03.16.15

TUESDAY: Agriculture, Military Construction-VA, & Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Hearings

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for Tuesday, March 17. All hearings will be webcast on the Appropriations Committee website. 
 
 
 
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015
 
 
 
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)
 
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2016 funding request and budget justification for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
 
10:00 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
 
Webcast:  http://1.usa.gov/1LnKgB0
 
Witnesses:
 
The Honorable Thomas Vilsack
Secretary
Department of Agriculture
 
Accompanied by:
 
Dr. Robert Johansson
Chief Economist
Department of Agriculture
 
Michael Young
Budget Officer
Department of Agriculture
 
 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE (Mark Kirk, Chairman)
 
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2016 military construction and family housing budget requests for the military departments
 
2:30 p.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
 
Webcast:  http://1.usa.gov/1wWeB38
 
Witnesses:
 
Lieutenant General David D. Halverson, U.S. Army
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
       and Commander, U.S. Army Installation Management Command
Headquarters, Department of the Army
 
Erin M. Kern, SES
Director, Shore Readiness Division
Deputy CNO (Fleet Readiness and Logistics)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
 
David R. Clifton, SES
Deputy Assistant Deputy Commandant (Facilities, Installations and Logistics)
       and Deputy Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
                       
Brigadier General Timothy S. Green, U.S. Air Force
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support
       and Air Force Director of Civil Engineers
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
 
 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBCOMMITTEE (Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman)
 
Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2016 budget request and funding justification for the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol
 
3:00 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
 
Witnesses:
           
            Dr. James Billington
            Librarian of Congress
           
            The Honorable Stephen T. Ayers
            Architect of the Capitol