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I rise today to offer H.R. 8036, the Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024. The bill provides eight point twelve billion dollars in emergency supplemental appropriations to continue efforts to counter communist China and ensure a strong deterrence in the region.
As the House prepares to consider the Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific security supplementals, key groups have commended Congress' effort to provide much needed assistance to our allies and partners.
The committee will come to order.
Good morning and welcome Secretary Haaland. Thank you for joining us today to discuss the President’s FY25 budget request for the Department of the Interior.
Nearly two-thirds of the state of Idaho consists of federal land, which means that land management decisions made by federal agencies like yours have a profound and direct impact on our state’s economy and Idahoans who live, work, and recreate on or near federal lands. Indeed, most Idahoans interact with the Department and its’ bureaus daily.
The Department and this subcommittee also have the important responsibility of fulfilling our treaty and trust obligations to Tribes.
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today announced changes to the Republican subcommittee rosters for the 118th Congress.
Good morning to our witnesses. Thank you for being here with us today.
Iran’s missile and drone attacks on Israel, and the persistent and aggressive actions of China and Russia, are reminders that we need a strong military to deter war, protect U.S. interests, and when necessary, win in conflict.
We are witnessing an evolution in warfighting through the proliferation of technology. Small, cheap, and autonomous systems provide regional actors with the ability to threaten their neighbors and endanger the global order.
With that backdrop, the Department’s fiscal year 2025 request makes tough choices to stay under the Fiscal Responsibility Act caps. It trades long-term modernization of capabilities to preserve near-term readiness of the force.
The Defense Subcommittee will come to order.
Today, the Subcommittee will receive testimony from: Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense; General C.Q. Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Mike McCord, the Undersecretary of Defense for Comptroller.
The Department of Defense is requesting $833 billion within this Subcommittee’s jurisdiction for fiscal year 2025. This is one percent higher than the fiscal year 2024 enacted level, and would keep Defense spending within the cap imposed by the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Which is interesting considering the non-defense discretionary request is about $23 billion over the same cap.
President Biden frequently repeats a quote from his father, “don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.”
It seems this Administration will continue to value its domestic agenda over national security.
