Congressional Testimony

Each year, All Rise fights for funding on Capitol Hill with Congressional meetings, briefings, and testimony. Below is an index of testimony presented to Congress in support of robust treatment court funding.

2023 Testimony

Bridgett Smith

Graduate, Milwaukee County Adult Drug Treatment Court
Wisconsin

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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Pricilla Matos

Graduate, Hillsborough South Adult Drug Treatment Court
New Hampshire

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Kevin Jordan

Senior Assistant State’s Attorney
Maryland

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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Trevor Jacobs

Graduate, Knott County Treatment Court
Kentucky

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Daniel Oldham

Graduate, Shelby County Drug Court
Alabama

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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2022 Testimony

Meg Kaiser

Prevention Associate, Harford County Office of Drug Control Policy
Maryland

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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Hon. Neera Walsh

Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Illinois

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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Hon. Tina Nadeau

Chief Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court
New Hampshire

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Carson Fox

Chief Executive Officer, All Rise
Virginia

House Appropriations Subcommittee  on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

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Jeffrey Deluca

Graduate, Lackawanna County Drug Court
Pennsylvania

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Brant Byrd

Graduate, Lewis County Drug Court
Washington

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

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2021 Testimony

Hon. Andrew Toynbee

Judge, Superior Court of Lewis County
Washington

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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Eli Parsons

Graduate, San Francisco Family Treatment Court
California

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Hon. Robert Helfrich

Judge, 12th Judicial District
Mississippi

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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Abby Frutchey

Graduate, Washington County Adult Drug Court; All Rise Board of Directors
Maine

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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Eli Parsons

Graduate, San Francisco Family Treatment Court
California

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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Tim Wynn

Graduate, Philadelphia Veterans Court
Pennsylvania

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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2020 Testimony

Hon. Stephen Manley

Judge, Superior Court of California
California

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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Carson Fox

Chief Executive Officer, All Rise
Virginia

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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2019 Testimony

Hon. Alan Blankenship

Judge, Circuit Court of Stone County
Missouri

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

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Hon. William "Rusty" Knight

Judge, 22nd Judicial Circuit
Louisiana

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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Hon. Timothy McCarthy

Judge, Johnson County
Kansas

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Hon. Michael Barrasse

Judge, Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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2017 Testimony

Hon. Robert Russell

Judge, Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court
New York

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health

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Angela Blackwell

Graduate, Shelby County Drug Court
Alabama

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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2016 Testimony

Hon. Ruben Reyes

Judge, Lubbock County
Texas

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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Hon. Sue Bell Cobb

Chief Justice
Alabama

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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2013 Testimony

Hon. Jim Ramstad

Former U.S. Representative

House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

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2012 Testimony

Hon. Jim Ramstad

Former U.S. Representative

House Committee on Appropriations

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2011 Testimony

Martin Sheen

All Rise Ambassador
California

Senate Judiciary Committee

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Doug Marlowe

Senior Consultant
All Rise

Senate Judiciary Committee

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Hon. Jim Ramstad

Former U.S. Representative

House Committee on Appropriations

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2010 Testimony

Doug Marlowe

Senior Consultant
All Rise

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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Hon. Sue Bell Cobb

Chief Justice
Alabama

House Committee on Appropriations

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2009 Testimony

Hon. Stephen Manley

Superior Court of California
California

House Committee on Appropriations

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2007 Testimony

West Huddleston

Former CEO, All Rise
Virginia

House Committee on Appropriations

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