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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.