Thad Cochran: “Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening this hearing to review the President's fiscal year 2016 Budget request for the…”

This subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.

Mr. Chairman, let me join you in congratulating our panel here and the participation you're bringing to this challenge.

I wish to honor former Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, who passed away September 13 in Albuquerque. It was a privilege to call Pete a friend and to work with him as a Senate colleague and member of the Appropriations Committee…