House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the
full committee will convene a
hearing
entitled “The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts,
Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition” on Thursday, March 23rd.
Witness:
Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a
committee
hearing
on Thursday, March 23, 2023 on “The President’s 2023 Trade Policy
Agenda.”
Member Statements
Ron Wyden (D – OR)
Mike Crapo (R – ID)
Witness:
Katherine C. Tai, United States Trade Representative, Executive Office
of the President
FAA ($19.8 billion): $4.2 million to enhance
sustainability by reducing the agency’s environmental footprint at
FAA-owned facilities and $11.2 million to
support climate goals through the analysis and testing of alternative
fuels
Federal Highway Administration ($60.8 billion): $1.8 billion for the
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and
Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program, which aims to make
transportation infrastructure more resilient to future weather events
and other natural disasters, and $60.0 million in unobligated balances
to fund the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program,
which would provide competitive grants for the construction of active
transportation networks, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian
and bicycle trails
Federal Transit Administration ($17 billion): $2.9 billion for Capital
Investment Grants (CIG), along with $1.6 billion in advance
appropriations from BIL, which will provide
a significant investment in the construction of major capital projects
and new and expanded transit service to many local communities, $14.0
billion for Transit Formula Grants, which provide critical funding to
public transportation systems across the U.S. through existing formula
grant programs
Federal Railroad Administration ($4.8 billion)
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ($387.3
million)
Senate Appropriations Committee
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
US Forest Service Congressional Budget
Justification:
$9.7 billion. The 2024 Budget dedicates $323 million toward management
for “hazardous fuels reduction”, an increase of $116 million from the
2023 enacted level. The 2024 Budget request for workforce salaries and
expenses is $1.42 billion, a $509 million increase above the 2023
enacted level to fund the costs of pay reforms for Federal wildland
firefighters and increase Federal firefighting capacity.
Witnesses:
Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
Mark Lichtenstein, National Budget Director, U.S. Forest Service
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee