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Hearing Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social Security solvency.
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 23 transcript matches
CRAPO, MIKE "Let me, before I ask you to begin, give a brief introduction of each of our witnesses. Our first witness will be Mr. Goldwine. He's the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director at the Committee for a Responsible Budget. Prior to joining the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Mr. Goldwine served as the Associate Director of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, known as the Bowles-Simpson Commission, which I've referenced and served on, and Senior Budget Analyst on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Responsibility and Reform, known as the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impact of seniors in today's economy.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025 · Request transcript · 8 transcript matches
JON TAFFER "I've been fortunate to work with hundreds of business owners on Bar Rescue, many of whom were hanging on by a thread, financially, emotionally, and many times both. What turns What turns things around for them isn't just better finances or improved operations. It's when people reconnect with a sense of purpose, when they remember why they started and who they're doing it for. And it doesn't just apply to business owners. It applies to all of us, especially as we age. I've seen firsthand the moment when a senior regains a sense of purpose. I change the lives of seniors often. I change the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
SCOTT, RICK "specifically to push older Americans out of the workforce and free up more jobs for younger Americans. But as we are all aware, it's not the 1930s anymore, and we shouldn't expect our seniors to be punished today by outdated policies passed then. Aging Americans deserve better. That's why I've introduced the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act, along with my friend and fellow committee member, Senator Tuberville. Our bill will get rid of the unfair retirement earnings test so that seniors who want to stay in the workforce can do so without being punished or robbed of their hard-earned..."
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
BUCHANAN, VERN "that 20 percent will make a big difference. But I wanted to get your thoughts and what you're seeing. the future. And then let me just touch on, in my district, being in Florida, we have a lot of, obviously, seniors, one of the, I think, the fifth most seniors in the country in terms of that, and they're excited about this cut. I think it's 200,000 seniors that I have in my district, but the number is a huge number across the country. Where is that at today? And I think more importantly to me, or one of the big things, is to making sure we're talking to a lot of our to a lot of our seniors..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, chatbots, and the new frontier of senior fraud.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026 · Transcript
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. "In just a few years, AI has become part of daily life for nearly every American, older adults included. AARP found that AI use among older adults nearly doubled between 2024 and 2025. That's no surprise. AI holds real promise to improve seniors' lives. In New York, the Office for the Aging is already connecting seniors with AI tools that fight scams, ease loneliness, and support caregivers. We should encourage those uses, but we must also put common-sense safeguards in place so this technology is never used against the people it is intended to serve. I often think about Pope Leo's first..."
Hearing Hearings to examine made in China and paid by seniors, focusing on stopping the surge of international scams.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jan 14, 2026 · Transcript
MOODY, ASHLEY "Thank you, Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Gillibrand. Such an important topic to all seniors in America, especially my home state of Florida. We are a premier destination state for seniors moving there in retirement. We often call ourselves not just the sunshine state, but the silver"
Hearing Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capital.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
SCOTT, TIM "Each witness will be given five minutes for your testimony, and we will take your written testimony and put it in the record. I now recognize our first witness, Ms. Dahlia Blass, Senior Investment Management Partner at Sullivan and Cromwell. You may begin your testimony. Thank"
CRS Report
The Senior Executive Service: An Overview
InFocus · Jul 21, 2026
The Senior Executive Service (SES) was established by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA; P.L. 95-454) to provide a centralized government-wide cadre of high-level managers within federal...
CRS Report
Defense Primer: Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Resources · Oct 3, 2024
Background The Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC)—more commonly referred to as the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)—is an officer training and scholarship program for...
CRS Report
Older Americans Act: Senior Community Service Employment Program
Reports · Mar 21, 2019
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) authorizes the Department of Labor (DOL) to make grants to support part-time community service employment opportunities for eligible...
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter McCoy, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Montenegro, Daniel Travis, of California, a Career...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine preventing falls and preserving independence, focusing on technology, community programs, and innovation in senior safety.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · May 20, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine empowering seniors through financial literacy, focusing on tools to protect savings, prevent fraud, and promote independence.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Apr 15, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing H.R. 6047, the “Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026”; H.R. 3726, the “Fisher House Availability Act of 2025”;...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Hearings to examine the Senior Enlisted Leaders on servicemember and family quality of life.
senate Personnel Subcommittee · Feb 11, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing H.R. 6047, the “Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025”; H.R. 3726, the “Fisher House Availability Act of 2025”;...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 14, 2026 · Request transcript
Testimony SCHRIER, KIM
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"to discuss the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm really glad this committee's moving important legislation to provide much-needed transparency when it comes to the broker and agent system that is influential in steering seniors toward certain Medicare plans. I just want to start by saying Medicare is really hard to navigate and choosing any insurance is challenging, so seniors absolutely need assistance and guidance when finding the right plan for them, but that assistance should be..."
Testimony BUCHANAN, VERN
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"that 20 percent will make a big difference. But I wanted to get your thoughts and what you're seeing. the future. And then let me just touch on, in my district, being in Florida, we have a lot of, obviously, seniors, one of the, I think, the fifth most seniors in the country in terms of that, and they're excited about this cut. I think it's 200,000 seniors that I have in my district, but the number is a huge number across the country. Where is that at today? And I think more importantly to me,..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"specifically to push older Americans out of the workforce and free up more jobs for younger Americans. But as we are all aware, it's not the 1930s anymore, and we shouldn't expect our seniors to be punished today by outdated policies passed then. Aging Americans deserve better. That's why I've introduced the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act, along with my friend and fellow committee member, Senator Tuberville. Our bill will get rid of the unfair retirement earnings test so that seniors who..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Thank you. Thank you, Member Gillibrand. It's also great to work with you. I'd like to welcome our witnesses to today's hearing. They are experts in workforce and retirement policy and are here to discuss the important role older Americans play in today's workforce. First, I'd like to introduce Rachel Grisler. Rachel is a senior research fellow in the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise and Advancing American Freedom, AAF, and a visiting fellow in workforce at the Economic Policy Innovation..."
Testimony MOODY, ASHLEY
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"My office staff keeps thinking that I am a baby boomer and I keep assuring them that I am not. But I think by 2034, seniors will outnumber children for the first – it's true, oh senior senator of mine from Florida – but by 2034, seniors will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. And so I want to get it right before then. I want to start working on that now. And I am so grateful. Our chairman – I think this has been the most active aging committee maybe in the"
Testimony MALLIOTAKIS, NICOLE
Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive O...
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"But that will benefit 98 percent of my households in my district. The other big provision, which I was proud to author that was included in the Working Families Tax Cut package, was for senior citizens. 88 percent of seniors across America, 51 million seniors across America, will benefit. And the deduction is large enough where they're basically getting whatever they paid in Social Security taxes refunded to them, right? If they are income $75,000 for individuals or $150,000 for a married..."
Witness Emily de La Bruyère
Horizon Advisory and Senior Fellow · 1 hearing
Witness Charles Marino (Did Not Testify)
Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 1 hearing
Witness Joshua Bercu
ndustry Traceback Group, and Senior VP, USTelecom; · 1 hearing
Witness Stephen Waguespack
Institute for Legal Reform and Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber Federation, State and Local Advocacy · 1 hearing
Witness Charles Marino
Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor at DHS · 1 hearing
Witness Dr. Sameer Lalwani
Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States · 1 hearing
Witness Mr. Adam Thierer
Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation · 1 hearing
Witness Mr. Scott Faber, JD
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Environmental Working Group · 1 hearing
Hearing Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
SCHRIER, KIM "to discuss the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm really glad this committee's moving important legislation to provide much-needed transparency when it comes to the broker and agent system that is influential in steering seniors toward certain Medicare plans. I just want to start by saying Medicare is really hard to navigate and choosing any insurance is challenging, so seniors absolutely need assistance and guidance when finding the right plan for them, but that assistance should be independent and unbiased and guided by what helps the seniors most. The current system, though, prioritizes..."
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 · 3 transcript matches
SMITH, JASON "and real accountability. This committee intends to deliver on it. Among the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic was how many states discouraged visitation or banned it completely outright, leading to heartbreaking stories of seniors enduring loneliness and even facing their final days without loved ones present. Representatives Tenney and Larson have introduced bipartisan legislation that prevents this from happening again. Their bill enshrines seniors' visitation rights at nursing homes and other kinds of facilities during an emergency by requiring nursing homes to admit essential..."
Hearing Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the facts and the path forward.
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MERKLEY, JEFF "provisions for Social Security are protections for the future. It has become such a foundation of ensuring that as Americans age, they aren't aging in dire poverty. At least half of more senior households rely on it for at least 50 percent or more of their income and many Americans really have no personal savings at all and are at least 20 percent rely on it for basically their entire income post-retirement. So it really is protection against senior years lived in desperate poverty. But the provisions for Social Security are in jeopardy. The independent estimates by the Social Security..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to...
senate Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
GRASSLEY, CHUCK "has held multiple significant roles on detail from the U.S. Attorney's Office, serving as Counselor and Chief of Staff to the Associate Attorney General, and then the Attorney General, and he's currently a General Counsel and Senior Advisor of the White House Task Force on Eliminating Fraud. Senator"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
GRASSLEY, CHUCK "has held multiple significant roles on detail from the U.S. Attorney's Office, serving as Counselor and Chief of Staff to the Associate Attorney General, and then the Attorney General, and he's currently a General Counsel and Senior Advisor of the White House Task Force on Eliminating Fraud. Senator"
Testimony CARTER, TROY A.
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"one of the highest percentages of M.A. enrollees in the country, many of whom live in my district. That is why ensuring seniors can access high quality care without unnecessary delays in prior authorizations from me and my constituents is essential. The Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 would take steps to strengthen the Medicare Advantage Program and improve the experience of seniors who rely on it in states like"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Markup of Fifteen Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"it will translate to $1.2 trillion in overpayments to M.A. insurance companies over the next 10 years. And despite the large costs associated with the M.A. program, there is limited data to conduct oversight and ensure that the program is providing good value for our federal dollars. The federal government is expected to spend over $1 trillion over the next decade on M.A. supplemental benefits alone, yet there is limited data about the scope of supplemental benefits offered. In particular,..."
Testimony STEUBE, W. GREGORY
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, thank you for being here. Families in Florida are still focused on affordability, groceries, housing, cars, childcare, and day-to-day bills. Treasury's new analysis shows the working families' tax cuts are delivering relief through policies like no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, the enhanced senior deduction, which is huge in my district, and the expanded child tax credit, and no tax on car loan interest for American-made vehicles. Beyond the top-line..."
Testimony SPEAKER_25
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"This is very important for people on a fixed budget. So, we are working on that with the constituents, and this is a real problem, that especially as you described, for our seniors, more than one-third of our seniors have been victim of some kind of a fraud, and what we don't need is some kind of a tax fraud here. So, we have pushed out to the preparers to make sure that everyone understands what should be done, and we are happy to work with your office on that, especially for seniors who are..."
Testimony MALLIOTAKIS, NICOLE
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"And they also voted against tax cuts for tipped workers, for those who work double shifts and overtime, for refunding taxes paid on Social Security to our senior citizens. And so first, you know, the SALT deduction and the senior citizens, I believe, in addition to the child tax credit, which we've seen tens of millions of families take advantage of across the country, I think the SALT and the senior deduction were most beneficial. I was very proud to have authored the bonus senior deduction. I..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"That's big. For our seniors, and coming off of the Social Security fairness that we did in the pre-administration, but for our firefighters and our postal workers and our police officers, but just what we did within the Social Security space, a $6,000 tax deduction, which is greater than the Social Security taxes the average senior household currently pays. For our manufacturers who built this country, we implemented 100 percent immediate expensing for equipment and"
Testimony SPEAKER_25
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"We've worked very well with the FBI in Southeast Asia to break up these, I think they're called scammer cities. And a lot of it comes out of, a huge amount out of North Korea, and unfortunately many of our seniors, I think one out of every three seniors has been the subject of a financial scam that averages about $300. I think it's a great name and a great"
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"continue their careers later in life. Government should be working for our aging population, not for our seniors. We should not penalize hardworking Americans for continuing to work after they reach retirement age, because at the end of the day, it's older Americans who bring the experience and expertise necessary to get the job done. I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today about how we can get government out of the way, inject transparency, and make seniors have the information and..."
Testimony JASON FICHTNER
Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Thank you for inviting me to testify today. Again, my name is Jason Fichtner, and I'm also a senior fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance, as well as a senior policy fellow at the Center for Social Development at the Brown School of Washington University in St. Louis. And as Chairman Scott, you mentioned the executive director of the Lymra Retirement Institute. I am also on the board of directors for the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and a member of the Puerto Rico Pension..."
Testimony ESTES, RON
Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive O...
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, 94 percent of my constituents in the 4th District of Kansas are having an easier time ever filling out their taxes due to the boosted standard deduction. Average refunds are expected to rise nearly $1,000 compared to last year, with the middle class getting the largest relief of any income group. And the AARP estimates that seniors will get an average refund of $1,320 from the senior tax deduction. You know, not too long ago, my Democrat colleagues..."
Testimony CRAPO, MIKE
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Let me, before I ask you to begin, give a brief introduction of each of our witnesses. Our first witness will be Mr. Goldwine. He's the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director at the Committee for a Responsible Budget. Prior to joining the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Mr. Goldwine served as the Associate Director of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, known as the Bowles-Simpson Commission, which I've referenced and served on, and Senior Budget..."
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Yeah. Well, I really appreciate it. Look, I just think Congress has a choice to make. Either we can decide to protect the top 6% of all earners in America and let the Social Security Trust Fund get into trouble, cut benefits for seniors, throw more seniors into poverty, or we can decide that everybody pays the same share and protect Social Security forever into the"
Testimony SANDERS, BERNARD
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"the real world, Democrats support it. Independents support it. Not very complicated. Should Elon Musk pay the same percentage of his income, which he doesn't pay anyhow, into the Social Security Trust Fund as a fireman or a nurse? Anybody think that makes sense? Nobody does. And the bottom line here is that a time when the people on top have never, ever had it so good and seniors are struggling, we've got to do what senior advocates for years have said, lift that cap. And, Mr. Chairman, if we..."
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, c...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 29, 2026
"In just a few years, AI has become part of daily life for nearly every American, older adults included. AARP found that AI use among older adults nearly doubled between 2024 and 2025. That's no surprise. AI holds real promise to improve seniors' lives. In New York, the Office for the Aging is already connecting seniors with AI tools that fight scams, ease loneliness, and support caregivers. We should encourage those uses, but we must also put common-sense safeguards in place so this technology..."
Testimony SMITH, JASON
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
"and real accountability. This committee intends to deliver on it. Among the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic was how many states discouraged visitation or banned it completely outright, leading to heartbreaking stories of seniors enduring loneliness and even facing their final days without loved ones present. Representatives Tenney and Larson have introduced bipartisan legislation that prevents this from happening again. Their bill enshrines seniors' visitation rights at nursing homes..."
Testimony DELBENE, SUZAN K.
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Thank you, Ranking Member, and a huge thank you to my colleague, Mr. Kelly, who has been working with me on this tirelessly for many years, to the entire committee of the Regulatory Relief Coalition, the American Medical Association for partnering to advance this bipartisan zero-cost legislation. The Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act will help nearly 35 million seniors on Medicare Advantage get the care they need when they need it. Unnecessary red tape from insurance companies delays..."
Testimony SEWELL, TERRI A.
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
"These delays have real consequences. For a senior waiting for a procedure, a medication, or a critical treatment, a delay is not just an administrative inconvenience. It can mean worsening health care outcomes, increased stress, and unnecessary suffering. And this burden does not just fall on the patients. Physicians and their staff spend countless hours fighting their prior authorization requirements instead of spending that time caring for their patients. This bill will allow those providers..."
Testimony SPEAKER_30
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"our depots, and our shipyards. This bill reflects our commitment to rebuilding that foundation. This is a strong bipartisan bill that puts our warfighters first, and I urge all of our members to support it. And I yield back. In this bill, we support the President's request for a 5 to 7 percent pay increase, 7 percent for junior enlisted, 6 percent for senior enlisted personnel, and 5 percent for senior officers. We also expand bonuses and special pays that we've been using to try to recruit..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on Ameri...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"But fraud on the court stands apart as an allegation. My view is that this is the first time that the Department of Justice, certainly any senior the Department of Justice, certainly any senior officials in the Department of Justice, have ever been accused of committing fraud on a federal court. And that matter is pending down in Florida. Interestingly, the Department of Justice chose not to respond to the court when the court said, yeah, I'm going to reopen this matter and let's take a look at..."
Testimony CUELLAR, HENRY
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"in exposing young people to aviation and technical careers long before they start the workforce. And we got to make sure that we start this early. And it's amazing the programs that we have right now. I also want to thank the committee for the 7% increase to our junior enlisted service members, the 6% to our senior non-commissioned officers and company grade officers, and the 5% to our senior officers. This is important. I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for adding this..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"He brings nearly two decades of national security and foreign policy experience across the White House, Congress, the Executive Branch, international development, and the private sector. He served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of the National Security Council, where he led U.S. efforts to expose and counter China's malign activity across the Americas and the Caribbean, serving as the U.S. Government's lead on regional economic strategies designed to reduce dependency..."
Testimony LEE, MIKE
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Governor Pula, you may proceed. Thanks so much, Governor. Appreciate your opening statements. We'll now proceed with five-minute rounds of questions. In order of seniority, I'll go first, followed by Ranking Member Heinrich. Then after that, in order of seniority, subject to the Early Bird Rule, as long followed by this"
Testimony LEE, MIKE
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Governor Pula, you may proceed. Thanks so much, Governor. Appreciate your opening statements. We'll now proceed with five-minute rounds of questions. In order of seniority, I'll go first, followed by Ranking Member Heinrich. Then after that, in order of seniority, subject to the Early Bird Rule, as long followed by this"
Testimony LUCAS, FRANK D.
Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economi...
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"The gentleman yields back. Today we welcome the testimony of Mr. Thomas Hynek, a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University. a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, Ms. Esther George, the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mr. Gary Kelly, the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Mr. Benjamin Keene, an Associate Professor of Economics at the..."
Testimony FLOOD, MIKE
Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"look forward to the hearing. Thank you. Without objection, it's accepted. I now recognize the Chairman of the Full Committee, Mr. Hill, for one minute for an opening statement. The gentleman yields back. Today, we welcome the testimony of Mr. Joseph Josik, an analyst in economic development policy at the Congressional Research Office. Mr. Pat Cave, the Senior Vice President of Policy at Enterprise Community Partners. Ms. Heather LeGrone, the Senior Deputy Director of the Community Development..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to I...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Yes. I think there's some, probably some level of understanding, but what that means in terms of the comparisons, I think there's an overwhelming number of choices for seniors when they go to enroll on the Medicare Advantage side and on the traditional Medicare side, and so it is a lot to navigate through for seniors and to make a choice that's going to make sense for them. I think the comparisons provided are very challenging to navigate, plus if you"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
"Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to I...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I think the comparisons provided are very challenging to navigate, plus if you bring in agents and brokers who have a financial incentive to steer patients and seniors into certain MA plans for their own financial gain, it complicates the issue, and so we do have many examples of seniors who think they're getting a supplemental benefit and enroll into an MA plan and get there and only find out that, in fact, that supplemental benefit doesn't exist. So that is the reason we need a lot of..."
Testimony MACKENZIE, RYAN
"On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Provid...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"and I'd like to start our first witness. I'll introduce each of you, and then you can begin with your testimony. Our first witness is Mr. Jonathan Wolfson, visiting fellow at the D.C. Our second witness is Ms. Autumn Begay, Senior Corporate Counsel at CHG Healthcare in Midvale, Utah. Our third witness is Dr. Katie Wells, Senior Fellow in AI and Healthcare at AI Now Institute in New York, New York. And our final witness is Dr. Leah Palagashvili, Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus Center at..."
Testimony JACOBS, SARA
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"So my amendment would require that any State Department employees serving in a Senate-confirmed position for more than 120 days be considered acting and thus subject to the legal limits of the position. If this position is not permanently filled after that period, the department needs to designate an acting official from the pool of the senior Foreign Service officers or senior executive officers. We all know that Donald Trump loves acting officials. He said so himself, that they give him more..."
Testimony MR. THOMAS HARKER
“DoW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · May 13, 2026
"civilians, and private sector experts led by the Undersecretary of War, Comptroller. The mission is clear, work with the services and defense agencies to execute the corrective actions required to get a clean opinion on the FY28 financial statements, elevating bureaucratic barriers to senior leadership for immediate action. The JTF will provide a common operating picture to SecWAR and other senior leaders that will provide them with visibility not previously seen in the audit space, and enable..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Dumouchel of Oracle, the inventor of the current algorithm, to uncover the hidden safety signals. On March 26, 2021, 26 days later, Dr. Scharfman sent Dr. Dumouchel's data analysis to senior to senior FDA officials showing that the new analytical method found,"
Testimony SCOTT BESSENT
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Over 28 million filers have claimed no tax on overtime, with an average deduction of over $3,100. And over 34 million seniors have claimed an enhanced deduction for seniors, with an average deduction of over $7,500. The legislation not only delivered historic tax relief, but also began building long-term financial security for future generations through initiatives like Trump"
Testimony SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA
Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"you Ranking Member and other members of the committee are reminded that opening statements may be submitted for their record. Now we are pleased to have the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the United States Department of State, the Honorable Michael Kozak before us. Ambassador Kozak has more than 50 years of distinguished service as a U.S. diplomat, and like you said, like he said, more than 30 times in a position like this one, so I'm sure that you are..."
Testimony MERKLEY, JEFF
Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the f...
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"provisions for Social Security are protections for the future. It has become such a foundation of ensuring that as Americans age, they aren't aging in dire poverty. At least half of more senior households rely on it for at least 50 percent or more of their income and many Americans really have no personal savings at all and are at least 20 percent rely on it for basically their entire income post-retirement. So it really is protection against senior years lived in desperate poverty. But the..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the f...
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"It's our most effective anti-poverty program. It's a lifeline for millions of seniors, their children, and people with disabilities. It reaches about 20% of the entire U.S. population every month last year, and almost every senior in this country will receive payments from Social Security, benefits they earned that let them retire in dignity. It's pretty"
Testimony JOHNSON, RON
Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the f...
senate Budget Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"But what really was we increased the standard deduction for seniors. So the impact was we actually made it easier for seniors to live because we decreased seniors' income"
Testimony VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M.
“Defending Main Street: Combating CCP Threats to America’s Small Busin...
house Small Business Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"I would like to welcome Dr. Raj Doshi, who is an assistant professor at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service and the ZB Starr Senior Fellow for Asia and the director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Dr. Doshi served as the deputy senior director for China and Taiwan on the last administration's National Security Council. In that role, Dr. Doshi helped manage the NSC's first China directory, coordinated China and Taiwan..."
Testimony KAINE, TIM
Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international securi...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"The NDAA that we did in FY24 created the Office of AUKUS Senior Advisor in the State Department. As a primary integrator of the partnership, the senior advisor is intended to streamline regulatory barriers to enable us to have this framework be all that it can be between the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. How are you attempting to empower that senior advisor position to develop and cement the AUKUS partnership? First, to your very important first point, Well, I like the progress. I just went to..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Yes, Mr. Chairman, it's got to evolve, because what we have right now is not a system that actually works. We're a top-down system. I had this unbelievable conversation in the Senate three weeks ago, that they believe that this plan was a top-down plan. You can't read this plan or hear about it and say it's top-down. We're putting our VAMSEA directors and our leaders on the field, Clinton directors, in charge. They actually happen to be senior leaders now. They've never had to be senior leaders..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"One of the things that has happened and is the standards have been set on our leadership. We've allowed our, many times our VA medical centers, which oversee also our clinics, have been paralyzed into being non-senior leaders, okay? The fortunate part at Charleston is they have acted like senior leaders. They've made decisions and they put those"
Testimony BALINT, BECCA
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"I'm asking you, not a trick question, a simple question. Okay, so what is clear is we have evidence that three senior, we have evidence that three senior officials within the Trump administration have ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And what I can conclude, I can conclude from what you are saying that you have not talked to"
Testimony MOODY, ASHLEY
Hearings to examine made in China and paid by seniors, focusing on sto...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jan 14, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Gillibrand. Such an important topic to all seniors in America, especially my home state of Florida. We are a premier destination state for seniors moving there in retirement. We often call ourselves not just the sunshine state, but the silver"
Testimony SELF, KEITH
Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s ...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Dec 16, 2025
"Other members of the committee are reminded that opening statements may be submitted for the record. We're pleased to have a distinguished panel of witnesses for us today on this important topic. Mr. Craig Singleton, the China Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Mr. Christopher Walker, the Vice President of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and Ms. Laura Cooper, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown"
Testimony JON TAFFER
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"I've been fortunate to work with hundreds of business owners on Bar Rescue, many of whom were hanging on by a thread, financially, emotionally, and many times both. What turns What turns things around for them isn't just better finances or improved operations. It's when people reconnect with a sense of purpose, when they remember why they started and who they're doing it for. And it doesn't just apply to business owners. It applies to all of us, especially as we age. I've seen firsthand the..."
Testimony JON TAFFER
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"I've been fortunate to work with hundreds of business owners on Bar Rescue, as I say, who have been hanging on by a thread. And it doesn't just apply to business owners. I've seen firsthand the moment when a senior regains a sense of purpose. I change the lives of seniors so often, whether it's through my show, mentorship programs, volunteer work, or even rejoining the"
Testimony JUSTICE, JAMES C.
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"And we all know that and everything. A lot of these seniors are not quietly going into being seniors. And they absolutely desire so much but absolutely we someway somehow have gotten completely away from it in my"
Testimony JUSTICE, JAMES C.
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"I wish to goodness we'd rename them. Instead of calling them seniors, we'd call them wisdom. we'd call them wisdom. Because really and truly, why should they be labeled? Labeled, oh, those are just seniors. You know, they're very limited in what they can do. Well, I don't believe that. I've never believed that. They could give us so much, it is unbelievable. And in so many situations, we just back away. And then we struggle with all the different challenges that they may have, and they surely..."
Testimony JON TAFFER
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"post-pandemic impacts today, you know, the SBA and the mission of this committee could be linked better. You know, I look at how the SEC, for example, doesn't allow an unaccredited investor to put everything on a line and lose everything they own. But yet, in a business environment, in an SBA environment, that can happen. So I just want to alliterate that there's an opportunity to cross-train, cross-utilize seniors that isn't quite realized. And one last point. As one who consults to large..."
Testimony CHRISTINE OSASU
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"Work gives people purpose, it gives them pride, it gives them a meaningful reason to leave the house in the morning and get dressed up again. You wouldn't believe how many seniors said the value in just getting dressed, what that means for them, how it transforms their day and their life. A senior comes to mind, and she's one of the first clients I ever worked with, her name was Miss Anna, she was in her mid-70s, and she was training at a non-profit thrift store. She was cleaning the glassware..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"Oh, that's a good story. Rachel, seniors contribute more than just through paid employment. Can you speak to the economic and social value of senior volunteerism, caregiving, and civic leadership, and how we might better recognize or support these contributions? You know, when I was governor, I recruited all these people to move to"
Testimony CHRISTINE OSASU
Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impac...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"Seniors love to interact with young people, they love to interact with even babies and children, and we have tons of host agencies that have daycare initiatives and brother and sister type things, and they, both parties really benefit, because I think there's bias on both sides. Seniors have biases about younger people, younger people have biases about seniors, but when they get to work together closely, they can skate through those biases and learn, wow, this person really has value, and it's..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"Senator Warnick, on legislation to address senior loneliness through Older American Act funding. My Senior Act expands the scope of grants to include services that address the loneliness epidemic facing seniors. And I'm working to pass bipartisan legislation to create a non-refundable tax credit aimed at adults who provide certain care for their parents or older relatives in multi-generational"
Testimony JOHN OFFERDAHL
Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holid...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"drivers engage, they do wellness checks, but they have a delivery that has to go on to the next house. Our volunteers really are the ones that are looking for a relationship, a connection with our seniors, and they have the ability to come in and just address and, you know, look for those concerns in the environment of the home, maybe appliances or, you know, things that concern them with the behavior or the acuity of maybe their seniors, and then refer them back to our aging district. That..."
Testimony SCOTT, RICK
Hearings to examine how the Older Americans Act uplifts families livin...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Nov 5, 2025
"The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will now come to order. Today we are once again talking about an incredibly important issue that affects millions of American seniors and their families, the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, OAA, and its impact on seniors with age-related conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The OAA is one of the most quietly impactful laws this country has ever passed. It's the reason a senior in Naples gets a warm, home-delivered meal through Meals..."
Hearing Full Committee Hearing with Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer, Frank J. Bisignano
house Ways and Means Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MALLIOTAKIS, NICOLE "But that will benefit 98 percent of my households in my district. The other big provision, which I was proud to author that was included in the Working Families Tax Cut package, was for senior citizens. 88 percent of seniors across America, 51 million seniors across America, will benefit. And the deduction is large enough where they're basically getting whatever they paid in Social Security taxes refunded to them, right? If they are income $75,000 for individuals or $150,000 for a married"
Hearing "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: Examining Policies to Increase Health Care Transparency."
house Health Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_03 "Yes. I think there's some, probably some level of understanding, but what that means in terms of the comparisons, I think there's an overwhelming number of choices for seniors when they go to enroll on the Medicare Advantage side and on the traditional Medicare side, and so it is a lot to navigate through for seniors and to make a choice that's going to make sense for them. I think the comparisons provided are very challenging to navigate, plus if you"
Hearing Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "Yes, Mr. Chairman, it's got to evolve, because what we have right now is not a system that actually works. We're a top-down system. I had this unbelievable conversation in the Senate three weeks ago, that they believe that this plan was a top-down plan. You can't read this plan or hear about it and say it's top-down. We're putting our VAMSEA directors and our leaders on the field, Clinton directors, in charge. They actually happen to be senior leaders now. They've never had to be senior leaders before. They just put everything up and nothing ever got answered. Can I also, on that point, Greg..."
Hearing Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holidays.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Dec 3, 2025 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SCOTT, RICK "Senator Warnick, on legislation to address senior loneliness through Older American Act funding. My Senior Act expands the scope of grants to include services that address the loneliness epidemic facing seniors. And I'm working to pass bipartisan legislation to create a non-refundable tax credit aimed at adults who provide certain care for their parents or older relatives in multi-generational"
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 · 2 transcript matches
KAINE, TIM "The Justice Department, in July 2026, just recently, in a very laudable way, announced guilty pleas in a sophisticated call center operation that was based in the Dominican Republic, which had defrauded more than 400 American seniors of more than 5 million bucks. The average age of those defrauded was 84 years old. So this is a model that might have spawned in Southeast Asia, but now there are other parts of the world we've got to pay attention to as"
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MARSHALL, ROGER "And again, we just wanna make sure that that food, the dollars are going to the best way, getting to the kids. Unfortunately, I don't think SNAP is the best way to get food to people. I'm much more in favor of senior centers, school lunches, those types of program where I know the SNAP dollars are being spent on hopefully healthy"
CRS Report
Connecting Senior Centers to Federal Funding and Resources
InFocus · Jul 8, 2026
This guide is intended to help congressional offices connect senior centers in their states and districts to selected examples of federal grant funding and resources. Background on Senior...
CRS Report
The Senior Executive Service: Overview and Recent Developments
Report · May 1, 2026
The Senior Executive Service (SES) was established in the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) of 1978 as a centralized personnel system of government managers. The vast majority of members of the SES are...
CRS Report
Taxation of Social Security Benefits and the Senior Deduction in P.L. 119-21: In Brief
Reports · Aug 1, 2025
This report highlights how taxation of benefits is impacted by the new senior deduction in Section 70103 of the recently enacted P.L. 119-21. While the new senior deduction has been discussed in the...
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_30 "our depots, and our shipyards. This bill reflects our commitment to rebuilding that foundation. This is a strong bipartisan bill that puts our warfighters first, and I urge all of our members to support it. And I yield back. In this bill, we support the President's request for a 5 to 7 percent pay increase, 7 percent for junior enlisted, 6 percent for senior enlisted personnel, and 5 percent for senior officers. We also expand bonuses and special pays that we've been using to try to recruit more and keep more of our service members, and we increase their housing allowance and their special..."
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on America 250 and American citizenship.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_13 "But fraud on the court stands apart as an allegation. My view is that this is the first time that the Department of Justice, certainly any senior the Department of Justice, certainly any senior officials in the Department of Justice, have ever been accused of committing fraud on a federal court. And that matter is pending down in Florida. Interestingly, the Department of Justice chose not to respond to the court when the court said, yeah, I'm going to reopen this matter and let's take a look at this. Fraud on the court for the first time in the Department's history, you'd think they'd want to..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
CUELLAR, HENRY "in exposing young people to aviation and technical careers long before they start the workforce. And we got to make sure that we start this early. And it's amazing the programs that we have right now. I also want to thank the committee for the 7% increase to our junior enlisted service members, the 6% to our senior non-commissioned officers and company grade officers, and the 5% to our senior officers. This is important. I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for adding this increase. Finally, I want to add one thing that I think we're all very familiar with, and that is the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances, and security.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, RICK "He brings nearly two decades of national security and foreign policy experience across the White House, Congress, the Executive Branch, international development, and the private sector. He served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of the National Security Council, where he led U.S. efforts to expose and counter China's malign activity across the Americas and the Caribbean, serving as the U.S. Government's lead on regional economic strategies designed to reduce dependency on China-backed financing. Most recently, he served as National Security Advisor to Speaker of the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
LEE, MIKE "Governor Pula, you may proceed. Thanks so much, Governor. Appreciate your opening statements. We'll now proceed with five-minute rounds of questions. In order of seniority, I'll go first, followed by Ranking Member Heinrich. Then after that, in order of seniority, subject to the Early Bird Rule, as long followed by this"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
LEE, MIKE "Governor Pula, you may proceed. Thanks so much, Governor. Appreciate your opening statements. We'll now proceed with five-minute rounds of questions. In order of seniority, I'll go first, followed by Ranking Member Heinrich. Then after that, in order of seniority, subject to the Early Bird Rule, as long followed by this"
Hearing Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining the Structure of the Federal Reserve System
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript
LUCAS, FRANK D. "The gentleman yields back. Today we welcome the testimony of Mr. Thomas Hynek, a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University. a distinguished senior fellow at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, Ms. Esther George, the former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mr. Gary Kelly, the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and Mr. Benjamin Keene, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. We thank each of you for taking the time to be here, and each of you will be..."
Hearing Examining Local Needs in Disaster Recovery
house Housing and Insurance Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
FLOOD, MIKE "look forward to the hearing. Thank you. Without objection, it's accepted. I now recognize the Chairman of the Full Committee, Mr. Hill, for one minute for an opening statement. The gentleman yields back. Today, we welcome the testimony of Mr. Joseph Josik, an analyst in economic development policy at the Congressional Research Office. Mr. Pat Cave, the Senior Vice President of Policy at Enterprise Community Partners. Ms. Heather LeGrone, the Senior Deputy Director of the Community Development and Revitalization Department at the Texas General Land Office. And Mrs. Stephanie McGirra, the..."
Hearing "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"
house Workforce Protections Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
MACKENZIE, RYAN "and I'd like to start our first witness. I'll introduce each of you, and then you can begin with your testimony. Our first witness is Mr. Jonathan Wolfson, visiting fellow at the D.C. Our second witness is Ms. Autumn Begay, Senior Corporate Counsel at CHG Healthcare in Midvale, Utah. Our third witness is Dr. Katie Wells, Senior Fellow in AI and Healthcare at AI Now Institute in New York, New York. And our final witness is Dr. Leah Palagashvili, Senior Research Fellow at Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Arlington,"
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
JACOBS, SARA "So my amendment would require that any State Department employees serving in a Senate-confirmed position for more than 120 days be considered acting and thus subject to the legal limits of the position. If this position is not permanently filled after that period, the department needs to designate an acting official from the pool of the senior Foreign Service officers or senior executive officers. We all know that Donald Trump loves acting officials. He said so himself, that they give him more"
Hearing “DoW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · May 13, 2026 · Transcript
MR. THOMAS HARKER "civilians, and private sector experts led by the Undersecretary of War, Comptroller. The mission is clear, work with the services and defense agencies to execute the corrective actions required to get a clean opinion on the FY28 financial statements, elevating bureaucratic barriers to senior leadership for immediate action. The JTF will provide a common operating picture to SecWAR and other senior leaders that will provide them with visibility not previously seen in the audit space, and enable them to take action when things stall. One of my favorite bosses, Admiral Thad Allen, said,..."
Hearing Hearings to examine Biden Health Officials and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.
senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "Dumouchel of Oracle, the inventor of the current algorithm, to uncover the hidden safety signals. On March 26, 2021, 26 days later, Dr. Scharfman sent Dr. Dumouchel's data analysis to senior to senior FDA officials showing that the new analytical method found,"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT BESSENT "Over 28 million filers have claimed no tax on overtime, with an average deduction of over $3,100. And over 34 million seniors have claimed an enhanced deduction for seniors, with an average deduction of over $7,500. The legislation not only delivered historic tax relief, but also began building long-term financial security for future generations through initiatives like Trump"
Hearing Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript
SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA "you Ranking Member and other members of the committee are reminded that opening statements may be submitted for their record. Now we are pleased to have the Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the United States Department of State, the Honorable Michael Kozak before us. Ambassador Kozak has more than 50 years of distinguished service as a U.S. diplomat, and like you said, like he said, more than 30 times in a position like this one, so I'm sure that you are not nervous, and this is nothing new for you. He has served as Ambassador to Belarus, Senior Bureau..."
Hearing “Defending Main Street: Combating CCP Threats to America’s Small Businesses.”
house Small Business Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. "I would like to welcome Dr. Raj Doshi, who is an assistant professor at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service and the ZB Starr Senior Fellow for Asia and the director of the China Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, Dr. Doshi served as the deputy senior director for China and Taiwan on the last administration's National Security Council. In that role, Dr. Doshi helped manage the NSC's first China directory, coordinated China and Taiwan policy, drafted President Biden's China Strategy, and served as a top negotiator in matters regarding the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine arms control and transforming international security functions at the State Department.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 24, 2026 · Transcript
KAINE, TIM "The NDAA that we did in FY24 created the Office of AUKUS Senior Advisor in the State Department. As a primary integrator of the partnership, the senior advisor is intended to streamline regulatory barriers to enable us to have this framework be all that it can be between the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. How are you attempting to empower that senior advisor position to develop and cement the AUKUS partnership? First, to your very important first point, Well, I like the progress. I just went to Australia in February. We did 37 events in four cities in seven days, 35 of which were..."
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
BALINT, BECCA "I'm asking you, not a trick question, a simple question. Okay, so what is clear is we have evidence that three senior, we have evidence that three senior officials within the Trump administration have ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And what I can conclude, I can conclude from what you are saying that you have not talked to"
Hearing Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook
house Europe Subcommittee · Dec 16, 2025 · Transcript
SELF, KEITH "Other members of the committee are reminded that opening statements may be submitted for the record. We're pleased to have a distinguished panel of witnesses for us today on this important topic. Mr. Craig Singleton, the China Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Mr. Christopher Walker, the Vice President of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and Ms. Laura Cooper, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown"
Hearing Hearings to examine how the Older Americans Act uplifts families living with aging-related diseases.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Nov 5, 2025 · Transcript
SCOTT, RICK "The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will now come to order. Today we are once again talking about an incredibly important issue that affects millions of American seniors and their families, the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, OAA, and its impact on seniors with age-related conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The OAA is one of the most quietly impactful laws this country has ever passed. It's the reason a senior in Naples gets a warm, home-delivered meal through Meals on Wheels. It's the reason a daughter in Pennsylvania can take a few hours of respite after..."
Hearing The U.S. India Strategic Partnership: Securing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific
house South and Central Asia Subcommittee · Dec 10, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Dr. Sameer Lalwani, Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Hearing Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
house Health Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Mr. Scott Faber, JD, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Environmental Working Group
Hearing “Case by Case: Returning Parole to Its Proper Purpose”
house Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Charles Marino (Did Not Testify), Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Hearing The Telecommunications Act of 1996: 30 Years Later
house Communications and Technology Subcommittee · Mar 26, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Mr. Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation
Hearing Stopping Illegal Robocalls and Robotexts: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Joshua Bercu, ndustry Traceback Group, and Senior VP, USTelecom;
Hearing “Examining Threats to ICE Operations”
house Oversight Subcommittee · May 20, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Charles Marino, Former Senior Law Enforcement Advisor at DHS
Hearing “Foreign Abuse of U.S. Courts”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Emily de La Bruyère, Horizon Advisory and Senior Fellow
CRS Report
The Federal Trade Commission’s NonCompete Rule
Posts · May 3, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule prohibiting most employers from entering into or enforcing non-compete agreements with workers, subject to exceptions for...
Testimony CRAPO, MIKE
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"The hearing will come to order. Social Security provides critical benefits to millions of seniors with disabilities and their families. Individuals as"
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Americans who paid into Social Security out of every paycheck during their working years would no longer receive full benefits. One in four seniors rely on their earned Social Security benefits for virtually all of their income. That number is even higher for people receiving disability benefits or kids who lost a"
Testimony CASSIDY, BILL
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Why am I so passionate? Guess what? You know what's really going to cut seniors? If we don't fix it and there's going to be by law a 22 to 28 percent cut in benefits for every senior currently receiving Social Security. If we don't fix it and there's going to be by law a 22 to 28 percent cut in benefits for every senior currently receiving Social"
Testimony CASSIDY, BILL
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"I challenge all of us to be lousy politicians, but to be good senators. Because right now the longer we wait, the harder it is for our country. And the more that a senior is going to see their benefits go away, and the more the American people, more likely the American people will see their taxes go"
Testimony CASSIDY, BILL
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"This is about a process to arrive at a solution. If you care about the United States and if you care about seniors, we should be voting for this bill today. Mr. Chairman, the good news is since we're voting only on a bill today to give a process where Senator Whitehouse's bill could be the solution, I think he will endorse this. We're not voting on a solution today. We're voting on a process by which a bill such as Senator Whitehouse has offered or a bill like I and Dick Durbin have offered..."
Testimony WARNER, MARK R.
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"I do believe the only way we're going to get this solved, though, is through a bipartisan effort. We know Social Security is the most important commitment our country makes to seniors and to surviving spouses and children, people with"
Testimony WARNER, MARK R.
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"And when the trust fund runs dry, the average Virginia retiree stands to lose more than 500 bucks a month. In my state, that's close to $9 billion taken out of the pockets of Virginia seniors. A typical couple retiring in 2033 would lose nearly $17,000 a year. You know, this is going to be a"
Testimony CRAPO, MIKE
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Ms. Valles serves as Chief Executive Officer of the National Academy of Social Insurance. Previously, she was a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, where she founded the organization's disability economic justice work and launched a national campaign to modernize supplemental security income. We will begin with Mr. Goldwine's opening"
Testimony MARC GOLDWEIN
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"including broadening the employer payroll tax base to cover all compensation, capping the COLA for rich seniors, reforming the taxation of benefits, and I could go on. The challenge before Washington today, though, is less about what to do to save Social Security and more about how. Based on my research and my personal experience, I humbly suggest you task a commission, council, or advisory board to help facilitate agreement on a solvency package before it's too late. This approach would not be..."
Testimony WYDEN, RON
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"with Democrats and Republicans around something Mr. Goldwine has said that he thinks makes sense, and that is my billionaire income tax, which is a piece of legislation, black-letter text with 22 members of the United States Senate on as a compromise. And my sense is that what we're going to have to do is work together on legislation, not commissions, in order to deal with this issue and to ensure that seniors that Ms. Lamond has talked about, Ms. Yatvalas has been eloquent on this subject as..."
Testimony HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Thank you. Ms. Lamond, scammers are becoming more and more sophisticated in using technology to steal people's hard-earned retirement savings. According to the FBI, in 2025, scammers stole about $7.7 billion from seniors, a 30 percent increase from just 2024, just in one year. So I've appreciated AARP's strong support for improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, which is a mouthful, but what we're really trying to do is make sure that when a Social Security..."
Testimony HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"We can't talk about retirement security in a vacuum, as you've just pointed out. Seniors are having a harder time today affording everyday expenses than when President Trump took office. Between soaring inflation and the President's failed economic agenda, senior Social Security benefits aren't going as far as they used to. So how are increased costs impacting retirement security? Between soaring inflation and the President's failed economic agenda, senior Social Security benefits aren't going..."
Testimony REBECCA VALLAS
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"And that's not just why Social Security is so important, but it's also part of why it was so unsurprising in the Academy's survey research. for actually having a more accurate cost of living adjustment and huge unpopularity for a slower cost of living adjustment that would make that affordability crisis harder for seniors. If those forms of revenue do end up being looked at as solvency options, we will see huge protection for people whose benefits wouldn't be cut, including seniors and people..."
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"And when they see how unpopular that is, they then try to pivot and say, let's set up a commission to make the cuts, because then maybe the voters won't blame the Republicans for it. Now, Ms. Lamont, your organization, AARP, represents millions of seniors. Right now, they're seeing skyrocketing prices for everything from health care to gas to"
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"That is why Senator Moreno and I have called for Congress to scrap the cap on payroll taxes. That one reform alone would impact about 6% of all households, the highest-earning Americans, and would protect Social Security benefits for at least two decades. So Ms. Lamont, do you agree that securing benefits by scrapping the cap on payroll taxes would help seniors? Uh-huh. There you go. There you"
Testimony NANCY A. LEAMOND
Hearings to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social...
senate Finance Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"So think about that in terms of people and their daily expenses. We're hearing more and more from our members, not only about the kind of cost-of-living kitchen table economics right now, but also long-term as they think about Social Security. Well, you've described what we hear a great deal from our seniors. And in our position, which is please don't cut benefits, we know we have to look for sources of"
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Each witness will be given five minutes for your testimony, and we will take your written testimony and put it in the record. I now recognize our first witness, Ms. Dahlia Blass, Senior Investment Management Partner at Sullivan and Cromwell. You may begin your testimony. Thank"
Testimony MS. DALIA BLASS
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today on this important topic. My name is Dahlia Blass, and I'm the Senior Investment Management Partner at Sullivan and Cromwell. Before returning to private practice, I had the honor of serving at the SEC, concluding my tenure as the Director of the Division of Investment"
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Thank you. We'll now recognize Mr. Mike Flood, Senior Vice President of the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. You're now recognized for up to five"
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Thank you. Finally, we will hear from Mr. Cantrell Dumas, Senior Research for Financial Regulation and Policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic"
Testimony MR. CANTRELL DUMAS
Hearings to examine empowering Main Street by unlocking access to capi...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Cantrell Dumas. I'm a Senior Researcher at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Founded in 1970, the Joint Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization known as America's Black Think"
Testimony KAINE, TIM
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"The Justice Department, in July 2026, just recently, in a very laudable way, announced guilty pleas in a sophisticated call center operation that was based in the Dominican Republic, which had defrauded more than 400 American seniors of more than 5 million bucks. The average age of those defrauded was 84 years old. So this is a model that might have spawned in Southeast Asia, but now there are other parts of the world we've got to pay attention to as"
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHAEL DESOMBRE
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Senator, obviously, the detention and exit bans of American citizens in China and elsewhere is a top priority of the State Department. I commit that we will work with you on trying to elevate those. Thank you, Senator. Very good question. And we're working, obviously, as you indicate, both bilaterally and multilaterally. I was honored to host the senior official meetings on the U.S.-Mekong partnership, I guess, whatever, six weeks ago or so. In Jakarta, and scam centers were top of mind to all..."
Testimony MARSHALL, ROGER
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"And again, we just wanna make sure that that food, the dollars are going to the best way, getting to the kids. Unfortunately, I don't think SNAP is the best way to get food to people. I'm much more in favor of senior centers, school lunches, those types of program where I know the SNAP dollars are being spent on hopefully healthy"
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Tabling the ruling of the Chair. I'm going to be very brief. I came to the House of Representatives in 1982, serving on the House Ag Committee and then the Ag Appropriations Committee. So I defer to my friend from Iowa when it comes to seniority, but I've seen a few farm bills. What I learned from the start is that the farmers and farm states are left to it by themselves, and they do not have the political muscle to pass a farm bill. The decision was made in the 1960s to blend together food and..."
Testimony GRASSLEY, CHUCK
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"has held multiple significant roles on detail from the U.S. Attorney's Office, serving as Counselor and Chief of Staff to the Associate Attorney General, and then the Attorney General, and he's currently a General Counsel and Senior Advisor of the White House Task Force on Eliminating Fraud. Senator"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"So a U.S. citizen was falsely indicted based on incomplete information while the government, at least at the Department of Interior, held information that it did not disclose to the Department of Justice that would have blown up the indictment, that should have been disclosed to the grand jury. This whole exercise was disgraceful, and the fact that senior government officials still continue to lie about the vandalism after what they've seen just makes it worse. Thank you, Chairman. Senator..."
Testimony GREGORY CARL COOK
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"My cousin, Jamie Estes, of Florida. My senior staff attorney, Claire Veal, and my law clerk, Alan Crisologo, and his wife, Caroline. I also want to thank my many friends and family watching back in Alabama, including my wonderful colleagues in the Alabama Supreme Court, who taught me how to be a judge, and my former partners in my firm of 31 years, Balch and Bingham, who taught me how to be a lawyer. Most importantly, I want to thank Jesus Christ, my personal Savior, who is the reason I am here..."
Testimony GRASSLEY, CHUCK
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"has held multiple significant roles on detail from the U.S. Attorney's Office, serving as Counselor and Chief of Staff to the Associate Attorney General, and then the Attorney General, and he's currently a General Counsel and Senior Advisor of the White House Task Force on Eliminating Fraud. Senator"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"So a U.S. citizen was falsely indicted based on incomplete information while the government, at least at the Department of Interior, held information that it did not disclose to the Department of Justice that would have blown up the indictment, that should have been disclosed to the grand jury. This whole exercise was disgraceful, and the fact that senior government officials still continue to lie about the vandalism after what they've seen just makes it worse. Thank you, Chairman. Senator..."
Testimony GREGORY CARL COOK
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"My cousin, Jamie Estes, of Florida. My senior staff attorney, Claire Veal, and my law clerk, Alan Crisologo, and his wife, Caroline. I also want to thank my many friends and family watching back in Alabama, including my wonderful colleagues in the Alabama Supreme Court, who taught me how to be a judge, and my former partners in my firm of 31 years, Balch and Bingham, who taught me how to be a lawyer. Most importantly, I want to thank Jesus Christ, my personal Savior, who is the reason I am here..."
CRS Report
Stock Buybacks and Company Executives’ Profits
Resources · Apr 16, 2020
A stock buyback occurs when a publicly traded firm repurchases some of its shares from investors with excess cash or borrowed funds. In recent years, the annual aggregate value of such repurchases...
CRS Report
The Dodd-Frank Act: An Overview of the 2016 Incentive-Based Compensation Proposal
Reports · Sep 14, 2016
Incentive compensation or incentive-based compensation refers to the portion of an employee’s pay that is not fixed in contrast to an annual or monthly salary. Incentive compensation takes the form...
CRS Report
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: A Brief Introduction
Resources · Dec 22, 2022
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) provides the exclusive forum for those convicted at courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to appeal the decisions of...
CRS Report
Federal Courts Split on Legality of the FTC’s NonCompete Rule
Posts · Sep 16, 2024
In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule prohibiting most employers from entering into or enforcing non-compete agreements with workers, subject to exceptions for the sale of a...
CRS Report
UPDATE: Fannie & Freddie Investors Turn to Congress After S. Ct. Declines to Resurrect Their Legal Claims
Posts · Jul 25, 2018
UPDATE: On July 16, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in Collins v. Mnuchin, became the fourth U.S. Court of Appeals to dismiss statutory claims asserted by Fannie Mae and...
CRS Report
The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and Funding
Reports · May 8, 2023
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is an independent federal agency that administers the programs authorized by two statutes: the National and Community Service Act of 1990...
CRS Report
Defense Primer: U.S. Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
InFocus · Mar 26, 2026
Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) are a special class of weapon systems that uses sensor suites and computer algorithms to independently identify a target and employ an onboard weapon system to...
CRS Report
Farm Bill Primer: SNAP and Nutrition Title Programs
InFocus · Apr 15, 2026
The Nutrition title of the farm bill typically reauthorizes a number of nutrition or domestic food assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the...