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CRS Report
Advance Appropriations, Forward Funding, and Advance Funding: Concepts, Practice, and Budget Process Considerations
Reports · Jun 10, 2019
Funding in annual appropriations acts is for a designated fiscal year unless otherwise specified. Federal agencies that receive funds in those acts may obligate the funds during a period that starts...
CRS Report
Full-Year Continuing Resolutions: Frequently Asked Questions
Report · Nov 19, 2025
The term appropriations process refers to Congress’s annual development and consideration of appropriations legislation for each federal fiscal year running from October 1 through September 30....
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Request transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_17 "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I rise today in support of my amendment to reduce the EPA's categorical grant program's budget by just over a billion dollars, consistent with President Trump's fiscal year 2027 President's budget request, and to bring the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act to slightly below fiscal year 2026 enacted levels. Mr. Chairman, as our national debt approaches $40 trillion, Washington's addiction to spending is no longer merely"
CRS Report
Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Rule
Reports · Jan 9, 2023
The Senate pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, rule prohibits consideration of legislation that is projected to increase on-budget deficits in any of the following four fiscal-year periods: (1) the current...
Hearing H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital Access Act; H. Con. Res. 113 – Establishing the congressional budget for the...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026 · Request transcript
GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN "The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Conrez 113, establishing the congressional budget for the United States government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent"
CRS Report
Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information
Reports · Nov 16, 2015
The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Titles I-IX of P.L. 93-344, as amended; 2 U.S.C. 601-688) provides for the annual adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget each year. The congressional...
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
CASE, ED "well over $1 trillion in the combination of discretionary and reconciliation. We haven't supervised the reconciliation at all. And now let's not forget that we still have outstanding a request for $350 billion of reconciliation and a supplemental budget that we haven't even seen yet. And that is a disjointed, uncoordinated, and not a transparent approach. And until we are able to put this together in the whole context, understand it in the big picture, and decide it in one particular bill, I don't think we should go down any one part of that road. Number two, we have not demonstrated that the..."
CRS Report
Appropriations Duration of Availability: One-Year, Multi-Year, and No-Year Funds
Reports · Jun 7, 2024
Controlling the duration for which funds are available to agencies is one of the ways Congress exercises its power of the purse and represents a key set of decisions made during the appropriations...
CRS Report
House Rule XXI, Clause 10: The CUTGO Rule
Reports · May 9, 2023
House Rule XXI, clause 10, currently referred to as the CUTGO (or cut-as-you-go) rule, prohibits the consideration of legislation that is estimated to result in a net increase in mandatory spending...
CRS Report
Changes to House Rules Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 6 (116th Congress)
Reports · Mar 4, 2019
On January 3, 2019, the House adopted Title I of H.Res. 6, the standing rules for the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. In addition to the standing rules, H.Res. 6 included a separate...
CRS Report
Funding for the Impact Aid Program: Options for Budget Year Appropriations, Forward Funding, and Advance Appropriations
Reports · Jul 22, 2014
Administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the Impact Aid program is one of the oldest federal education programs, dating from 1950. Impact Aid, authorized under Title VIII of the...
CRS Report
The Disaster Relief Fund: Requests Versus Reality
Resources · Jan 2, 2025
At the end of both FY2023 and FY2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) implemented special restrictions on its general disaster relief programs to ensure resources would be available...
Testimony SPEAKER_07
“Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Over the past 17 months, we have made measurable progress in securing our borders. Following a peak in fiscal year 2024, when northern border apprehensions reached over 23,000, we achieved a 67 percent reduction in fiscal year 2025 and an additional 22 percent decrease this fiscal year. We have apprehended 33 gang and cartel members this year alone, including members of"
CRS Report
Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
Reports · Jan 10, 2023
Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress exercises the “power of the purse.” This power is expressed through the application of several provisions. The power to lay and collect taxes and the power to...
Testimony HENRY HOFSCHNEIDER
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"It supports hotels, restaurants, transportation, retail, tours, cultural activities, airport revenues, jobs, and government collections. Visitors' arrivals are projected at approximately 4,511 in fiscal year 2026, more than 500,000 fewer than the 607,000 arrivals recorded in fiscal year 2018. Airline seats capacity has fallen from approximately 762,000 seats in fiscal year 2018 to approximately 167,500 seats in fiscal year 2026, a 78% decline. For the CNMI, air service is the foundation of our..."
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"It supports hotels, restaurants, transportation, retail, tours, cultural activities, airport revenues, jobs, and government collections. Visitors' arrivals are projected at approximately 4,511 in fiscal year 2026, more than 500,000 fewer than the 607,000 arrivals recorded in fiscal year 2018. Airline seats capacity has fallen from approximately 762,000 seats in fiscal year 2018 to approximately 167,500 seats in fiscal year 2026, a 78% decline. For the CNMI, air service is the foundation of our..."
CRS Report
The Crime Victims Fund (CVF): Federal Support for Victims of Crime
Reports · May 21, 2024
In 1984, the Crime Victims Fund (CVF, or the Fund) was established by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA, P.L. 98-473) to provide funding for state victim compensation and assistance programs. Since...
CRS Report
Regular Appropriations Acts: Selected Statutory Interpretation Issues
Reports · Sep 3, 2021
The Constitution’s Appropriations Clause provides that “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” Congress, and not another branch of government,...
CRS Report
Federal Grants to States and Local Governments Under Continuing Resolutions
Resources · Jan 5, 2022
Introduction Congress uses an annual appropriations process to fund the routine activities of most federal agencies. This process anticipates the enactment of 12 regular appropriations bills before...
CRS Report
Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: Primer
Reports · Nov 6, 2024
The federal Pell Grant program, authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA; P.L. 89-329), is the single largest source of federal grant aid supporting postsecondary...
CRS Report
Estimated ESEA Title I-A FY2023 and FY2024 State Grants Under the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee-Approved Bill
Reports · Sep 27, 2023
Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged children. Title I-A grants provide supplementary...
Hearing To receive a closed briefing on cyber operations and readiness for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 and the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.
senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee · May 13, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee Allocations
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
ESPAILLAT, ADRIANO "Chairman, thank you to the legislative branch staff, Faye Cobb, Lori Rawley, April Lyman, and my legislative director, Nia Thomas, for their hard work. As you know, the bill before us today, excluding the Senate items, contains $5 billion, which is $272 million, or 5% less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted levels, and a $1.3 billion allotment below the fiscal year 2026 request. The bill continues to fund essential agencies like the Capitol Police and supports"
Testimony THE HONORABLE CRYSTAL CAREY
“Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB”
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Well, as you can see, we are attacking the backlog from multiple angles, and I am sure I will have more questions on that today. I am optimistic about our progress in the future, but it is important to note that the situation was not created overnight. The backlog accumulated over a period of several years, escalating to unprecedented levels between 2021 and 2025, and it will take some time to fully rein in this backlog. Additionally, we continue to receive new charges every day at a record..."
Testimony SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY SCOTT
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"giving members of this committee less than two days to parse through the full implications of bills that propose to make massive changes to how nonprofit organizations operate in the country. Last night, on the floor, House Republicans passed a continuing resolution to fund the government for fiscal year 27 at fiscal year 26 levels through December, relinquishing entirely even the appearance that Congress can actually do its job and fund the damn government. God forbid, with 10 weeks left..."
Testimony POU, NELLIE
"Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Am...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Fortunately, the federal courts have ruled that the administration illegally dismantled the BRIC and ordered its restoration. However, the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program has had no funding opportunities released for FY fiscal year 25 and fiscal year 26. Mr. Waller, quickly, can you list three ways in which pre-disaster mitigation programs help prevent costly post-disaster"
Testimony TAKANO, MARK
H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. ...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"In fiscal year 25, the Trump administration cut funding for MSIs and reprogrammed them to other grant programs, directly violating the directives of Congress. My amendment would require the Trump administration to restore this funding and distribute the fiscal year 25 and fiscal year 26 funds as appropriated by Congress. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendments and nature of a"
Testimony HAMADEH, ABRAHAM J.
Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"Now, for years now, the committee has been handed report after report by the GAO and the IG from the Commission on Care, all saying the same thing, that the VHA's management structure is broken. Too many layers, too many redundant bureaucracy, and what should be decisions that take a day becomes one that takes even months. So now, you and the administration are finally doing something about it. And certain members of this committee want to pretend like the sky is falling. Well, Mr. Secretary,..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of...
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE ADAM TELLE "is excitedly sharing more information with the legislative branch. Yes, Senator, we've published that information for fiscal year 26 work plan, as well as the fiscal year 27 budget request. We've shared that information with your committee, and we've also briefed your committee staff on the back-end accounting system that can track it over the course of time so that we can keep up with project"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
RUSSELL VOUGHT "substantially below the increase requested by the legislative branch's GAO. OMB's funding has remained essentially flat since fiscal year 23. By contrast, under GAO's request for fiscal year 26, the agency would receive an overall increase of 17 percent over three years. As I've said many times, the civil servants at OMB are among the most resourceful and innovative our country has to offer. They are not only of great value to the taxpayer, but the whole"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation
house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2025 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MS. ROBYN COLOSIMO, P.E. "The President's top-line discretionary funding request for fiscal year 26 includes $6.663 billion for the Army Civil Works Program. The Civil Works Program has dedicated its primary missions of commercial navigation, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration. The budget focuses on opportunities to support these missions that provide high return to the American public, such as facilitating maritime commerce and addressing the most significant floods facing communities. The details of the President's budget, which will present a unified comprehensive plan for America..."
Hearing Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE ELENA KAGAN "Nonetheless, we take our responsibility as fiscal stewards very seriously. In fiscal year 2027, the court is requesting an additional $14 million, a 7% increase for salaries and expenses. Over the last five fiscal years, the Supreme Court's funding needs have grown on average 15% per year. Aside from annual inflationary increases, recent growth in the court's budget has"
Hearing Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_17 "There is not on that particular area. We try to stay very, very narrowly focused on just working on preventing government shutdowns. I would be eager for us to reopen the 1974 Budget Act and to be able to reexamine when the president's budget is delivered, will we actually operate with that? Quite frankly, this is a totally different subject, but I'm a fan of having calendar year rather than fiscal year. We need to admit the obvious gravity that every year we're fighting this in"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.Con.Res.33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and...
senate Budget Committee · May 20, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; H.R. 2616 – Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act; S. Con. Res. 33 – Setting...
house Rules Committee · Apr 27, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill, Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Services and General Government...
house Appropriations Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14 – Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting...
house Rules Committee · Apr 9, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing H. Con. Res. 14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate...
house Rules Committee · Feb 24, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal...
senate Budget Committee · Feb 12, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony SPEAKER_32
Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"And on a, throughout a, on an annual average basis in a budget window, that's $3 trillion to reducing the deficit, which may be why the deficit was reduced over 10% in the first six months of this fiscal year compared to last fiscal year, because we actually controlled Because we actually controlled discretionary spending and have saved up to now almost a half a trillion dollars. It's because Republicans actually cared about not frittering away tax dollars and we rooted out waste, fraud, and..."
Testimony REED, JACK
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"Indeed, cutting IRS funding is a proven windfall for the rich and puts our country on a dangerous fiscal path. Yet the IRS's budget request proposes to cut enforcement exams on high-income individuals by 50 percent in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2023. This will help wealthy taxpayers evade billions of dollars in taxes each"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"but the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse has been conducting ecological research on the upper Mississippi River for decades now. It employs 86 people and leads the nation's research on blocking invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, and this work protects a fishery industry worth billions of dollars. Your fiscal year 2026 and now fiscal year 2027 budget proposals would zero out the ecosystems mission area and decommission this facility. This is something that..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 22, 2026
"but the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse has been conducting ecological research on the upper Mississippi River for decades now. It employs 86 people and leads the nation's research on blocking invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, and this work protects a fishery industry worth billions of dollars. Your fiscal year 2026 and now fiscal year 2027 budget proposals would zero out the ecosystems mission area and decommission this facility. This is something that..."
Testimony JEFFREY KESSLER
FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"And that's why the President's budget requests an increase for BIS's Enforcement Unit from $122 million in fiscal year 2026 to $301 million in fiscal year 2027, a 147% increase. This would enable the Enforcement Unit to increase from 299 positions to 669"
Testimony MR. DAVID BEDARD
Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, ...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Thank you for the question, Senator, and I want to briefly touch on your question regarding budget. INL's request for fiscal year 27 is $30 million over its fiscal year 25 request for the Southeast Asia region alone to address cyber scams. We are certainly putting more emphasis and more effort in the region to address those concerns. INL has a global budget as"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subco...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"This bill would put an end to those efforts and make it more likely that unaccompanied children would appear without a lawyer in immigration court, while the federal government is represented by an effective and usually pretty aggressive trial attorney from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. I note also that children with attorneys are more likely to appear for their court dates. Children who are represented by counsel have a very high appearance rate, and the Executive Office for Immigration..."
Testimony TORRES, NORMA J.
Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2026
"My ask of you today is to cure this mistake with the city of Claremont. They are asking for their fiscal year 2025 application to be considered in fiscal year 26 without having to reapply. If they have to reapply, then they are going to have to cover the cost, thousands of dollars that they spent in the original application. I have an email here. I don't want to put it to the record. I'm happy to give it to your staff, which is the email that was missed by one of the"
Testimony LOFGREN, ZOE
A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Propo...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"Don't we have to worry about the potential collision in space, especially as orbits become increasingly congested? Despite the importance of TRACS in a global space economy and the hundreds of billions of dollars, OMB requested just $11 million for the Office of Space Commerce for fiscal year 2027, an 80 percent cut from the fiscal year 2026 appropriation. Should we conclude from this budget request that the administration does not prioritize ensuring that the United States remains the world..."
Testimony FRANK BISIGNANO
Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"have also prioritized workforce engagement. For the first time in agency history, I have established advisory councils that report directly to me. These efforts are producing results. Annualized fiscal year 2026 attrition will be 30% lower than fiscal year 2024, providing consistency for both staff and the public we serve. Finally, we have made risk management a core operating principle at SSA. We have closed IG audit recommendations at a record pace, helping protect $16 billion in taxpayer..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE ADAM TELLE
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"is excitedly sharing more information with the legislative branch. Yes, Senator, we've published that information for fiscal year 26 work plan, as well as the fiscal year 27 budget request. We've shared that information with your committee, and we've also briefed your committee staff on the back-end accounting system that can track it over the course of time so that we can keep up with project"
Testimony KIGGANS, JENNIFER A.
Delivering for Veterans and Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Mar 4, 2026
"It's come to my attention that VA decided not to issue any grants specifically under under this program, so just wondering, Dr. O'Toole, why that law has not been fully acted this program. about the grants. There was $10 million, specifically there was $10 million appropriated for the program in fiscal year 25 and another $10 million appropriated in fiscal year 26. Just wondering where that money went. That's good news. Thank you for that. Back to Dr. O'Toole. Section 142, it waived the pay cap..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill and Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Bill
house Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026 · Request transcript
Testimony RUSSELL VOUGHT
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"substantially below the increase requested by the legislative branch's GAO. OMB's funding has remained essentially flat since fiscal year 23. By contrast, under GAO's request for fiscal year 26, the agency would receive an overall increase of 17 percent over three years. As I've said many times, the civil servants at OMB are among the most resourceful and innovative our country has to offer. They are not only of great value to the taxpayer, but the whole"
Testimony JOYCE, DAVID P.
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"together to deploy the resources necessary to execute these priorities. Last Friday, federal agencies, including the Executive Office of the President, set up their budget requests for fiscal year 2026. OMB is requesting $146.1 million for the next fiscal year, a 13.3 percent increase above its FY 2025 enacted level. I look forward to discussing OMB's FY 2026 requests with you today, Director, and how we can work together to ensure agencies have the resources they need to work on our priorities..."
Testimony GRIFFITH, H. MORGAN
H.R. 7008 – Stop Insider Trading Act; H.R. 6955 – Main Street Capital ...
house Rules Committee · Jul 20, 2026
"The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Conrez 113, establishing the congressional budget for the United States government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"agencies to support a more cohesive process to ensure those funds are dispersed in a timely well as best we possibly can. And I appreciate that specific example. If there are any others like that that you could give our office so that we can go back to the folks who are trying to access programs and say here's what we're actually trying to get rid of so that more of those dollars are available to you that would be helpful. Looking ahead to fiscal year 26 funding apportionment, and we're..."
Testimony ESPAILLAT, ADRIANO
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"Chairman, thank you to the legislative branch staff, Faye Cobb, Lori Rawley, April Lyman, and my legislative director, Nia Thomas, for their hard work. As you know, the bill before us today, excluding the Senate items, contains $5 billion, which is $272 million, or 5% less than the fiscal year 2025 enacted levels, and a $1.3 billion allotment below the fiscal year 2026 request. The bill continues to fund essential agencies like the Capitol Police and supports"
Testimony MS. ROBYN COLOSIMO, P.E.
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civi...
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2025
"The President's top-line discretionary funding request for fiscal year 26 includes $6.663 billion for the Army Civil Works Program. The Civil Works Program has dedicated its primary missions of commercial navigation, flood and storm damage reduction, and aquatic ecosystem restoration. The budget focuses on opportunities to support these missions that provide high return to the American public, such as facilitating maritime commerce and addressing the most significant floods facing communities...."
Testimony CASE, ED
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"well over $1 trillion in the combination of discretionary and reconciliation. We haven't supervised the reconciliation at all. And now let's not forget that we still have outstanding a request for $350 billion of reconciliation and a supplemental budget that we haven't even seen yet. And that is a disjointed, uncoordinated, and not a transparent approach. And until we are able to put this together in the whole context, understand it in the big picture, and decide it in one particular bill, I..."
Testimony MCCOLLUM, BETTY
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"I want to start by thanking the members of the D.C. National Guard and the other states' National Guard. We were all horrified when two members of West Virginia National Guard were shot in National Guard were shot in Washington last November, and one of those soldiers lost their life. But the department has spent over $600 million in the last fiscal year on D.C. beautification programs, and the administration is requesting another $605 million for fiscal year 2027 for these activities. Now the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"Thank you very much. to be waved on to this. Thank you for the opportunity, Mr. Chairman and to Ranking Member Mfume, for this chance. I do want to say it's also great to meet and be with Postmaster General Steiner and Mr. Maroney. Thank you both for being here. In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service lost about $9 billion. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, USPS lost an additional $1.4 billion. Postmaster General Steiner, you have stated that you believe that the Postal Service is..."
Testimony CALVERT, KEN
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Last year, we provided multiyear procurement authority for eight munitions in order to incentivize private investment and production capability, drive down unit costs, and signal to the Department industrial base greater stability and predictability. Unfortunately, the funding that is required to execute the multiyear procurement authority that was provided in fiscal year 26 was requested largely as mandatory funding in the President's budget request for fiscal year 27. We all know, as proud..."
Testimony SPEAKER_07
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Testimony GRAVES, SAM
updated Subcommittee Rosters due to changes on the Majority side; Fisc...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Hearing none, the question is now on adopting and submitting the views and estimates for fiscal year 2027 to the House Committee on Budget. The ayes have it, and the views and estimates for fiscal year 2027 are adopted. Pursuant to House Rule 10, Clause 4, I'd ask unanimous consent that the fiscal year 2027 views and estimates as adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure be submitted to the Committee on Budget. Without objection, that is so ordered. Our last item for..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
“Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"The United States Postal Service is approaching a pivotal point in its long and storied history. In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service lost over $9 billion and lost around $2 billion in quarter two of fiscal year 2026. At the most recent Board of Governors meeting, Postmaster General Steiner reiterated his calls for Congress to work with the USPS to find solutions to the financial issues they are"
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I rise today in support of my amendment to reduce the EPA's categorical grant program's budget by just over a billion dollars, consistent with President Trump's fiscal year 2027 President's budget request, and to bring the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act to slightly below fiscal year 2026 enacted levels. Mr. Chairman, as our national debt approaches $40 trillion, Washington's addiction to spending is no longer merely"
Testimony JOYCE, DAVID P.
Budget Hearing – Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"Impossibility to exist and to get to round two will certainly allow for at least a second round lightning of a question each. To get there, we have a hard stop of 410. Okay? Director Vogt, in the President's fiscal year 2026 budget request, OMB is requesting what you had just said, a 13.3% or $17.1 million increase for the fiscal year 2026. This increased funding would support, quote, unavoidable costs in investing in OMB's workforce, among other priorities. Would you explain what those..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE ELENA KAGAN
Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Nonetheless, we take our responsibility as fiscal stewards very seriously. In fiscal year 2027, the court is requesting an additional $14 million, a 7% increase for salaries and expenses. Over the last five fiscal years, the Supreme Court's funding needs have grown on average 15% per year. Aside from annual inflationary increases, recent growth in the court's budget has"
Testimony THE HONORABLE ELENA KAGAN
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"such as library and research services, case management, visitor services, IT facility management, and security. We carry out our work with relatively modest funding. Our budget represents just 2% of the judiciary branch's total funding, which in turn represents one-tenth of 1% of the federal budget. Nonetheless, we take our responsibility as fiscal stewards very seriously. In fiscal year 2027, the court is requesting an additional $14 million, a 7% increase for salaries and expenses. Over the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
"Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Am...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"it back multiple times. I've actually seen people arguing over a 24-inch or a 36-inch culvert. I'm like, are you kidding me? Put in a box culvert. Go big on this. Quit doing incremental fixes because as a federal taxpayer, I'm tired of rebuilding the same roads over and over again because we build them to the last standards, not what we need to build them to. I'd try to make it happen. But you've got to remember, we had a Secretary that shut down anything over $100,000 and they got a tremendous..."
Testimony SPEAKER_13
H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and ...
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"There's a math problem. Just this fiscal year, so we're not even done with it yet, Medicaid spending is already up 9.7%, and if you look at the curve, when we finish the fiscal year, there's a very good chance Medicaid spending, this is the federal side, not the state side, the federal side spending will be up double digits. This is the version, I'm sorry, if you actually look at the charts, there was an attempt"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
“Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in ...
house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"This brings me to my second point. The defense industrial base is shrinking. The defense industrial base has been shrinking because fewer companies are willing to work with the Department of Defense. As a result, the government has less access to advanced technologies and capabilities that commercial markets have to offer, less competition, which often results in increased costs, and a less resilient supply chain. Here are some numbers. From fiscal year 2011 to 2020, the number of small..."
Testimony VALADAO, DAVID G.
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"I appreciate the opportunity to work once again with Ranking Member Espaillat and the minority staff throughout the fiscal year 2026 process. I'd also like to thank Chairman Cole and Ranking Member Espaillat for their continued leadership. We received a record number of requests from our colleagues and the members present today, and we had the pleasure of accommodating items from both sides of the aisle in a bipartisan manner. This bill provides a $5 billion, a 5.3 percent decrease from fiscal..."
Testimony GARBARINO, ANDREW R.
“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Mullen. Members will be recognized by order of seniority for their five minutes of questions. As I've done in the past, I will be strictly enforcing the five-minute rule. When that clock runs out, so does your time to keep talking. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Secretary Mullen, FEMA's fiscal year 2025 preparedness grant cycle under the predecessor was impacted by delays in the release of notice of funding opportunities which left applicants with a condensed timeline to..."
Testimony WATSON COLEMAN, BONNIE
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"our progress on water infrastructure will falter. Without IIJA supplemental funding in this next year, fiscal year, Mr. Chairman, I should share with you that your state, Oklahoma, will lose 56.3 million. Mr. Simpson, your state of Idaho, 37 million. Mr. Amadeo, your state of Nevada, is losing 38 million. Mr. Ressingelder, your state of Pennsylvania, loses 180.7"
Testimony SORENSEN, ERIC
"To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conser...
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"So help me understand, so last year, we had 78 NRCS folks working for farmers directly in Illinois. In your budget for next year, fiscal year 2027, there's five, five in the entire state of Illinois. Agriculture is the number one driver of our economy in Illinois, so how can the USDA expect that to"
Hearing “Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border”
house Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "Over the past 17 months, we have made measurable progress in securing our borders. Following a peak in fiscal year 2024, when northern border apprehensions reached over 23,000, we achieved a 67 percent reduction in fiscal year 2025 and an additional 22 percent decrease this fiscal year. We have apprehended 33 gang and cartel members this year alone, including members of"
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HENRY HOFSCHNEIDER "It supports hotels, restaurants, transportation, retail, tours, cultural activities, airport revenues, jobs, and government collections. Visitors' arrivals are projected at approximately 4,511 in fiscal year 2026, more than 500,000 fewer than the 607,000 arrivals recorded in fiscal year 2018. Airline seats capacity has fallen from approximately 762,000 seats in fiscal year 2018 to approximately 167,500 seats in fiscal year 2026, a 78% decline. For the CNMI, air service is the foundation of our tourism recovery. Visitors cannot drive to the Commonwealth. They cannot take a train. Every visitor..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_12 "It supports hotels, restaurants, transportation, retail, tours, cultural activities, airport revenues, jobs, and government collections. Visitors' arrivals are projected at approximately 4,511 in fiscal year 2026, more than 500,000 fewer than the 607,000 arrivals recorded in fiscal year 2018. Airline seats capacity has fallen from approximately 762,000 seats in fiscal year 2018 to approximately 167,500 seats in fiscal year 2026, a 78% decline. For the CNMI, air service is the foundation of our tourism recovery. Visitors cannot drive to the Commonwealth. They cannot take a train. Every visitor..."
Hearing “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the NLRB”
house Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
THE HONORABLE CRYSTAL CAREY "Well, as you can see, we are attacking the backlog from multiple angles, and I am sure I will have more questions on that today. I am optimistic about our progress in the future, but it is important to note that the situation was not created overnight. The backlog accumulated over a period of several years, escalating to unprecedented levels between 2021 and 2025, and it will take some time to fully rein in this backlog. Additionally, we continue to receive new charges every day at a record pace, and all while we are 43 percent understaffed compared to where we are 10 years. We are excited to..."
Hearing H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY SCOTT "giving members of this committee less than two days to parse through the full implications of bills that propose to make massive changes to how nonprofit organizations operate in the country. Last night, on the floor, House Republicans passed a continuing resolution to fund the government for fiscal year 27 at fiscal year 26 levels through December, relinquishing entirely even the appearance that Congress can actually do its job and fund the damn government. God forbid, with 10 weeks left before the end of this fiscal year, we actually try to roll up our sleeves and do the work necessary to..."
Hearing "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans"
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
POU, NELLIE "Fortunately, the federal courts have ruled that the administration illegally dismantled the BRIC and ordered its restoration. However, the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program has had no funding opportunities released for FY fiscal year 25 and fiscal year 26. Mr. Waller, quickly, can you list three ways in which pre-disaster mitigation programs help prevent costly post-disaster"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
TORRES, NORMA J. "My ask of you today is to cure this mistake with the city of Claremont. They are asking for their fiscal year 2025 application to be considered in fiscal year 26 without having to reapply. If they have to reapply, then they are going to have to cover the cost, thousands of dollars that they spent in the original application. I have an email here. I don't want to put it to the record. I'm happy to give it to your staff, which is the email that was missed by one of the"
Hearing Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_09 "agencies to support a more cohesive process to ensure those funds are dispersed in a timely well as best we possibly can. And I appreciate that specific example. If there are any others like that that you could give our office so that we can go back to the folks who are trying to access programs and say here's what we're actually trying to get rid of so that more of those dollars are available to you that would be helpful. Looking ahead to fiscal year 26 funding apportionment, and we're obviously working through fiscal year 27 right now, do you have ideas for the committee or Congress to..."
Hearing “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_10 "Thank you very much. to be waved on to this. Thank you for the opportunity, Mr. Chairman and to Ranking Member Mfume, for this chance. I do want to say it's also great to meet and be with Postmaster General Steiner and Mr. Maroney. Thank you both for being here. In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service lost about $9 billion. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, USPS lost an additional $1.4 billion. Postmaster General Steiner, you have stated that you believe that the Postal Service is headed toward a financial crisis, and I do agree with you on that point. But you've also said that you..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_07 "One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Education.
senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
BALDWIN, TAMMY "One last comment, Madam Chair. you and Senator Murphy about the Office of Civil Rights funding, and I just want to state for the record, these are the facts. The fiscal year 2026 budget for the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is $140 million. The fiscal year 2027 request is $91 million. That would be a $49 million or 35% cut, as Senator Murphy said. I yield"
Hearing "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
JOHN NEWTON "China's number three. You round out the top six with Japan, South Korea, and the European Union. But agricultural exports have fallen sharply over the last few years. We're now in a situation where for fiscal year 2025, we're projected to have an agricultural trade deficit of nearly $46 billion. That's the largest trade deficit in agriculture's"
Hearing Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
JOHNSON, RON "increased pretty significantly, and above, beyond that, and of course 2014, it really took off. Next chart. This is what we'd be spending if we took the 2014 spending, again, which is already first year into Medicaid expansion, and just increase that by population and inflation. We'd be spending 441 billion dollars in fiscal year 2025. Next chart. This shows, again, actual spending on top of that inflation population growth from 2014 through 2019, the year before the pandemic. Again, we're running ahead of that baseline. Next chart. So let's say you take 2019"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media,...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER "The appropriations law is one of the most relevant laws that applies to your agency. Congress allocated $199 million to VOA in this fiscal year. That's less than the previous year, but it was a bipartisan rejection of the President's request to essentially just fund the wind down of the agency. But we're now well into this fiscal year. But we're now well into this fiscal"
Hearing Hearings to examine advancing the mission, focusing on evaluating the future of VA research.
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MURRAY, PATTY "pursuing and funding? So given the current state of VA research under this administration, there is a demoralized workforce, and they have limited access to non-VA federal funding. So it's really inexplicable to me to request a decrease in funding for VA research for fiscal year 27. I'm speaking here today in place of Senator Blumenthal, but I can tell you right now as Vice Chair of Appropriations, it is my intention to rip Trump's budget up and write a new one. I really hope our VA witnesses will take the concerns raised in this hearing seriously and commit to taking action to address them...."
Testimony CLYDE, ANDREW S.
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"Representatives shall have intervened that means the 27th amendment prohibits any law from taking effect that varies congressional Compensation without an intervening election of members of the house It is a common-sense amendment originally drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1789 meant to ensure members of Congress stay accountable to the American people and here we are clearly violating it in this appropriation in section 213 an Appropriation only lasts for one year the fiscal year of the..."
Testimony HOYER, STENY H.
Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"while we take measures to protect the physical safety of judges and court staff, Congress also has a responsibility to safeguard the independence of our judiciary and its ability to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans. Part of that is making certain that there is adequate funding for the public defenders. I'm glad that we were able to address the budget shortfall for defenders serving in fiscal year 26. In fiscal 27, the committee supported funding defender services at $1.79..."
Testimony SPEAKER_17
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"There is not on that particular area. We try to stay very, very narrowly focused on just working on preventing government shutdowns. I would be eager for us to reopen the 1974 Budget Act and to be able to reexamine when the president's budget is delivered, will we actually operate with that? Quite frankly, this is a totally different subject, but I'm a fan of having calendar year rather than fiscal year. We need to admit the obvious gravity that every year we're fighting this in"
Testimony KIM, ANDY
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"When it comes to different programs on this, I wanted to raise a nonprofit security grant program in particular and ask you, do you feel like that is resourced to the level that is needed or do you think that there's additional funds that are needed for us to respond across this country? Right now, it's funded last year, this past fiscal year, around $300 million. Do you think it'd be wise for us to take that up, $500 million, $700 million? Do you have a thought where we should land? Look, I..."
Testimony HARRIS, ANDY
H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administrati...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"That's right. There's 100,000 fewer people on approximately 100,000, a little over 100,000 fewer people on WIC this year than last fiscal year. Every"
Testimony PALMER, GARY J.
“DoW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · May 13, 2026
"Chairman Palmer. The gentleman is recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Harker, the Pentagon failed its eighth annual audit announced in December of last year for the fiscal year 25, confirming that it remains the only major federal agency never to pass one. This is not a marginal error or one-off failure, but a consistent structural problem. When asked to account for fiscal year 23's share of nearly $4 trillion in assets, 18 of 29 Pentagon components could not do so. So what drastic changes..."
Hearing H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. 9609, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act"; H.R. 9602, "Less...
house Education and Workforce Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
TAKANO, MARK "In fiscal year 25, the Trump administration cut funding for MSIs and reprogrammed them to other grant programs, directly violating the directives of Congress. My amendment would require the Trump administration to restore this funding and distribute the fiscal year 25 and fiscal year 26 funds as appropriated by Congress. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I yield back. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendments and nature of a"
Hearing Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
HAMADEH, ABRAHAM J. "Now, for years now, the committee has been handed report after report by the GAO and the IG from the Commission on Care, all saying the same thing, that the VHA's management structure is broken. Too many layers, too many redundant bureaucracy, and what should be decisions that take a day becomes one that takes even months. So now, you and the administration are finally doing something about it. And certain members of this committee want to pretend like the sky is falling. Well, Mr. Secretary, let's get some facts on the record. Now, this chart behind me compares two lines over the same time..."
Hearing Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
house Ways and Means Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_32 "And on a, throughout a, on an annual average basis in a budget window, that's $3 trillion to reducing the deficit, which may be why the deficit was reduced over 10% in the first six months of this fiscal year compared to last fiscal year, because we actually controlled Because we actually controlled discretionary spending and have saved up to now almost a half a trillion dollars. It's because Republicans actually cared about not frittering away tax dollars and we rooted out waste, fraud, and abuse to a tune of over a trillion dollars because we had quadruple revenue from having restructured..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
REED, JACK "Indeed, cutting IRS funding is a proven windfall for the rich and puts our country on a dangerous fiscal path. Yet the IRS's budget request proposes to cut enforcement exams on high-income individuals by 50 percent in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2023. This will help wealthy taxpayers evade billions of dollars in taxes each"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Energy.
senate Energy and Water Development Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "but the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse has been conducting ecological research on the upper Mississippi River for decades now. It employs 86 people and leads the nation's research on blocking invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, and this work protects a fishery industry worth billions of dollars. Your fiscal year 2026 and now fiscal year 2027 budget proposals would zero out the ecosystems mission area and decommission this facility. This is something that Congress rejected last year. Your budget document now suggests that this work could be picked up by..."
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Treasury.
senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Apr 22, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_07 "but the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in La Crosse has been conducting ecological research on the upper Mississippi River for decades now. It employs 86 people and leads the nation's research on blocking invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes, and this work protects a fishery industry worth billions of dollars. Your fiscal year 2026 and now fiscal year 2027 budget proposals would zero out the ecosystems mission area and decommission this facility. This is something that Congress rejected last year. Your budget document now suggests that this work could be picked up by..."
Hearing FY27 BIS Budget: the AI Arms Race and the ICTS Office
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
JEFFREY KESSLER "And that's why the President's budget requests an increase for BIS's Enforcement Unit from $122 million in fiscal year 2026 to $301 million in fiscal year 2027, a 147% increase. This would enable the Enforcement Unit to increase from 299 positions to 669"
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting Americans from global scam operations, focusing on assessing the United States response.
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
MR. DAVID BEDARD "Thank you for the question, Senator, and I want to briefly touch on your question regarding budget. INL's request for fiscal year 27 is $30 million over its fiscal year 25 request for the Southeast Asia region alone to address cyber scams. We are certainly putting more emphasis and more effort in the region to address those concerns. INL has a global budget as"
Hearing H.R. 9773, Permanent Trump Secure Border Act and Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "This bill would put an end to those efforts and make it more likely that unaccompanied children would appear without a lawyer in immigration court, while the federal government is represented by an effective and usually pretty aggressive trial attorney from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. I note also that children with attorneys are more likely to appear for their court dates. Children who are represented by counsel have a very high appearance rate, and the Executive Office for Immigration Review, fondly known by those of us in the immigration world as EORR, their data covered completed..."
Hearing A Review of the Office of Space Commerce’s Mission Authorization Proposal
house Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
LOFGREN, ZOE "Don't we have to worry about the potential collision in space, especially as orbits become increasingly congested? Despite the importance of TRACS in a global space economy and the hundreds of billions of dollars, OMB requested just $11 million for the Office of Space Commerce for fiscal year 2027, an 80 percent cut from the fiscal year 2026 appropriation. Should we conclude from this budget request that the administration does not prioritize ensuring that the United States remains the world leader in commercial"
Hearing Joint Social Security and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano
house Social Security Subcommittee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript
FRANK BISIGNANO "have also prioritized workforce engagement. For the first time in agency history, I have established advisory councils that report directly to me. These efforts are producing results. Annualized fiscal year 2026 attrition will be 30% lower than fiscal year 2024, providing consistency for both staff and the public we serve. Finally, we have made risk management a core operating principle at SSA. We have closed IG audit recommendations at a record pace, helping protect $16 billion in taxpayer funds. We are meeting congressional program integrity requirements, strengthening controls, and..."
Hearing Delivering for Veterans and Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Mar 4, 2026 · Transcript
KIGGANS, JENNIFER A. "It's come to my attention that VA decided not to issue any grants specifically under under this program, so just wondering, Dr. O'Toole, why that law has not been fully acted this program. about the grants. There was $10 million, specifically there was $10 million appropriated for the program in fiscal year 25 and another $10 million appropriated in fiscal year 26. Just wondering where that money went. That's good news. Thank you for that. Back to Dr. O'Toole. Section 142, it waived the pay cap for highly skilled medical staff. Dr. O'Toole, can you tell us how many waivers the Secretary has..."
Hearing updated Subcommittee Rosters due to changes on the Majority side; Fiscal Year 2027 Views and Estimates of the Committee on Transportation and...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
GRAVES, SAM "Hearing none, the question is now on adopting and submitting the views and estimates for fiscal year 2027 to the House Committee on Budget. The ayes have it, and the views and estimates for fiscal year 2027 are adopted. Pursuant to House Rule 10, Clause 4, I'd ask unanimous consent that the fiscal year 2027 views and estimates as adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure be submitted to the Committee on Budget. Without objection, that is so ordered. Our last item for consideration is a resolution for a project in the General Services Administration's Capital Investment and..."
Hearing “Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "The United States Postal Service is approaching a pivotal point in its long and storied history. In fiscal year 2025, the Postal Service lost over $9 billion and lost around $2 billion in quarter two of fiscal year 2026. At the most recent Board of Governors meeting, Postmaster General Steiner reiterated his calls for Congress to work with the USPS to find solutions to the financial issues they are"
Hearing Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Supreme Court of the United States.
senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE ELENA KAGAN "such as library and research services, case management, visitor services, IT facility management, and security. We carry out our work with relatively modest funding. Our budget represents just 2% of the judiciary branch's total funding, which in turn represents one-tenth of 1% of the federal budget. Nonetheless, we take our responsibility as fiscal stewards very seriously. In fiscal year 2027, the court is requesting an additional $14 million, a 7% increase for salaries and expenses. Over the last five fiscal years, the Supreme Court's funding needs have grown on average 15% per year. Aside..."
Hearing H.R. 9641, H.R. 3108, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9468, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9644, and H.R. 9645
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_13 "There's a math problem. Just this fiscal year, so we're not even done with it yet, Medicaid spending is already up 9.7%, and if you look at the curve, when we finish the fiscal year, there's a very good chance Medicaid spending, this is the federal side, not the state side, the federal side spending will be up double digits. This is the version, I'm sorry, if you actually look at the charts, there was an attempt"
Hearing “Restoring America’s Industrial Base: The Role of Small Businesses in National Security.”
house Small Business Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_01 "This brings me to my second point. The defense industrial base is shrinking. The defense industrial base has been shrinking because fewer companies are willing to work with the Department of Defense. As a result, the government has less access to advanced technologies and capabilities that commercial markets have to offer, less competition, which often results in increased costs, and a less resilient supply chain. Here are some numbers. From fiscal year 2011 to 2020, the number of small businesses receiving DOD contracts decreased by 43 percent, even as obligations to small businesses..."
Hearing “A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
GARBARINO, ANDREW R. "Mullen. Members will be recognized by order of seniority for their five minutes of questions. As I've done in the past, I will be strictly enforcing the five-minute rule. When that clock runs out, so does your time to keep talking. I now recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Secretary Mullen, FEMA's fiscal year 2025 preparedness grant cycle under the predecessor was impacted by delays in the release of notice of funding opportunities which left applicants with a condensed timeline to apply for these awards. Furthermore, last-minute changes to the allocations of funding for the..."
Hearing "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs"
house Agriculture Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
SORENSEN, ERIC "So help me understand, so last year, we had 78 NRCS folks working for farmers directly in Illinois. In your budget for next year, fiscal year 2027, there's five, five in the entire state of Illinois. Agriculture is the number one driver of our economy in Illinois, so how can the USDA expect that to"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, ANDY "When it comes to different programs on this, I wanted to raise a nonprofit security grant program in particular and ask you, do you feel like that is resourced to the level that is needed or do you think that there's additional funds that are needed for us to respond across this country? Right now, it's funded last year, this past fiscal year, around $300 million. Do you think it'd be wise for us to take that up, $500 million, $700 million? Do you have a thought where we should land? Look, I just want to say, I'll work with you on this, but I just want to convey to you the urgency with which..."
Hearing H.R. 8646 – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R. 7726 – Stop Child Care...
house Rules Committee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript
HARRIS, ANDY "That's right. There's 100,000 fewer people on approximately 100,000, a little over 100,000 fewer people on WIC this year than last fiscal year. Every"
Hearing “DoW Financial Management: Examining Progress and New Audit Approaches”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · May 13, 2026 · Transcript
PALMER, GARY J. "Chairman Palmer. The gentleman is recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Harker, the Pentagon failed its eighth annual audit announced in December of last year for the fiscal year 25, confirming that it remains the only major federal agency never to pass one. This is not a marginal error or one-off failure, but a consistent structural problem. When asked to account for fiscal year 23's share of nearly $4 trillion in assets, 18 of 29 Pentagon components could not do so. So what drastic changes have the services integrated to ensure that by 2027, the Department of War has both capabilities..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
BEGICH, NICHOLAS J. "USGS's Advanced National Seismic System let us detect and respond to the 2021 magnitude 8.2 earthquake near Perryville, the largest earthquake ever recorded with an Advanced National Seismic System regional network. This bill locks in the funding to finish that system, with at least $30 million a year dedicated to it through fiscal year 2030. The bill also pushes shake alert expansion forward and requires coordination with the FCC so earthquake alerts reach people"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026 · Transcript
MR. HAL DUNCAN "The Secure America Act built on that success by providing sustained funding for the brave men and women of ICE and Border Patrol who work every day to secure our border and keep our communities safe. I was also proud to work with this body to pass the first standalone rescissions package since 1992, which cut $9 billion in wasteful and weaponized spending. Building on that success, we worked together to complete the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process in a fiscally responsible manner. We have made historic progress in riding our fiscal ship over the past 18 months, but there is more to be..."
Hearing Hidden Wounds: Effectively Supporting Veterans with TBI
house Health Subcommittee · Mar 5, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "experts are participating in that plan and supporting the veteran. And if a veteran is Yes, it certainly can. In our polytrauma system of care, we see a little over 50,000 veterans in our TBI-specific clinics every year. 54% of those veterans in fiscal year 25 had some type of virtual care offered to them throughout the year. And to follow up on that, considering TBI"
Hearing Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration
house Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2025 · Transcript
COLE, TOM "welcome Administrator Rocheleau, and thank you for coming for us today, and honestly, for your decades of public service in uniform, and, you know, as a career civil servant as well. We appreciate, and in the private sector, but you've been around aviation for a long time, done a lot of great things for our country, and I think you were a superb appointment. As we start the fiscal year, Mr. Administrator, I'm focused on providing effective fiscal support to the FAA, and we you need resources to ensure the safety of our national airspace, support American manufacturers and innovators, and..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · Jun 2, 2026 · Transcript
ALFORD, MARK "spending while still protecting America's national security interest around the world. Last year, Chairman Diaz-Balart delivered a 16% reduction from fiscal year 25 enacted levels, nearly $9.3 billion in savings, without compromising support of our closest allies or weakening our posture on the world stage. This fiscal year, the committee built on that success with an additional 6% reduction, cutting another $2.69 billion while still maintaining robust funding for Israel, Taiwan,"
Hearing “An Update on DoD’s Struggling Background Check System”
house Government Operations Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript
THE HONORABLE JUSTIN OVERBAUGH "I think developed in the 80s, in order to do the task of personnel vetting. Well, Chairman Sessions, we don't have 10 years. We have a couple years, and we are charged with delivering Trusted Workforce 2.0 by fiscal year 2028. And I'm quite confident that we"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_03 "Well, we're thankful to this Congress for funding our fiscal year 26 capital budget, which gives us a big boost that we haven't had for many years, and we're looking forward to the prospect of that continuing fiscal year 27 as well. We really do have the opportunity to put in this technology, and to be clear, this is mostly about improved security, and the good thing is with this new technology, you'll also get improved throughput. The bags go through quicker, the people go through quicker, and our checkpoints become more secure, and the travelers, of course, are delighted by that prospect as..."
Hearing Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential"
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript
ANSARI, YASSAMIN "have resources to do. Thank you. Congress provided the Earth MRI program with a significant funding increase through the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, $320 million over five years. That supplemental funding is set to expire at the end of this fiscal year. Right now, Earth MRI gets about $74 million per year in combined IIJA funding and annual appropriations. Dr. Williams, can you briefly describe what USGS was able to achieve with that increase in funds? How was the Earth MRI program able to accelerate? Next year, when the IIJA funds run out, Earth MRI looks on track to get around..."
Hearing Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests and Outlook for the 2026 Wildfire Year.”
house Federal Lands Subcommittee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_02 "Wildfire readiness and response remains one of our most urgent responsibilities. We're prioritizing rapid, aggressive initial response so that we can keep fires small. We've invested in staffing, coordination, contracting, and infrastructure to meet the reality that the fire season, in many cases, can extend upwards of 12 months. And we're seeing results. As was mentioned in the Chairman's opening statement, in fiscal year 25, even though we had the highest number of wildfire starts on the National Forest in nearly a decade, the acres that were burned were held to about half of the 10-year..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_01 "good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on 25 bills that cover a broad range of veteran topics. Joining me today from the Veterans' Health Administration is Dr. Mark Croninger, acting assistant undersecretary for health for patient care services and from the Board of Veterans' Appeals, Mr. David Barons, deputy vice chairman of the board. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight our work implementing Secretary Collins' veterans first strategy. We are promoting timely access to care and services by reducing the disability claims backlog. After a record-breaking..."
Hearing Budget Hearing – National Guard and Reserve Forces
house Defense Subcommittee · Apr 17, 2026 · Transcript
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEONARD ANDERSON "I could chime in on that because it is important to us as well as we transition to the F-35C here in the coming years. Our last deployment of the F-18 is going to happen in this next fiscal year into the first island chain. So we are certainly keeping an eye on fighter"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), Richard O'Malley, of Wisconsin, to be a...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
ERNST, JONI "within its current year budget. So I would argue that as we're moving forward, most certainly I'm sure money has been shifted and we need to replenish where we can. So I do hope that this committee and others in the Senate are able to come together and find a way forward to reinforce our Department of War. Moving on to the audit, it's been brought up a number of times. The department is committed by the year 2028 to complete a clean audit. And we found a lot of material weaknesses in the fiscal year 25 audit. I think there were 26 of those weaknesses identified. And we still have taxpayers..."
Hearing H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H.R. 8884 – Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act; H. Res....
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_30 "But what we have done, as you mentioned, we're down to just six prime defense contractors now. In order to help them recapitalize, we have guaranteed them seven-year contracts for production. We did that with the reconciliation bill that we passed in the current fiscal year. To send a demand signal to the markets, you can loan them money to make investments and you plant equipment to help us"
Hearing “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
MR. ART DEL CUETO "Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. It is a privilege to be here. My name is Art Del Cueto. I spent my career on the front lines of immigration enforcement and also served as a corrections officer in the state of Arizona. I now am a border security advisor for the Federation for American Immigration Reform and I'm here today because what is happening at Delaney Hall is part of something much larger and far more sinister than any facility in Newark. For four years the Biden administration operated a..."
Hearing The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_10 "The Founding Fathers themselves spent less than the appropriations that they were given for 200 — That's not true. It is absolutely true. What I would suggest is that you study the 200 years of experience under presidents who had the ability to not shove the money out the door at the end of the fiscal year just because it had to be spent and therefore — I want to move on. I'm going to let someone else comment on those"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 3, 2025 · Transcript
CANTWELL, MARIA "in my home state, 1,500 companies from a robust aerospace supply chain, including 40 Artemis program suppliers, and this issue of a tech hub working on next generation thermoplastics that is so critical to all space and aerospace manufacturing to get a high rate piece manufacturing production. Nevertheless, as we discuss these issues, OMB Director Vaught has been working to gut NASA's budget, especially in science. Earlier this year, multiple NASA whistleblowers provided evidence showing that OMB was pushing NASA to implement the dangerous cuts requested in the president's budget for fiscal..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural Act of 2026".
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_09 "Bozeman number one, technical amendments, plus the CURT Act, plus Fertilizer Transparency Act clarification. Area Rate, Fiscal Year 26 or 27, Savings Reinvested into TFAP, Justice No. 1, Hot Rotisserie Chicken and Snap, Moran No. 1, Food for Peace, Hoven No. 1, Prairie Dogs, Hyde-Smith No. 1, Cool, Seafood, Hyde-Smith No. 4, ROPS, Hoven No."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the functions of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026 · Transcript
BALDWIN, TAMMY "This is something that we should have done months ago. Senator Murray and I tried to advance this in the fiscal year 26 appropriations process, and I am hopeful that the agreement we have reached can keep the strong bipartisan"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, John Crews,...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2026 · Transcript
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE "I have heard from numerous Nevads about delays in the receipt of HUD funds. And let me talk a little bit about that. The Nevada Homeless Alliance in Nevada has yet to receive its fiscal year 2025 HUD continuum of care grant agreement. They need nearly a million dollars in funding to help people at risk of experiencing"
Hearing Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
BABIN, BRIAN "May I give you a little bit? Order on Science, Space, and Technology. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. I would like to now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing on Unleashing the Golden Age of Science, Examining the Priorities of Fiscal Year 2027 Research and Technology Enterprise. And Director Kratios, welcome back. Glad to have you here. Last time you sat before this committee, we discussed how Congress could build on President Trump's AI action plan, the role of..."
Testimony MCCOLLUM, BETTY
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"and my military fellow from the United States Army, Robbie, for his work on this. Each year, they are given a tremendous task, our staff, to put forward a challenging bill, and this year was no different. Fiscal year 2027, the Defense Appropriation Act totals $1.072 trillion. It's an unprecedented top line, equal to the President's request. Now I'll address some of the concerns I have with the bill shortly. But first, I'd like to"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
“Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I look forward to your questions. Chairman, thank you for the question. The apprehensions along the northern border are down since last year, roughly 22 percent this fiscal year, and they were down 67 percent FY25 compared to FY24. Drug seizures along the northern border for the U.S. Border Patrol are down by 55"
Testimony BEGICH, NICHOLAS J.
Full Committee Markup
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"USGS's Advanced National Seismic System let us detect and respond to the 2021 magnitude 8.2 earthquake near Perryville, the largest earthquake ever recorded with an Advanced National Seismic System regional network. This bill locks in the funding to finish that system, with at least $30 million a year dedicated to it through fiscal year 2030. The bill also pushes shake alert expansion forward and requires coordination with the FCC so earthquake alerts reach people"
Testimony CASE, ED
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"percent of GDP. That is the cost of defense, the cost of freedom. We're not bearing it. I agree with all of that. So I'm not at all reluctant to consider responsible, responsive, reasonable national defense in the big picture, including a huge increase in national defense as warranted. But in this particular bill, there are critical and fatal deficiencies that have to be addressed before we go to there. Number one, of course, is the mixed use of reconciliation. This bill is confusing,..."
Testimony MR. HAL DUNCAN
Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Depu...
senate Budget Committee · Jun 16, 2026
"The Secure America Act built on that success by providing sustained funding for the brave men and women of ICE and Border Patrol who work every day to secure our border and keep our communities safe. I was also proud to work with this body to pass the first standalone rescissions package since 1992, which cut $9 billion in wasteful and weaponized spending. Building on that success, we worked together to complete the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process in a fiscally responsible manner. We..."
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Hidden Wounds: Effectively Supporting Veterans with TBI
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Mar 5, 2026
"experts are participating in that plan and supporting the veteran. And if a veteran is Yes, it certainly can. In our polytrauma system of care, we see a little over 50,000 veterans in our TBI-specific clinics every year. 54% of those veterans in fiscal year 25 had some type of virtual care offered to them throughout the year. And to follow up on that, considering TBI"
Testimony HENRY HOFSCHNEIDER
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"recovery drops with them. This has created a difficult cycle. Fewer flights remain, mean fewer visitors. Fewer visitors mean lower hotel occupancy and lower hotel occupancy tax collection. Lower collections mean fewer resources for marketing and air service development. The Marianas Visitors Authority's share of hotel occupancy tax revenues has declined from 14.2 million dollars in fiscal year 2018 to approximately 1.4 million dollars in fiscal year 2026. We are trying to rebuild tourism with..."
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"recovery drops with them. This has created a difficult cycle. Fewer flights remain, mean fewer visitors. Fewer visitors mean lower hotel occupancy and lower hotel occupancy tax collection. Lower collections mean fewer resources for marketing and air service development. The Marianas Visitors Authority's share of hotel occupancy tax revenues has declined from 14.2 million dollars in fiscal year 2018 to approximately 1.4 million dollars in fiscal year 2026. We are trying to rebuild tourism with..."
Testimony HINSON, ASHLEY
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"and they're inefficient, as are even the threat of a shutdown happening. You talked about that day, September 30, a couple of years ago, when you were headed into the office to go through the process. Can you tell us a little bit more about what even the threat of a process of shutting down looks like? What motions do you have to go through at OMB to make that happen? Well, at least I'm proud of the committee's work. In the past two appropriation cycles, we have gotten all 12 bills through..."
Testimony COLE, TOM
Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 4, 2025
"welcome Administrator Rocheleau, and thank you for coming for us today, and honestly, for your decades of public service in uniform, and, you know, as a career civil servant as well. We appreciate, and in the private sector, but you've been around aviation for a long time, done a lot of great things for our country, and I think you were a superb appointment. As we start the fiscal year, Mr. Administrator, I'm focused on providing effective fiscal support to the FAA, and we you need resources to..."
Testimony JOHN NEWTON
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"China's number three. You round out the top six with Japan, South Korea, and the European Union. But agricultural exports have fallen sharply over the last few years. We're now in a situation where for fiscal year 2025, we're projected to have an agricultural trade deficit of nearly $46 billion. That's the largest trade deficit in agriculture's"
Testimony VALADAO, DAVID G.
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"As appropriators, we have the responsibility to provide for the safety and security of members of Congress and the United States Capitol Complex, and the bill under consideration today reflects our ongoing commitment to this duty. In 2017, the members' representative allowance was increased for the purpose of providing member security when they are away from the Capitol Complex, and this bill continues to carry that increase. It also includes increased funding for the House Sergeant-at-Arms and..."
Testimony ALFORD, MARK
Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 2, 2026
"spending while still protecting America's national security interest around the world. Last year, Chairman Diaz-Balart delivered a 16% reduction from fiscal year 25 enacted levels, nearly $9.3 billion in savings, without compromising support of our closest allies or weakening our posture on the world stage. This fiscal year, the committee built on that success with an additional 6% reduction, cutting another $2.69 billion while still maintaining robust funding for Israel, Taiwan,"
Testimony THE HONORABLE JUSTIN OVERBAUGH
“An Update on DoD’s Struggling Background Check System”
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"I think developed in the 80s, in order to do the task of personnel vetting. Well, Chairman Sessions, we don't have 10 years. We have a couple years, and we are charged with delivering Trusted Workforce 2.0 by fiscal year 2028. And I'm quite confident that we"
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to b...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"Well, we're thankful to this Congress for funding our fiscal year 26 capital budget, which gives us a big boost that we haven't had for many years, and we're looking forward to the prospect of that continuing fiscal year 27 as well. We really do have the opportunity to put in this technology, and to be clear, this is mostly about improved security, and the good thing is with this new technology, you'll also get improved throughput. The bags go through quicker, the people go through quicker, and..."
Testimony ANSARI, YASSAMIN
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"have resources to do. Thank you. Congress provided the Earth MRI program with a significant funding increase through the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, $320 million over five years. That supplemental funding is set to expire at the end of this fiscal year. Right now, Earth MRI gets about $74 million per year in combined IIJA funding and annual appropriations. Dr. Williams, can you briefly describe what USGS was able to achieve with that increase in funds? How was the Earth MRI program..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
Oversight Hearing - Office of Management and Budget
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"Ranking Member Hoyer, members of the subcommittee. Thank you for having me here today to testify in the President's budget request for fiscal year 2027. I look forward to a productive conversation on how to continue the fiscal progress we've made so far. When President Trump took office, the nation was facing financial catastrophe under the failed leadership of the Biden"
Testimony SPEAKER_02
Oversight hearing titled “The State of Our Nation’s Federal Forests an...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"Wildfire readiness and response remains one of our most urgent responsibilities. We're prioritizing rapid, aggressive initial response so that we can keep fires small. We've invested in staffing, coordination, contracting, and infrastructure to meet the reality that the fire season, in many cases, can extend upwards of 12 months. And we're seeing results. As was mentioned in the Chairman's opening statement, in fiscal year 25, even though we had the highest number of wildfire starts on the..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to e...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on 25 bills that cover a broad range of veteran topics. Joining me today from the Veterans' Health Administration is Dr. Mark Croninger, acting assistant undersecretary for health for patient care services and from the Board of Veterans' Appeals, Mr. David Barons, deputy vice chairman of the board. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight our work implementing Secretary Collins' veterans first strategy. We are promoting..."
Testimony LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEONARD ANDERSON
Budget Hearing – National Guard and Reserve Forces
house Appropriations Committee · Apr 17, 2026
"I could chime in on that because it is important to us as well as we transition to the F-35C here in the coming years. Our last deployment of the F-18 is going to happen in this next fiscal year into the first island chain. So we are certainly keeping an eye on fighter"
Testimony CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Currently, more than one out of four student loan borrowers are delinquent or in default. I look forward to the work your department will do to clearly and efficiently correct the unprecedented confusion that our student loan borrowers have faced for years, and importantly, put borrowers back on a thoughtful track to repayment. As we move through the fiscal year 2027 appropriations process, I look forward to continued partnership with your department to find a responsible balance between our..."
Testimony CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Currently, more than one out of four student loan borrowers are delinquent or in default. I look forward to the work your department will do to clearly and efficiently correct the unprecedented confusion that our student loan borrowers have faced for years, and importantly, put borrowers back on a thoughtful track to repayment. As we move through the fiscal year 2027 appropriations process, I look forward to continued partnership with your department to find a responsible balance between our..."
Testimony ERNST, JONI
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, t...
senate Armed Services Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"within its current year budget. So I would argue that as we're moving forward, most certainly I'm sure money has been shifted and we need to replenish where we can. So I do hope that this committee and others in the Senate are able to come together and find a way forward to reinforce our Department of War. Moving on to the audit, it's been brought up a number of times. The department is committed by the year 2028 to complete a clean audit. And we found a lot of material weaknesses in the fiscal..."
Testimony SPEAKER_30
H.R. 8800 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; H...
house Rules Committee · Jun 29, 2026
"But what we have done, as you mentioned, we're down to just six prime defense contractors now. In order to help them recapitalize, we have guaranteed them seven-year contracts for production. We did that with the reconciliation bill that we passed in the current fiscal year. To send a demand signal to the markets, you can loan them money to make investments and you plant equipment to help us"
Testimony JOHNSON, RON
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"increased pretty significantly, and above, beyond that, and of course 2014, it really took off. Next chart. This is what we'd be spending if we took the 2014 spending, again, which is already first year into Medicaid expansion, and just increase that by population and inflation. We'd be spending 441 billion dollars in fiscal year 2025. Next chart. This shows, again, actual spending on top of that inflation population growth from 2014 through 2019, the year before the pandemic. Again, we're..."
Testimony MR. ART DEL CUETO
“False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Deten...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Chairman Van Drew, Ranking Member Crockett and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. It is a privilege to be here. My name is Art Del Cueto. I spent my career on the front lines of immigration enforcement and also served as a corrections officer in the state of Arizona. I now am a border security advisor for the Federation for American Immigration Reform and I'm here today because what is happening at Delaney Hall is part of something much larger and far..."
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Budget Hearing – Department of Transportation
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2026
"Amtrak's needs. And while the chair of the subcommittee and I may disagree on the overall THUD bill that passed out of the subcommittee this morning, I want to say a thank you to Chairman Womack for including language that will make it a requirement for Amtrak to submit a funding request in the future. Your budget request, Mr. Secretary, $2.1 billion for Amtrak. It's a cut of $327 million from last year's funding levels. To what extent did the Federal Railroad Administration consult Amtrak when..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
house Financial Services Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"The Founding Fathers themselves spent less than the appropriations that they were given for 200 — That's not true. It is absolutely true. What I would suggest is that you study the 200 years of experience under presidents who had the ability to not shove the money out the door at the end of the fiscal year just because it had to be spent and therefore — I want to move on. I'm going to let someone else comment on those"
Testimony CANTWELL, MARIA
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Dec 3, 2025
"in my home state, 1,500 companies from a robust aerospace supply chain, including 40 Artemis program suppliers, and this issue of a tech hub working on next generation thermoplastics that is so critical to all space and aerospace manufacturing to get a high rate piece manufacturing production. Nevertheless, as we discuss these issues, OMB Director Vaught has been working to gut NASA's budget, especially in science. Earlier this year, multiple NASA whistleblowers provided evidence showing that..."
Testimony JOHN NEWTON
"Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country"
house Agriculture Committee · Feb 11, 2025
"We're importing, you know, spirits, imported beers, horticultural products. Americans want year-round access to fruits and vegetables. So our agricultural imports, I believe, I don't have the exact number, but I think are exceeding $200 billion this fiscal year."
Testimony MS. ROBYN COLOSIMO, P.E.
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Requests for the Army Corps of Engineers (Civi...
house Appropriations Committee · May 21, 2025
"Thank you, Chairman Fleishman, Ranking Member Kaptur, and distinguished members of the committee. I want to thank you for the opportunity to be here today to discuss the President's budget request for the Civil Works Program of the Army Corps of Engineers. As you know, the President's discretionary funding request for the fiscal year 26 was submitted to Congress earlier this month. That request laid out the President's priorities for discretionary funding with recommendations to reach balance..."
Testimony SPEAKER_10
H.R. 9772, H.R. 9771, H.R. 9721, and H.R. 9722
house Ways and Means Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"An additional penalty is provided under this legislation equal to 200 percent of the value of the contribution by specified tax-exempt organizations, and these are certain larger tax-exempt organizations. This legislation would be effective for contributions made after the date, which is one year after the date of enactment, and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that this would increase federal receipts by less than $500,000 over the budget period of fiscal years 2027..."
Testimony HYDE-SMITH, CINDY
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"But this project will give one of the most rural, underserved areas of the country, which has been devastated for years, this is going to give that little community an opportunity to flourish. I have never understood how we got to the many years that it should have been done and had not been done, so you can imagine how excited I am that this is in the budget. But we've recently learned that the fiscal year 2027 total capability for this project has increased since the time the budget was..."
Testimony SPEAKER_19
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"you be strict on that clock. I want out of here at a decent hour. So I will balance my time with requests of our friend and distinguished member who's now, of course, in our last year on this committee. But again, we'll move through as expeditiously as we can. Our first order of business today is consideration of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2027. I now recognize Chairman Simpson to present the bill. lives, and I yield back. I thank the..."
Testimony HOYER, STENY H.
Budget Hearing - Supreme Court of the United States
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"but to the hearing room in a very significant other sense. I also want to welcome Judge Dow, who has been so good to work with over the course of the last few years with respect to making sure that you had a sufficient budget, not only to carry out your formal duties but also to protect the justices. Unfortunately, we put the cart before the horse. We marked up the fiscal year 2027 bill in subcommittee and then marked it up in full committee before we had hearings to inform us on the facts..."
Testimony MFUME, KWEISI
“Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Post...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Mar 17, 2026
"financial and secure footing is key. And since July of 2021, first-class mail costs have increased 41 percent, while delivery standards were lengthened from 2 to 5 days to now 3 to 5, well, 2 to 3 days to now 3 to 5 days. So that means that Americans have to pay higher prices for a service that is not as good as it was. Last year, Postmaster General Steiner, you met with members of this subcommittee to share your plans for stabilizing the Postal Service's finances. We thank you for that. Since..."
Testimony THE HONORABLE ADAM TELLE
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fi...
senate Appropriations Committee · May 20, 2026
"There's sufficient funding in the budget to stay on track to fully restore the Everglades five years ahead of schedule. This is one of the biggest projects that's happening in the United States of America right now. That's new money? This new money that's requested and it's going to be in addition to other money that's been provided and of course future needs that will come to you in future fiscal years. Sorry to interrupt. Yes, sir. No problem. Most importantly, and Chairman Kennedy mentioned..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
Funding Lapses: Analyzing Shutdown Reform
house Appropriations Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Without objection, members shall have five legislative days within which to revise and extend remarks and to insert extraneous material into the record. I want to welcome everybody to today's full committee hearing entitled Funding Lapses, Analyzing Shutdown Reform. While having all members in the room usually denotes a markup, I'm pleased to remind everyone that we reported out all 12 fiscal year 2027 bills before the..."
Testimony JOHNSON, RON
Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.
senate Budget Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"The result is year-over-year we're up $49 billion, which is a 10% increase over what we spent in fiscal year 2025. Now, again, I'd like to be as cooperative as possible, but one of the reasons I want to hold the hearing is I want to counter the false accusations that the Republicans cut"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Agricultural ...
senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee · Aug 6, 2026
"Bozeman number one, technical amendments, plus the CURT Act, plus Fertilizer Transparency Act clarification. Area Rate, Fiscal Year 26 or 27, Savings Reinvested into TFAP, Justice No. 1, Hot Rotisserie Chicken and Snap, Moran No. 1, Food for Peace, Hoven No. 1, Prairie Dogs, Hyde-Smith No. 1, Cool, Seafood, Hyde-Smith No. 4, ROPS, Hoven No."
Testimony BALDWIN, TAMMY
Business meeting to consider S.5038, to prohibit the transfer of the f...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"This is something that we should have done months ago. Senator Murray and I tried to advance this in the fiscal year 26 appropriations process, and I am hopeful that the agreement we have reached can keep the strong bipartisan"
Testimony MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sarah B. Rogers, of New York, t...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Jul 30, 2026
"The appropriations law is one of the most relevant laws that applies to your agency. Congress allocated $199 million to VOA in this fiscal year. That's less than the previous year, but it was a bipartisan rejection of the President's request to essentially just fund the wind down of the agency. But we're now well into this fiscal year. But we're now well into this fiscal"
Testimony CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Christopher Phelan, of...
senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2026
"I have heard from numerous Nevads about delays in the receipt of HUD funds. And let me talk a little bit about that. The Nevada Homeless Alliance in Nevada has yet to receive its fiscal year 2025 HUD continuum of care grant agreement. They need nearly a million dollars in funding to help people at risk of experiencing"
Testimony BABIN, BRIAN
Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"May I give you a little bit? Order on Science, Space, and Technology. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. I would like to now recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing on Unleashing the Golden Age of Science, Examining the Priorities of Fiscal Year 2027 Research and Technology Enterprise. And Director Kratios, welcome back. Glad to have you here. Last time you sat before this..."
Testimony MURRAY, PATTY
Hearings to examine advancing the mission, focusing on evaluating the ...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"pursuing and funding? So given the current state of VA research under this administration, there is a demoralized workforce, and they have limited access to non-VA federal funding. So it's really inexplicable to me to request a decrease in funding for VA research for fiscal year 27. I'm speaking here today in place of Senator Blumenthal, but I can tell you right now as Vice Chair of Appropriations, it is my intention to rip Trump's budget up and write a new one. I really hope our VA witnesses..."
Testimony DR. MARK ZHANG
Hearings to examine advancing the mission, focusing on evaluating the ...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"This administration has taken a disciplined, veterans-first approach to research. The President's fiscal year 2027 budget requests over $480 billion for VA, including over $150 billion in discretionary funding and over $54 billion through the Toxic Exposures Fund to expand care for veterans impacted by environmental and occupational exposures. Within that investment, VA has sharpened its research enterprise to prioritize measurable clinical"