I've been here the last six months, I have done my part in ensuring that I'm actively engaging with the survivor community to hear what their concerns are and take action on their concerns. We want nothing more than to ensure that they know about what benefits they're How are we doing that? able to apply for"
Testimony MCCLAIN DELANEY, APRIL
Member Day
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Mar 11, 2025
"I am – I really think that we need payoffs and innovation in driving public partnerships. And in Maryland 6, I do represent NIST, which I think is one of our nation's jewels and around the world is respected as well as parts of NIH and the National Institute of Cancer and Fort Detrick. And I am so concerned about potential cuts and freezes to staffing because actually as I look ahead and, you know, proactively thinking about how commerce looks at these, you know, it will really actually impact..."
Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"Today's field hearing of the Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity is focused on the topic of the structure of the Federal Reserve System. It is fitting for us to be discussing this topic while in the heartland of the country. One of Oklahoma's first senators, Robert Owen, saw the failures of the first two central banks and knew that part of the reason they were not enduring was because they weren't appropriately responsive to the concerns of..."
Testimony CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
Hearings to examine the President's 2026 trade policy agenda.
senate Finance Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"They, as you well know, they're critical to our country and supporting both our national defense and our tourism economy. I am hearing concerns from many in this industry that the Section 232 investigation into imports of aircraft and aircraft parts is chilling investment and threatening some aerospace jobs. The administration hasn't yet shown the public any results of these"
Testimony ISSA, DARRELL
Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Co...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Unlike the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, I am on Judiciary, and I welcome Ms. Jenning being here because, in fact, we are concerned about the misuse of Federal funds, and this Committee relies on your agency as a major part of the check and balance of making sure that that which we award for science gets used for science. For the other two witnesses, I want to start with a quick question. Are you using the Data Act to obtain readable, meaningful data in order to..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
Legislative Proposals to Strengthen Consumer Protection in a Changing ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"We need to get back to that. Mr. Castro, I heard you also loud and clear about faulty products coming from China that are counterfeit and unsafe on Chinese marketplaces. But I'm hearing from a lot of American businesses that are concerned about the American online marketplaces and the infiltration of unsafe and counterfeit products from China and other parts of the world. How do we tackle that"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Three of my own staff members are TRIO alums and likely would not have attended college without TRIO. So I want to go on record that I oppose the administration's proposal to once again eliminate a program that enjoys robust support and has made such a difference in the lives of children. I do want to ask you about a specific part of TRIO. Along with 11 of my colleagues, I've recently sent you a letter that expresses concerns about the recently published applications for the TRIO Talent Search..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Three of my own staff members are TRIO alums and likely would not have attended college without TRIO. So I want to go on record that I oppose the administration's proposal to once again eliminate a program that enjoys robust support and has made such a difference in the lives of children. I do want to ask you about a specific part of TRIO. Along with 11 of my colleagues, I've recently sent you a letter that expresses concerns about the recently published applications for the TRIO Talent Search..."
Testimony ADMIRAL RICHARD CORRELL
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"I have reasonably frequent conversations with Secretary Colby, our Under Secretary, for policy. And at every opportunity in mil-to-mil engagements, I reinforce our extended deterrence commitment on the part of the United States. And I've detected no change in my mil-to-mil engagements in concern for, you know, our commitment and our stated commitment with respect to that. And that includes in my discussions with Secretary"
Testimony HEINRICH, MARTIN
Hearings to examine the nominations of Stevan Pearce, of New Mexico, t...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Feb 25, 2026
"to divest of certain isolated parcels of public land for affordable housing and other public purposes, that there wouldn't be a broad scale selling off of the public lands. Because of some of your previous writings and statements, there is a concern in the public among New Mexicans that a sale of public lands on a broader scale might be part of the new BLM agenda. Can you speak to that and maybe allay some of those"
Testimony THE HONORABLE JEFFREY MERRIFIELD
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"This effort, which had dragged on for seven years, had resulted in a proposed rule that would have been neither used nor useful to the advanced nuclear community. In stark contrast, the final Part 53 rule that the Commission issued, which became effective on April of this year, addressed virtually all of the concerns raised by the members of USNIC and the nuclear industry, and I believe it can be a useful framework for future advanced reactor technologies. In my prior testimony, I was also..."
Testimony SCOTT, ROBERT C. "BOBBY"
"Breaking Trust: Attacks on Parental Rights, Inappropriate Content, an...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"today. Mr. Chairman, in education, today's students, families, and teachers are confronting challenges that go beyond prom or science fair. Schools across the country are grappling with gun violence, ICE raids, learning loss, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the affordability crisis is placing enormous strain on our communities. These are real material concerns that demand action from Congress. That's why I'm disappointed that the majority has once again decided to ignore the concerns..."
Testimony SARAH B. ROGERS
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, t...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"And I could wax on about that for five minutes, and I won't waste your five minutes, Senator. So we have coordinated bot hives, that's certainly part of it. We also have foreign influence united front spending through networks like the Singham Network and Code Pink, of great concern to this administration. And we even have foreign influence in our"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
H.R.4398, the “Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Account...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"screened positive for mental health conditions such as depression. The official records captured only a small portion. Culture does not change without clear research and data. And one of the most powerful warning signs comes from inside the Navy community itself. In 2024, a former FAA 18 pilot and current Navy flight Navy physician submitted a memorandum for record warning about preventable loss of life in the strike fighter community. As part of that effort, an anonymous forum was conducted..."
Testimony DR. REBECCA KEISER
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
"We reviewed the responses, and although we did not see violations of terms and conditions, we're very open to additional information that this committee is bringing forward, and we will look into those. Now, part of the reason why we did our new policy that we introduced is for the very reasons that the committee has expressed concerns about, that we do need to address these concerning collaborations with restricted entities by being very clear across the board to institutions about what is..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"A specified tax-exempt organization under this legislation is defined as an organization whose gross receipts are greater than or equal to $200,000 per year or have assets as of the close of the prior taxable year greater than or equal to $1.5 million. The aggregate contributions that these organizations receive from foreign nationals are to be part of information required to be reported on the Form 990, with more detailed breakdown with respect to foreign nationals from foreign countries of..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So I first want to say our relationships with the U.S. Forest Service law enforcement folks on the ground are solid. We have great respect for each other. We work together every day. We are friends with the folks here in D.C. at the management level as well. We spend a lot of time together. The problem is that we weren't heard on this criminal prohibitions rule, and the issue isn't necessarily all of the details of the rule. We had some parts of the rule that we could..."
Testimony SHAHEEN, JEANNE
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"Are we engaging, however, in those? Because there's a difference between saying, yeah, if somebody wants to come and approach us, we're happy to engage, and our being proactive about how we engage with other countries. Well, thank you. While I appreciate that the threat of nuclear weapons is a concern that has much greater ramifications, the reality we're seeing right now, whether it's in the war in Ukraine, in Iran, in other parts of the world where conflict is existing, is that warfare is..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beij...
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"Mr Weisman you've also suggested the contradiction that exists here today in terms of the testimony, etc., and the full breadth of testimony, not just a narrow focus designed to achieve one result or to say that there is only one concern here that's going on, and that happens to be about China and how we deal with it. Forgive me for thinking that this is all part of a process that ultimately says, you know what, we're going to have to militarize these elections to guarantee that we're safe, to..."
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"This is a waste of taxpayer resources that creates additional complexity and significant risks for our states and schools, particularly rural schools. It also fundamentally misses the point about the role of the Department of education, which is in large part about supporting states and schools and ensuring all students have access to a high quality public education. The recent decline in student test scores is very concerning, but it follows steady progress over decades and does not provide..."
Testimony HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
Business meeting to consider S.1782, to prohibit discrimination on the...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"to end this Big Pharma loophole, which is exactly what my bipartisan bill with Senator Hawley will accomplish. I, too, acknowledge that we need to continue to work with Senator Cornyn and the Judiciary Committee moving forward, but this would be a very good start, and I appreciate the Chair and Ranking Member's yield back. I appreciate Senator Banks, your concern about the Chinese Communist Party. It is the concern I share. But the Patent Office already has procedures for the handling of trade..."
Testimony CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
Hearings to examine building a resilient health care future with biote...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"Dr. Luther, let me ask you because I always love to listen to Dr. Cassidy because he just brings a wealth of knowledge based on his background. As we're talking about the novel antimicrobial drugs and how we can ensure that they continue to innovate and do the research here, was it your testimony that the past year act you think that satisfies that concern by actually shifting federal payments for the drugs from the volume of drugs used to the value these drugs provide to the patient care? You..."
Testimony TILLIS, THOMAS
Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibil...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Actually, we have Senator Hawley coming, but we'll let him ask questions. Senator Hawley, you're coming in the middle of our debate club, but we're going to come back to you. But a part of what Senator Coons talked about was getting straight to the line. The whole reason we've had witnesses and endless work groups is to try and address the legitimate concerns. So we'll come back to that. But for now, because I also want to ask the basic question you all can be thinking about. This is the..."
Testimony FINE, RANDY
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"to our allies and partners to prevent their dependence on our strategic rivals' technology. I'm particularly concerned about the exposures of our allies to a malign AI full stack. We don't want foreign AI to become the standard. We'd like our AI stack at all parts of the value chain to become the standard. It's VHS versus Betamax, except one of them is American and one of them is not. And so that's why I have filed a bill in HR 6996, the Full AI Stack Export Promotions Act, which was marked up..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"What's the story there? It's partly... There's been a lot of reporting on this, and this is one of the reasons we sent you a letter on that. If there's no change that you know of, concerns have been raised to us, and we're happy to bring the specifics to your attention. But on the question of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, what do you think about when you hear that story? Right. If I could just ask you, because Harriet Tubman is... She's a great American and also a great..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"What's the story there? It's partly... There's been a lot of reporting on this, and this is one of the reasons we sent you a letter on that. If there's no change that you know of, concerns have been raised to us, and we're happy to bring the specifics to your attention. But on the question of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, what do you think about when you hear that story? Right. If I could just ask you, because Harriet Tubman is... She's a great American and also a great..."
Testimony JEREMY SCHWALMAN
Hearings to examine FDA bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadbloc...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Feb 26, 2026
"If you're ignoring the patient, then why are you getting up in the morning and coming to do the work that you do at the FDA? concerns? They progressively deteriorate. They lose function. They can't live their lives, go to work, spend time with their family, make a living, be productive citizens of society in that way. They become part of the family that people have to take care of instead of taking care of the family themselves, and then they become progressively debilitated, and then they die..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"a statutory or a regulatory component and to expand and to use the other tools that CFPB has to effectively regulate by sending a very serious signal to those who are in a particular line of work. But there has been a concern that we have had with the ability to innovate, to have financial products that meet real needs that real people have, and to have innovation in those marketplaces, and unfortunately, CFPB has not been a part of providing such a landscape. supervision agenda and many people..."
Testimony MR. KRISTIAN STOUT
“The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in the U.S. Airline ...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Well, and part of the problem is that this is an antitrust doctrinal problem. So the Biden DOJ was actually pursuing antitrust case law the way it is established. And I think that's part of what I've been trying to be here today to convey is that we do, I think, in fact, need to think about out-of-market efficiencies when we're looking at these competition concerns because JetBlue providing more in extended service was a benefit to consumers that was completely discounted under current..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
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
"Rural hospitals face profound challenges in recruiting and retaining physician anesthesiologists. Today, 81 percent of rural counties lack a physician anesthesiologist, and more than half has no anesthesiologist provider at all. Even more concerning, 49 percent of rural Medicare patients now bypass their local hospitals entirely for surgical services, forcing seniors to travel long distances for essential care. Currently, approximately 600 rural hospitals qualify for a pass-through program,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"companies across all kinds of permits whether it's a you know water permits whatever it is to be able to get to a dashboard and know where they stand. efficiency programs? The the obvious there's an obvious concern about having less hydropower at a time when we need we need energy addition not energy subtraction or energy transition there's an obvious issue there. Of course the amount of water that's in the system that you know originates part of that necessary to keep the water in the system?..."
Testimony SPEAKER_11
“Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"From a standpoint of the FCC's obligation, they know and it's clear. What I'm concerned about and I'm making the point here today rather than a lot of questions is if NFL doesn't see that maintaining that broad appeal through markets that are not highly profitable, they may find that the product profitability drops off as the fans drop off in no small part because of each of your locations not being at the center of the ability to see the product. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate you giving me that..."
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
“Immigration Policy by Court Order: The Adverse Effects of Plyler v. D...
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"And when we talk about the children of those folks, it becomes even smaller. As a former school board member, I am concerned about the idea that we're going to put the burden on our school districts of determining immigration status when our federal government has such a hard time determining that, and also the burden of remedial education that would occur if we deny basic education services to children at formative parts of their lives. Can you talk about the impact on a child's life if they..."
Testimony MR. KIT BREWER
"Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment"
house Education and Workforce Committee · Feb 13, 2026
"collection of data. We've got to work on terms such as segregation, such as subminimum wage, and even the definition of what successful transition actually looks like. And again, I thank the committee for the opportunity. I think there's several parts to that question. As you said in your description when you interviewed the provider, many of us are having to kind of spitball that data because the data doesn't exist. There are many reasons for that data problem. As we move from one funding..."
Testimony DR. MATTHEW FUNAIOLE
Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuil...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I'll keep my comments brief. The most important part in any effort in that vein to me is aligning on what the long-term objectives are and making sure that any agreements that are put into place are robust enough that they are going to be maintained for years and decades to come, right? This is not something that can be solved in five years or 10 years. We're talking about a several-decade time horizon in order to address some of the concerns that we're facing now. Part of those efforts also..."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
Maintaining America’s Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA’s Role ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Should we do that? Because that would give us the data to whether or not it works. Your thoughts? concern or my concern as well, but do they need a nudge from Congress? I'll get an answer from you later and I'll do a written question on that one. Ms. Winkler, you highlighted how trial capacity is currently unevenly distributed across the country with many patients living a long way from the trial site. Welcome to my district. Absolutely. I'm a long way from any place that does that. I mean,..."