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Chairman Price Statement at Hearing on HUD's Management of Housing Contracts During the Shutdown

February 12, 2019

Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chair of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcomittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on "The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Management of Housing Contracts During the Shutdown":

Welcome, everyone, to the first THUD Subcommittee hearing of 2019.

Today, we will be conducting oversight of HUD's management during the recent government shutdown, with a focus on nearly 1,200 expired housing contracts that put tens of thousands of tenants at risk.

I'm pleased to have Brian Montgomery, the Acting Deputy Secretary of HUD, and Irv Dennis, the Department's Chief Financial Officer, here to testify this morning. Thank you for being here, and I look forward to your testimony.

Issues:Transportation, HUD

Kaptur Holds First Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Hearing of 116th Congress

February 7, 2019

Press Release

Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, held a public hearing to examine and stress the importance of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) investment in energy innovation.

Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz Statement at Hearing on Quality of Life in the Military

February 7, 2019

Press Release

This hearing is a great opportunity to identify areas where we can do more to help those who protect us and defend this Nation. It is vital we pay heed to their well-being and guarantee their optimal readiness.

Chairwoman Kaptur Statement at Hearing on Energy Outlook and Trends

February 7, 2019

Press Release

Energy is essential to sustaining life on earth, to driving our economy and the millions of jobs associated with it, and to assuring our freedom. We begin our work this Congress by looking at how much energy out nation produces and consumes currently, how that has changed over the last five decades, and what prospects look like for the future.

Chair McCollum Calls For Official Oversight Opinion on Administration Actions During Shutdown

February 6, 2019

Press Release

Accountability matters – that’s why, along with my authorizing counterpart Rep. Raúl Grijalva, we are requesting the Government Accountability Office issue a formal opinion on the use of FLREA fees to pay for national parks operations during the shutdown. If this administration misused these funds and violated appropriations law, the American public deserves to know.

Chairwoman DeLauro Statement at Oversight Hearing: Impact of the Administration’s Policies Affecting the Affordable Care Act

February 6, 2019

Press Release

This is an oversight hearing. This subcommittee is going to review the impact of the administration’s policies on the Affordable Care Act, specifically with regards to affordability, the increasing number of uninsured, and the quality of the benefits available to people.

Chair McCollum Statement at Hearing on The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown

February 6, 2019

Press Release

As Members of the Appropriations Committee, we are charged with taking the lead in safeguarding that authority for all our colleagues. Ironically, the recent government shutdown has caused us to review the laws governing the use of taxpayer dollars and to reexamine what’s permissible and what’s not.

Interior and Environment Subcommittee Announces Public Witness Hearing Dates

February 1, 2019

Press Release

The Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold public witness hearings on Tuesday, February 26 for non-tribal programs, and March 6 and 7 for tribal programs.

Lowey Announces Appropriations Subcommittee Vice Chairs

January 31, 2019

Press Release

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) today announced Vice Chairs for the House Appropriations Committee’s 12 subcommittees in the 116th Congress.

House Democratic Conferees Unveil Proposal for Smart, Effective Border Security

January 30, 2019

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House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) today released a list of House Democratic proposals for smart, effective border security that Democrats will advocate for in the House-Senate Conference Committee on Homeland Security.