Defense
Chairman Ken Calvert
H-405 The Capitol
(202) 225-2847
Majority | Minority |
| Ken Calvert – Chair | Betty McCollum – Ranking Member |
| Hal Rogers | Marcy Kaptur |
| Steve Womack | Henry Cuellar |
| Robert Aderholt | Pete Aguilar |
| John Carter | Ed Case |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | Susie Lee |
| Dave Joyce | Joe Morelle |
| Jake Ellzey – Vice Chair | |
| Chuck Fleischmann | |
| David Valadao |
FY27 Member Day Hearing Instructions
Recent Activity
Thank you, Chair McCollum. I would first like to commend you for your diligent and detailed work in crafting the bill before us today. I would also like to recognize and thank all the members of the subcommittee for their hard work and commitment to our national security.
Madam Chair, thank you for yielding.
As we sit here today, inflation is 8.6 percent above last year, the highest it's been in more than 40 years. Economists are saying American households should budget an extra $5,000 this year to cover rising prices – that's over $400 a month. Many families simply cannot afford this.
Prices of everyday goods have skyrocketed over the last year under the Biden Administration. For example:
WASHINGTON – Today, the full committee met to consider the fiscal year 2023 subcommittee spending levels, known as "302(b)" allocations. The appropriations bills for the subcommittees on Defense and Legislative Branch were also considered by the full committee.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Defense Subcommittee; Legislative Branch Subcommittee; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; and Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee considered their appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023. The measures were reported out to the full committee with concerns raised by Republicans.
