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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on page D428 on April 28.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: FDA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Food and Drug Administration, after receiving testimony from Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: DOT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Transportation, after receiving testimony from Peter Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation.
NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Admiral Linda L. Fagan, to be Commandant of the Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, after the nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Kathryn Huff, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy).
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of David Applegate, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey, and Carmen G. Cantor, of Puerto Rico, to be an Assistant Secretary, who was introduced by Representative Gonzalez-Colon, both of the Department of the Interior, and Evelyn Wang, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-
Energy, Department of Energy, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
