Remarks

I am pleased to present the Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill to the full Committee for consideration and approval.  I would like to thank Chairman Cole and Ranking Member DeLauro. And of course, I would like to thank Ranking Member Hoyer. As I have said and will continue to say until he retires, I value his insights on and off this Subcommittee. Mr. Chairman, I’m proud of the bill we are marking up today. 

I would like to once again welcome everyone to the first full committee markup of Fiscal Year 2027. To Chairman Carter and Ranking Member Wasserman Schultz – thank you for your work in getting us to this point as we begin consideration of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill. And to Ranking Member DeLauro, I look forward to another season of bipartisan engagement and lively debate. 

Thank you, Chairman Cole, and I want to commend your leadership as we begin the fiscal year 2027 appropriations process and wrap up the Committee’s work on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies bill. I also wish to recognize the Ranking Member of the Full Committee, Ms. DeLauro, and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Ms. Wasserman-Schultz, for their engagement on the bill before us. Especially the work with Ms.