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Washington, D.C. - House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) released a statement in support of Speaker Johnson’s plan to pass the full national security supplemental.
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced that Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) will join the Defense Subcommittee. Additional changes to the subcommittee rosters are forthcoming.
The committee will come to order.
Good morning and thank you to Chief Moore for being here today to testify on the Forest Service’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
At last year’s hearing, we were lucky to be joined by a bird of prey that frequents our national forests—a bald eagle. I think we all enjoyed hearing from the Peregrine Fund about the work they do to conserve bald eagles and other critical species.
As a lifelong Idahoan, I have seen firsthand how catastrophic wildfires can affect these birds and their habitats, much like the devastating toll fires take on communities across the country, other natural resources, and infrastructure.
Good morning.
The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
Today, we welcome the Attorney General of the United States, the Honorable Merrick Garland, to the Subcommittee to testify on the Department of Justice’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request.
The Department requests approximately $38 billion in discretionary resources, an increase of nearly 2 percent over the fiscal year 2024 enacted level.
Once again, the Department’s budget submission uses themes such as “upholding the rule of law,” and “keeping our country safe.” It is the job of Congress to examine whether agency priorities line up with these themes and fund the Department appropriately and accordingly.
Unfortunately, the Department’s budget underwhelms and has not thoughtfully identified areas where strategic reductions could be made, aside from aid to local law enforcement.
