Valadao Remarks at Budget Hearing on Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the United States Government Publishing Office

The subject of today’s hearing is the Fiscal Year 2026 budget requests for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Government Publishing Office (GPO), and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

I’d like to thank Ranking Member Espaillat, our Committee Members, Comptroller General Dodaro, Director Halpern and Director Swagel for being here today. 

I’d also like to thank each and every one of your staff for the work they do to help Congress and the entire government function in an effective and efficient manner.

The Government Accountability Office’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget request totals nearly $934 million, a 15% increase from the enacted FY 2025 CR. The U.S. Government Publishing Office requests $135 million for Fiscal Year 2026, a modest increase of 2.6%. And the Congressional Budget Office’s Fiscal Year 2026 request is $75.8 million, an increase of 8.2%.

Thank you again for joining us today, and I look forward to hearing your testimonies and learning more about your budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2026. I now recognize Ranking Member Espaillat for his opening remarks.