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Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), joined by Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and State and Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) as original cosponsors, today released a series of critical security supplemental bills that provide much-needed defense assistance to our allies and partners around the world.
The hearing will come to order.
It is my pleasure to welcome Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Michael Connor, and Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, to discuss the fiscal year 2025 budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Commissioner Camille Touton to discuss the request for the Bureau of Reclamation. I am also pleased that we are joined by an alumnus of this subcommittee, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Mr. Michael Brain, from the Interior Department to discuss the request for western water. Mike, welcome back to the committee.
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.
