Remarks
The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill works to lower costs and grow our economy by supporting America's farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
During the last Congress, many agencies and programs received significant increases, which is why I asked this Subcommittee to take a hard look at the spending it oversees.
I am proud to present the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill to you today.
The bill fully funds veterans' health care and matches the President's Budget Request for veterans' benefits, other veterans' programs, and the VA's activities and functions.
We kept our promise! And we did it responsibly!
Thank you, Chairman Carter, for presenting the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill, the first appropriations bill we will consider for Fiscal Year 2024.
I appreciate the work that you have done on this bill.
With our markups this week, we will demonstrate how we are able to reduce overall spending without impacting our commitment to veterans, national defense, or homeland security.
This bill before us fully and responsibly funds veterans' health care.
It will ensure our veterans get the medical treatment they deserve.
Welcome to the Subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. Welcome Ranking Member DeLauro and Ranking Member Espaillat.
Colleagues, as we go into our last Subcommittee meeting, I want to say thank you for your hard work and collegial attitude and particularly the cooperation and patience of our Ranking Member, Mr. Espaillat.
Thank you, Chairman Amodei, for presenting the Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. I appreciate the work you have done on this bill.
The bill funds the many important functions of the Legislative Branch, including:
The Subcommittee will come to order. I'd like to remind everyone that we will follow the five-minute rule for opening remarks, questions, and comments. Members will be recognized in order of seniority based on who is seated at the beginning of the hearing rotating between the parties. Members that arrive after the gavel will be recognized in the order of arrival.
I would like to welcome everybody to the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government.
Good afternoon.
The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
We welcome everyone to this morning's hearing, and I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement.
Good morning.
The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
We welcome everyone to this morning's hearing, and I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement.
Administrator Milgram, I would like to welcome you to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee today. I'd like to extend our heartiest relations with you. You are here to testify regarding the Drug Enforcement Administration's fiscal year 2024 budget request.
The subcommittee will come to order.
Today, we welcome testimony from the Honorable Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Administrator Nolen, I understand that you will be leaving the FAA this summer, after serving both as FAA's chief safety officer and as the head of the agency during a critical and dynamic post-pandemic period.
We've seen air travel come roaring back to life, reaching pre-pandemic traffic far more quickly than anyone expected.
Good morning. I am pleased to welcome today the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to talk about the Provider Relief Fund and healthcare workforce issues in general.
The Provider Relief Fund was originally created in the CARES Act to reimburse health care providers for increased expenses or lost revenue as a result of COVID lockdowns and COVID treatments.
