Congressional Hearing Witnesses

Mr. Steve Ellis 1

President · Taxpayers for Common Sense

Mr. Joel Scata 1

Senior Attorney · Natural Resources Defense Council

Ms. Samantha Medlock 1

Founder and President · Climate Risk Advisors

Dr. K. Fred Gingrich II, DVM 1

Executive Director, American Association of Bovine Practitioners

Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH 1

Senior Scientist and Gillings Innovation Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Yngvild Olsen, MD, MPH 1

Former Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and National Advisor, Manatt H

Mr. Scott Oulton 1

President, INTR3PID Solutions LLC

Mr. Dennis Lemma 1

Sheriff, Seminole County, Florida, and Former President of the Major County Sheriffs of America

The Honorable Mark Messmer 1

Member of Congress

The Honorable Michael O'Rielly 1

President · MPORielly Consulting, LLC

Mr. Matt Woods 1

Vice President of Policy and General Counsel · Free Press

Mr. Adam Thierer 1

Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation · Senior Fellow, Technology and Innovation

Ms. Heather Conley 1

Nonresident Senior Fellow · American Enterprise Institute, Testifying as a Private Citizen

Mr. Bryan Clark 1

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology · Hudson Institute

Ms. Marisol Maddox 1

Senior Arctic Fellow, Institute of Arctic Studies · Dartmouth College, Testifying as a Private Citizen

Mr. Patrick Zondervan 1

Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service · Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mr. Terry Rouch 1

Assistant Director for Loan Policy and Valuation, Loan Guaranty Service · Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mr. Owen Lee 1

Co-Owner & Chief Executive Officer, 2026 MBA Chair-Elect · Mortgage Bankers Association

Mr. Kurt Thompson 1

Owner & Broker of RE/MAX · Executive Committee Member, National Association of Realtors

Ms. Alys Cohen 1

Director of Federal Housing Advocacy · National Consumer Law Center

Congressional Witnesses