Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

I am certainly willing to talk to the appropriators as we go through this prospect.

That is now a requirement. This started as a requirement in this region.

I have drawn this to the attention of the administration in my own report to them or my own transition memo to them, that they are caged in ...

This isn't testimony. Testimony has to do with agency policy. This is a policy of the Congress of the United States.