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Committee Schedule for the Week of Feb. 29, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of February 29, 2016.


TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016


AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)

Open meeting to conduct a roundtable discussion on the state of the farm economy

2:30 p.m., Room 116, Dirksen Senate Office Building

NOTE: The webcast will be audio-only.

Panel I:

Dr. Robert Johansson
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Dr. Patrick Westhoff
Director
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute

Dr. Nathan Kauffman
Assistant Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Panel II:

Mr. Reece Langley
National Cotton Council

Mr. Dale Moore
American Farm Bureau Federation

Mr. Randy Russell
The Russell Group

Mr. Tom Sell
Combest, Sell & Associates & Southwest Council of Agribusiness

Mr. Colin Woodall
National Cattleman’s Beef Association


HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE (John Hoeven, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Transportation Security Administration

2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness:

The Honorable Peter V. Neffenger
Administrator
Transportation Security Administration


LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBCOMMITTEE (Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police

3:00 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:
The Honorable Frank Larkin
Sergeant at Arms
U.S. Senate

The Honorable Kim Dine
Chief
U.S. Capitol Police

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016


INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Lisa Murkowski, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of the Interior

10:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Sally Jewell
Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior

The Honorable Michael Connor
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior

The Honorable Kristen Sarri
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior


DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE (Thad Cochran, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps

10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Ray Mabus
Secretary
U.S. Navy

Admiral John M. Richardson
Chief of Naval Operations

General Robert B. Neller
Commandant
U.S. Marine Corps


AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the Food and Drug Administration

2:00 p.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness:

The Honorable Dr. Robert Califf
Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration

Accompanied by:

Mr. Jay Tyler
Chief Financial Officer
Food and Drug Administration


ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (Lamar Alexander, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation

2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick
Chief of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Mr. Tom Iseman
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
U.S. Department of the Interior

Mr. Estevan R. López
Commissioner
Bureau of Reclamation

THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016


LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Roy Blunt, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness:

The Honorable Sylvia Burwell
Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Richard Shelby, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and funding justification for the U.S. Department of Commerce

10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witness:

The Honorable Penny Pritzker
Secretary
U.S. Department of Commerce


MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Mark Kirk, Chairman)

Hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2017 and Fiscal Year 2018 funding request and budget justification for the Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration

11:00 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

The Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD
Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration

Mr. Danny G. I. Pummill
Acting Under Secretary for Benefits
Veterans Benefits Administration

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