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March 25, 2026
Good morning, and welcome to this year’s Member Day hearing. Today, we welcome our colleagues to testify on their priorities for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation for Fiscal Year 2027.
March 25, 2026
Good morning. Today’s hearing is on the quality of life for our enlisted soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and their families. The five witnesses at the table represent the highest enlisted level of leadership for their respective branches. This group’s insight is critical. This hearing is a great opportunity to identify areas where we can be more helpful to our service members and their families.
March 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 40 days, making it the longest partial government shutdown in history, and nearing the record-breaking 43-day total government shutdown from last fall.
Democrats continue to block funding for DHS over radical demands to impede our border security and immigration removal operations, despite the fact that CBP and ICE are both critical to our national security.
March 24, 2026
Chairwoman Foxx, Ranking Member McGovern, members of the Rules Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today. I come before you today on H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act. As we sit here, the Department of Homeland Security has been shuttered by Senate Democrats for nearly 50% of the fiscal year. That’s right, since last year, we are approaching one hundred days where DHS personnel and critical missions have been left in limbo, employees have reported to work without pay, and strain has been added to the very department charged with protecting the homeland.
