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The Subcommittee will come to order.
I'd like to welcome everyone to today's subcommittee markup of the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs.
At the outset, I would like to ask my colleagues for their indulgence, as my opening statement is longer than normal to explain the changes in this year's bill.
Thank you, Chairman Diaz-Balart, for presenting the Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill.
As the former chair of this Subcommittee, I know the importance of these programs.
But, as I have said before, we must take a hard look at everything we oversee.
I thank the Chairman and the Members of the Subcommittee for doing just that.
This bill strikes the right balance in supporting the highest priorities, while reducing spending where we can.
As we continue to move through markups, it is important to remember that this is not a normal funding year. Trillions of dollars were spent outside of the annual appropriations process during the last Congress, and we must re-evaluate our spending priorities.
Thank you, Chairwoman Granger. I appreciate your leadership and your continued support of our men and women in uniform.
I also want to recognize my friend, our Subcommittee's Ranking Member, Ms. McCollum. We have been each other's Chair or Ranking Member for many years now, and I appreciate our relationship.
The fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations bill provides $826.45 billion for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
This is $286 million above the President's request and $27.8 billion above the Fiscal Year 2023 enacted level.
