Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Chairman Chuck Fleischmann
2362-B Rayburn House Office Building
(202) 225-3421
Majority | Minority |
| Chuck Fleischmann – Chair | Marcy Kaptur – Ranking Member |
| Mike Simpson | James E. Clyburn |
| Ken Calvert | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| Dan Newhouse | Mike Levin |
| Guy Reschenthaler | Frank Mrvan |
| Michael Guest | Susie Lee |
| Michael Cloud – Vice Chair | |
| Scott Franklin | |
| Celeste Maloy |
FY27 Member Day Hearing Instructions FY27 Outside Witness Hearing Instructions
Recent Activity
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am pleased to be here today to consider the Fiscal Year 2023 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill.
I'd like to thank Chairwoman Kaptur for putting together this year's bill in her typical cooperative style. It is clear that she, and the Majority staff, worked hard to address individual Member priorities from both sides of the aisle, and I thank the chair for that consideration.
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.
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:
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7691, a bill that would provide additional assistance to Ukraine and other partners in the region.
Ten weeks ago, we witnessed Russia begin its attack on the sovereign nation of Ukraine.
To support Ukraine and our allies during this unprovoked, illegal, and appalling attack, Congress provided nearly 14 billion dollars in emergency funding through the fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills.
That funding has been crucial in Ukraine's efforts to fight back against Putin's evil invasion.
