Before the Senate Finance community, topics include rural melt care and telehealth flexibilities. We are meeting today to discuss with senator becerra, the budget and the department of services. The budget comes down to a simple proposition, helping working families and the middle class get ahead. Reducing the federal deficit, they are not mutually exclusive. Today, we are committed to doing both. When it comes to health care, that means protecting medicare for the next generation by making sure that the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, strengthening medicare, negotiating the cost of medication, and investing and priorities Like Mental Health care, and the health care workforce. Thats sharp contrast to the republican approach to the federal budget. Since the beginning of the year, there has basically been a demand for secret negotiations on unspecified cuts to specified programs wall hosting hostage the full faith and credit of the United States government. Budget chair Committee
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the committee may recess at any point. Good morning, secretary mayorkas, and thank you for joining the committees budget that you and President Biden put forth the department of Homeland Security. March 1 the department celebrated its 21st anniversary, and i want to thank the Public Servants throughout hhs that dedicate their lives to securing the homeland. This work is vital to the nations safety and security. Mr. Secretary, when you took the oath of office use for two, quote, support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. As well as faithfully discharge the duties of the office, and of quote. The immigration and nationality act further makes clear that you have, quote, a duty to control and guard the borders, the boundaries and borders. During your three years as secretary you failed to fulfill this effort. You refuse to comply with the laws in congress an
Spark light supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the Security Committee on the 2025 budget request. The hearing ended shortly before the house delivered two impeachment articles to the senate. Both of those articles were later dismissed. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the committee may recess at any the committee will come to order. Without objection the committee may recess at any point. Good morning, secretary mayorkas. Thank you for joining the committee to discuss the budget that you and President Biden have put forward for the Homeland Security. On march 1 the department celebrated its 21st anniversary. I want to thank all of the Public Servants who dedicate their lives to securing the homeland. It is vital to our nations safety and security. Mr. Secretary, when you took the oath of offic
Direct budgetary funding. As for specific sources of income, we expect to receive 18 billion from the european union. To this end, we are preparing a plan for ukraine together with the European Commission within the framework of the Ukraine Facility Program with a total amount of 50 billion euros for four years. We are grateful to the european parliament, which has already approved this initiative. We plan to receive about 12 billion from the usa, we are working on an unchanged one. Support from our strategic partner. In addition, there are multiyear programs from japan and norway for 5. 5 and 7. 5 billion dollars. Accordingly, we will be able to attract part of these funds next year. Let me remind you that ukraine also has support in the form of an annual imf program of 15. 6 billion and cooperates with other allies and International Financial organizations summarizing the financial block, i want to thank you. To the deputy corps for effective cooperation, we count on the support of t
After brief opening remarks members will receive testimony from our witness today and the hearing will be open to questions. Good morning once again. Welcome to todays hearing receive testimony from the secretary of agriculture. I think my colleagues participating and secretary bill sec for his time we have a lengthy hearing ahead of us. I will be brief and might remarks nearly three years ive traveled across the country to different farmers, ranchers, foresters, Rural Communities and everyday consumers. Many of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle jointly for those travels. The message we have heard from those folks was very clear. They need a government to work for them, not against them. These men and women have struggled with a fractured supply chain, considerable input cost, relentless inflation, natural disasters, volatile markets and labor shortage each consistently worsened by illconceived halfbaked executive action. What seemingly is a daily occurrence taxpayer dollars be