Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (114th Congress)
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Barbara Lee (CA)
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
I’d like to thank Chairman Cole, Chairman Rogers, and Ranking Member DeLauro for holding this markup and for including some of my priorities in the proposed FY17 bill.
Increases in funding for the National Institutes of Health, Head Start, and IDEA State grants would significantly improve the health and wellbeing of millions of vulnerable people in our country.
New funding for opioid abuse response initiatives would help combat the heroin epidemic that has left no community unscathed, and new block grant funding for Student Support and Academic Enrichment could be invaluable to advancing student achievement.
Unfortunately, these investments are offset with unacceptable cuts to family planning, Pell Grants, CMS operations, and job training programs for dislocated workers, to cite just a few of the egregious cuts.
The bill also contains dangerous, partisan policy riders that:
Mister Chairman, I am glad that we are here today—this bill has not made it before the subcommittee nearly enough in recent years, and I appreciate Chairman Cole’s efforts to bring the Labor-HHS bill to markup both years of his Chairmanship. I look forward to going to full committee markup next week—the committee must debate these issues in public.
The Labor-Health and Human Services-Education bill is called “The People’s Bill” for a reason. It is about providing people with the opportunities they need to get ahead in life. The programs we fund level the playing field for low-income children looking to learn. They help Americans learn the skills they need to find a job in a tough economy. They equip our nation to deal with public health emergencies.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Secretary Perez, for joining us this morning, and for your leadership on behalf of American workers and their families.
The Department of Labor exists to represent the workers who form the backbone of our economy and are the engine of its growth. It helps provide them with stability by protecting their wages, working conditions, health benefits, and retirement security. The Department also supports a nationwide workforce development system, which partners with private employers to train a skilled workforce for the high-growth, high-demand industries of the future.
Our economy has seen significant gains in the past year – we have added 225,000 jobs per month. The unemployment rate is below 5 percent, and we are seeing improvement in the Labor Force Participation Rate.
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to welcome Dr. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, as well as Dr. Lowy, Dr. Fauci, Dr. Hodes, and Dr. Volkow – thank you all for being here this morning to discuss the 2017 budget request for NIH.
The NIH is the leading biomedical research entity in the world. With each scientific discovery, each medical breakthrough, its research advances human knowledge, improves our quality of life, and saves lives.
Funding this research has the power to do more good for more people than almost anything else within the purview of government. Last year, we were able to provide a significant increase of $2 billion for the NIH. I want to thank Chairman Cole – and all of the members of the subcommittee – for their bipartisan work to support NIH research.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for holding this important hearing this morning on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 2017 budget request.
Welcome Ms. Enomoto. I look forward to talking to you today about the critical programs under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s purview, as well as your budget proposal for next year.
I want to start by thanking Chairman Cole. Last year, we were able to make important investments in the Labor-HHS bill together, including an increase of $160 million for SAMHSA.