Committee Schedule for the Week of Feb. 29, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of February 29, 2016.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016
AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)
Open meeting to conduct a roundtable discussion on the state of the farm economy
2:30 p.m., Room 116, Dirksen Senate Office Building
NOTE: The webcast will be audio-only.
Panel I:
Dr. Robert Johansson
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dr. Patrick Westhoff
Director
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
Dr. Nathan Kauffman
Assistant Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Panel II:
Mr. Reece Langley
National Cotton Council
Mr. Dale Moore
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mr. Randy Russell
The Russell Group
Mr. Tom Sell
Combest, Sell & Associates & Southwest Council of Agribusiness
Mr. Colin Woodall
National Cattleman’s Beef Association
HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE (John Hoeven, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Transportation Security Administration
2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Peter V. Neffenger
Administrator
Transportation Security Administration
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBCOMMITTEE (Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police
3:00 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Frank Larkin
Sergeant at Arms
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Kim Dine
Chief
U.S. Capitol Police
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Lisa Murkowski, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of the Interior
10:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Sally Jewell
Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
The Honorable Michael Connor
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
The Honorable Kristen Sarri
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE (Thad Cochran, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ray Mabus
Secretary
U.S. Navy
Admiral John M. Richardson
Chief of Naval Operations
General Robert B. Neller
Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps
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 Food and Drug Administration
2:00 p.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Dr. Robert Califf
Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
Accompanied by:
Mr. Jay Tyler
Chief Financial Officer
Food and Drug Administration
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (Lamar Alexander, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick
Chief of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mr. Tom Iseman
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
U.S. Department of the Interior
Mr. Estevan R. López
Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Roy Blunt, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Sylvia Burwell
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Richard Shelby, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Commerce
10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Penny Pritzker
Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Mark Kirk, Chairman)
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 and Fiscal Year 2018 funding request and budget justification for the Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration
11:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
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
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