Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
Agencies as well. This is our first hearing on the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request. However, i want to start with a matter of urgency. The coronavirus, covert 19, cases are growing as is alarm, this is both domestically and internationally. The u. S. Government has responded to the covert 19 outbreak with aggressive measures, significant travel restrictions, mandatory 14day quarantine for individuals returning to the u. S. From province. Mr. Secretary, i support your declaration of a Public Health emergency, we are dealing with the likelihood of a global pandemic, interesting to note yesterday from the cdc that commented that with regard to the United States its not a question of if but a question of when we will face the issue seriously here. That said, i have serious concerns about the administrations responsiveness with respect to funding, i understand senators of both parties expressed a similar concern to you at their hearing yesterday. I have repeatedly asked for info
Represented. But some of our members are out and about. You know were in the middle of some hearings, some things that are going on with sensitive matters. And so were going to keep pursuing this. Today we will resume amendment testimony on hr3354, make america secure and prosperous appropriations act 2018. The committee will be taking general testimony on the commerce, justice, science and related Agencies Division, Financial Services and general Government Division, the interior environment and related Agencies Division, and the labor, health and Human Services education and related Agencies Division of the bill. Once again, if youre planning to offer an amendment, this message is for members in offices that may be listening this time if youre planning on offering any amendment testimony to divisions a, c, d or f, we will be taking that testimony following these first two panels, which will be introducing their product then subject to amendment. Members are advised that they can also
A federal spending package to fund the department of agriculture, transportation, Homeland Security and more. They will be taken up on the house floor tomorrow. Next, we show you some of the hearing from earlier today. We are going to move our prorations processed further today. My colleagues from the Democratic Party has asked me to go ahead. We are in the middle of the afternoon, they know what is going on, they are well represented. But some of our members are outgained about. We are in the middle of some hearings, some things going on with sensitive matters. So were going to keep pursuing this. Today we will resume amendment 354, make on hr3 america secure and prosperous appropriations act 2018. The committee will be taking general and amendment testimony on the commerce, justice, science and related Agencies Division, Financial Services, and general Government Division, interior defilement and related Agencies Division and labor health and Human Services education and related Agen
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