Remarks

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

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

Good morning and welcome to the first of our public witness hearings dedicated to American Indian and Alaska Native programs.

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

Good morning, everyone. I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Indian Health Service Director Roselyn Tso. Thank you for your leadership of the IHS, and for being with us today to discuss the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request.

Good afternoon and welcome Kaywin Feldman, Director of the National Gallery of Art, Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, and Shelly Lowe, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Thank you for being here to discuss the budget priorities for your agencies for Fiscal Year 2025.

Today’s hearing is on the Army’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for military construction and family housing.

Thank you all for being here today to discuss the Farm Production and Conservation fiscal year 2025 budget request and priorities for the upcoming year. I’d like to welcome and introduce today’s witnesses. Robert Bonnie is the Under Secretary for the Farm Production and Conservation mission area at USDA. While we will only hear testimony from Under Secretary Bonnie, I want to thank the Farm Service Agency Administrator Ducheneaux, Risk Management Agency Administrator Bunger, and Natural Resources and Conservation Service Chief Cosby for being here to answer questions from the Subcommittee Members. I am hopeful we can have an informative and productive conversation.