wildfire seasons, and off surely think for oil and gas drilling. this senate energy and natural resources committee hosted the hearing. it s two hours and 25 minutes. this morning, we will review the proposed budget for the interior. i d like to secretary haaland, and back to the committee, as well as the budget director denise finnegan. the present fiscal year, 2023 budget proposed almost 18 billion dollars for the department of interior. that is an increase of 1.9 billion dollars. almost 11% over the current appropriate level. the budget includes significant funding increases for most doa viewers, and almost 8% increase in staffing levels, which is a must needed restoration from the previous cuts. full implementation of an agency deferred maintenance, and other funding from the great american outdoors act. we are holding this hearing during trying times, putin s horrific invasion of ukraine, russia s weaponization of oil and gas, increasing energy and food prices worldwid
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