On the recordJune 2, 2015
Today, I am very pleased to present to the House the fiscal year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill with my colleague, Mr. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania. I would like to begin by thanking my ranking member Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania. It has been a pleasure to work with him. We have worked together closely on this legislation. I appreciate Mr. Fattah's approach to the bill. His input has improved the bill considerably. I look forward to working with him and all the members of the subcommittee as we move forward and go into conference with the Senate on this important legislation. I also want to thank Chairman Hal Rogers of Kentucky and Ranking Member Nita Lowey of New York for their help in putting this legislation together. This is my first year chairing the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. It is an extraordinarily important committee that oversees so many noble and worthwhile efforts that the Federal Government is engaged, both in preserving and protecting lives and property of the American people and advancing scientific research and space exploration. I am especially grateful to Chairman Hal Rogers for his trust in me in this extraordinarily important assignment. I want to thank him also for his generous allocation to this subcommittee.…
