Hearing Schedule for the Week of March 7, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of March 7, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (John Boozman, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Treasury
10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Jack Lew
Secretary
U.S. Department of Treasury
The Honorable John Koskinen
Commissioner
Internal Revenue Service
Mr. Russell George
Inspector General, Tax Administration
U.S. Department of Treasury
HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE (John Hoeven, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and measure results for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Kevin McAleenan
Deputy Commissioner
Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Daniel Ragsdale
Deputy Director
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBCOMMITTEE (Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office
3:00 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Gene Dodaro
Comptroller General
Government Accountability Office
Dr. Keith Hall
Director
Congressional Budget Office
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Lisa Murkowski, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Indian Health Service
10:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
Mary Smith
Principal Deputy Director
Indian Health Service
Accompanied by:
Elizabeth Fowler
Deputy Director for Management Operations
Indian Health Service
Gary Hartz
Director of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
Indian Health Service
DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE (Thad Cochran, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Defense Health Program
10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Nadja West
Surgeon General of the Army
Vice Admiral C. Forrest Faison III
Surgeon General of the Navy
Lieutenant General Mark A. Ediger
Surgeon General of the Air Force
Mr. Chris Miller
Program Executive Officer of the Defense Healthcare Management Systems
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
2:00 p.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Thomas Vilsack
Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Accompanied by:
Dr. Robert Johansson
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Michael Young
Budget Officer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (Lamar Alexander, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Energy
2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
Dr. Ernest J. Moniz
Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES (Roy Blunt, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request for the U.S. Department of Education
10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate office Building
Witness:
The Honorable John B. King, Jr.
Acting Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Richard Shelby, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Administrator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES (Mark Kirk, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 and 2018 budget request for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
11:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Robert A. McDonald
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
The Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD
Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration
Mr. Danny G. I. Pummill
Acting Under Secretary for Benefits
Veterans Benefits Administration
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES (Susan Collins, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2:30 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel I:
The Honorable Julián Castro
Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Panel II:
The Honorable David Montoya
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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