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WIFIA Program: Background and Recent Developments
Resources · Jun 2, 2020
The Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 authorized the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program to promote development of and private investment in water...
CRS Report
Defense Primer: Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Concept
Resources · Jun 24, 2024
To inform and shape its planning, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has developed an operational concept known as Agile Combat Employment (ACE). According to the Air Force, ACE is a “proactive and reactive...
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Request transcript
Testimony PAUL SCHNELL
An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"And that doesn't mean that there isn't collaboration, and we need to focus on the right kinds of targets, but it does speak to the fact that local law enforcement has a role, as does federal immigration efforts. And I think recognizing the differences there does become critically important, and law enforcement agencies across the state want to work together, need to work together, but there also has to be appropriate focus on the needs of a particular community, large or small. Senator, I think..."
CRS Report
Pipeline Cybersecurity: Federal Programs
Reports · Sep 9, 2021
The vast U.S. network of natural gas, crude oil, and refined product pipelines is integral to U.S. energy supply and also has vital links to other critical infrastructure such as power plants and...
Testimony UNKNOWN
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"protection that a few states have. We are moving in the wrong direction, in my view, as a country and as a federal government, when it comes to animal protections, ecological protection, wildlife protection. And it is really important that we do everything possible to work together And it is really important that we do everything possible to work together to ensure that we create protections that work and that are good for all communities. It is advantageous to us as a species to do"
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on eval...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"I have questions about USF. I was proud back in May of 2023 with Leader Thune to introduce the framework around the bipartisan bicameral working group, and I certainly hope that the word that was given to Senator Fischer to work together, that we just commit to do this one together and that we all work together to get this done. It's too important not to get right, so I appreciate the time"
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025
"I have questions about USF. I was proud back in May of 2023 with Leader Thune to introduce the framework around the bipartisan bicameral working group, and I certainly hope that the word that was given to Senator Fischer to work together, that we just commit to do this one together and that we all work together to get this done. It's too important not to get right, so I appreciate the time"
Testimony SPEAKER_22
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman, and to you and Ranking Member Smith for setting the structure and certainly the vision for directing this committee. And certainly to the longstanding bipartisan tradition of this subcommittee of which we are very hard and which we take great pride in that relationship starts with Chairman Whitman who sets the vision for the committee and we work together incredibly well to help and we work together incredibly well to help protect our country. The subcommittee continues our..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE F. WEILAND
A New Beginning for Colombia
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"opportunities to ensure that Colombia takes over more of the financial responsibility for that program, but also perhaps grow the fleet, as I mentioned earlier. In the China space, you're absolutely right that China is a threat. Inside Colombia, we see that in the PRC-linked networks, finance networks. INL is in the process of deploying some forensic tools that would allow for money laundering to be better detected. We're also involved in developing tools that would allow for crypto seizures...."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"This morning, General Ellison, I want to ask you about law enforcement generally, and especially as it applies here as a former Attorney General myself and a former United States Attorney. I'm very concerned about the lack of working together, not just coordination or cooperation, but actually joint work together here. You know, this is routine because law enforcement is not about red and blue. It's about trying to apprehend and prosecute wrongdoers, to deter others, to punish the ones who did..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Interior's there. We're all there with our teams focused on how best we can use our collective resources to solve this, and there's a gentleman who leads that for the White House, who is the convening effort to make sure we're all working together. But it's gone swiftly, and we're working together. You now have great companies investing enormously in quantum. So when NIST was doing it, it was a relatively new model. Now you have great companies investing huge amounts of money. I think what..."
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 · 4 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE KEVIN MULLIN "which Joe Kennedy laughed and said, he's a member from Oklahoma. And after that, we just became friends. In fact, our daughters are writing a book together about bipartisanship. But when Josh asked me to join a bipartisan group called No Labels, that's when we really started seeing that there's a lot of common ground that we can work together. Yeah, as I said in my opening statement that we all make decisions based on how we're raised and and in our life experiences. And Josh and I was raised different, just like everybody on this dice is raised different than me, and we've had different life..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"larger body of people who were engaged in this, not just the Postal Service. We have people who were engaged outside of that, a tremendous commercial interest, tremendous interest of large companies in this country. And I have tended to believe that we need to work together, all of us, and that literally everybody, if we work together, could not only find achievement and success, but that would lead to financial integrity that is more in line with"
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
"which Joe Kennedy laughed and said, he's a member from Oklahoma. And after that, we just became friends. In fact, our daughters are writing a book together about bipartisanship. But when Josh asked me to join a bipartisan group called No Labels, that's when we really started seeing that there's a lot of common ground that we can work together. Yeah, as I said in my opening statement that we all make decisions based on how we're raised and and in our life experiences. And Josh and I was raised..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"And if there are any issues to come back to you, but I would hope that we would be able to do that. That sounds like something that we agree. Critical minerals have been weaponized by China, who has a dominant position, and we need to break that chokehold, and we are working together with the Department of War and the administration and the White House working together. Within the Department of Commerce, the CHIPS team, which is an exceptional team of deeply capable people, because these..."
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"I want to see 187 billion dollars put back in the program. That's where I start. Let's work together. Everyone tells me, you know, you need to find a way to compromise and work together. This is one way to do"
Testimony MFUME, KWEISI
“Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Preve...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 13, 2026
"Which one do you want? So you continue to be for me. I appreciate that. I really do. do. And I want to thank you for working together to hold this hearing today. Obviously, I want And I wanna thank you for working together to thank the witnesses that are here before us, the members of this committee who have joined and will be joining. Although it's captured the news cycle with all sorts of attention in recent weeks, the problem of fraud and improper payments in the federal government programs..."
Testimony FETTERMAN, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, t...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"decade in prison. Now we work together and not one single American really faced that kinds of thing. So that's about committed to working together. So now, and also as a Democrat, I made me the only Democrat that refused to"
Testimony MOSKOWITZ, JARED
More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State an...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"out a two-prong approach to achieving American AI dominance. First, prevent American AI from fueling China's military modernization through export controls. Second, promote global adaptation of American AI by making it as easy as possible for our partners, allies and emerging markets to securely build using our AI technologies. The American AI export program is the landmark initiative to deliver on the promoting prong of the strategy and I was proud to support the program's codification. The..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Well, when local governments, of course, do not cooperate with us, and that's where criminals flee in jurisdictions where they know they will be protected by local governments. And this is all about working together. And we have shown that in what we did in D.C., what we're doing in Memphis, working together with Democrat mayors in these cities right here in D.C. Yes. So, so far, of course, we've been working in Washington, D.C., right here, to do everything we can, working hand in hand with..."
Testimony SUOZZI, THOMAS R.
Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beij...
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"Do you, as the Republican witness, support the idea of Mr. Weissman's idea of supporting the Disclose Act? I do don't we get Democrats and Republicans to work together to save America against our foreign adversaries that are trying to destroy our country, utilizing our diversity, and start working together to actually solve these problems and stop making this about, you guys are no good. No, you guys are no"
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KOZAK
Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"I had just in the last two weeks had a delegation down from Canada. We work together on a lot of the problems in the region, so the relationship is there's still a lot there that we work together. The concern about defense spending, though, both in Canada and Mexico, is a real"
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"track. I yield back, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Mfume, thank you very much. So that this subcommittee understands the gentleman from Maryland, our very, not only very good personal friends, we try and operate this subcommittee based upon the ability to work together, to talk with each other about even difficult subjects, and while he is given the authority and responsibility, as am I, to hold our own opinion, we try and work together. And I want to publicly thank the gentleman, not only for this..."
Testimony WARNER, MARK R.
Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congr...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Inflation's still too high. How you predict the President's chaotic foreign policy wars in the Middle East, I'm going to come to an AI question, but let me be clear, as I said to you yesterday, I didn't vote for you, but we're going to find a lot of common ground to work together. I am going to hold you, and I've been appreciative of your comments about inflation, about the Fed's independence, but I think there are many, many common areas we can work together on and look forward to that. I want..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"The gentleman yields back his time. Thank you. And I will very succinctly tell the gentleman, and he's heard me say this many times, I believe us working together can accomplish this. And I'm talking about the Postal Service, I'm talking about some of their vendors and people back and forth. I think the system is better when it works together. I think the system is better when it views each other as complementary to that system. I think that there are people that do certain things out of their..."
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"somewhere between there, I think, if I've got that correct, spent on Down Syndrome research maybe 20 years ago or so, and so all of us are working together, and my good friend Anna DeGatte was there, others were there last night, and it's over 400 million, I think, somewhere north of that number that's been with all of us all working together, and so many families are affected by it. It changes a family when they have it, as we heard the lady said 40 years ago, my whole life changed when my..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE BROOKE ROLLINS
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"It just means they're reorganizing. But certainly, with the loss of markets, the cost of inputs, et cetera, there's no doubt that the farm economy is facing serious headwinds, and that's what we're all working together to solve. On the mitigation program, Senator, let me circle back to you. I want to make sure I fully understand what it was that we pulled back and what the utilization was, and then perhaps work together to think about how to solve for that. Let me answer that because it's an..."
Testimony MCCLAIN DELANEY, APRIL
Full Committee Markup
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"I'm proud to represent the expert researchers, technicians, and staff at NIST's Gaithersburg office, and I've met with the experts who would be asked to build this program and believe that robust funding is essential to ensure that this bill lives up to what we're promising today, real enduring standards. I appreciate the partnership with the majority as we prepare to mark up this bill and look forward to working together to ensure that the NIST workforce in Gaithersburg has the resources..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act o...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"That's right, and there are, so this act, some of the regimes that we have or the mechanisms to work together haven't been updated in many years and that your legislation does that. It expands the aquatic nuisance species task force so that we have more people working together, more capabilities of coordinating, and the more you can coordinate, the more able you are to take the early action that you need to potentially stop an invasive species and its spread, and I think that's very important..."
Testimony JOYCE, DAVID P.
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"265 executive orders, 59 memoranda, and 153 proclamations have been signed by President. OMB plays a critical role in each one of these decisions. However, we need to work together to ensure that federal funds are being used as Congress intended, even if the administration doesn't agree with the intent of certain programs. This is why the President's budget remains so important. It is a guide to help Congress understand agency priorities and how the legislative and executive branch can work..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"And I would ask your staff, talk to the people in BOEM and BSEC. They're excited about getting back together, working together, and doing a great job. When we cut places that just do business"
CRS Report
Financial Stability Oversight Council: Policy Issues in the 119th Congress
Report · Nov 26, 2025
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act, P.L. 111-203), a wide-ranging financial reform bill, created the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and...
CRS Report
Ransomware and Federal Law: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
Reports · Oct 5, 2021
Ransomware attacks—the use of malicious software to deny users access to data and information systems to extort ransom payments from victims—are prevalent. A recent notable example is the May 2021...
CRS Report
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications
Reports · Jun 25, 2020
The economic and trade relationship with Mexico is of interest to U.S. policymakers because of Mexico’s proximity to the United States, the extensive trade and investment relationship under the North...
CRS Report
Commercial Space: Federal Regulation, Oversight, and Utilization
Reports · Nov 29, 2018
U.S. companies have always been involved in spaceflight as contractors to government agencies. Increasingly, though, space is becoming commercial. A majority of U.S. satellites are now commercially...
Hearing An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
PAUL SCHNELL "And that doesn't mean that there isn't collaboration, and we need to focus on the right kinds of targets, but it does speak to the fact that local law enforcement has a role, as does federal immigration efforts. And I think recognizing the differences there does become critically important, and law enforcement agencies across the state want to work together, need to work together, but there also has to be appropriate focus on the needs of a particular community, large or small. Senator, I think if there is a positive of Mr. Holman being dispatched to Minnesota has been at least efforts to..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Commerce.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK "Interior's there. We're all there with our teams focused on how best we can use our collective resources to solve this, and there's a gentleman who leads that for the White House, who is the convening effort to make sure we're all working together. But it's gone swiftly, and we're working together. You now have great companies investing enormously in quantum. So when NIST was doing it, it was a relatively new model. Now you have great companies investing huge amounts of money. I think what you'll see is the CHIPS office in R&D will do a broad-based investment in American quantum companies in..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
GUTHRIE, BRETT "somewhere between there, I think, if I've got that correct, spent on Down Syndrome research maybe 20 years ago or so, and so all of us are working together, and my good friend Anna DeGatte was there, others were there last night, and it's over 400 million, I think, somewhere north of that number that's been with all of us all working together, and so many families are affected by it. It changes a family when they have it, as we heard the lady said 40 years ago, my whole life changed when my baby sister was born, but what she also said was it made her life so much richer that her baby sister..."
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE BROOKE ROLLINS "It just means they're reorganizing. But certainly, with the loss of markets, the cost of inputs, et cetera, there's no doubt that the farm economy is facing serious headwinds, and that's what we're all working together to solve. On the mitigation program, Senator, let me circle back to you. I want to make sure I fully understand what it was that we pulled back and what the utilization was, and then perhaps work together to think about how to solve for that. Let me answer that because it's an important question, and then if we have time, we'll talk about the diesel prices and other"
Hearing "Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest System"
house Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_04 "criminal prohibitions rule off the table, repealed, whether that's through this legislation, H.R. 6802 or another means, and just get back to the table. I think we can solve this problem in short order, actually. We love these guys. We like working together with them. We work very well together. But we can't sustain, you know, them usurping our authority"
CRS Report
Fishery Disaster Assistance
Report · Jan 31, 2025
Oceanic conditions, climate, human activities, and weather events can affect fishery resources and commercial infrastructure, such as boats, shoreside processing, and ports. Congress authorized the...
CRS Report
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP): Overview and Issues for Congress
Reports · Nov 4, 2024
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) aims to understand earthquake hazards and reduce earthquake risks in the United States. Portions of all 50 states, as well as U.S....
CRS Report
Intelligence Community Spending Trends
Reports · Sep 26, 2024
The intelligence budget, as considered separate and distinct from the defense budget, dates to reforms initiated in the 1970s to improve oversight and accountability of the intelligence community....
CRS Report
Adolescent Pregnancy: Federal Prevention Programs
Reports · Aug 22, 2024
Congress has supported adolescent pregnancy prevention efforts for many years. These programs aim to prevent adolescent pregnancy to avert associated public health, social, and economic challenges...
CRS Report
Social Security: Benefit Calculation Overview
InFocus · Jan 26, 2026
Background Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI), referred to on a combined basis as OASDI, are social insurance programs that protect workers and their family members...
Testimony SPEAKER_04
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"criminal prohibitions rule off the table, repealed, whether that's through this legislation, H.R. 6802 or another means, and just get back to the table. I think we can solve this problem in short order, actually. We love these guys. We like working together with them. We work very well together. But we can't sustain, you know, them usurping our authority"
Testimony THE HONORABLE DAVID FOGEL
More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State an...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"In country, at post, every day, it's a relatively small group. You have a handful of economic officers and you have one or two or three commercial officers, and they work together with the ambassador to advance American business interests. And, you know, sure, occasionally conflict or competition arises, but the overwhelming majority of cases, they work collaboratively together. So, you know, I don't see an issue,"
Testimony SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA
A New Beginning for Colombia
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"creeping up and gaining more territory in the Western Hemisphere? Those problems that every single country in Latin America has. We know that de la Spriga wants to be very close to the United States. What else can we do for him in order to achieve that goal, which is beneficial to everybody? What in particular should we work together in in order to help him become successful? Anything, two or three now, you have both members, the top members of this subcommittee for Latin America. We work..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"sophisticated than those networks because of mail. And so there are hundreds of pinch points where there can be problems. It goes back to what I said earlier. You can build a network, but you've got to learn how to operate the network. And I will tell you, we are not great at operating the network. We are not great at making sure that all three of our pieces that do delivery are joined together and working together. And you started to see progress. You started to see some very good progress in..."
Testimony LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"stole $1.3 million, Mr. Bergus, for Medicare and Medicaid. So it's $1.3 billion. I'm sorry, Rep. Owens. I used to always call you Bergus. We did work together. We worked on some bills But yeah, I'm sorry, it was 1.3, but you don't remember that"
CRS Report
The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations
Resources · Apr 4, 2024
Political and Economic Overview The five Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden—share deep historical, linguistic, and cultural ties and many political and economic...
CRS Report
SBA’s Rural Activities
InFocus · Dec 15, 2025
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) mission is to “aid, counsel, assist, and protect” the interests of small businesses. While SBA generally helps small businesses regardless of...
CRS Report
U.S.-Mexico Trade Relations
InFocus · May 18, 2026
The 119th Congress is engaged in a range of legislative and oversight activities related to trade policy toward Mexico, which in 2025 was the largest U.S. trading partner in total trade (exports plus...
Testimony OWENS, BURGESS
“Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"And it's going to come down to innovation from people like yourself, from our states. Our administration, the Department of Education, put together something called the CTO, Connecting Talent with Opportunity. It just came out in December. $15 million incentives for states to work together, to actually work with employers, employees, to work with states, colleges, to make sure we can have"
Testimony SEAN DUFFY
Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2026
"for unqualified foreign drivers to get behind the wheel of a truck. Those days are no more. We just saw an incident in California a couple days ago. I think it was yesterday. I think we all have to work together to have the right policy in place to make sure that our roads are safe. And what should that policy look like? I have my ideas on what we need to do together. We've worked with states to cancel 28,000 illegally issued licenses for unqualified foreign drivers. And we're holding some..."
Testimony COLE, TOM
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"They've been in the hearings, they've put together, so I just want to compliment the two of you. I've watched you develop a friendship and a relationship over your time together. You guys work together well. I look around this room, I know how well Chairman Calvert works with Betty McCollum, I know how well Mike Simpson works with Henry, I know how well Mr. Clyburn works with Womack, and that's been the basis of the success we"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
UNKNOWN "protection that a few states have. We are moving in the wrong direction, in my view, as a country and as a federal government, when it comes to animal protections, ecological protection, wildlife protection. And it is really important that we do everything possible to work together And it is really important that we do everything possible to work together to ensure that we create protections that work and that are good for all communities. It is advantageous to us as a species to do"
Hearing H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_22 "Thank you, Chairman, and to you and Ranking Member Smith for setting the structure and certainly the vision for directing this committee. And certainly to the longstanding bipartisan tradition of this subcommittee of which we are very hard and which we take great pride in that relationship starts with Chairman Whitman who sets the vision for the committee and we work together incredibly well to help and we work together incredibly well to help protect our country. The subcommittee continues our close oversight of many of the department's most expensive and complex programs, including Air..."
Hearing A New Beginning for Colombia
house Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE F. WEILAND "opportunities to ensure that Colombia takes over more of the financial responsibility for that program, but also perhaps grow the fleet, as I mentioned earlier. In the China space, you're absolutely right that China is a threat. Inside Colombia, we see that in the PRC-linked networks, finance networks. INL is in the process of deploying some forensic tools that would allow for money laundering to be better detected. We're also involved in developing tools that would allow for crypto seizures. Most recently, I'd point to INL working together with Colombia seizures. Most recently, I'd point to..."
Hearing “Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SESSIONS, PETE "larger body of people who were engaged in this, not just the Postal Service. We have people who were engaged outside of that, a tremendous commercial interest, tremendous interest of large companies in this country. And I have tended to believe that we need to work together, all of us, and that literally everybody, if we work together, could not only find achievement and success, but that would lead to financial integrity that is more in line with"
Hearing “Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jan 13, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MFUME, KWEISI "Which one do you want? So you continue to be for me. I appreciate that. I really do. do. And I want to thank you for working together to hold this hearing today. Obviously, I want And I wanna thank you for working together to thank the witnesses that are here before us, the members of this committee who have joined and will be joining. Although it's captured the news cycle with all sorts of attention in recent weeks, the problem of fraud and improper payments in the federal government programs has existed for many, many years, as we all know. It has bedeviled presidential administrations on..."
Hearing More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State and Commerce
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MOSKOWITZ, JARED "out a two-prong approach to achieving American AI dominance. First, prevent American AI from fueling China's military modernization through export controls. Second, promote global adaptation of American AI by making it as easy as possible for our partners, allies and emerging markets to securely build using our AI technologies. The American AI export program is the landmark initiative to deliver on the promoting prong of the strategy and I was proud to support the program's codification. The Foreign Commercial Service is the lead agency implementing the American AI export program around the..."
Hearing “Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI "Well, when local governments, of course, do not cooperate with us, and that's where criminals flee in jurisdictions where they know they will be protected by local governments. And this is all about working together. And we have shown that in what we did in D.C., what we're doing in Memphis, working together with Democrat mayors in these cities right here in D.C. Yes. So, so far, of course, we've been working in Washington, D.C., right here, to do everything we can, working hand in hand with the mayor, with Metro PD, to keep everyone safe in D.C. And it's been a tremendous effort. And now..."
Hearing Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beijing and Beyond
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SUOZZI, THOMAS R. "Do you, as the Republican witness, support the idea of Mr. Weissman's idea of supporting the Disclose Act? I do don't we get Democrats and Republicans to work together to save America against our foreign adversaries that are trying to destroy our country, utilizing our diversity, and start working together to actually solve these problems and stop making this about, you guys are no good. No, you guys are no"
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SESSIONS, PETE "The gentleman yields back his time. Thank you. And I will very succinctly tell the gentleman, and he's heard me say this many times, I believe us working together can accomplish this. And I'm talking about the Postal Service, I'm talking about some of their vendors and people back and forth. I think the system is better when it works together. I think the system is better when it views each other as complementary to that system. I think that there are people that do certain things out of their own either best interest, or that's the way their route, and so to speak, went, that there are..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
JOYCE, DAVID P. "265 executive orders, 59 memoranda, and 153 proclamations have been signed by President. OMB plays a critical role in each one of these decisions. However, we need to work together to ensure that federal funds are being used as Congress intended, even if the administration doesn't agree with the intent of certain programs. This is why the President's budget remains so important. It is a guide to help Congress understand agency priorities and how the legislative and executive branch can work together to deploy the resources necessary to execute on those priorities. For fiscal year 2027, OMB is..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_02 "And I would ask your staff, talk to the people in BOEM and BSEC. They're excited about getting back together, working together, and doing a great job. When we cut places that just do business"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SEAN DUFFY "for unqualified foreign drivers to get behind the wheel of a truck. Those days are no more. We just saw an incident in California a couple days ago. I think it was yesterday. I think we all have to work together to have the right policy in place to make sure that our roads are safe. And what should that policy look like? I have my ideas on what we need to do together. We've worked with states to cancel 28,000 illegally issued licenses for unqualified foreign drivers. And we're holding some states that aren't cooperating accountable. We all need to follow the same rules. We've also knocked..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill
house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
COLE, TOM "They've been in the hearings, they've put together, so I just want to compliment the two of you. I've watched you develop a friendship and a relationship over your time together. You guys work together well. I look around this room, I know how well Chairman Calvert works with Betty McCollum, I know how well Mike Simpson works with Henry, I know how well Mr. Clyburn works with Womack, and that's been the basis of the success we"
Hearing Protecting American Interests in a Convergent Global Threat Environment
house Armed Services Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WILSON, JOE "It began on February 24, 2022, with the invasion by war criminal Putin into Ukraine. And October 7, the regime in Tehran invading Israel. And then I'm really grateful with your work with the American Enterprise Institute to put together, indeed, the conversions of where the dictatorships of war criminal Putin, regime in Tehran, the Chinese Communist Party, working together with North Korea. Indeed, what a threat this is to world peace and security. So I want to thank you for what you've"
Hearing Hearings to examine how the BLM land use planning process under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) affects permitting for energy,...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
LEE, MIKE "from there. Each of you will have five minutes. As we do so, I want to briefly introduce Attorney General Brown. Derek and I have known each other most of our lives, now going back 30 plus years ever since college. We've worked together on four or five separate occasions, working the same location. He's been a member of my team in the past. We practice at the same law firm and he and his wife, Emily, are good friends of ours. So I welcome our state's esteemed Attorney General, the Honorable Derek Brown. Mr. Brown, you may proceed. Thank you. I appreciate that."
Hearing “Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Apr 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SESSIONS, PETE "that we believe this is not a blue versus red state, but rather things that we can accomplish by working together, and so I want to thank the gentleman who has a strong record of not only working for that benefit, but today, once again, we're highlighting some successes that can be made by states that they have in contact, and we will continue to do that, and I thank the gentleman very much. We now yield to the distinguished gentleman, the Chairman of the Rules Committee, Ms."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
DELAURO, ROSA L. "I support the courageous men and women who serve our country in uniform, and I understand the need to make investments accordingly. But we need not cut non-defense programs that lower costs and help families afford basic necessities like groceries, housing, child care, and health care. care. We ought to work together to provide relief for American families. That is what I intend to do as we continue our work on this committee. In the meantime, I oppose the bill under consideration as it abandons a key U.S. ally in their fight for independence from Russian aggression. It emboldens this..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE HOWARD LUTNICK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Just one quick point on that. The countervailing duties are through the Court of International Trade, so they're not really set by the Department of Commerce. We will do work on those topics, but these are not the kind of tariffs that are set. They're set by a court and there's a different process. So I just wanted to point that out, but we're on side with it, okay? our travel and tourism industry? One of the hallmarks of the Trump administration is our ability to work together across..."
Testimony KLOBUCHAR, AMY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"work cooperatively with state and local. And we also know that they've worked together on the important work going on in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota with regard to fraud and the ongoing fraud investigation. And I know we have your commitment to continue giving resources for that"
Testimony HORSFORD, STEVEN
Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"These are the minimum to get my support for this package, but there are still more changes that must be done to get this policy right, and several of you have identified some today. As the chairman has said, we are not—we are on the one yard line, and if we want to meaningfully do this together, we have to work together to accomplish that. But let me start with validation"
Testimony SPEAKER_37
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"investments in rural roads, small community transit, and the freight corridors that connect America's heartland and the global markets. HRA 8870 is a bill we can all be proud of, one that I believe will stand alongside other great infrastructure achievements of the last century and serve as a foundation for the next century. And I want to thank everyone for being here and for all your contributions and hard work that pulled this bill together. I especially want to thank Rick again for the..."
Testimony HASSAN, MARGARET WOOD
An oversight hearing.
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Feb 12, 2026
"These things all have to work together, or you lose the trust of your citizens. And all across our country, and in my state of New Hampshire, law enforcement and communities work together in this way to work to be safe. So having lived this experience, what do you see as some of the repercussions of this loss of trust, and what can we do to rebuild"
Testimony SPEAKER_21
H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital ...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026
"Instead, Republicans use this to add nearly $100 billion to the debt and deficit of this country to fund the most unpopular war in American history. But back to the original comments by the chairman about working together, we do want to work on things that I think are broadly popular. During the Budget Committee"
Testimony JACKSON, JONATHAN L.
Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnersh...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And it all comes back to not being able to watch nations enjoy a soccer match together. If we can't play together, how are we gonna work together? How are we going to invest"
Testimony SPEAKER_13
Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"DHS has done a phenomenal job, and keep in mind, we're shut down through the majority of this, trying to stand this up. We have 78 Super Bowls in 11 cities in 38 days. Plus, we're assisting 13 games in Monterey, Mexico, and Mexico City. So, we've been spread thin. We couldn't do it without our private partnership and public partnership in our state. This hopefully can show that DHS, with CBP, with ICE, with TSA, with the FBI, we can work together and have a good working relationship. We were..."
Testimony CHRIS ROCHELEAU
Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"I do commit to getting you the kind of the status on both of those issues. I would start by saying understand the importance of this. As you mentioned, there are certainly those vendors out there that have subs and that's how they conduct this. I know that both our disadvantaged business office as well as our airports office work together in executing these plans, working with airports, working with associations that support these as well. With respect to what we are doing as it relates to..."
Testimony WILSON, JOE
Protecting American Interests in a Convergent Global Threat Environmen...
house Armed Services Committee · Feb 12, 2025
"It began on February 24, 2022, with the invasion by war criminal Putin into Ukraine. And October 7, the regime in Tehran invading Israel. And then I'm really grateful with your work with the American Enterprise Institute to put together, indeed, the conversions of where the dictatorships of war criminal Putin, regime in Tehran, the Chinese Communist Party, working together with North Korea. Indeed, what a threat this is to world peace and security. So I want to thank you for what you've"
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"So to that end, I just want to let you know that PACE Act is, again, in response to President Trump's executive order, and when you know that the U.S. is the only G7 country that does not have a system that allows fintech or non-banks direct access to traditional payment networks, I think it's really important that we work together, and I do want to work with you on this issue of a master account access and the PACE Act, so I hope we can take the time, and I hope that you and your team, now..."
Testimony MR. MARK CRUZ
Hearings to examine the nomination of Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Dire...
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Our OGC has looked at this sideways, up and down, tried to get there and get creative. We just can't. So we're going to have to work together, and I look forward to working with you and your team on that. To do so, just a couple of observations really quick. You have the contract support costs and 105L matters that you always have to be aware of when it comes to 638 land, but also the staffing that goes behind"
Testimony THE HONORABLE MICHELLE BOWMAN
Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"we work closely with them to ensure that they're adopting innovation in a safe and sound manner, but that we're working together with them as we're working to develop our Genius Act responsibilities and introduce our frameworks. I don't have anything for you on that right now, but I'd be happy to talk to the Kansas State"
Testimony SPEAKER_05
“Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"So that would be one priority. I would say to help the nation re-industrialize, I think manufacturing, food supply, as I mentioned, these are core priorities of the administration. So those would be priorities to the extent we can encourage the resource partners to provide those kind of services. responsibilities? Congressman, thank you for the question. Yes. Yes, we do. And yes, as I've said, what we're trying to do is have like functions work together. So our program managers who are working..."
Testimony LEE, MIKE
Hearings to examine how the BLM land use planning process under the Fe...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"from there. Each of you will have five minutes. As we do so, I want to briefly introduce Attorney General Brown. Derek and I have known each other most of our lives, now going back 30 plus years ever since college. We've worked together on four or five separate occasions, working the same location. He's been a member of my team in the past. We practice at the same law firm and he and his wife, Emily, are good friends of ours. So I welcome our state's esteemed Attorney General, the Honorable..."
Testimony SEAN DUFFY
Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2026
"Is there a way we could expand the money that this body gives to have a public-private partnership where we bring in private capital to truly expand and give us more parking across the country on our freeways and interstates? Well, OST is putting out the NOFO, and we worked with all the modes, and we'll together work through the best applications. There's"
Testimony COSTA, JIM
"Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"such tactics that I don't think help the process. We need a deal. We must get a deal, and it must be trilateral and enforceable and dependable. Farmers need certainty in our marketplace and not chaos. Mr. Polla, we have worked together for many years. I appreciate your good work with Western growers and the special crops I talked about. It is the heart of agriculture not only in my district but in California, where growers compete every day in the North American market. Can you share a bit..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE ANDREA TRAVNICEK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"So in order to make those dollars go farther, right, it's working with the different partners, the different states, the different districts. So it's going to take all of us working together to make sure that we can, you know, work towards Thank you, Senator Merkley, for the"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities i...
senate Armed Services Committee · Apr 27, 2026
"Another integration is systems integration, more of the technical integration piece. My chief engineer at the Missile Defense Agency is work shoulder to shoulder with General Gutlein's chief engineer, and they really make sure that technically, the technical integration, the requirements, the interfaces, and the management of those interfaces are tied together seamlessly so that when the kit arrives, it all works together as a single weapon system. And then we're building below that as well...."
Testimony JOYCE, DAVID P.
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"federal agencies, including the Executive Office of the President, set up their budget requests for fiscal year 2026. OMB is requesting $146.1 million for the next fiscal year, a 13.3 percent increase above its FY 2025 enacted level. I look forward to discussing OMB's FY 2026 requests with you today, Director, and how we can work together to ensure agencies have the resources they need to work on our priorities for our constituents and the public at large. I now recognize the Ranking Member for..."
Testimony DR. MARA E. KARLIN
Protecting American Interests in a Convergent Global Threat Environmen...
house Armed Services Committee · Feb 12, 2025
"As you noted, Australia is putting huge amounts of resources into its military, transforming it, frankly, in line with the vision that the United States has. If you're wondering how effective AUKUS is, I would just note that China hates it. So that's a really nice piece of criteria for us to judge it by, particularly because it is bringing together a close European ally and a close Asian ally to work together in terms of how we're using our militaries, practicing that use, and potentially, if..."
Testimony LUJÁN, BEN RAY
Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"space in a regulatory role and it's going to be critically important. We cannot get this wrong in the United States of America. We cannot allow crooks to get away with things. We cannot allow terrorists to get away with stuff either and I certainly hope that we can work together in a strong bipartisan way make this happen. I appreciate the work of the chairman and my colleague here to my to my my seatmate I'll say Senator Booker with what they've already put together here I look forward to..."
Testimony SUOZZI, THOMAS R.
Foreign Influence in American Non-profits: Unmasking Threats from Beij...
house Ways and Means Committee · Feb 10, 2026
"So we have got to recognize this is not Democrats versus Republicans. This is America, the United States of America, against our foreign adversaries that are trying to get us to divide each other. And we need people like yourselves to work together across party lines, the same as we need in our committee to work across party lines, to work to defeat our foreign adversaries that are using our freedom, that are using our social media, that are using our not-for-profits to try and divide us in our..."
Testimony GUTHRIE, BRETT
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"American-based automotive supply chain is also a core national security issue, which is why we included a bipartisan ban on Chinese vehicles in this bill. The Chinese Communist Party has made clear that their government will use every tool at their disposal to surveil, influence, and manipulate Americans for their own gain. Our bipartisan approach today is to support a vibrant automotive industry, enhance safety, and repel the threats coming from our adversaries in Beijing. This package makes..."
Testimony STUART G. NASH
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"I'm also joined by two of my work colleagues at Holland and Knight, Bill Gould and John Brownlee. We started together in the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. in 1997 and have worked together on and off ever since, and I also have family friends, Mike Flanagan and Jocelyn Dyer with me today. Well, thank you,"
Testimony DEGETTE, DIANA
Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversig...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"close the so-called grass loophole that allows companies to allow substances to food without FDA approval, and get toxic chemicals out of the domestic food supply. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, when Secretary Kennedy was scheduled to come and testify before our committee, his staff asked me, is there nothing we can work together on? And I said, I do think there's something we can work on, and it's food safety and health. You won't hear me say it very often, but Secretary Kennedy was right..."
Testimony BARRASSO, JOHN
Hearings to examine maritime security in Africa, focusing on assessing...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"love-ian type of capabilities. How significant is the collaboration that we see between Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, whether it's for nuclear, whether it's for strategic missiles, or even drone capabilities? What do you see black box in my view. Sanctions, working, not working, working together, they all get an opportunity to try to evade sanctions? They absolutely work to enforcement. In terms of China's AI capabilities, and we see them making advances there, is our intelligence and our..."
Testimony BARRASSO, JOHN
Hearings to examine arms race.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"love-ian type of capabilities. How significant is the collaboration that we see between Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, whether it's for nuclear, whether it's for strategic missiles, or even drone capabilities? What do you see black box in my view. Sanctions, working, not working, working together, they all get an opportunity to try to evade sanctions? They absolutely work to enforcement. In terms of China's AI capabilities, and we see them making advances there, is our intelligence and our..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE BROOKE ROLLINS
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"It's one of the reasons that we basically doubled, maybe even more than doubled the original plan. And as we have made clear, this is hopefully we can lean on Congress to step into these gaps that USDA sort of bubble gumming and duct taping some of these programs together is very difficult on the bottom line. So we'll look forward to working together, but yes, of course, we're always open to that sort of feedback."
Testimony FRANKEL, LOIS
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Now the good news is this. I'm not going to ask for a vote because we have a real dentist who's in charge of this And I talk to him, I trust him that we can work together to try to go through a process that we can make sure that we work with the authorizing committee and administration to make sure that we're getting good information for our future health. So with that, I thank you for letting me rant and rave and Mr. Simpson, I really do look forward to working with you. And I withdraw the..."
Testimony MALOY, CELESTE
• H.R. 726 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendme...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"and at the request of the minority strikes all reference to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act or CERCLA which Mr. Amadei's team has agreed to. The amendment text has been shared with the stakeholders and this bill has received no objections and finally since I still have some time remaining Mr. Chairman I want to take the opportunity to quickly recognize Mr. Amadei who's retiring after 15 years of service to the people of Nevada's 2nd District. He's been a..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
Hearings to examine 250 years of Main Street, focusing on retail to re...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"And so that's a real challenge for communities like us in rural Iowa. Finding a solution for that is something that we as a city, we took that over, but it's very, very expensive for us to do that. And so those are, I think, solutions that we should try to work together from our government to our state government to our federal government to try to work out some way that we can get better response times and take care of the people that live out in our rural"
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“An Update on DoD’s Struggling Background Check System”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"Well, we've got good people, but we've got a systems problem. What the heck are we doing to work together to say we're going to update this one thing, which is material to the work that's got to be done? I don't want something out there done. I want something in here. I've unfortunately been around enough in life where I have had to wait on computer systems, but we understood when that was going to"
Testimony SALINAS, ANDREA
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"can prevent and combat wildfires without irreparably damaging the habitat and ecosystems we rely on to survive or harming the private and industrial forests intended for harvest. Partnerships are imperative to the success of active forest management. Tribes, states, local governments, universities, and private landowners all bring unique tools and expertise. Programs like Good Neighbor Authority, Service First Agreements, and Shared Stewardship show what's possible when we do work together...."
Testimony GREG SHEEHAN
Hearings to examine how the BLM land use planning process under the Fe...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"Senator Heinrich mentioned, you know, migratory corridors and things. We've learned a lot, even in the last ten years, about wildlife, and wildlife are struggling. Mule deer populations are down roughly 60% since the 1960s, and they continue to decline across the West. So we care about that, and I think, you know, as we undergo planning and we work together with states and listen and coordinate with state fish and game agencies and do our planning work that we take those factors into..."
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackl...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"We had the state examiner's office. We had everybody out on that crime scene working hand-in-hand investigating that crime because everyone may have a piece in it at some point because they didn't know if the victim was native, non-native, or the suspect was native or non-native, so everybody worked together to make sure that there was no jurisdictional gaps. That's how it's supposed to work, but we still have issues in many places in the country where somebody don't want somebody because they..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Business meeting to consider S.1782, to prohibit discrimination on the...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"poison pill amendments to consider. We have other bills that Republicans and Democrat members have identified as priorities that I wish to mark up in July as I said. But if we can't get through this markup productively we're not going to be able to have that markup. There is a consequence for not having regular order. I'll remind my colleagues briefly of remarks from Senator, the late Mike Enzi was loved. I gotta admit of all of us if we're all loved like Mike Enzi was loved, we'll have a..."
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Ru...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Apr 15, 2026
"that we believe this is not a blue versus red state, but rather things that we can accomplish by working together, and so I want to thank the gentleman who has a strong record of not only working for that benefit, but today, once again, we're highlighting some successes that can be made by states that they have in contact, and we will continue to do that, and I thank the gentleman very much. We now yield to the distinguished gentleman, the Chairman of the Rules Committee, Ms."
Testimony SMITH, ADAM
Organizational Meeting for the 119th Congress
house Armed Services Committee · Jan 15, 2025
"every year, 64 consecutive years. And it's never easy, by the way. It always seems like you get done, you always get done, sure. But it is always a very, very difficult process. But the reason it survives is because I believe of the culture that has been built on this committee, certainly by Chairman Rogers, but also, I think, by a long succession of chairs and ranking members, many of whom are reflected on the walls behind us here, that made sure that everybody on the committee, no matter how..."
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"I support the courageous men and women who serve our country in uniform, and I understand the need to make investments accordingly. But we need not cut non-defense programs that lower costs and help families afford basic necessities like groceries, housing, child care, and health care. care. We ought to work together to provide relief for American families. That is what I intend to do as we continue our work on this committee. In the meantime, I oppose the bill under consideration as it..."
Testimony DAINES, STEVE
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"I also want to thank Senator Murkowski and her staff. Secretary Burgum and his staff, I can't tell you how many text messages I have on my phone right now in the last 72 hours with the Secretary, working together with the administration to get to this point here today and this morning. I know their teams work all night with many of the staff that are sitting behind us here on this dais today. I look forward to working with Chairman"
Testimony DAINES, STEVE
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"I also want to thank Senator Murkowski and her staff. Secretary Burgum and his staff, I can't tell you how many text messages I have on my phone right now in the last 72 hours with the Secretary, working together with the administration to get to this point here today and this morning. I know their teams work all night with many of the staff that are sitting behind us here on this dais today. I look forward to working with Chairman"
Testimony KAINE, TIM
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, t...
senate Budget Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I mean, should it be any different? We have political disagreements, but this is a family in a lot of ways. I mean, these six year terms and then we're together. It's not like every two years in the House where everybody so many change out. We really work together and it becomes a little bit like a family and disagreements within family on politics and all kinds of things are so normal and we accept that. Why can't that be accepted so easily in politics? And I do really, I'm just thankful that..."
Testimony SPEAKER_37
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"don't we just look like what's best for America? You know what? I appreciate that. So we'll get with you on that. Because I have two friends in the Senate right now that represent Pennsylvania. They are sometimes what have been described as polar opposites. They're not. So between Senator Fetterman and Senator McCormick, we have two people in the Senate now working together to do the best things that they can do for the state they represent and the nation that they work for. I think if we could..."
Testimony COLE, TOM
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"two of you can sit down and make the real decisions that affect this bill, and we can advance it hopefully in a bipartisan way, which I know my friend, the ranking member of the full committee, tries to do too, and that's why we got 11 out of 12 across. We got all 12 across here, and we knew you had some things you had to worry about on your side on the 12th bill, and we tried to make accommodations for that to allow you to do that, and the thing I'll commit to you is we'll do it, but we won't..."
Testimony MR. JED HANSEN
Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan's Veterans and Se...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jun 12, 2026
"program is designed to raise awareness for all those supporting veterans in rural areas. Taken together, Nebraska's plan reflects a broader lesson. Improving access requires more than technology alone. It requires technology, provider capacity, and outreach working together to ensure veterans can successfully access both healthcare services and benefits. Our experience with EPS and other statewide healthcare modernization initiatives suggests that technology adoption is most successful when..."
Testimony SIMPSON, MICHAEL K.
Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Rela...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 5, 2026
"It's a perfect bill when you wrote it, I know. But they worked together marvelously trying to get together a bill, and they did it every year that they were chairman and ranking member. And I know that you're working on that same goal, and you were able to come up with a bill last year that could be agreed upon, and I know we'll end up that way this year, too. So I think that you and the staff have done a wonderful job on this bill, trying to address the issues of concern of members of the..."
Testimony NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES
“Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Ru...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Apr 15, 2026
"how do these firings harm people who need government assistance the most? effectively. Thank you. We must work together to ensure that inspector general offices are not only staffed but also fully funded. We cannot expect these offices to do the work we need them to do when we do not give them the proper resources. I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting full funding for inspector general offices to ensure that federal assistance goes to..."
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Thank you. Thank you for your work together in bringing forward this bill today. I want to say a thank you at the outset to the subcommittee staff for their work on this bill. Thank you for your hard work on this"
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Markup of H.R. 9250 (Rep. Westerman), “Great American Outdoors Act 250...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"We specifically allow tourists to self-identify at the gates rather than mandating ID checks in this legislation. There are also critical changes that reflect the bipartisan nature of this bill, something that the Committee and the whole country needs as we get ready to celebrate our 250th birthday. I'm glad Chairman Westerman and I could work together not only on the underlying proposal and the idea of continuing to care for our parks and public lands, but also to work with our Senate..."
Testimony SPEAKER_42
"For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. R...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Over the past 16 months, we've worked nonstop to reverse this trajectory for American ag, but such a seismic reroute cannot happen overnight. I hope we will continue to work together, and I'm so grateful for many members of this committee on the other side of the aisle who have been wonderful to work with in the last year and very grateful for their partnership as they fight for their farmers in their home districts. President Trump and congressional Republicans delivered historic wins for..."
Testimony BICE, STEPHANIE I.
Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, "“Oversight ...
house Committee on House Administration · Jun 3, 2026
"Thank you. I appreciate all you've done for this institution and certainly for the campus and our collaboration and working together on making sure that we're doing what we can to improve the People's House. So thank you and your team for your hard work. And with that, Mr. Chairman, I"
Testimony SPEAKER_20
H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
house Armed Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"minority staff, Michael Herman and Wendell White, and of course my personal office staff, Kevin, Sameh, and Dustin, and the rest of the committee staff for their hard work and support. On a personal note, Chairman Bacon, I especially want to thank you. This is your final NDAA markup, and while we still have many months to work together, the bipartisanship evident in this package is a testament to how you have conducted yourself as chairman of the subcommittee. It has been a pleasure to work..."
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Hearings to examine federal boxing laws.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"And that's no issue for us. Senator Rosen. Number one, in terms of working together to try to get the same bipartisan support that we had in the House, of course, we want to hear any and all ideas that can work. In terms of sponsorship dollars, there was a comment made about the fighters wouldn't see the"
Testimony SESSIONS, PETE
“Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Preve...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jan 13, 2026
"And Mr. Jack, Congressman Jack had it right, but we also did it together. We did that together, and I think that if we view the assets and resources like of the organizations that are here today and really take them at their word and work with them, you and I work together, this subcommittee, I think, can really make a difference. And perhaps we need to involve the other body a little bit more, but I think that we've been successful in putting things in must pass pieces of legislation that..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE PAMELA BONDI
“Oversight of the Department of Justice”
house Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Congressman, I have not yet seen that commercial, that ad. I would argue that we need strong people in both local law enforcement, state law enforcement, and all of our federal agencies working together. I've seen some of the worst of the worst violent criminals, violent criminals, who were in this country illegally. We both know that. And in Memphis, working hand-in-hand, I want to stick with Memphis and your mayor, and what you discussed, because there have been nearly 6,000 arrests as of..."
Testimony VASQUEZ, GABE
"Reviewing Partnerships to Enhance Management of the National Forest S...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"And I think in this committee and in Congress as a whole, we have to look at solutions for permanent reauthorization and appropriation so that your counties don't have to go through this every year. And that's the same message that I've been hearing from my county commissioners back home. They still have to pass budgets. They still have to hire deputies, keep roads maintained, support their schools, and they can't put those responsibilities on hold while they wait for Washington to get its act..."
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"They were arbitrarily divided some years ago. They often are co-located in the same places, work together. We believe that we can, on both safety and on regulations, improve the efficiency of how we deliver that, and the people in both these organizations are excited about the opportunity to work as one again. We've kept the revenue portion out, which was part of the criticism from when these originally separated, because there was a concern that somehow where the revenue was being accounted..."
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents O...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"However, such an amendment needs to be narrowly tailored to achieve that goal, and I would oppose this bill as it's overbroad. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just very briefly, I just wanted to thank the gentlelady from Georgia, Mrs. McBath and the gentleman from Utah, Mr. Owens, for their work together on this bill. They made significant improvements on the original bill, including converting the bill's grant program into a five-year pilot, adding substantive program evaluations, standardizing..."
Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.
“Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the...
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"department is deeply personal for me. Twenty-five years later, its purpose is essential as ever. Putting the fragmented pieces together under a single entity was the primary objective in creating the Department of Homeland Security. The department exists to ensure that all agencies and personnel entrusted with protecting the lives of the American people are working together to accomplish their interconnected missions to protect, defend, and secure the homeland. Democrats have argued to throw..."
Testimony FETTERMAN, JOHN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, t...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"You know, the first time I met, it was you and your wife behind you when I was here at the orientation here in the Senate. And even before you got the call for the big job, you know, we were even discussing about getting together and having dinner as family. So that's an ongoing relationship because that's also part of the fact here in this in this town, you've got to get along and find a way to work together. And now we have to come at it and just let things go in the past for that. Finding a..."
Testimony BOOZMAN, JOHN
An oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Producers continue to face high input costs, rising labor expenses, elevated interest rates, and market uncertainty. It is necessary that we work together to create an environment where agriculture can thrive and where the next generation sees farming, ranching, and forestry as viable and a rewarding career. One way we have delivered our commitment to producers is through the working families tax cuts. The President signed into law historic investments to farm country one year ago, providing..."
Hearing Hearings to examine FAA's plan for ATC modernization, focusing on evaluating progress, ensuring accountability and results.
senate Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation · Dec 17, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "I have questions about USF. I was proud back in May of 2023 with Leader Thune to introduce the framework around the bipartisan bicameral working group, and I certainly hope that the word that was given to Senator Fischer to work together, that we just commit to do this one together and that we all work together to get this done. It's too important not to get right, so I appreciate the time"
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 17, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "I have questions about USF. I was proud back in May of 2023 with Leader Thune to introduce the framework around the bipartisan bicameral working group, and I certainly hope that the word that was given to Senator Fischer to work together, that we just commit to do this one together and that we all work together to get this done. It's too important not to get right, so I appreciate the time"
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "I want to see 187 billion dollars put back in the program. That's where I start. Let's work together. Everyone tells me, you know, you need to find a way to compromise and work together. This is one way to do"
Hearing Latin America After the Fall of Maduro
house Western Hemisphere Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE MICHAEL KOZAK "I had just in the last two weeks had a delegation down from Canada. We work together on a lot of the problems in the region, so the relationship is there's still a lot there that we work together. The concern about defense spending, though, both in Canada and Mexico, is a real"
Hearing Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
WARNER, MARK R. "Inflation's still too high. How you predict the President's chaotic foreign policy wars in the Middle East, I'm going to come to an AI question, but let me be clear, as I said to you yesterday, I didn't vote for you, but we're going to find a lot of common ground to work together. I am going to hold you, and I've been appreciative of your comments about inflation, about the Fed's independence, but I think there are many, many common areas we can work together on and look forward to that. I want to hit, you know, and one of the things that most impressed me in our first meeting was your..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
MCCLAIN DELANEY, APRIL "I'm proud to represent the expert researchers, technicians, and staff at NIST's Gaithersburg office, and I've met with the experts who would be asked to build this program and believe that robust funding is essential to ensure that this bill lives up to what we're promising today, real enduring standards. I appreciate the partnership with the majority as we prepare to mark up this bill and look forward to working together to ensure that the NIST workforce in Gaithersburg has the resources required to stand up the lab. But as there is still debate, as was just referenced, as to current funding..."
Hearing Legislative Hearing on: • H.R. 7332 (Rep. Matsui), “Whale CHARTS Act of 2026” • H.R. 7466 (Rep. Jackson of TX), “SAFE CATTLE Act” • H.R. 8876...
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "That's right, and there are, so this act, some of the regimes that we have or the mechanisms to work together haven't been updated in many years and that your legislation does that. It expands the aquatic nuisance species task force so that we have more people working together, more capabilities of coordinating, and the more you can coordinate, the more able you are to take the early action that you need to potentially stop an invasive species and its spread, and I think that's very important that we identify the vulnerable ecosystems, that we work together to know when the species might be..."
Hearing H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 7726 – Stop Child Care...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript
LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA "stole $1.3 million, Mr. Bergus, for Medicare and Medicaid. So it's $1.3 billion. I'm sorry, Rep. Owens. I used to always call you Bergus. We did work together. We worked on some bills But yeah, I'm sorry, it was 1.3, but you don't remember that"
Hearing “Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy”
house Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
OWENS, BURGESS "And it's going to come down to innovation from people like yourself, from our states. Our administration, the Department of Education, put together something called the CTO, Connecting Talent with Opportunity. It just came out in December. $15 million incentives for states to work together, to actually work with employers, employees, to work with states, colleges, to make sure we can have"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
KLOBUCHAR, AMY "work cooperatively with state and local. And we also know that they've worked together on the important work going on in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota with regard to fraud and the ongoing fraud investigation. And I know we have your commitment to continue giving resources for that"
Hearing Full Committee Legislative Hearing on Digital Asset Taxation
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
HORSFORD, STEVEN "These are the minimum to get my support for this package, but there are still more changes that must be done to get this policy right, and several of you have identified some today. As the chairman has said, we are not—we are on the one yard line, and if we want to meaningfully do this together, we have to work together to accomplish that. But let me start with validation"
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
SPEAKER_37 "investments in rural roads, small community transit, and the freight corridors that connect America's heartland and the global markets. HRA 8870 is a bill we can all be proud of, one that I believe will stand alongside other great infrastructure achievements of the last century and serve as a foundation for the next century. And I want to thank everyone for being here and for all your contributions and hard work that pulled this bill together. I especially want to thank Rick again for the continued partnership that we have not only in this bill but obviously other pieces of legislation that..."
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
SPEAKER_21 "Instead, Republicans use this to add nearly $100 billion to the debt and deficit of this country to fund the most unpopular war in American history. But back to the original comments by the chairman about working together, we do want to work on things that I think are broadly popular. During the Budget Committee"
Hearing Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
JACKSON, JONATHAN L. "And it all comes back to not being able to watch nations enjoy a soccer match together. If we can't play together, how are we gonna work together? How are we going to invest"
Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Homeland Security
house Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_13 "DHS has done a phenomenal job, and keep in mind, we're shut down through the majority of this, trying to stand this up. We have 78 Super Bowls in 11 cities in 38 days. Plus, we're assisting 13 games in Monterey, Mexico, and Mexico City. So, we've been spread thin. We couldn't do it without our private partnership and public partnership in our state. This hopefully can show that DHS, with CBP, with ICE, with TSA, with the FBI, we can work together and have a good working relationship. We were looking all together for enforcing laws and making sure that we're safe. enforcing laws and making..."
Hearing Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript
CHRIS ROCHELEAU "I do commit to getting you the kind of the status on both of those issues. I would start by saying understand the importance of this. As you mentioned, there are certainly those vendors out there that have subs and that's how they conduct this. I know that both our disadvantaged business office as well as our airports office work together in executing these plans, working with airports, working with associations that support these as well. With respect to what we are doing as it relates to today's activities, I will take the idea you to get back and come in and give briefing to you and your..."
Hearing The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, YOUNG "So to that end, I just want to let you know that PACE Act is, again, in response to President Trump's executive order, and when you know that the U.S. is the only G7 country that does not have a system that allows fintech or non-banks direct access to traditional payment networks, I think it's really important that we work together, and I do want to work with you on this issue of a master account access and the PACE Act, so I hope we can take the time, and I hope that you and your team, now that you are in office, to review it, and we hope to get your technical assistance on the PACE Act from..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Mark Cruz, of Oregon, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
senate Indian Affairs Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
MR. MARK CRUZ "Our OGC has looked at this sideways, up and down, tried to get there and get creative. We just can't. So we're going to have to work together, and I look forward to working with you and your team on that. To do so, just a couple of observations really quick. You have the contract support costs and 105L matters that you always have to be aware of when it comes to 638 land, but also the staffing that goes behind"
Hearing Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE MICHELLE BOWMAN "we work closely with them to ensure that they're adopting innovation in a safe and sound manner, but that we're working together with them as we're working to develop our Genius Act responsibilities and introduce our frameworks. I don't have anything for you on that right now, but I'd be happy to talk to the Kansas State"
Hearing “Oversight of SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development.”
house Small Business Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_05 "So that would be one priority. I would say to help the nation re-industrialize, I think manufacturing, food supply, as I mentioned, these are core priorities of the administration. So those would be priorities to the extent we can encourage the resource partners to provide those kind of services. responsibilities? Congressman, thank you for the question. Yes. Yes, we do. And yes, as I've said, what we're trying to do is have like functions work together. So our program managers who are working on SBDC program, for example, can bring their insights and their tools and techniques and their..."
Hearing "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
COSTA, JIM "such tactics that I don't think help the process. We need a deal. We must get a deal, and it must be trilateral and enforceable and dependable. Farmers need certainty in our marketplace and not chaos. Mr. Polla, we have worked together for many years. I appreciate your good work with Western growers and the special crops I talked about. It is the heart of agriculture not only in my district but in California, where growers compete every day in the North American market. Can you share a bit about the Perishable Ag Commodities Act and why it is important for our industry and why it should be a..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of...
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE ANDREA TRAVNICEK "So in order to make those dollars go farther, right, it's working with the different partners, the different states, the different districts. So it's going to take all of us working together to make sure that we can, you know, work towards Thank you, Senator Merkley, for the"
Hearing Hearings to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the...
senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee · Apr 27, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_02 "Another integration is systems integration, more of the technical integration piece. My chief engineer at the Missile Defense Agency is work shoulder to shoulder with General Gutlein's chief engineer, and they really make sure that technically, the technical integration, the requirements, the interfaces, and the management of those interfaces are tied together seamlessly so that when the kit arrives, it all works together as a single weapon system. And then we're building below that as well. How do we integrate with operations? How do we integrate with the warfighter interagency and the like?..."
Hearing Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript
JOYCE, DAVID P. "federal agencies, including the Executive Office of the President, set up their budget requests for fiscal year 2026. OMB is requesting $146.1 million for the next fiscal year, a 13.3 percent increase above its FY 2025 enacted level. I look forward to discussing OMB's FY 2026 requests with you today, Director, and how we can work together to ensure agencies have the resources they need to work on our priorities for our constituents and the public at large. I now recognize the Ranking Member for his opening statement. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. Hoyer. I now recognize the ranking..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
LUJÁN, BEN RAY "space in a regulatory role and it's going to be critically important. We cannot get this wrong in the United States of America. We cannot allow crooks to get away with things. We cannot allow terrorists to get away with stuff either and I certainly hope that we can work together in a strong bipartisan way make this happen. I appreciate the work of the chairman and my colleague here to my to my my seatmate I'll say Senator Booker with what they've already put together here I look forward to seeing more of that good work but just stay strong"
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
STUART G. NASH "I'm also joined by two of my work colleagues at Holland and Knight, Bill Gould and John Brownlee. We started together in the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. in 1997 and have worked together on and off ever since, and I also have family friends, Mike Flanagan and Jocelyn Dyer with me today. Well, thank you,"
Hearing Healthier America: Legislative Proposals on the Regulation and Oversight of Food
house Health Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
DEGETTE, DIANA "close the so-called grass loophole that allows companies to allow substances to food without FDA approval, and get toxic chemicals out of the domestic food supply. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, when Secretary Kennedy was scheduled to come and testify before our committee, his staff asked me, is there nothing we can work together on? And I said, I do think there's something we can work on, and it's food safety and health. You won't hear me say it very often, but Secretary Kennedy was right when he said the"
Hearing Hearings to examine maritime security in Africa, focusing on assessing threats to United States commercial diplomacy and national security interests.
senate Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee · Dec 10, 2025 · Transcript
BARRASSO, JOHN "love-ian type of capabilities. How significant is the collaboration that we see between Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, whether it's for nuclear, whether it's for strategic missiles, or even drone capabilities? What do you see black box in my view. Sanctions, working, not working, working together, they all get an opportunity to try to evade sanctions? They absolutely work to enforcement. In terms of China's AI capabilities, and we see them making advances there, is our intelligence and our collections able to keep an eye"
Hearing Hearings to examine arms race.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Dec 10, 2025 · Transcript
BARRASSO, JOHN "love-ian type of capabilities. How significant is the collaboration that we see between Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, whether it's for nuclear, whether it's for strategic missiles, or even drone capabilities? What do you see black box in my view. Sanctions, working, not working, working together, they all get an opportunity to try to evade sanctions? They absolutely work to enforcement. In terms of China's AI capabilities, and we see them making advances there, is our intelligence and our collections able to keep an eye"
Hearing • H.R. 726 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025” • H.R. 2317 (Rep. Amodei), “Northern Nevada Economic...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
MALOY, CELESTE "and at the request of the minority strikes all reference to the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act or CERCLA which Mr. Amadei's team has agreed to. The amendment text has been shared with the stakeholders and this bill has received no objections and finally since I still have some time remaining Mr. Chairman I want to take the opportunity to quickly recognize Mr. Amadei who's retiring after 15 years of service to the people of Nevada's 2nd District. He's been a friend and a mentor to me. We served together on this committee and also on the Appropriations..."
Hearing Hearings to examine 250 years of Main Street, focusing on retail to research.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "And so that's a real challenge for communities like us in rural Iowa. Finding a solution for that is something that we as a city, we took that over, but it's very, very expensive for us to do that. And so those are, I think, solutions that we should try to work together from our government to our state government to our federal government to try to work out some way that we can get better response times and take care of the people that live out in our rural"
Hearing “An Update on DoD’s Struggling Background Check System”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript
SESSIONS, PETE "Well, we've got good people, but we've got a systems problem. What the heck are we doing to work together to say we're going to update this one thing, which is material to the work that's got to be done? I don't want something out there done. I want something in here. I've unfortunately been around enough in life where I have had to wait on computer systems, but we understood when that was going to"
Hearing Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country”
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_11 "We had the state examiner's office. We had everybody out on that crime scene working hand-in-hand investigating that crime because everyone may have a piece in it at some point because they didn't know if the victim was native, non-native, or the suspect was native or non-native, so everybody worked together to make sure that there was no jurisdictional gaps. That's how it's supposed to work, but we still have issues in many places in the country where somebody don't want somebody because they don't want them in their jurisdiction. They don't understand jurisdiction, and we have to bridge..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1782, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants,...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "poison pill amendments to consider. We have other bills that Republicans and Democrat members have identified as priorities that I wish to mark up in July as I said. But if we can't get through this markup productively we're not going to be able to have that markup. There is a consequence for not having regular order. I'll remind my colleagues briefly of remarks from Senator, the late Mike Enzi was loved. I gotta admit of all of us if we're all loved like Mike Enzi was loved, we'll have a special place in heaven. He believed in the 80-20 rule and it's how he ran the committee. No senator got..."
Hearing Organizational Meeting for the 119th Congress
house Armed Services Committee · Jan 15, 2025 · Transcript
SMITH, ADAM "every year, 64 consecutive years. And it's never easy, by the way. It always seems like you get done, you always get done, sure. But it is always a very, very difficult process. But the reason it survives is because I believe of the culture that has been built on this committee, certainly by Chairman Rogers, but also, I think, by a long succession of chairs and ranking members, many of whom are reflected on the walls behind us here, that made sure that everybody on the committee, no matter how long you've served on the committee, no matter how new you are, understood that's what we do here...."
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
DAINES, STEVE "I also want to thank Senator Murkowski and her staff. Secretary Burgum and his staff, I can't tell you how many text messages I have on my phone right now in the last 72 hours with the Secretary, working together with the administration to get to this point here today and this morning. I know their teams work all night with many of the staff that are sitting behind us here on this dais today. I look forward to working with Chairman"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
DAINES, STEVE "I also want to thank Senator Murkowski and her staff. Secretary Burgum and his staff, I can't tell you how many text messages I have on my phone right now in the last 72 hours with the Secretary, working together with the administration to get to this point here today and this morning. I know their teams work all night with many of the staff that are sitting behind us here on this dais today. I look forward to working with Chairman"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
KAINE, TIM "I mean, should it be any different? We have political disagreements, but this is a family in a lot of ways. I mean, these six year terms and then we're together. It's not like every two years in the House where everybody so many change out. We really work together and it becomes a little bit like a family and disagreements within family on politics and all kinds of things are so normal and we accept that. Why can't that be accepted so easily in politics? And I do really, I'm just thankful that I had a chance since 2013 to have Lindsay as a"
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_37 "don't we just look like what's best for America? You know what? I appreciate that. So we'll get with you on that. Because I have two friends in the Senate right now that represent Pennsylvania. They are sometimes what have been described as polar opposites. They're not. So between Senator Fetterman and Senator McCormick, we have two people in the Senate now working together to do the best things that they can do for the state they represent and the nation that they work for. I think if we could twist things around. Now, unfortunately, elections get in the way of us doing things that are..."
Hearing Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan's Veterans and Servicemembers
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Jun 12, 2026 · Transcript
MR. JED HANSEN "program is designed to raise awareness for all those supporting veterans in rural areas. Taken together, Nebraska's plan reflects a broader lesson. Improving access requires more than technology alone. It requires technology, provider capacity, and outreach working together to ensure veterans can successfully access both healthcare services and benefits. Our experience with EPS and other statewide healthcare modernization initiatives suggests that technology adoption is most successful when innovative tools are paired with trusted implementation partners. Trusted state and regional..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill
house Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 5, 2026 · Transcript
SIMPSON, MICHAEL K. "It's a perfect bill when you wrote it, I know. But they worked together marvelously trying to get together a bill, and they did it every year that they were chairman and ranking member. And I know that you're working on that same goal, and you were able to come up with a bill last year that could be agreed upon, and I know we'll end up that way this year, too. So I think that you and the staff have done a wonderful job on this bill, trying to address the issues of concern of members of the subcommittee. So thank you for all the work, but particularly thank the staff for all the work on"
Hearing Markup of H.R. 9250 (Rep. Westerman), “Great American Outdoors Act 250”
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
HUFFMAN, JARED "We specifically allow tourists to self-identify at the gates rather than mandating ID checks in this legislation. There are also critical changes that reflect the bipartisan nature of this bill, something that the Committee and the whole country needs as we get ready to celebrate our 250th birthday. I'm glad Chairman Westerman and I could work together not only on the underlying proposal and the idea of continuing to care for our parks and public lands, but also to work with our Senate counterparts to do the same. This has been a complicated journey, but our parks will be better off for these..."
Hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_42 "Over the past 16 months, we've worked nonstop to reverse this trajectory for American ag, but such a seismic reroute cannot happen overnight. I hope we will continue to work together, and I'm so grateful for many members of this committee on the other side of the aisle who have been wonderful to work with in the last year and very grateful for their partnership as they fight for their farmers in their home districts. President Trump and congressional Republicans delivered historic wins for farmers in rural America in the working families tax cut, wins including increasing reference prices for..."
Hearing Committee on House Administration Full Committee Hearing, "“Oversight of the Architect of the Capitol: Addressing Past Lessons, Present Projects,...
house Committee on House Administration · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
BICE, STEPHANIE I. "Thank you. I appreciate all you've done for this institution and certainly for the campus and our collaboration and working together on making sure that we're doing what we can to improve the People's House. So thank you and your team for your hard work. And with that, Mr. Chairman, I"
Hearing Hearings to examine federal boxing laws.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_04 "And that's no issue for us. Senator Rosen. Number one, in terms of working together to try to get the same bipartisan support that we had in the House, of course, we want to hear any and all ideas that can work. In terms of sponsorship dollars, there was a comment made about the fighters wouldn't see the"
Hearing H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "However, such an amendment needs to be narrowly tailored to achieve that goal, and I would oppose this bill as it's overbroad. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just very briefly, I just wanted to thank the gentlelady from Georgia, Mrs. McBath and the gentleman from Utah, Mr. Owens, for their work together on this bill. They made significant improvements on the original bill, including converting the bill's grant program into a five-year pilot, adding substantive program evaluations, standardizing terminology to ensure that systems can work across states and institutions, and adding provisions that..."
Hearing “Funding Lapse and Security Gaps: Assessing the Harmful Impacts of the DHS Shutdown on Americans”
house Homeland Security Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript
GARBARINO, ANDREW R. "department is deeply personal for me. Twenty-five years later, its purpose is essential as ever. Putting the fragmented pieces together under a single entity was the primary objective in creating the Department of Homeland Security. The department exists to ensure that all agencies and personnel entrusted with protecting the lives of the American people are working together to accomplish their interconnected missions to protect, defend, and secure the homeland. Democrats have argued to throw out that framework by proposing Congress fund some DHS agencies but not others. This approach would..."