Hearing: Public Witness Day

Subcommittee on Legislative Branch (Committee on Appropriations)

Panel one

Mr. Omar Awan
Founder, HillClimbers.org

• Awan Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Awan Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Awan Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Mr. Jesse Shirek
Government Affairs Specialist, National Federation of the Blind

• Shirek Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Shirek Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Shirek Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Mr. John D. Rackey
Senior Policy Analyst for Structural Democracy, Bipartisan Policy Center

• Rackey Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Rackey CV [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Rackey Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Mr. Daniel Schuman
Executive Director, American Governance Institute

• Schuman Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Schuman Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Schuman Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Panel two

Mr. Dan Lips
Senior Fellow, Foundation for American Innovation

• Lips Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Statement Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Lips Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Mr. James Townsend
Director, Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy at Wayne State University

• Townsend Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Townsend Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Townsend Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Mr. Michael Stern

• Stern Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Stern Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Stern Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Ms. Danielle Stewart
Advisor for Congressional Initiatives, POPVOX Foundation

• Stewart Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Stewart Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Stewart Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Panel three

Mr. Nicholas Hart
President & CEO, Data Foundation

• Hart Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Hart Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Hart Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Mr. Antoine McGrath
Creator, CRSReports.com

• McGrath Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• McGrath Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• McGrath Resume [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Panel four

Mr. James R. Jacobs
U.S. Government Information Librarian, Stanford University

• Jacobs Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Jacobs Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Jacobs Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

Dr. David Andrew Weinberg
Policy Strategist, Protect Democracy,

• Weinberg Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Weinberg Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Weinberg Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM

The Honorable Heidi Heitkamp
U.S. Senator (D-ND), 2013-2019, Bipartisan Policy Center

• Heitkamp Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Heitkamp Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Heitkamp Bio [PDF] Added 04/09/2025 at 05:03 PM

The Honorable Mel Martinez
U.S. Senator (R-FL), 2005-2009, Bipartisan Policy Center

• Martinez Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Martinez Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Martinez Bio [PDF] Added 04/08/2025 at 09:23 AM

Panel five

The Honorable Sylvia R. Garcia
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

• Garcia Statement [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM
• Garcia Bio [PDF] Added 04/07/2025 at 05:32 PM