News from April 2023


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong Before Their Meeting

News Release: GENERAL SECRETARY TRONG: (Via interpreter) First of all, I would like to welcome Mr. Secretary and the delegation with which your visit takes place on the 10th anniversary of our Comprehensive Partnership. And it is also very meaningful because we are enjoying a very positive trajectory in our bilateral relations. I am confident that your visit will help consolidate the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son

Release: The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the New U.S. Embassy Hanoi Campus Groundbreaking

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you, everyone, very, very much. This really is a particular pleasure because this has been a day long in the making.


Fleischmann Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Department of Energy (As Prepared)

It is my pleasure to welcome Secretary Jennifer Granholm to the Energy and Water Subcommittee this morning to discuss the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Energy.



Simpson Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the United States Forest Service (As Prepared)

Good morning and thank you to Chief Moore for joining us here on Capitol Hill to discuss the Forest Service’s fiscal year 2024 budget request.


Harris Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (As Prepared)

Thank you all for being here this afternoon. I would like to welcome our witness, Mr. Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to review the fiscal year 2024 CFTC budget request.


Joyce Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Transportation Security Administration (As Prepared)

This afternoon, we welcome the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, David Pekoske to testify on TSA’s fiscal year 2024 budget request.


Carter Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for Army Military Construction and Family Housing (As Prepared)

Today’s hearing is on the Army’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for military construction and family housing.


Joyce Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (As Prepared)

Thank you, Director Easterly, for joining us today, and for your military service.In 2018, Congress authorized CISA to protect the Nation’s cyber and physical critical infrastructure.


Simpson Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Department of the Interior (As Prepared)

Madam Secretary, thank you for being here today. And thank you for our conversation last week in advance of this hearing. I look forward to our discussion on several important issues facing the Department of the Interior.


Simpson Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Environmental Protection Agency (As Prepared)

Good afternoon and welcome back, for the second time today, to discuss the President’s budget proposal for FY 2024.


Cole Remarks at FY24 Oversight Hearing for the the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation (As Prepared)

Today, we welcome the Inspectors General (IG) from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).


Aderholt Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Department of Health and Human Services (As Prepared)

Good Morning, Mr. Secretary. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education for our very first budget hearing of the year, which happens to also be my first budget hearing as Chairman.


Carter Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Department of Veterans Affairs (As Prepared)

Today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, disbanded, and combat troops departed.


Womack Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (As Prepared)

Good afternoon, everyone, and Chair Gensler, welcome back to the Subcommittee. My colleagues and I are looking forward to today’s conversation with you.


Fleischmann Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Army Corps of Engineers, Civil Works and the Bureau of Reclamation (As Prepared)

It is my pleasure to welcome Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Michael Connor, and Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, to discuss the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Commissioner Camille Touton to discuss the request for the Bureau of Reclamation.


Joyce Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Department of Homeland Security (As Prepared)

Welcome Secretary Mayorkas. I sincerely thank you for joining us today as we discuss the Department’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget submission.



Harris Remarks at FY24 Budget Hearing for the Food and Drug Administration (As Prepared)

I want to thank everyone for joining us today as we review the Food and Drug Administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget request. Our witness is the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert Califf.