Billion dollar budget request for the epa next year before the House Appropriations subcommittee on environment. Her testimony is to a half hours. Two and a half hours. This meeting will come to order. Thank you for rearranging your schedule today for the sneering. We are having some votes today a little bit earlier for getaway day. I appreciate your working with us on this today. Again, good morning. The beating for the Environmental Protection agency. Today we are joined by Gina Mccarthy and acting chief financial officer, marion follett, to discuss the proposed budget. Mccarthy, i believe that this is your first formal Budget Hearing. I know that our members on both sides are interested in what your budget proposes and we look forward to discussing your ongoing work. Overall the fiscal year 2015 Budget Proposal is that the level of 7. 8 9 billion, 310 million, 3. 8 are sent below the active level. At this level the budget for the epa would be reduced for the fifth Consecutive Year f
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sweilam has met the Czech ambassador to Egypt, Ivan Gokl, to discuss bilateral cooperation in water resources. The Egyptian minister hailed the “constructive cooperation between Egypt and Czechia in the past years”, according to an Egyptian cabinet statement on Thursday. He further affirmed the “country’s wish for this cooperation to continue and be reinforced in the coming period”. For his part, the ambassador noted that his country is keen to cooperate with Cairo in all fields, including water resources.