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March 23, 2023
Statement
"I am worried about the House Republican Leadership’s reported proposal to cut 2024 discretionary spending back to the 2022 level. I have received responses to most of my letters to cabinet secretaries and senior leaders outlining the dangers posed to the American people if those cuts were enacted, and the numbers are really horrifying. The cuts would cause irreparable damage to our communities by gutting the programs every single American relies on. Those proposals, in my view, are unrealistic, unsustainable, and unconscionable and put people at risk."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"Though I am so proud of the progress we have made, extreme House Republican calls to cut 2024 spending to the 2022 level and even more extreme calls by former Republican officials to fully eliminate critical foreign policy agencies and programs threaten global democracy and the health and safety of our nation and the world. Given the enduring global challenges we are facing, I am glad to see that the President’s budget request seeks to address them."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"But meeting these challenges requires the United States to have the presence, tools, and resources to show up, engage in dialogue and consensus building, and hold everyone, including ourselves, accountable for hard-fought commitments. It is this primacy of our diplomatic and development work to both United States strategic interests as well as global peace and stability that makes me so concerned about the cuts being considered by the new Republican majority for Fiscal Year 2024."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"From mitigating the threat from earthquakes, providing safer housing for servicemembers and their families, strengthening our deterrent capabilities in the pacific, to cleaning up harmful substances like PFAS, there is much work that needs to be done in the year ahead. Military construction funding for the Army continues to be an important priority...I cannot stress enough the importance of the quality of life issues surrounding our servicemembers that we are responsible for on this committee. While I am proud of what we have been able to do these last four years, we have so much more to do, and I know all of us here agree with that. We cannot take our foot off the gas now, which is what Republican leadership is proposing to do."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"I am proud of the strong funding increase we provided in last year’s Appropriations Act for the work of the Inspector General, and I look forward to hearing how those investments will be applied to continue the important oversight work of the IG across the Department of Commerce."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"I am pleased to join you in welcoming our colleagues who are here today to testify on their priorities in the Interior bill."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"The Library of Congress is a national treasure and an unparalleled resource, and I appreciate your commitment to making the Library and its collections more discoverable and accessible to the public as well as your continued emphasis on technology development."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"The Department of Energy’s budget request is paramount to ensure American energy independence, which is fundamental to our national security."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"If we fail to continue investing in the American people, then not only will we fail the next generation of Americans, but we will also be unable to capitalize on investments in our defense budget that require a strong American workforce. If we want to support our shipyards, our aerospace industry, and our microelectronic industrial base, then we have got to make sure we are investing in the inputs that support those industrial efforts – our people."
March 23, 2023
Statement
"We created and we sustained better-paying American jobs by strengthening job training, apprenticeship programs, and worker protection. We increased funding for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the first time since 2010. We invested in high-poverty schools, students with disabilities, and post-secondary education. We supported middle class and working families with increased funding for child care, Head Start, and preschool grants. We strengthened lifesaving biomedical research with increased funding for the National Institutes of Health. We bolstered America’s public health infrastructure through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our state and local governments. And we tackled our nation’s most urgent health crises, including opioid misuse, mental health, and maternal mortality."