Hearing Schedule for the Week of June 19, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is the hearing schedule for the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the week of June 19, 2017.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (John Hoeven, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 budget request for the Food and Drug Administration
10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTE (Shelley Moore Capito, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 budget request for the Federal Communications Commission
2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Ajit Pai
Chairman
Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable Michael O’Rielly
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Lisa Murkowski, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 budget request for the U.S. Department of the Interior
9:30 a.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Ryan Zinke
Secretary
U.S. Department of the Interior
Accompanied by:
Ms. Olivia Barton Ferriter
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Budget, Finance, Performance, and Acquisition
U.S. Department of the Interior
Ms. Denise A. Flanagan
Director
Office of Budget
U.S. Department of the Interior
DEFENSE SUBCOMMITTEE (Thad Cochran, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 budget request for the Department of the Air Force
10:30 a.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Heather Wilson
Secretary
U.S. Air Force
General David L. Goldfein
Chief of Staff
U.S. Air Force
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (Lamar Alexander, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy
2:30 p.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable Rick Perry
Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE (Jerry Moran, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 and FY2019 budget requests for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
2:30 p.m., Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
The Honorable David J. Shulkin, M.D.
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
Poonam L. Alaigh, M.D.
Acting Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration
Mr. Thomas J. Murphy
Acting Under Secretary for Benefits
Veterans Benefits Administration
Mr. Ronald E. Walters
Interim Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
National Cemetery Administration
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SUBCOMMITTEE (James Lankford, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 Budget Requests for the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office
3:00 p.m., Room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
The Honorable Gene Dodaro
Comptroller General of the United States
Government Accountability Office
Dr. Keith Hall
Director
Congressional Budget Office
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE (Roy Blunt, Chairman)
Hearing to review the FY2018 budget request for the National Institutes of Health
10:00 a.m., Room 138, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Witness:
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
National Institutes of Health
Accompanied by:
Douglas Lowy, M.D.
Acting Director
National Cancer Institute
Gary Gibbons, M.D.
Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Anthony Fauci, M.D.
Director
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Richard Hodes, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Aging
Nora Volkow, M.D.
Director
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.
Director
National Institute of Mental Health
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