Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (113th Congress)
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Barbara Lee (CA)
Chaka Fattah (PA)
Jurisdiction
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services (Except Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Food and Drug Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; and National Institute of Environmental Sciences (formerly EPA/Superfund))
Department of Labor
Related Agencies
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
Corporation for National and Community Service
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
National Council on Disability
National Education Goals Panel
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Railroad Retirement Board
Social Security Administration
"Welcome Madam Secretary. Thank you for joining us. And thank you for all you have done, and are continuing to do, to implement the Affordable Care Act, a transformative law for American families. Before we begin, I want to make three important points to help guide our conversation this morning, and to set the record straight.
"First, and despite what we are likely to hear, Congress has spent the last few years making deep and irresponsible cuts to non-defense discretionary spending. If history is any guide, the commentary will be to suggest that spending on these vital priorities has grown – or even exploded – in the past decade. This is simply not true. Let us look at the evidence. A common means of comparing budget levels over time is to measure them relative to the size of the economy, as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product.
I'd like to thank Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro and welcome Secretary Sebelius. I apologize for arriving late, but I was in a meeting with the Ukrainian Prime Minister and there is another hearing with Secretary Hagel.
The Department of Health and Human Services has responsibility for administering some of the most important services and initiatives, from early childhood education to seniors' nutrition. I strongly believe that this committee must increase investments in those areas to grow our economy and improve the quality of life of all Americans.
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Obama's FY 2015 budget request:
"The FY2015 budget and appropriations process offers Congress its best opportunity in years to reject the politics of brinkmanship and crisis management, and instead fulfill our responsibility to invest in our future, create and protect jobs, and support services on which American families rely.
"I commend President Obama for a budget request that keeps faith with discretionary spending levels set in the Bipartisan Budget Act, yet recognizes that the federal government can and must do more to achieve significant economic goals in research, education, manufacturing, and skills training. We must reject a single-minded focus on austerity, which has unnecessarily slowed our economic recovery while starving our economic future.
2013 enacted level: $156.6 billion
2014 Committee mark: N/A
2014 Omnibus: $156.8 billion
· $29.9 billion for the National Institutes of Health, which is $714 million less than the 2013 enacted level but $1.0 billion more than the post-sequester level.
· $6.8 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is $369 million more than the 2013 enacted level.
· $2.6 billion for job training through WIA Training and Employment Formula Grant program, which is $10 million less than the 2013 enacted level but $121 million more than the post-sequester level.
· $2.36 billion for Child Care & Development Block Grants, which is $36 million more than the 2013 enacted level.