Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Chairman John Carter
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Majority | Minority |
| John Carter – Chair | Debbie Wasserman Schultz – Ranking Member |
| John Rutherford | Sanford Bishop, Jr. |
| Michael Guest | Veronica Escobar |
| Ryan Zinke | Mike Levin |
| Stephanie Bice | Henry Cuellar |
| Scott Franklin | |
| Mark Alford – Vice Chair | |
| Nick LaLota |
Recent Activity
Good afternoon. I appreciate you all being here.
Today's hearing is on the Navy and Marine Corps fiscal year 2024 budget request for military construction and family housing.
It is a great pleasure to be here today with the Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Vice Admiral Ricky Williamson, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics; and Lieutenant General Edward Banta, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics for the U. S. Marine Corps.
Military construction and family housing makes up only about 2 percent of the Defense budget. Yet, it has a tremendous impact on our Sailors, Marines, and their families, who feel the impact of infrastructure investments daily.
Good morning.
Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, disbanded, and combat troops departed. The last of the acknowledged prisoners of war in Hanoi also were released.
It is fitting that we are holding a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs budget request for fiscal year 2024. More than any other federal department, the VA recognizes, supports, cares for, and lays to rest our nation's veterans. We appreciate our Vietnam Veterans and VA's efforts to honor their service.
Mr. Secretary, welcome and thank you for joining us today. We appreciate your leadership and the Department's efforts to support veterans.
I have three comments about the budget request.
First, Congress has always prioritized veterans and will continue to do so. I anticipate we will fully fund veterans' healthcare and other programs in FY24.
Good afternoon. Welcome.
Today's hearing is on the Army's fiscal year 2024 budget request for military construction and family housing.
It is a great pleasure to be here today with the Honorable Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment and Lieutenant General Kevin Vereen, Deputy Chief of Staff G9, Installation Management Command.
I had the opportunity to speak with Ms. Jacobson last week. We discussed challenges and opportunities for the Army in INDOPACOM as well as the importance of childcare facilities for our soldiers and their families. I look forward to continuing our discussion today.
Investing in facilities and infrastructure is critical to supporting our soldiers and their families. These investments directly impact the way our soldiers train, sleep, eat, and take care of their families. It is important to me that we continue investing in infrastructure.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) released the following statement in response to the Democrats' assumptions and speculations on spending cuts.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) released the following statement on the President's Budget Request for fiscal year 2024.
To ensure every Member of Congress has an opportunity to participate in the annual appropriations process, Members may submit programmatic, language, and project requests to the Committee using the electronic portal available here. The electronic portal will open on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.
Good morning. Welcome.
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 is the first time since 2019 that we've had all of the senior enlisted leaders together to testify on quality-of-life issues. They are truly an impressive group.
This hearing is a great opportunity to identify areas where we can do more to help our service members and their families.
It is also an opportunity to discuss the important connection between facilities, readiness, and quality of life.
Investing in infrastructure bolsters the military's ability to train and fight, while also ensuring our service members and their families are taken care of at home, every day.
Friday, March 10, 2023
The Member request database is opened.
Friday, March 24, 2023
Member requests are due at 6:00 p.m. EST for six bills:
Enacted Full-Year Legislation
H.R. 2617 - Omnibus
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration
Defense
Commerce, Justice, and Science
Energy and Water Development
Financial Services and General Government
Homeland Security
Interior and Environment
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
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