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The Subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
I would like to welcome everyone to this afternoon's hearing. Thank you to our Subcommittee members and to Secretary Raimondo for being here today. I will begin by recognizing myself for an opening statement.
The Department of Commerce's mission of promoting job creation and economic competitiveness is critical to our economy and to furthering American innovation.
The Department of Commerce has 13 major bureaus with a budget of over $11 billion. The FY24 budget request is $12.3 billion, an increase of over $1 billion, or 11% over the enacted level.
The Department's diverse mission areas combine to help foster the innovation and development that propel the U.S. economy.
The Subcommittee on Homeland Security will come to order.
Today we welcome Acting Director Tae Johnson to discuss the fiscal year 2024 budget request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Thank you for being here today to discuss your funding needs and the critical mission of enforcing our nation's immigration laws and investigating transnational criminal activity.
Before we discuss your budget request for this upcoming fiscal year, I'd like to take a moment to thank the law enforcement and civilian personnel who play an integral role in carrying out ICE's mission.
Enforcement and Removal Officers, Homeland Security Investigators, ICE attorneys, and mission support staff work tirelessly for the American people, despite being told their agency should be abolished, and I want to express my sincere gratitude for their efforts in upholding the laws of the land and ensuring our national security.
Thank you for appearing today, Madam Secretary. I am looking forward to this discussion, and especially looking forward to hearing from a distinguished and well-respected former colleague. I am very glad that HUD has a Secretary who understands what we do here in the House, and we thank you for your hard work and service to the American people.
I also want to welcome my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to this budget hearing. I know we're all excited to hear from you and start the process of getting to a bipartisan bill that responsibly funds the government.
Today's hearing will come to order.
This afternoon, we welcome the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, to testify on FEMA's fiscal year 2024 budget request.
Administrator Criswell, thank you for joining us today, and thank you for your decades of service to our country in the military, as a firefighter and first responder, and your years in emergency management.
FEMA has the simple—yet critical—mission of helping the American people before, during, and after disasters.
The fiscal year 2024 budget request for FEMA is $25.5 billion dollars. The majority of these funds—$20.1 billion dollars—are requested for the Disaster Relief Fund to support response and recovery efforts for major disaster declarations, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
