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May 20, 2025
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Thank you, Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree, for holding this hearing. Secretary Burgum, welcome, and thank you for testifying before the subcommittee on the Trump Administration’s budget proposal for the Department of the Interior.

May 20, 2025
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Thank you, Chairman Calvert and Ranking Member McCollum. Welcome to our distinguished guests and thank you all for answering the call of duty on behalf of our great nation.

May 20, 2025
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The Committee will come to order. This morning I’d like to welcome the 55th Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum. Mr. Secretary, this is your first formal budget hearing before our subcommittee. While I am disappointed you didn’t arrive in a covered wagon, on behalf of our Members, I’d like to offer our congratulations on your confirmation.

May 20, 2025
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Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming to today’s hearing to receive testimony from our colleagues. I look forward to hearing more about the projects, programs and issues in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill that are important to your district and to communities across the country. 


May 20, 2025
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Today, the subcommittee will convene for an open oversight hearing to receive testimony on the National Guard and Reserve Forces.

May 20, 2025
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I would like to thank Chairman Atkins for being here today and for his leadership at the SEC. Established in 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission is the primary federal regulatory agency responsible for enforcing U.S. securities laws.

May 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. – This week, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) convened a hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to examine the Trump Administration’s agenda to deliver clean air, land, and water for all Americans - while restoring common sense, accountability, and cooperative federalism to agency policy.

May 15, 2025
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Thank you, Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz, and thank you, Secretary Collins, for being with us today.


May 15, 2025
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Good morning, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer. I am pleased to welcome you to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for a hearing on the Department of Labor’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request. I congratulate you on your bi-partisan confirmation as Secretary and look forward to working with you.

May 15, 2025
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I would like to thank Chairman Ferguson for being here today and for his leadership over the last several months. The Federal Trade Commission plays an important role in promoting marketplace competition and protecting consumers.