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The subject of today’s hearing is the Fiscal Year 2025 request for the House of Representatives.
I’d like to thank Ranking Member Espaillat, Committee Members, Mr. Kevin McCumber, Mr. Bill McFarland, and Ms. Catherine Szpindor and our other House officers for being here today.
I know that all Members of this committee share my appreciation for the critical work that you do to maintain the operations of the House.
We are experiencing the work your offices do in the hearing this morning— the Clerk’s office provides the stenographer for the transcript, the Sergeant at Arms controls access through the appointments desk, and the sound equipment and live streaming services come from the CAO.
You make the House work, and I look forward to hearing your testimonies and learning more about your budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2025.
I now recognize Ranking Member Espaillat for his opening remarks.
Good afternoon.
The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
Senator Nelson, it is good to see you again.
We welcome your testimony regarding NASA’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
The Biden Administration is requesting $25.4 billion in funding for NASA – a roughly 2 percent increase over the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
Funding NASA is critical to getting back to the Moon, advancing our scientific understanding, and driving innovation.
However, we remain accountable to the taxpayer, and with the national debt continuing to skyrocket, it is critical that NASA remains focused on its core mission.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was founded in 1958 in response to the “space race” with the Soviet Union to land the first man on the Moon.
This is the Fiscal Year 2025 Legislative Branch Subcommittee Member Day Hearing.
I’d like to thank Ranking Member Espaillat, Committee Members, Representative Kilmer, and Representative Crockett for being here today.
In addition to our two witnesses here this morning, Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) and Representative Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) submitted testimony for the record. I would also like to make note that this hearing also serves as a vehicle for Public Witnesses to submit testimony for the record and nine testimonies were submitted and may be found online.
Good morning, Acting Secretary Su. I welcome you to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education and thank you for joining us this morning. I’m pleased to have you this year for a budget hearing and look forward to your testimony.
The role of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners in the United States; to improve their working conditions; and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
The purpose of this hearing is to review the Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
While there are many open jobs in the economy, persistent and painful high‑inflation, driven by Democrats’ out-of-control spending and regulatory overreach has burdened the American workforce and their families for more than two years.
