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Good morning.

The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare recesses at any time.

We welcome everyone to this morning's hearing and I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement.

The Defense Subcommittee will come to order.

Today, the Subcommittee will receive testimony from:

• the Honorable Carlos del Toro, Secretary of the Navy;

• Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations;

Good morning. I've really been looking forward to our hearing today. First, I would like to thank all our witnesses for taking time to come speak to us today.

I want to thank everyone for joining us today as we review the Food and Drug Administration's fiscal year 2024 budget request. Our witness is the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert Califf.

Dr. Califf, I want to welcome you to today's hearing. I look forward to the discussion on the budget request and other topics of importance.

The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will come to order.

Madam Secretary, welcome back to the House Appropriations Committee. I know you were here last week before the Financial Services Subcommittee so we appreciate your time with us today and for your service to our country.

We look forward to your testimony on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Treasury's International Programs.

The Committee will come to order.

Good afternoon. Today the subcommittee is pleased to be joined by this key panel of Department of the Interior leaders: Director Tracy Stone-Manning with the Bureau of Land Management, Director Martha Williams with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Director Chuck Sams with the National Park Service.

Following our hearing with Secretary Haaland yesterday, we appreciate you all being here today to discuss the bureau-level details and priorities of the administration's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

The Defense Subcommittee will come to order.

Today, the Subcommittee will receive testimony from:

• the Honorable Frank Kendall, Secretary of the Air Force;

• General C.Q. Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force;

• And General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations. General Saltzman, welcome to the Subcommittee.

Air and space superiority are more important than ever, as the U.S. faces the challenge of strategic competition with China.

The Subcommittee on Homeland Security will come to order.

Welcome Secretary Mayorkas. I sincerely thank you for joining us today as we discuss the Department's Fiscal Year 2024 budget submission.

First, I want to recognize DHS's 20-year anniversary. The Department was forged in the wake of the horrific attacks on September 11th , 2001, and tasked with the critical mission of protecting our Nation against those who would do us harm.