Chair of Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
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As Chair of the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) will oversee $35 billion in annual federal spending. Below are resources encompassing the most recent developments related to the subcommittee's work, including clips of hearings, press statements, and official letters and requests made by Chair McCollum to administration or other officials. Additional information can be found on the House Appropriations Committee website.
Hearings
- Feb. 6, 2019 | VIDEO: The Power of the Purse: A Review of Agency Spending Restrictions During a Shutdown
- Feb. 26, 2019 | VIDEO: Public Witness Hearing (non-tribal programs, morning session) | Public Witness Hearing (non-tribal programs, afternoon session)
- March 6, 2019 | VIDEO: Public Witness Hearing (Tribal programs, Day 1, morning session) | Public Witness Hearing (Tribal programs, Day 1, afternoon session)
- March 7, 2019 | VIDEO: Public Witness Hearing (Tribal programs, Day 2, morning session) | Public Witness Hearing (Tribal programs, Day 2, afternoon session)
- March 26, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: Department of the Interior
- March 28, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: U.S. Forest Service
- April 2, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: Environmental Protection Agency
- April 3, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey
- April 4, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- April 9, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: Indian Health Service
- April 30, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
- May 7, 2019 | VIDEO: Budget: Department of the Interior (Secretary Bernhardt)
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Statements and Letters
- Feb. 6, 2019 | MCCOLLUM CALLS FOR OFFICIAL OVERSIGHT OPINION ON ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS DURING SHUTDOWN(Letter)
- March 1, 2019 | CHAIR MCCOLLUM, CHAIRS GRIJALVA AND LOWENTHAL DEMAND ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ADVANCING MINING NEAR BOUNDARY WATERS WILDERNESS(Letter)
- March 11, 2019 | MCCOLLUM STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FY2020 BUDGET PROPOSAL
- March 18, 2019 | MCCOLLUM, UDALL REQUEST INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION INTO POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL ETHICS REGULATIONS AT INTERIOR BY ACTING SECRETARY BERNHARDT AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICIALS​(Letter)