Remarks
Good morning, Mr. Secretary. I want to welcome you again to our Subcommittee, and I look forward to your testimony today.
When you came before this Subcommittee last year, I and many of my colleagues expressed disbelief with the Department’s proposed Title Nine rule that would force schools to allow biological teen males into girls’ locker rooms and promote unfair competition on the playing field.
The original intent of Title Nine was to protect women, so I hope your Department’s delay in finalizing this misguided rule signals that the Administration agrees with most of America - that this proposal would harm women and girls in sports and set them back decades. I will have more to say about Title Nine in my questioning today.
Turning now to your budget proposal, I am concerned about the new programs, increases, and cuts proposed in your Fiscal Year 2025 budget and what they say about the Department’s priorities.
Welcome Secretary Mayorkas. I sincerely thank you for joining us to discuss the Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request.While it is very clear that we have profound differences of opinion on how the Department should be run, and what policies should be in place, especially as it relates to border security and immigration enforcement, I would ask Members on both sides to keep today’s discussion civil, and focused on the work we need to do as appropriators to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the negotiated appropriations package.
Today is zero hour, we're out of time. Today's vote may be the most consequential of your lifetime. Right now our troops around the world are facing multiple threats. Our supremacy on land, sea air, and space is being challenged, and our allies are under attack.
I could go through a long list of vital programs and funding included in this bill. The wins for our troops, the historic funding for innovation and counterdrug activities. The focus on countering China, the time is short, and the stakes have never been higher.
Thank you, Madam Speaker.
I rise today in support of the package of appropriations bills under consideration.
As the Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, I’d like to thank the Full Committee chair, Ms. Granger for her leadership in assembling funding packages that reflect strong Republican priorities.
The crisis at our southwest border has raged under the Biden Administration. More than two million migrants illegally crossed the border each of the last two years.
That is not sustainable, so this bill makes key investments to secure the border, expand detention, improve technology, and deter illegal immigration.
Under this bill, we provide 500 million dollars to reach an end strength of 22,000 Border Patrol Agents consistent with H.R. 2.
To counter fentanyl, the bill provides 305 million dollars for non-intrusive inspection equipment at our nation’s ports of entry.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2882.
I want to thank the Full Committee Chairwoman Granger and Speaker Johnson for their work in getting this second set to the floor for consideration today.
I am proud to speak on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs portion of the bill today.
The bill includes a 6 percent cut from the FY23 enacted level.
We are at a critical moment in history. One of our most important allies is in its time of greatest need, and this bill answers the call.
It is the strongest pro-Israel State and Foreign Operations bill we have ever seen.
It provides $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing for Israel.
Almost as important as what it funds, is what it does NOT fund.
The bill prohibits funds to UNRWA, which has become the de facto subsidiary of Hamas.
Madam speaker, I rise today in support of this appropriations package.
I want to start by thanking all of the members and staff who were involved in this process.
We looked hard at our needs and developed a package to carry us through the process. Two weeks ago, I talked about the changes House Republicans made regarding how we fund the government. We made targeted cuts to wasteful programs and developed a package that is proof of that. We looked at each need, and it was clear that the world is becoming a more dangerous place.
We made changes and decided on efforts that include:
- Countering China,
- Developing next-generation weapons,
- And investing in the quality of life of our service members.
I am proud to say that this bill strengthens our national security and funds critical defense efforts.
This package also includes other key priorities:
The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will come to order. Welcome to our first subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025 President’s Budget Request.
Appearing before the Subcommittee today are Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein. I want to thank each of you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to be with us today. This will be an important discussion that should not be taken lightly.
We are here today to discuss the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request and our Nation’s economic outlook. And, I’m happy to share that this is the first time in over a decade that this committee has had a panel with the Treasury Secretary, OMB Director and CEA Chair.
Good morning. I want to thank you all for being here today to discuss the Department of Agriculture’s fiscal year 2025 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.
USDA’s fiscal year 2025 budget request totals $25.1 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion, or almost 10%, over last year’s levels. As we review the request, we need to have an honest discussion about USDA’s priorities and where our constituents’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars make the greatest impact.
USDA’s most significant increase is for the WIC nutrition program. The budget requests a total of $7.73 billion for the program, which is an additional $700 million above the recently enacted FY 2024 level.
Good morning. I want to thank you all for being here today to discuss the Department of Agriculture’s fiscal year 2025 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.
USDA’s fiscal year 2025 budget request totals $25.1 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion, or almost 10%, over last year’s levels. As we review the request, we need to have an honest discussion about USDA’s priorities and where our constituents’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars make the greatest impact.
USDA’s most significant increase is for the WIC nutrition program. The budget requests a total of $7.73 billion for the program, which is an additional $700 million above the recently enacted FY 2024 level.
Mr. speaker, I rise today in support of this appropriations package.
I want to start by thanking all of the members and staff who were involved in this process.
Two weeks ago, I talked about the changes house republicans made in how we fund the government.
We made targeted cuts to wasteful programs.
This package is proof of that.
I also mentioned that we increased defense funding – the world around us is becoming more dangerous.
I am proud to say that this bill strengthens our national security and funds critical defense efforts.
These efforts include:
• Countering china,
• Developing next-generation weapons,
• And investing in the quality-of-life of our service members.
Overall, the defense bill is increased by $27 billion above last year.
This package also includes other key priorities:
