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Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and tourists.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Mar 10, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
MR. CHARLES COOPER "Any possible doubt about this is removed by the act's congressional history. The citizenship provision of the act was introduced by Senator Lyman Trumbull, who explained that it would make citizens of everybody born in the United States who owe allegiance to the United States, and it would exclude from citizenship the children of, quote, persons temporarily resident in the United States whom we would have no right to make citizens, end quote. The Senate debate focused mainly on the citizenship of American Indians, and there was general agreement among the senators that Indians who belong to..."
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Supreme Court Considers Whether the United States Can Prosecute a Foreign-State-Owned Bank
Posts · Mar 6, 2023
The Supreme Court may soon decide whether the United States can prosecute foreign countries and their agencies and instrumentalities in U.S. courts. The United States has accused Türkiye Halk Bankasi...
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An Abridged Sketch of Extradition To and From the United States
Reports · Oct 4, 2016
“Extradition” is the formal surrender of a person by a State to another State for prosecution or punishment. Extradition to or from the United States is a creature of treaty. The United States has...
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The United Kingdom: Background, Brexit, and Relations with the United States
Reports · Apr 16, 2021
Many U.S. officials and Members of Congress view the United Kingdom (UK) as the United States’ closest and most reliable ally. This perception stems from a combination of factors, including a sense...
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The Feres Doctrine: Congress, the Courts, and Military Servicemember Lawsuits Against the United States
Posts · Apr 5, 2023
The Supreme Court’s 1950 decision in Feres v. United States generally bars individuals from pursuing tort lawsuits against the United States for injuries arising from active-duty military service,...
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United States Supreme Court: Criminal Law Cases in the October 2015 Term
Reports · Sep 27, 2016
The white collar crimes on the Supreme Court’s 2015 docket consist of three Hobbs Act cases and one on computer fraud (Musacchio v. United States). The Hobbs Act outlaws robbery and extortion when...
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Huawei v. United States: The Bill of Attainder Clause and Huawei’s Lawsuit Against the United States
Posts · Mar 14, 2019
On March 6, 2019, Chinese electronics manufacturing and telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co. (Huawei) filed a lawsuit against the United States, challenging the constitutionality of a law...
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Illicit Drug Flows and Seizures in the United States: What Do We [Not] Know?
Reports · Jul 3, 2019
Policy discussions around issues such as border security, drug trafficking, and the opioid epidemic include questions about illicit drug flows into the United States. While there are numerous data...
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Evolution of the Meaning of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act
Reports · Mar 5, 2019
For more than forty-five years, all three branches of government have struggled with how to interpret the meaning of “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act. In a shift from early water...
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The Statutory Bars to Reentry into the United States
Resources · Aug 30, 2023
Federal immigration laws set forth the conditions under which aliens (as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(3)) may enter or remain in the United States. Aliens applying for a visa from abroad, presenting...
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Consumption of Prescription Opioids for Pain: A Comparison of Opioid Use in the United States and Other Countries
Reports · Jun 2, 2021
Beginning in the late 1990s, the consumption of medical opioids used to treat pain increased in many countries worldwide. Since that time, the United States has outpaced every other country in per...
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Expedited Removal of Aliens: Legal Framework
Reports · Oct 8, 2019
The federal government has broad authority over the admission of non-U.S. nationals (aliens) seeking to enter the United States. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may exclude...
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The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee: A Primer
Reports · Dec 1, 2023
The organization now known as the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has organized U.S. participation in the Olympic Games since the early 20th century and serves a leading role...
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Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2023
Reports · Jun 7, 2023
This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime...
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
CASTRO, JOAQUIN "The provision as written says the service executes policy, quote, consistent with policies established by the President and the Secretary. My amendment adds just a few words before that, quote, consistent with the Constitution of the United States, United States law, and policies established by the President and the Secretary. And so that's the entirety, that's the whole"
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Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act: Eligibility and Funding
InFocus · Nov 25, 2025
Since 1996, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-11) has authorized U.S. courts to order designated state sponsors of terrorism—namely, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria and...
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Permanent Legal Immigration to the United States: Policy Overview
Reports · Nov 4, 2024
Four major principles underlie current U.S. legal permanent immigration policy: allowing families to reunify, admitting needed skilled workers, providing humanitarian protection, and fostering...
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original resolution regarding Contempt of Congress, S.2732, to strengthen employee cost savings suggestions...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Jennifer Lee Mascott, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Oct 1, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony SPEAKER_05
Hearings to examine the nomination of Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"During my career, I've served in roles across law, public policy, and business, each of which has shaped my belief in the power of free enterprise and democratic governance to lift nations and individuals alike. Having been an assistant United States Attorney in 2006, I was confirmed by the United States Senate as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, a post I held until 2011. From 2013 to 2021, I represented the Eastern North Carolina Congressional District...."
Testimony MOSKOWITZ, JARED
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"Let's talk about the present. These are the guys who created the Weaponization Committee for the DOJ. So let's talk about the present. Jerome Powell, facing investigation, okay? In fact, we, you know, we heard about Jonathan Turley, that he's some legal messiah. Jonathan Turley calls the Jerome Powell thing legitimate concerns of retaliation. Lisa Cook, under investigation. Mark Kelly, United States Senator, under investigation. Adam Schiff, United States Senator, under investigation. Eric..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHAEL DESOMBRE
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Understand that there's been various efforts on the FBI to work with Chinese MPS as well, and I presume they're talking to them about those topics. Senator, obviously, as you indicate, this is a huge issue, and we are laser-focused on protecting Americans all over the world, and from activities all over the world. We in the State Department are focused, obviously, on countries outside the United States, and so what we're doing actually outside the United States is very much in line with those..."
Testimony SPEAKER_19
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenic...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"It's whether a person has violated the law. And in enforcing the law, the Attorney General is carrying out the will expressed in the Congress. The President of the United States is the executive branch of the United States whose charge it is to enforce the laws of the United States. When the President of the United States asks that the laws be enforced, I don't see that as consistent with his duties or"
Testimony SPEAKER_19
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, o...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"It's whether a person has violated the law. And in enforcing the law, the Attorney General is carrying out the will expressed in the Congress. The President of the United States is the executive branch of the United States whose charge it is to enforce the laws of the United States. When the President of the United States asks that the laws be enforced, I don't see that as consistent with his duties or"
Testimony MR. CHARLES COOPER
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Any possible doubt about this is removed by the act's congressional history. The citizenship provision of the act was introduced by Senator Lyman Trumbull, who explained that it would make citizens of everybody born in the United States who owe allegiance to the United States, and it would exclude from citizenship the children of, quote, persons temporarily resident in the United States whom we would have no right to make citizens, end quote. The Senate debate focused mainly on the citizenship..."
Witness Luis C.deBaca
United States Department of State · 1 hearing
Testimony DREW ENDY
Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, stand...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I was privileged to grow up in Pennsylvania near Valley Forge while this nation went on a technology innovation run, from genetic engineering to Internet to email to touchscreens to CRISPR to generative AI, you name it. If I had grown up in Buenos Aires, I would have looked to the United States and concluded that the United States was magic land, the place where magical innovations come from. What is this faraway place? I simply would have to get there. The thing that is at risk, in my opinion,..."
Testimony STEPHEN WHITING
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"overlooked. Senator, I have visited Kwajalein Atoll, and it's a very important location for the United States military. And as you indicate, it's a location from which we execute important space domain awareness operations, both under the United States Space Force and the United States Army. Also, unique missile defense testing can occur there as well. So from a Space Command perspective, it is definitely a location that we want to see continued investment in so that we can continue to sustain..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE KEVIN MULLIN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, t...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"I'm not going to be the smartest guy in any room I walk into. But I know how to get talent and I know how to bring those people together. behavior? I will operate within the parameters and the policies and the laws that you guys set for me. And the Constitution of the United States. Of course the Constitution of the United States. The Fourth Amendment, among other things. Of course the Constitution of the United States. I'll swear to uphold that when I get sworn in. But be very clear. I don't..."
Testimony SPEAKER_19
Confronting Haiti’s Terrorist Gangs: The Gang Suppression Force and th...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I'll try to keep it quick. It's probably been a long morning for you. So I'm just going to get right to it. Haiti is and has been plagued by endemic corruption, gang violence, and narcotics trafficking for decades. The earthquake in 2010 only exacerbated these underlying issues. Since the country is so close to the United States homeland, this chaos has prompted multiple United States interventions to restore order. All this instability has led hundreds of thousands of Haitians to flee. There..."
Testimony MR. DAVE PUGLIA
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Craig, members of the committee. My name is Dave Puglia. I'm the President and CEO of Western Growers. Western Growers members produce, pack and ship fruits, vegetables and tree nuts from the western United States, but our members operate throughout the United States, and many also operate abroad. In total, our members account for roughly half of the annual fresh produce grown in the United States. I'm very pleased today to be able to provide testimony..."
Testimony MS. AMANDA FROST
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"And then I would point out to the Supreme Court, in addition to that language, in addition to what that Reconstruction Congress told us and what the nation understood at the time, that its own precedent from 1898 established clearly that Wong Kim Ark, born in the United States, and everyone else born in the United States, whether here, quote, for business or pleasure, end quote, whether just passing through, and that's also a quote, is a citizen of the United States. And then this very court,..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Request transcript
Testimony DAVIDSON, WARREN
Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Thanks, and hopefully we'll get it into the rulemaking so that banks begin to actually do it. I understand that's a change in the way they've done business, but that's one of the big hooks in the U.S., the financial system, and it seems like a really basic thing. Are you even lawfully present in the United States? And we have people who aren't lawfully present in the United States with mortgages, bank accounts, massive cash flowing out of the United States back in remittances, and it and it..."
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"And yet here we are today to talk about an effort by the President of the United States to undermine the Constitution and overturn black letter constitutional law and statute by royal fiat. Section 1 of the 14th Amendment of the United States reads, I quote, all persons, all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States. In 1898, the Supreme Court held that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees..."
Testimony SPEAKER_45
Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America Fi...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Hamas, the threats they pose to the United States, and ultimately Iran, it would be a positive, but we haven't asked for it. We believe every operation that's been conducted is well within the law as it exists. Well, Article 1 gives Well, that's contemplated now. They're all within the President's powers in our view under the Constitution to address imminent and emerging threats against the interests of the United States. If those circumstances were to change, we would obviously engage Congress..."
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an ...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"but they had not gone public with it. A U.S. citizen from Maryland was arrested by ICE agents in December and held for 25 days. This is a U.S. citizen, like the vast majority of the people in this room today, held for 25 days despite her offering proof of her citizenship, but they didn't believe her, and she was held for nearly a month despite all of her protests and her family protests that she was born in the United States. The DHS continually claimed that she was an illegal alien from..."
Testimony TILLIS, THOMAS
Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibil...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"So the problem with Washington is we have an oversimplified approach to solving a legitimate problem. It is not just about telling the pharmaceutical companies to cut their prices, unless you want to cut the enormous benefit that they had to the American people. When people get sick anywhere in the United States, they're more likely going to want to come to the United States, or anywhere in the world, they're more likely to want to come to the United States more than anywhere else, because we..."
Testimony CHRIS WRIGHT
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"The main funding for the power generation part of it is coming from the trade deal President Trump negotiated with Japan. Japan wanted more favorable trade terms with the United States and in exchange agreed to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into the United States in assets that are funded by the Japanese government, but are ultimately owned by the United States. These will be managed by a great utility that serves that local area in Ohio. So we want to get going as quickly as we can,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 8552, the “Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act o...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"First of all, I want to make one basic comment here. Hawaii is not the continental United States. Hawaii is 2,500 miles away from the continental United States, and so if a Veteran wants to be buried in a national cemetery, which is their right, then they are either going to be buried in Punchbowl, which is not available to them today, or they have to go 2,500 miles away to the nearest national cemetery on the continental United States. Now the Veterans Administration says, well, there's a..."
Testimony PETER SCHWEIZER
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"And yet you can find dozens of quotes from senior officials that work for Scheinbaum, other senators. They view mass migration as a tool by which they can advance sovereignty in the United States. And a lot of people are surprised to learn that the Mexican government actually has elected senators and members of their chambers of deputy that serve in their government, but actually live in the United States. And their job is to represent Mexican Americans living in the United States before the..."
Hearing H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act; H.R. 4323, the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025; H.R. 3770, the FIREARM Act; H.R. 3592, the Protect LNG...
house Judiciary Committee · Sep 10, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"The provision as written says the service executes policy, quote, consistent with policies established by the President and the Secretary. My amendment adds just a few words before that, quote, consistent with the Constitution of the United States, United States law, and policies established by the President and the Secretary. And so that's the entirety, that's the whole"
Testimony TIFFANY, THOMAS P.
“Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"And myself and Senator Scott have introduced a bill in reference to this. And as a result, after the Obama years, or actually during and after the Obama years, you saw this explosion you saw this explosion of birth tourism, where actually Chinese mothers were having more children on the CNMI islands than United States, United States residents. And I think that's really a big national security, public safety and immigration fraud"
Testimony KING-HINDS, KIMBERLYN
Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"who have the highest, one of the highest per capita enlistment rates in any territory or any state, who get no care, right, we don't have a CBOC, and now we are going from a map that used to actually identify the Marianas as part of the citizen, but now we're just focused on the continental United States. United States And that kind of upsets me right Because it feels like we're day"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1572, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Federal carjacking statute, S.3062, to require...
senate Judiciary Committee · Apr 30, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 15, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.2132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 8, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Oct 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Joshua D. Dunlap, of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Eric Chunyee...
senate Judiciary Committee · Sep 11, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Request transcript
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"Without objection, the amendment will be considered as read. Mr. Desaulnier is recognized for five minutes to speak on his amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment would protect funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure NEV program and Charging and Fueling Infrastructure CFI program, both of which were established under the bipartisan infrastructure law. These programs are critical to building a reliable national charging network and ensuring the United States the United..."
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on feder...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"And thank you to the members of the Judiciary Committee. I am proud to introduce and strongly support the nomination of Sharia Clark to serve as a United States Senate, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Her background is not typical for judicial"
Testimony SCOTT, TIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be Unit...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"And thank you to the members of the Judiciary Committee. I am proud to introduce and strongly support the nomination of Sharia Clark to serve as a United States Senate, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Her background is not typical for judicial"
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Future of Payments: Promoting Innovation and Fair Markets
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"And in my mind, what that shows is the power of having purpose-fit legislation to foster investment and innovation. And so I think if there were to be further development in federal payments licensing and chartering, I think you would see similar interest from companies that were created in the United States and also are entering the United States from outside the United And I think figuring out the details of that framework is obviously critically important. And one of the considerations will..."
Testimony MS. ZONGYUAN ZOE LIU
Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Congress therefore needs adaptive enforcement, not static checklist. A senior State Department official has publicly stated that the United States has no evidence Beijing deliberately directs illicit drug shipment into the United States. That distinction matters, but the problem is not proven central"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), and Yeouk...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
KEVIN KIM "I think if confirmed, what I could specifically do, the role that I could play is ensure that the Philippines understands what the objective of the United States is and that any negotiating done between the chair along with other ASEAN member states reflects that of the United States to understand exactly what our interests are, what the Philippines can and cannot or should not"
Testimony NATHAN PICARSIC
Hearings to examine made in China and paid by seniors, focusing on sto...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jan 14, 2026
"We know and talk a lot about China's state-backed hacking, industrial espionage, foreign information campaigns. Those create national security risks for the United States by activating a united front that subverts markets, captures elites, and does the bidding of the Chinese state through obscured and indirect channels. The same Chinese campaign also enables the transnational criminal forces that execute and redeem profits from elder scams in the United States. There's growing awareness of..."
Testimony PADILLA, ALEX
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Think about the message that this is sending. When Mr. Barranco and his brothers chose to enlist, and went to enlist, the United States government, the United States Marine Corps, was more than willing to say, yes, thank you, welcome, we can use you, we will train you, we will educate you, we will deploy you at"
Testimony MAST, BRIAN J.
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Recognize myself. This amendment reaffirms longstanding United States policy. The United States has consistently opposed nuclear weapons proliferation. The Trump administration has been clear that it does not support the spread of nuclear weapons to additional"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Building a New Regional Security Architecture: The Next Phase of the A...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Our witnesses today, who have served in the Trump administration, spend much of their opening statements, at least as provided in advance to us, attacking the Biden administration for not adequately enforcing sanctions against Iran. But because we are in a losing position in this war, the President of the United States has signed this Memorandum of Understanding, which states that the United States undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, including the UN..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Let me list just a few of them that have so far endorsed this idea. The America First Policy Institute, the American Federation of Government Employees, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Committee for Responsible Federal Budget, the Association of Firefighters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Iraq and Afghanistan Retired Veterans of America, National Active Retired Federal Employees Association, the United States Steelworkers,..."
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances,...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"be able to build a composite picture of a person, and then a network, and then of an organization. So we're just starting to understand the degree to which this is vulnerable to China's approach, and as I said in my testimony, China is not looking at this the way the United States is. The United States still sees these discrete issues. It's a consumer issue, it's a privacy issue. For China, it's a national security issue related around data as a strategic resource. And as artificial..."
Testimony MAGAZINER, SETH
“Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the...
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"is to continue to throw billions of dollars at ICE when there is no accountability, when they're pulling people from their homes without a warrant, harassing people, intimidating people who are exercising free speech, employing mass surveillance against United States citizens, killing United States citizens. We are not going to do that. We can fund the rest of homeland security today and make much-needed reforms to ICE that the American people want and"
Testimony KELLY, MARK
Hearings to examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a...
senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"And I'm having a hard time finding out whether the White House asked or whether there was a brief, whether the President knew. Did he know this was going to happen or did he just disregard it? And I just want to point out something that was released about six days ago. This is a fundraising email from the President, from the President of the United States. of the United States. And in this email here, where there's multiple links to donate money, it says, as a national security briefing member,..."
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Space Command and...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"I'm glad that it's clear to you, Mr. Chairman, but with respect, I don't understand what part of the premise he disagrees with. I'm stating facts here, and I'm asking if those facts are helpful for the United States or unhelpful for the United"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine the nomination of Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"In my view, the way to counteract the economic coercion of China, because that's what it does, is to encourage more direct foreign investment in Guatemala by the Taiwanese government and by the United States. I think the United States can be doing a lot more with respect to countering malign influences of China, for example, in the cybersecurity area. I think we can do a lot more to encourage the cell phone company, for example, to migrate away from the Huawei"
Testimony SELF, KEITH
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"As Russia continues to challenge the security architecture of Europe, Congress should make clear that the United States clear that the United States remains committed to the defense and security of our NATO allies and partners in the Baltic region. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield"
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Those of you who are new to this subcommittee will learn that both Mr. Mfume and I insist on making sure that we work well together, that we listen to each other, that we listen to all of our members and allow them to fully participate, adding thoughts and ideas, but perhaps more importantly, to show up and listen and learn about the landscape that is directly in front of us. Mr. Mfume is a very dear friend of mine. He is a man who has a distinguished service, not just to the United States..."
Testimony GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E.
Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership an...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"biomanufacturing. Mr. Yu, if the United States falls, if the United States fails to maintain global leadership in biotechnology, in what ways would this impact seniors' health security and their ability to access the high quality medicines that they"
Testimony KEVIN LILLY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Ass...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"My background, and if I have to stop, I guess I could answer it later, but the National Park Service is one of the most complex ecosystems and organizations in the United States and in the United States government. The multiple sources of revenue, capital leases, deferred maintenance, law enforcement, housing, concession contracts, trademarks,"
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operat...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"So we appreciate our witnesses visiting with us down in the classified skiff. And now we meet today to receive testimony in open session on the posture of United States Special Operations Command, United States Cyber Command. We're joined by Admiral Mitch Bradley, Commander of the United States Special Operations"
Testimony DAVID CLAY FOWLKES
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be Unite...
senate Judiciary Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"young age, and I'm so thankful for both of them. My dad retired after 40 years of service with the United States Army and the United States Department of Agriculture. Senator Grassley, he'd be happy to talk to you about soybeans"
Testimony BIGGS, SHERI
Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"And to me, that raises concerns about whether those trials operate with the same oversight over safety and ethics standards as trials that we hold here in the United States. If the FDA then approves these products, despite safety and ethics concerns, they should enter the United States, they could enter the United States and cause harm to the individuals that we've been discussing already. So Mr. Yates, should the FDA tighten the requirements for approving chemicals that underwent clinical..."
Testimony SHAHEEN, JEANNE
Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to b...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"That tribunal was supposed to receive $60 million in U.S. assistance until the funding cuts by the Trump administration last year. So can you talk about, if confirmed, how you would work to support the efforts by that tribunal and to replace the resources that they've lost because the United States has lost because the United States has reneged on our agreement. And have you spoken to anyone in the country about how they expect to replace those resources that they were looking for"
Testimony KEVIN KIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"I think if confirmed, what I could specifically do, the role that I could play is ensure that the Philippines understands what the objective of the United States is and that any negotiating done between the chair along with other ASEAN member states reflects that of the United States to understand exactly what our interests are, what the Philippines can and cannot or should not"
Testimony KUSTOFF, DAVID
Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beij...
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"I do want to recognize Chairman Jason Smith, who has really led on this important issue. Since 2023, this committee has worked to not only understand, but also address the improper influence and abuse within the United States tax-exempt sector. United States tax-exempt sector. I don't think there's any doubt, and we've heard it from all of you right now, that there are actors who are adversarial to the United States who are exploiting weaknesses in our tax system to move money, to support..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"We haven't been competitive on speed and reliability. This past peak, we actually became very competitive on speed and reliability. So now we have something we can go to the market with, right? We can go to our customers or potential customers and say, we can do it just as well and cheaper than other companies can do it. And then the other thing I would say, oddly enough, this was shocking to me, we don't deliver all the packages for all the agencies of the United States government. We are part..."
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"This amendment will have, you know, and we've opposed this in the past. If passed, this amendment would lead to a cutoff of the United States funding to a number of United Nations bodies that's critical for advancing U.S. interests, including risking a loss of the United States vote in the General Assembly. As the State Department has indicated, that if this bill were to become law, it could immediately trigger a potential cutoff, funding to the United Nations, based not only on the U.N...."
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
A New Beginning for Colombia
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Is the administration assessing the potential impacts of these policy shifts on U.S. migration dynamics? And just to put it more clearly, as I'm sure both of you all know, there's a well-told story by the Colombian government even that a big reason you don't have more Venezuelans trying to migrate to the United States and ending up in the United States and presenting at the southern border is because Colombia has taken a lot of them in. And so if the new president intends to move away from..."
Testimony WARREN, ELIZABETH
Hearings to examine the TRICARE pharmacy program.
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Do you think, Dr. Smith, that maybe it is time for DOD to revisit this requirement of vertical integration, and in fact, considering saying, no, you only work for the federal government and there is no vertical integration, that is, you do not own your own pharmacy at the same time that you're trying to manage pharmacy claims for the United States government? pharmacy claims for the United States government. I'm sorry. Maybe I wasn't clear in my question, Dr."
Testimony SPEAKER_16
From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"I wish to make three main points today. First, the financial system of the United States the financial system of the United States serves several crucial functions, including allocating capital to its most productive uses, aggregating information through price discovery, and enabling households to accumulate wealth. These functions are"
Testimony RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN
Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Re...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you for being here today, and it's great to see you again. As you know, the Pacific island nations are important strategic partners of the United States as they sit between the United States and the Indo-Pacific, but China continues to expand its footprint in the region, including new debt burdens from infrastructure investment in Fiji, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, and"
Testimony WICKER, ROGER F.
Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Indo-Pacific C...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 21, 2026
"It is not helpful when American leaders speak of our alliances with derision, but we must be clear about the numerous political, strategic, and moral benefits that our country receives from its alliances. Some have suggested that our allies have become little more than dependents on the United States. These skeptics argue that the United States must shift the burden, and that word shift is what I have a problem with. They argue that we must shift the burden of defense and deterrence from the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_08
Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focu...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"But let me ask you this. The United States in Work 23, was the United States able to beat back China's attempt to repurpose the 6 gigahertz"
Testimony MARKEY, EDWARD J.
Hearings to examine the future of self-driving cars.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Feb 4, 2026
"But are some of these operators located outside the United States? for me that's fairly shocking Waymo has critical safety employees who may need to intervene in a split second if a Waymo encounters an unknown dangerous situation located in the United States but they are outside the United States In what countries are these employees"
Testimony KEVIN KIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"Senator, thank you for the question. As stated, Southeast Asia is a critical region for the United States, not just from a geostrategic standpoint but from an economic standpoint, given the combined one billion citizens between the United States and Southeast Asia. If confirmed, my top priority would be to ensure that we remain the partner of choice for all ASEAN member states, that the norms and the rules of the road, which ASEAN as a multilateral institution would pursue, favor that of the..."
Testimony PETER SCHWEIZER
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"Senator, I think your legislation is a fantastic idea, and I think the reality is that the birth tourism industry essentially rests on the need to engage in visa fraud. These companies all instruct Chinese women who want to do this in the United States that when you come to the United States, lie on your visa. Do not say you're coming for"
Testimony KEVIN KIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"Fundamentally, America, however, has underlying advantages that we must leverage moving forward. First and foremost, while total trade with China is larger than that of the United States is larger than that of the United States with the region, we still remain the largest provider of FDI into Southeast"
Testimony MORAN, JERRY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"they're hungry people around the world. And it was worked its way up the process and became legislation and passed into law, signed by President Eisenhower, now a long time ago. It is well regarded in our state and I assume well regarded in yours. It demonstrates the generosity of Americans. It's the best of American profession, feeding a hungry world. In one of my numerous midlife crises, I decided I was going to use my time in the United States Senate and my time in the United States House of..."
Testimony HIRONO, MAZIE K.
Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"do you believe it is the president's right and duty to order the investigation or prosecution of his perceived enemies? Pretty simple question. Mr. Blanche responded, quote, I can't answer that yes or no, end quote. He might as well just said yes. In follow-up questions for the record, I asked him the simple question, if confirmed, will your highest duty be to the Constitution of the United States or to the President of the United States? He left the answer to that question blank, blank. When..."
Testimony PETE HEGSETH
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"it's demand, it's predictability, it's showing industry, we will meet you at this moment, and if we can't get past our dysfunction to fund the war fighter, we put a lot of that at issue. Well, Senator, you're talking about political trade-offs, and our job is to deliver for the United States military and the President of the United States, and we look at the cost of a nuclear Iran, and we want to prevent that for future"
Testimony JAMES A. CROWELL IV
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"I will, and my promise then remains my promise today, which is to be a faithful servant of the Constitution, and I will continue to do so. Senator Joe Biden was certified as the winner by this body, the United States Senate, as the President of the United States, as has been the practice since 1804. Senator, I'm going to take a page from Justice Jackson when she appeared before the Senate Judiciary. I am a sitting judge, and I am deeply restricted by the judicial"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026
"regulatory environment, especially with the European Union, one that permits a level playing field for American businesses and workers. Third, if confirmed, I will focus on promoting a peaceful, stable Europe that unlocks the economic potential of the region. I will support President Trump's efforts to secure a durable peace in the Russia-Ukraine war. I will work to solidify the significant gains from President Trump's historic peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and I will work to..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"The gentleman, Thomas Day, Mr. Day, you're recognized. For your service to the United States government and the people of the United States, thank you very much. Ms. Poling, you're now"
Testimony HOYER, STENY H.
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Ladies and gentlemen, this committee, if you want this committee to be respected, not only by a president of the United States, but by the people of the United States, we need to stand up and say we are the policymakers. The Constitution says that. We believe it, and whether you like it or not, we're going to act as if we are the Article 1 branch of government. This amendment says you can't"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
“The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"Venezuela in 2024. That means that a significant portion of their population lives in the United States. Ms. DeAndrea, thank you again for being here. Were there any foreign state sponsors of And what geopolitical adversaries were they associated with? There were Iranians and Hezbollah, I believe. Right, that's right. Do you think that these terrorist groups use Venezuelan trafficker contacts to smuggle themselves or other terrorists into the United States? Absolutely. Absolutely. And that made..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Pr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"They do this all while maintaining the lowest margins within the supply chain. All of our members, 36 distributors total, are headquartered here in the United States and all operate here in the United States. And they support more than 300,000 American jobs and contribute almost $32 billion annually to the U.S."
Testimony MORENO, BERNIE
An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"hear any sympathy for the deaths of criminal aliens the death of American citizens at the hands hands of criminal aliens? I was a new senator a year ago, and I got to say it was a little bit humbling to sit in the chamber of the House of Representatives during the State of the Union Address, because I thought, here's this kid born in Bogota, Colombia, and I'm sitting here as a United States senator, and the House of Representatives, and the President of the United States is speaking. It was,..."
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"government. The man we are discussing this morning seeks to be the number one law enforcement enforcer of the United States of America, the attorney general of the United States, the highest ranking law enforcement position. And what have we learned in the last few weeks when it comes to Todd Blanch? We have learned that simply his word is not enough for most of us, not even for some of my Republican friends. Even his word under oath is not credible"
Testimony BROOKE ROLLINS
Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding r...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Let me begin with the bottom line up front. The United States Department of Agriculture is joining today the United States Department of War in a fight for America and for American"
Testimony MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE
Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Pr...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Thank you very much. As I noted in our last subcommittee hearing, the largest PBMs have created PBM GPOs, two of which are based overseas. Ms. Bolivar, to the best of your knowledge, can you help this committee understand if medical GPOs are based in the United States, if medical GPOs are based in the United States, why are several PBM GPOs based"
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"government. The man we are discussing this morning seeks to be the number one law enforcement enforcer of the United States of America, the Attorney General of the United States, the highest ranking law enforcement position. And what have we learned in the last few weeks when it comes to Todd Blanch? We have learned that simply his word is not enough for most of us, not even for some of my Republican friends. Even his word under oath is not credible"
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florid...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"government. The man we are discussing this morning seeks to be the number one law enforcement enforcer of the United States of America, the attorney general of the United States, the highest ranking law enforcement position. And what have we learned in the last few weeks when it comes to Todd Blanch? We have learned that simply his word is not enough for most of us, not even for some of my Republican friends. Even his word under oath is not credible"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Council playing in this? Well, thank you, and just to set the table for the answer, I want to answer that very specifically. You're absolutely right. Iran has been at war with the United States since 1979, has killed thousands of my fellow servicemen in Iraq, in Lebanon, in the Gulf, literally all over the world, in addition to its plots here in the United States and to kill the President of the United States and members of his cabinet. Yet, Iran is in the worst place, is in the weakest place..."
Testimony LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA
H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital ...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026
"United States Treasury. I don't know if you agree with the United States Treasury, but this is part of the United States Treasury. I yield. That's the issue, that the rhetoric of Republicans on the deficit does not match the"
Testimony SPEAKER_08
American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secur...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"It would require covered American firms to conduct extensive due diligence across global supply chains, creating legal obligations that directly conflict with federal and state law. It exposes companies to enforcement actions, penalties, and litigation for conduct that occurs in the United States and is entirely lawful here in the United States. It further exposes U.S. companies to liability risk in the"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
“Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"approach than most, whereas they're using visa fraud and other efforts to try to enter the United States, which would normally be through a port of entry. HSI uses our visa security program and other affiliations and partnerships with, you know, pushing those borders out so we identify those that are a threat to the United States and stop them before they enter the United States. What I would say is our work, these are the same cartels that are, you know, proliferating this poison throughout..."
Testimony GENERAL FRANCIS DONOVAN
Hearings to examine the posture of United States Northern Command and ...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 19, 2026
"Yes, Senator. And how our budget is structured right now, the executive agent is the United States Army, so we're working with the United States Army on looking at that budget structure, and then how do we actually have a budget built over time with the right amount of O&M to actually make improvements and sustain those. Not just one-year shots in the arm, but a sustained budget approach that will actually let us campaign from very effective forward"
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Ri...
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"going to benefit those lower and middle income Well, one of the things I wanted to say regarding this is that you mentioned zoning, and the city in the United States, there's one major city in the United States that virtually has no zoning, and that's Houston, and if you look at my testimony, guess what? That has some of the lowest cost housing, so there's no question that you're exactly right that zoning has really dramatically restricted the supply. You're so right,"
Testimony SPEAKER_19
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenic...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"upon graduation from law school, he clerked for several judges, two of whom are now serving on the respected nationally focused Second Circuit Court of Appeals. So he had an understanding of the law from both the prosecutorial side and the side of the bench. Following his clerkships, Todd became an Assistant United States Attorney as the U.S. Attorney Office for South Southern District of New York, a premier prosecutorial office of the United States. He spent roughly two years as the Co-Chief..."
Testimony LANKFORD, JAMES
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, t...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"So they were just released into the country on that and given that label. In fact, I was told we'll keep watching them. But when I went to the FBI and asked them directly, they were like, there's no way we can track 70,000 people. So it's been a lot of good work to be able to try to identify where those people went, who they're associating with here in the United States on it, and then removing them from the United States. There's still about 20,000"
Testimony ISSA, DARRELL
“Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"a product offshore, you have a 20% exposure in the U.S. if you lose a patent case. If on the other hand, you make, use, and sell in the United States, even if only 20% ends up in the United States, you have a 100% exposure. Under the law, making in America gives you worldwide exposure in America. Who in the world would risk 80% of their market when they could make the product in a country that they trust or multiple countries where they trust they would not be shut"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"What's the answer to that? The President of the United States could have somebody else. The President of the United States has tons of trademarks. So you're saying that he doesn't have to submit himself? Where does it say in the Lanham Act that the President of the United States is exempt from the general rule that you cannot have a third party seeking an application on your"
Testimony DAVIDSON, WARREN
Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s ...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Dec 16, 2025
"When you look at traditional defense spending there, but we're talking about hybrid warfare here, you look at supply chains, the Europeans are... Thank you all so much for joining us this morning. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to be here. I'm to China has been very strong. They basically didn't want to do trade deals with the United States because they didn't want to take the United States for granted and keep their deals with..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine balancing the interests of local radio, songwriter...
senate Judiciary Committee · Dec 9, 2025
"because it can't be easy, and I'm grateful to you. And Ms. Smolar, as a former United States attorney, I'm always impressed by the assistant United States attorney who did the real work, and I'm delighted that you are here. And Ms. Coffin, thank you for your wonderful"
Testimony DANIEL PEREZ
Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to b...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"I would break them down into three different priorities. I would say first would be the security of the United States and all the Americans that live inside of the United States. But it's not just those that live here in the mainland. I would say the employees that work and that serve this country in Brazil. It's my understanding we have a little over 1,000 employees that work within the American Embassy in Brazil, and their security is just as important to me as us here as we sit here"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“Sanctuary Policies: Victims’ Perspectives”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"families. Anyone who commits a crime must be held accountable swiftly and completely. And immigrants, whether lawful or undocumented, who commit violent crimes must be deported at the end of their criminal sentences. Furthermore, we must end the polarization and dysfunction in Congress so we can pass comprehensive, common-sense immigration reform. We need to make it a whole We need to make it a whole lot harder for people to enter the United States unlawfully and a whole lot easier to enter the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
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
"I think you're spot on in the race for artificial intelligence and who's going to come out ahead. They have every vested interest to create conflict in the United States. And I think the term sow discord in the United States over data centers and everything that's associated with that. And their goal is ultimately to merge ahead using all tools available to them in order to create this friction point, which is beginning to emerge in a very, very decided way in terms of the political..."
Testimony DOGGETT, LLOYD
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"What's involved here, sir, is the most corrupt deal in American history. Truly incredible that a president of the United States could come in and sue the people of the United States for $10 billion and then walk off with an immunity deal that no other American has ever had, nor could they receive, and to get that immunity deal from his former criminal defense attorney, who he has appointed as acting attorney general. This is the kind of corruption that would permit the Trump family, if the Wall..."
Testimony KILEY, KEVIN
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"I assume you disagree with that statement by Professor Turley. But that statement was also, and I'm sorry to have to interrupt, I just have a short amount of time. That statement was also echoed by the United States Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion in McDonald versus the United States, where the court overturned convictions that you had pursued against a former governor, criticizing your boundless interpretation of the federal criminal statute. It issued that opinion was joined by Justices..."
Testimony SCHMITT, ERIC
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on birth...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 10, 2026
"A nation that can't define who belongs to it has lost control of its sovereignty. The Constitution addresses this issue directly. The 14th Amendment provides that all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States. Those words"
Testimony CASTRO, JOAQUIN
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"We put the Constitution and the laws of the United States directly in the Foreign Services mission. It's a reminder for all of us that we're public servants, and that includes the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and that we're all bound by the Constitution and United States laws. I yield"
Testimony CROCKETT, JASMINE
“The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"And Donald Trump, he also pardoned former Honduran President Juan Hernandez, who was found guilty in a court of law in these United States of trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States, which is double the amount of cocaine that Trump's own State Department estimates was trafficked through the entire country of Venezuela. International drug traffickers love Donald Trump because they know that even if they are arrested, it's easy enough to get a pardon from"
Testimony STANTON, GREG
United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First F...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Ambassador, I might suggest that that rosy outlook is not agreed with by the vast, vast majority of our fellow Americans. I would suggest that is a significant minority opinion in the United States of America. In fact, it's very clear that the United States has not achieved a, quote, dominant victory in this war. The American people unquestionably are worse off, burning through taxpayer resources. Middle East is in turmoil right now. Our ally Kuwait is now rationing electricity after Iran hit..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"It is a big issue. It's just so easy to stop something from being built in the United States, and it's hard to build big things in the United States. We didn't get this beautiful, fabulous nation without bold people building big things – our highway systems, our bridges, our cities. Today, it's become just far too hard to do that. I am passionately committed to the issue of permitting reform, have been working with your colleagues on that as well. If we can ensconce in law some of the common..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
"Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"the administration outlined a path forward with the release of America's Maritime Action Plan earlier this year. I am proud to be a co-sponsor of the Ships for America Act, and I am prepared to support legislation that implements parts of America's Maritime Action Plan. Further, I welcome any ideas that ease regulations, reduce compliance burdens, or establish incentives to bring more ships into the United States flag registry. The Maritime Administration is responsible for promoting the United..."
Testimony KENNEDY, JOHN
Hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Feb 5, 2026
"have a number of purposes, but the foremost reason for tariffs is to try to stop other countries from taking advantage of us through either their tariffs or trade barriers. If Canada, for example, came to the United States and said, we're going to zero tariffs in the United States, all of them are off on our end. Would you, Mr. President, speaking to our president, go to zero tariffs and then just let Canadian companies and American companies compete on a level playing"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_05 "During my career, I've served in roles across law, public policy, and business, each of which has shaped my belief in the power of free enterprise and democratic governance to lift nations and individuals alike. Having been an assistant United States Attorney in 2006, I was confirmed by the United States Senate as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, a post I held until 2011. From 2013 to 2021, I represented the Eastern North Carolina Congressional District. During my time in the House, I served on the Ways and Means Committee, Budget"
Hearing “Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MOSKOWITZ, JARED "Let's talk about the present. These are the guys who created the Weaponization Committee for the DOJ. So let's talk about the present. Jerome Powell, facing investigation, okay? In fact, we, you know, we heard about Jonathan Turley, that he's some legal messiah. Jonathan Turley calls the Jerome Powell thing legitimate concerns of retaliation. Lisa Cook, under investigation. Mark Kelly, United States Senator, under investigation. Adam Schiff, United States Senator, under investigation. Eric Swalwell, United States Representative, under investigation. Chris Christie, potentially under..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Desmond Domenico, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_19 "It's whether a person has violated the law. And in enforcing the law, the Attorney General is carrying out the will expressed in the Congress. The President of the United States is the executive branch of the United States whose charge it is to enforce the laws of the United States. When the President of the United States asks that the laws be enforced, I don't see that as consistent with his duties or"
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 · 2 transcript matches
STEPHEN WHITING "overlooked. Senator, I have visited Kwajalein Atoll, and it's a very important location for the United States military. And as you indicate, it's a location from which we execute important space domain awareness operations, both under the United States Space Force and the United States Army. Also, unique missile defense testing can occur there as well. So from a Space Command perspective, it is definitely a location that we want to see continued investment in so that we can continue to sustain the operations that are there. And I routinely have engagements with the United States Army to help..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE KEVIN MULLIN "I'm not going to be the smartest guy in any room I walk into. But I know how to get talent and I know how to bring those people together. behavior? I will operate within the parameters and the policies and the laws that you guys set for me. And the Constitution of the United States. Of course the Constitution of the United States. The Fourth Amendment, among other things. Of course the Constitution of the United States. I'll swear to uphold that when I get sworn in. But be very clear. I don't get to choose the laws that I enforce. You guys pass the restarting it? Ma'am, I haven't seen the..."
Hearing Confronting Haiti’s Terrorist Gangs: The Gang Suppression Force and the Path Ahead
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_19 "I'll try to keep it quick. It's probably been a long morning for you. So I'm just going to get right to it. Haiti is and has been plagued by endemic corruption, gang violence, and narcotics trafficking for decades. The earthquake in 2010 only exacerbated these underlying issues. Since the country is so close to the United States homeland, this chaos has prompted multiple United States interventions to restore order. All this instability has led hundreds of thousands of Haitians to flee. There are many estimates out there that claim that there are anywhere between 700,000 and 900,000 Haitian..."
Hearing Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MS. ZONGYUAN ZOE LIU "Congress therefore needs adaptive enforcement, not static checklist. A senior State Department official has publicly stated that the United States has no evidence Beijing deliberately directs illicit drug shipment into the United States. That distinction matters, but the problem is not proven central"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), Christopher...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SHAHEEN, JEANNE "That tribunal was supposed to receive $60 million in U.S. assistance until the funding cuts by the Trump administration last year. So can you talk about, if confirmed, how you would work to support the efforts by that tribunal and to replace the resources that they've lost because the United States has lost because the United States has reneged on our agreement. And have you spoken to anyone in the country about how they expect to replace those resources that they were looking for"
Hearing Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition and transparency lowers prescription drug costs.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HIRONO, MAZIE K. "do you believe it is the president's right and duty to order the investigation or prosecution of his perceived enemies? Pretty simple question. Mr. Blanche responded, quote, I can't answer that yes or no, end quote. He might as well just said yes. In follow-up questions for the record, I asked him the simple question, if confirmed, will your highest duty be to the Constitution of the United States or to the President of the United States? He left the answer to that question blank, blank. When he is sworn in as Attorney General, he will have to swear to uphold, support, and defend the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine a review of the President's supplemental funding request of June 24, 2026.
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
PETE HEGSETH "it's demand, it's predictability, it's showing industry, we will meet you at this moment, and if we can't get past our dysfunction to fund the war fighter, we put a lot of that at issue. Well, Senator, you're talking about political trade-offs, and our job is to deliver for the United States military and the President of the United States, and we look at the cost of a nuclear Iran, and we want to prevent that for future"
Hearing “The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_08 "Venezuela in 2024. That means that a significant portion of their population lives in the United States. Ms. DeAndrea, thank you again for being here. Were there any foreign state sponsors of And what geopolitical adversaries were they associated with? There were Iranians and Hezbollah, I believe. Right, that's right. Do you think that these terrorist groups use Venezuelan trafficker contacts to smuggle themselves or other terrorists into the United States? Absolutely. Absolutely. And that made the United States less safe, you would say, wouldn't it? Absolutely. I agree, and I think the..."
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
SPEAKER_17 "They do this all while maintaining the lowest margins within the supply chain. All of our members, 36 distributors total, are headquartered here in the United States and all operate here in the United States. And they support more than 300,000 American jobs and contribute almost $32 billion annually to the U.S."
Hearing United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and Burden Sharing
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_20 "Council playing in this? Well, thank you, and just to set the table for the answer, I want to answer that very specifically. You're absolutely right. Iran has been at war with the United States since 1979, has killed thousands of my fellow servicemen in Iraq, in Lebanon, in the Gulf, literally all over the world, in addition to its plots here in the United States and to kill the President of the United States and members of his cabinet. Yet, Iran is in the worst place, is in the weakest place it has been, through a combination of both military and diplomacy, in its war against the United..."
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
ISSA, DARRELL "a product offshore, you have a 20% exposure in the U.S. if you lose a patent case. If on the other hand, you make, use, and sell in the United States, even if only 20% ends up in the United States, you have a 100% exposure. Under the law, making in America gives you worldwide exposure in America. Who in the world would risk 80% of their market when they could make the product in a country that they trust or multiple countries where they trust they would not be shut"
Witness Bette Brand
United States Department of Agriculture · 1 hearing
Witness Xochitl Torres Small
United States Department of Agriculture · 1 hearing
Witness Brigadier General David Zinn
United States Army · 1 hearing
Witness Adam Telle
United States Army (Civil Works) · 2 hearings
Witness Brendan Donahue
United States Postal Inspection Service · 1 hearing
Witness Sean Duffy
United States Department of Transportation · 3 hearings
Witness Paul Black
United States Bankruptcy Court · 1 hearing
Witness Michelle Harner
United States Bankruptcy Court · 1 hearing
Witness Amy St. Eve
Budget Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States · 2 hearings
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
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL DESOMBRE "Understand that there's been various efforts on the FBI to work with Chinese MPS as well, and I presume they're talking to them about those topics. Senator, obviously, as you indicate, this is a huge issue, and we are laser-focused on protecting Americans all over the world, and from activities all over the world. We in the State Department are focused, obviously, on countries outside the United States, and so what we're doing actually outside the United States is very much in line with those programs in the United States, is trying to help educate people on how to avoid being scammed. And..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit,...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_19 "It's whether a person has violated the law. And in enforcing the law, the Attorney General is carrying out the will expressed in the Congress. The President of the United States is the executive branch of the United States whose charge it is to enforce the laws of the United States. When the President of the United States asks that the laws be enforced, I don't see that as consistent with his duties or"
Hearing Hearings to examine measuring what matters, focusing on science, standards, and strategic competition.
senate Space and Science · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
DREW ENDY "I was privileged to grow up in Pennsylvania near Valley Forge while this nation went on a technology innovation run, from genetic engineering to Internet to email to touchscreens to CRISPR to generative AI, you name it. If I had grown up in Buenos Aires, I would have looked to the United States and concluded that the United States was magic land, the place where magical innovations come from. What is this faraway place? I simply would have to get there. The thing that is at risk, in my opinion, to my children and their children, is that magic land will not be in the United States. Magic land..."
Hearing "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
MR. DAVE PUGLIA "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Craig, members of the committee. My name is Dave Puglia. I'm the President and CEO of Western Growers. Western Growers members produce, pack and ship fruits, vegetables and tree nuts from the western United States, but our members operate throughout the United States, and many also operate abroad. In total, our members account for roughly half of the annual fresh produce grown in the United States. I'm very pleased today to be able to provide testimony from the perspective of our members regarding the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade"
Hearing Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
house National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
DAVIDSON, WARREN "Thanks, and hopefully we'll get it into the rulemaking so that banks begin to actually do it. I understand that's a change in the way they've done business, but that's one of the big hooks in the U.S., the financial system, and it seems like a really basic thing. Are you even lawfully present in the United States? And we have people who aren't lawfully present in the United States with mortgages, bank accounts, massive cash flowing out of the United States back in remittances, and it and it just seems like a really fundamental question. I mean, if you want access to our financial system, you..."
Hearing Department of State FY 2027 Budget Request: A Commitment to America First Foreign Policy
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_45 "Hamas, the threats they pose to the United States, and ultimately Iran, it would be a positive, but we haven't asked for it. We believe every operation that's been conducted is well within the law as it exists. Well, Article 1 gives Well, that's contemplated now. They're all within the President's powers in our view under the Constitution to address imminent and emerging threats against the interests of the United States. If those circumstances were to change, we would obviously engage Congress in that conversation. We would always welcome congressional support. We'd like congressional..."
Hearing H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "but they had not gone public with it. A U.S. citizen from Maryland was arrested by ICE agents in December and held for 25 days. This is a U.S. citizen, like the vast majority of the people in this room today, held for 25 days despite her offering proof of her citizenship, but they didn't believe her, and she was held for nearly a month despite all of her protests and her family protests that she was born in the United States. The DHS continually claimed that she was an illegal alien from Mexico. They've not apologized, but they've issued her a passport. She didn't have one, like half of the..."
Hearing Hearings to examine genes to machines, focusing on the patent eligibility debate.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
TILLIS, THOMAS "So the problem with Washington is we have an oversimplified approach to solving a legitimate problem. It is not just about telling the pharmaceutical companies to cut their prices, unless you want to cut the enormous benefit that they had to the American people. When people get sick anywhere in the United States, they're more likely going to want to come to the United States, or anywhere in the world, they're more likely to want to come to the United States more than anywhere else, because we do invest and we do innovate. If people want to have a serious non-political discussion about..."
Hearing The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript
CHRIS WRIGHT "The main funding for the power generation part of it is coming from the trade deal President Trump negotiated with Japan. Japan wanted more favorable trade terms with the United States and in exchange agreed to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into the United States in assets that are funded by the Japanese government, but are ultimately owned by the United States. These will be managed by a great utility that serves that local area in Ohio. So we want to get going as quickly as we can, raise the power production in that area so we can build the data"
Hearing H.R. 8552, the “Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026”; H.R. 8767, the “Compensation Fund Recrediting Act”; H.R. 9006, the...
house Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "First of all, I want to make one basic comment here. Hawaii is not the continental United States. Hawaii is 2,500 miles away from the continental United States, and so if a Veteran wants to be buried in a national cemetery, which is their right, then they are either going to be buried in Punchbowl, which is not available to them today, or they have to go 2,500 miles away to the nearest national cemetery on the continental United States. Now the Veterans Administration says, well, there's a state Veterans cemetery available. We do not have tribal cemeteries in Hawaii, so that option is not..."
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security”
house Judiciary Committee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
TIFFANY, THOMAS P. "And myself and Senator Scott have introduced a bill in reference to this. And as a result, after the Obama years, or actually during and after the Obama years, you saw this explosion you saw this explosion of birth tourism, where actually Chinese mothers were having more children on the CNMI islands than United States, United States residents. And I think that's really a big national security, public safety and immigration fraud"
Hearing Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
KING-HINDS, KIMBERLYN "who have the highest, one of the highest per capita enlistment rates in any territory or any state, who get no care, right, we don't have a CBOC, and now we are going from a map that used to actually identify the Marianas as part of the citizen, but now we're just focused on the continental United States. United States And that kind of upsets me right Because it feels like we're day"
Hearing H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
UNKNOWN "Without objection, the amendment will be considered as read. Mr. Desaulnier is recognized for five minutes to speak on his amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment would protect funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure NEV program and Charging and Fueling Infrastructure CFI program, both of which were established under the bipartisan infrastructure law. These programs are critical to building a reliable national charging network and ensuring the United States the United States remains competitive in the global transition to cleaner transportation. Electrical vehicle..."
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on federalism, sanctuary cities, and the rule of law.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, TIM "And thank you to the members of the Judiciary Committee. I am proud to introduce and strongly support the nomination of Sharia Clark to serve as a United States Senate, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Her background is not typical for judicial"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Kathleen S....
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
SCOTT, TIM "And thank you to the members of the Judiciary Committee. I am proud to introduce and strongly support the nomination of Sharia Clark to serve as a United States Senate, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Her background is not typical for judicial"
Hearing Future of Payments: Promoting Innovation and Fair Markets
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "And in my mind, what that shows is the power of having purpose-fit legislation to foster investment and innovation. And so I think if there were to be further development in federal payments licensing and chartering, I think you would see similar interest from companies that were created in the United States and also are entering the United States from outside the United And I think figuring out the details of that framework is obviously critically important. And one of the considerations will be the effect it has and the differences between that framework and the effect it has on the banking..."
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
NATHAN PICARSIC "We know and talk a lot about China's state-backed hacking, industrial espionage, foreign information campaigns. Those create national security risks for the United States by activating a united front that subverts markets, captures elites, and does the bidding of the Chinese state through obscured and indirect channels. The same Chinese campaign also enables the transnational criminal forces that execute and redeem profits from elder scams in the United States. There's growing awareness of China's leading role, as evidenced by this hearing, but recognition of the full scope of this threat..."
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
SHERMAN, BRAD "Our witnesses today, who have served in the Trump administration, spend much of their opening statements, at least as provided in advance to us, attacking the Biden administration for not adequately enforcing sanctions against Iran. But because we are in a losing position in this war, the President of the United States has signed this Memorandum of Understanding, which states that the United States undertakes to terminate all types of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, including the UN Security to say that the United States is obligated to immediately issue waivers for the export of..."
Hearing Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_17 "Let me list just a few of them that have so far endorsed this idea. The America First Policy Institute, the American Federation of Government Employees, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Committee for Responsible Federal Budget, the Association of Firefighters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Iraq and Afghanistan Retired Veterans of America, National Active Retired Federal Employees Association, the United States Steelworkers, the United States Travel Association. I can give you on and on and on and"
Hearing Hearings to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances, and security.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "be able to build a composite picture of a person, and then a network, and then of an organization. So we're just starting to understand the degree to which this is vulnerable to China's approach, and as I said in my testimony, China is not looking at this the way the United States is. The United States still sees these discrete issues. It's a consumer issue, it's a privacy issue. For China, it's a national security issue related around data as a strategic resource. And as artificial intelligence get better, and as quantum computers eventually come into the"
Hearing “Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans”
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
MAGAZINER, SETH "is to continue to throw billions of dollars at ICE when there is no accountability, when they're pulling people from their homes without a warrant, harassing people, intimidating people who are exercising free speech, employing mass surveillance against United States citizens, killing United States citizens. We are not going to do that. We can fund the rest of homeland security today and make much-needed reforms to ICE that the American people want and"
Hearing Hearings to examine worldwide threats; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SH-219.
senate Intelligence (Select) Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
KELLY, MARK "And I'm having a hard time finding out whether the White House asked or whether there was a brief, whether the President knew. Did he know this was going to happen or did he just disregard it? And I just want to point out something that was released about six days ago. This is a fundraising email from the President, from the President of the United States. of the United States. And in this email here, where there's multiple links to donate money, it says, as a national security briefing member, you'll receive my private national security briefings. Director Gabbard, or Director Radcliffe, do..."
Hearing “Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SESSIONS, PETE "Those of you who are new to this subcommittee will learn that both Mr. Mfume and I insist on making sure that we work well together, that we listen to each other, that we listen to all of our members and allow them to fully participate, adding thoughts and ideas, but perhaps more importantly, to show up and listen and learn about the landscape that is directly in front of us. Mr. Mfume is a very dear friend of mine. He is a man who has a distinguished service, not just to the United States Congress, but the United States of America and to his district and you will soon learn, those of you who..."
Hearing Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership and control in America's drug supply chain.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN E. "biomanufacturing. Mr. Yu, if the United States falls, if the United States fails to maintain global leadership in biotechnology, in what ways would this impact seniors' health security and their ability to access the high quality medicines that they"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
KEVIN LILLY "My background, and if I have to stop, I guess I could answer it later, but the National Park Service is one of the most complex ecosystems and organizations in the United States and in the United States government. The multiple sources of revenue, capital leases, deferred maintenance, law enforcement, housing, concession contracts, trademarks,"
Hearing Closed hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript
WICKER, ROGER F. "So we appreciate our witnesses visiting with us down in the classified skiff. And now we meet today to receive testimony in open session on the posture of United States Special Operations Command, United States Cyber Command. We're joined by Admiral Mitch Bradley, Commander of the United States Special Operations"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Nicholas Jon...
senate Judiciary Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
DAVID CLAY FOWLKES "young age, and I'm so thankful for both of them. My dad retired after 40 years of service with the United States Army and the United States Department of Agriculture. Senator Grassley, he'd be happy to talk to you about soybeans"
Hearing Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript
KUSTOFF, DAVID "I do want to recognize Chairman Jason Smith, who has really led on this important issue. Since 2023, this committee has worked to not only understand, but also address the improper influence and abuse within the United States tax-exempt sector. United States tax-exempt sector. I don't think there's any doubt, and we've heard it from all of you right now, that there are actors who are adversarial to the United States who are exploiting weaknesses in our tax system to move money, to support causes that are nefarious, and even finance"
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "We haven't been competitive on speed and reliability. This past peak, we actually became very competitive on speed and reliability. So now we have something we can go to the market with, right? We can go to our customers or potential customers and say, we can do it just as well and cheaper than other companies can do it. And then the other thing I would say, oddly enough, this was shocking to me, we don't deliver all the packages for all the agencies of the United States government. We are part of the United States government. It's basically taking money from one pocket into the other pocket,..."
Hearing A New Beginning for Colombia
house Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
CASTRO, JOAQUIN "Is the administration assessing the potential impacts of these policy shifts on U.S. migration dynamics? And just to put it more clearly, as I'm sure both of you all know, there's a well-told story by the Colombian government even that a big reason you don't have more Venezuelans trying to migrate to the United States and ending up in the United States and presenting at the southern border is because Colombia has taken a lot of them in. And so if the new president intends to move away from accepting Venezuelans and"
Hearing Hearings to examine the TRICARE pharmacy program.
senate Personnel Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
WARREN, ELIZABETH "Do you think, Dr. Smith, that maybe it is time for DOD to revisit this requirement of vertical integration, and in fact, considering saying, no, you only work for the federal government and there is no vertical integration, that is, you do not own your own pharmacy at the same time that you're trying to manage pharmacy claims for the United States government? pharmacy claims for the United States government. I'm sorry. Maybe I wasn't clear in my question, Dr."
Hearing From Wall Street to Main Street: The Future of How America Invests
house Capital Markets Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_16 "I wish to make three main points today. First, the financial system of the United States the financial system of the United States serves several crucial functions, including allocating capital to its most productive uses, aggregating information through price discovery, and enabling households to accumulate wealth. These functions are"
Hearing Implementing an America First Approach in the East Asia and Pacific Region
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN "Thank you for being here today, and it's great to see you again. As you know, the Pacific island nations are important strategic partners of the United States as they sit between the United States and the Indo-Pacific, but China continues to expand its footprint in the region, including new debt burdens from infrastructure investment in Fiji, Tonga, the Solomon Islands, and"
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
WICKER, ROGER F. "It is not helpful when American leaders speak of our alliances with derision, but we must be clear about the numerous political, strategic, and moral benefits that our country receives from its alliances. Some have suggested that our allies have become little more than dependents on the United States. These skeptics argue that the United States must shift the burden, and that word shift is what I have a problem with. They argue that we must shift the burden of defense and deterrence from the United States and on to our allies in Europe and Asia. I do not agree with these skeptics. Of course..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, focusing on strategy and challenges ahead of Shanghai.
senate Communication, Media, and Broadband · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "But let me ask you this. The United States in Work 23, was the United States able to beat back China's attempt to repurpose the 6 gigahertz"
Hearing Hearings to examine the future of self-driving cars.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Feb 4, 2026 · Transcript
MARKEY, EDWARD J. "But are some of these operators located outside the United States? for me that's fairly shocking Waymo has critical safety employees who may need to intervene in a split second if a Waymo encounters an unknown dangerous situation located in the United States but they are outside the United States In what countries are these employees"
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
MORAN, JERRY "they're hungry people around the world. And it was worked its way up the process and became legislation and passed into law, signed by President Eisenhower, now a long time ago. It is well regarded in our state and I assume well regarded in yours. It demonstrates the generosity of Americans. It's the best of American profession, feeding a hungry world. In one of my numerous midlife crises, I decided I was going to use my time in the United States Senate and my time in the United States House of being involved in the Hunger Caucus, both domestic and global. And I want to make sure that this..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both of the District of Columbia, each to be an Associate...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript
JAMES A. CROWELL IV "I will, and my promise then remains my promise today, which is to be a faithful servant of the Constitution, and I will continue to do so. Senator Joe Biden was certified as the winner by this body, the United States Senate, as the President of the United States, as has been the practice since 1804. Senator, I'm going to take a page from Justice Jackson when she appeared before the Senate Judiciary. I am a sitting judge, and I am deeply restricted by the judicial"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs) and to be a...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jun 18, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_11 "regulatory environment, especially with the European Union, one that permits a level playing field for American businesses and workers. Third, if confirmed, I will focus on promoting a peaceful, stable Europe that unlocks the economic potential of the region. I will support President Trump's efforts to secure a durable peace in the Russia-Ukraine war. I will work to solidify the significant gains from President Trump's historic peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and I will work to further de-escalate other regional tensions by empowering local actors to forge local solutions. One of..."
Hearing “Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SESSIONS, PETE "The gentleman, Thomas Day, Mr. Day, you're recognized. For your service to the United States government and the people of the United States, thank you very much. Ms. Poling, you're now"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
HOYER, STENY H. "Ladies and gentlemen, this committee, if you want this committee to be respected, not only by a president of the United States, but by the people of the United States, we need to stand up and say we are the policymakers. The Constitution says that. We believe it, and whether you like it or not, we're going to act as if we are the Article 1 branch of government. This amendment says you can't"
Hearing An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026 · Transcript
MORENO, BERNIE "hear any sympathy for the deaths of criminal aliens the death of American citizens at the hands hands of criminal aliens? I was a new senator a year ago, and I got to say it was a little bit humbling to sit in the chamber of the House of Representatives during the State of the Union Address, because I thought, here's this kid born in Bogota, Colombia, and I'm sitting here as a United States senator, and the House of Representatives, and the President of the United States is speaking. It was, honestly, I got to say, my brain was spinning. It was surreal. And then when the President talked..."
Hearing Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of AI surveillance pricing.
senate Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
DURBIN, RICHARD J. "government. The man we are discussing this morning seeks to be the number one law enforcement enforcer of the United States of America, the Attorney General of the United States, the highest ranking law enforcement position. And what have we learned in the last few weeks when it comes to Todd Blanch? We have learned that simply his word is not enough for most of us, not even for some of my Republican friends. Even his word under oath is not credible"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript
DURBIN, RICHARD J. "government. The man we are discussing this morning seeks to be the number one law enforcement enforcer of the United States of America, the attorney general of the United States, the highest ranking law enforcement position. And what have we learned in the last few weeks when it comes to Todd Blanch? We have learned that simply his word is not enough for most of us, not even for some of my Republican friends. Even his word under oath is not credible"
Hearing H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital Access Act; H. Con. Res. 113 – Establishing the congressional budget for the...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026 · Transcript
LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA "United States Treasury. I don't know if you agree with the United States Treasury, but this is part of the United States Treasury. I yield. That's the issue, that the rhetoric of Republicans on the deficit does not match the"
Hearing American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_08 "It would require covered American firms to conduct extensive due diligence across global supply chains, creating legal obligations that directly conflict with federal and state law. It exposes companies to enforcement actions, penalties, and litigation for conduct that occurs in the United States and is entirely lawful here in the United States. It further exposes U.S. companies to liability risk in the"
Hearing “Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border”
house Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "approach than most, whereas they're using visa fraud and other efforts to try to enter the United States, which would normally be through a port of entry. HSI uses our visa security program and other affiliations and partnerships with, you know, pushing those borders out so we identify those that are a threat to the United States and stop them before they enter the United States. What I would say is our work, these are the same cartels that are, you know, proliferating this poison throughout the United States that are doing the same in"
Hearing Hearings to examine the posture of United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization...
senate Armed Services Committee · Mar 19, 2026 · Transcript
GENERAL FRANCIS DONOVAN "Yes, Senator. And how our budget is structured right now, the executive agent is the United States Army, so we're working with the United States Army on looking at that budget structure, and then how do we actually have a budget built over time with the right amount of O&M to actually make improvements and sustain those. Not just one-year shots in the arm, but a sustained budget approach that will actually let us campaign from very effective forward"
Hearing Priced Out of the American Dream: Understanding the Policies Behind Rising Costs of Housing and Borrowing
house Financial Services Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "going to benefit those lower and middle income Well, one of the things I wanted to say regarding this is that you mentioned zoning, and the city in the United States, there's one major city in the United States that virtually has no zoning, and that's Houston, and if you look at my testimony, guess what? That has some of the lowest cost housing, so there's no question that you're exactly right that zoning has really dramatically restricted the supply. You're so right,"
Hearing Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook
house Europe Subcommittee · Dec 16, 2025 · Transcript
DAVIDSON, WARREN "When you look at traditional defense spending there, but we're talking about hybrid warfare here, you look at supply chains, the Europeans are... Thank you all so much for joining us this morning. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to be here. I'm so excited to be here. I'm to China has been very strong. They basically didn't want to do trade deals with the United States because they didn't want to take the United States for granted and keep their deals with China. They didn't want to help in the negotiations with China and frankly haven't aggressively. When..."
Hearing Hearings to examine balancing the interests of local radio, songwriters, and performers in the digital age.
senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee · Dec 9, 2025 · Transcript
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "because it can't be easy, and I'm grateful to you. And Ms. Smolar, as a former United States attorney, I'm always impressed by the assistant United States attorney who did the real work, and I'm delighted that you are here. And Ms. Coffin, thank you for your wonderful"
Hearing “Sanctuary Policies: Victims’ Perspectives”
house Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript
RASKIN, JAMIE "families. Anyone who commits a crime must be held accountable swiftly and completely. And immigrants, whether lawful or undocumented, who commit violent crimes must be deported at the end of their criminal sentences. Furthermore, we must end the polarization and dysfunction in Congress so we can pass comprehensive, common-sense immigration reform. We need to make it a whole We need to make it a whole lot harder for people to enter the United States unlawfully and a whole lot easier to enter the United States legally. Can we agree to an agenda around"
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_09 "I think you're spot on in the race for artificial intelligence and who's going to come out ahead. They have every vested interest to create conflict in the United States. And I think the term sow discord in the United States over data centers and everything that's associated with that. And their goal is ultimately to merge ahead using all tools available to them in order to create this friction point, which is beginning to emerge in a very, very decided way in terms of the political implications and all of"
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
DOGGETT, LLOYD "What's involved here, sir, is the most corrupt deal in American history. Truly incredible that a president of the United States could come in and sue the people of the United States for $10 billion and then walk off with an immunity deal that no other American has ever had, nor could they receive, and to get that immunity deal from his former criminal defense attorney, who he has appointed as acting attorney general. This is the kind of corruption that would permit the Trump family, if the Wall Street Journal is correct, that Trump earned $5 billion from his crypto bills last year, to pay him..."
Hearing An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_20 "It is a big issue. It's just so easy to stop something from being built in the United States, and it's hard to build big things in the United States. We didn't get this beautiful, fabulous nation without bold people building big things – our highway systems, our bridges, our cities. Today, it's become just far too hard to do that. I am passionately committed to the issue of permitting reform, have been working with your colleagues on that as well. If we can ensconce in law some of the common sense that we've brought with this"
Hearing "Future of United States Maritime: Review of Fiscal Year 2027 Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission Budget Requests"
house Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "the administration outlined a path forward with the release of America's Maritime Action Plan earlier this year. I am proud to be a co-sponsor of the Ships for America Act, and I am prepared to support legislation that implements parts of America's Maritime Action Plan. Further, I welcome any ideas that ease regulations, reduce compliance burdens, or establish incentives to bring more ships into the United States flag registry. The Maritime Administration is responsible for promoting the United States maritime industry. We are fortunate the current administration is an alumnus of Kingsport,..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's Annual Report to Congress.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Feb 5, 2026 · Transcript
KENNEDY, JOHN "have a number of purposes, but the foremost reason for tariffs is to try to stop other countries from taking advantage of us through either their tariffs or trade barriers. If Canada, for example, came to the United States and said, we're going to zero tariffs in the United States, all of them are off on our end. Would you, Mr. President, speaking to our president, go to zero tariffs and then just let Canadian companies and American companies compete on a level playing"
Hearing "Water Resources Development Acts Implementation: Review and Oversight of Past Provisions"
house Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · Sep 10, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Adam Telle, United States Army (Civil Works)
Hearing "USDA's Rural Development: Delivering Vital Programs and Services to Rural America"
house Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Bette Brand, United States Department of Agriculture
Hearing “How Leftist Nonprofit Networks Exploit Federal Tax Dollars to Advance a Radical Agenda”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Luis C.deBaca, United States Department of State
Hearing "Oversight of the Department of Transportation's Policies and Programs and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request"
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Sean Duffy, United States Department of Transportation
Hearing “Bankruptcy Law: Overview and Legislative Reforms”
house Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Paul Black, United States Bankruptcy Court
Hearing “Fiscal Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Courts”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Amy St. Eve, Budget Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Hearing "Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2026 - Administration Priorities"
house Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Adam Telle, United States Army (Civil Works)
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Sean Duffy, United States Department of Transportation
Hearing Legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community...
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Brigadier General David Zinn, United States Army
Hearing Budget Hearing – U.S. Department of Transportation
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 14, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Sean Duffy, United States Department of Transportation
Hearing “An Update on Mail Theft and Crime”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jul 23, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Brendan Donahue, United States Postal Inspection Service
Hearing Oversight Hearing of the Federal Judiciary
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · May 14, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Amy St. Eve, Budget Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Committee Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
house Standing
Committee United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
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