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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.
But these past several months have also been challenging, from near misses on our runways to the January outage of the Notice to Air Missions System (NOTAMs) that led to the first nationwide ground stop in more than 20 years.
By all accounts, your steady hand and safety expertise have served our nation well during this critical period. I know safety is your number one priority. It is also our number one priority.
Thank you, Chairman Cole and Ranking Member McGovern, for allowing me to testify on the Limit, Save, Grow Act.
I want to start by thanking Speaker McCarthy, Leader Scalise, Ways and Means Chairman Smith, and Budget Chairman Arrington for their hard work on this bill.
I hope the President will come to the table and work with us to ensure our nation does not default on our debt.
I want to highlight one very straightforward idea included in this package: to rescind funds that are not needed at this time and redirect them to other priorities.
For example, as much as $60 billion that was appropriated more than two years ago for COVID remains unspent.
Now that the national emergency is officially over, we should be able to take back those resources.
There is also no reason for the IRS to be holding on to billions of dollars for future years.
Good afternoon.
The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
Welcome to this afternoon's hearing. I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement. I'd like to welcome our witnesses today:
- Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Mr. Hugh Clements;
- Acting Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, Ms. Allison Randall; and
- Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Justice Programs, Ms. Rachel Johnson.
The budget request for the Department of Justice includes $4.9 billion in discretionary budget authority for its grant programs – a 17% increase above the FY23 enacted level.
