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April 18, 2023
Remarks

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

I would like to welcome everyone to this afternoon's hearing. Thank you to our Subcommittee members and to Secretary Raimondo for being here today. I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement.

The Department of Commerce's mission of promoting job creation and economic competitiveness is critical to our economy and to furthering American innovation.


April 18, 2023
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Thank you for appearing today, Madam Secretary. I am looking forward to this discussion, and especially looking forward to hearing from a distinguished and well-respected former colleague. I am very glad that HUD has a Secretary who understands what we do here in the House, and we thank you for your hard work and service to the American people.

I also want to welcome my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to this budget hearing. I know we're all excited to hear from you and start the process of getting to a bipartisan bill that responsibly funds the government.


April 18, 2023
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Good afternoon. I appreciate you all being here.

Today's hearing is on the Navy and Marine Corps fiscal year 2024 budget request for military construction and family housing.

It is a great pleasure to be here today with the Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Vice Admiral Ricky Williamson, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics; and Lieutenant General Edward Banta, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics for the U. S. Marine Corps.


April 18, 2023
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The Subcommittee on Homeland Security will come to order.

Today we welcome Acting Director Tae Johnson to discuss the fiscal year 2024 budget request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Thank you for being here today to discuss your funding needs and the critical mission of enforcing our nation's immigration laws and investigating transnational criminal activity.


April 18, 2023
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Today's hearing will come to order.

This afternoon, we welcome the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, to testify on FEMA's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

Administrator Criswell, thank you for joining us today, and thank you for your decades of service to our country in the military, as a firefighter and first responder, and your years in emergency management.

FEMA has the simple—yet critical—mission of helping the American people before, during, and after disasters.


March 30, 2023
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Good morning. I want to thank you all for being here today to discuss the Department of Agriculture's fiscal year 2024 budget request. Secretary Vilsack, I want to welcome you, and I look forward to hearing more about your priorities for the coming year, as well as having a discussion on other important issues under the jurisdiction of this Subcommittee.


March 29, 2023
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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.


March 29, 2023
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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;


March 29, 2023
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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.


March 29, 2023
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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.