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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaatb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RE- LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:05 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Barbara A. Mikulski (chairwoman) presiding. Present: Senators Mikulski, Reed, Pryor, Shaheen, Merkley, Shelby, Murkowski, and Boozman. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. REBECCA BLANK, ACTING SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR BARBARA A. MIKULSKI Chairwoman MIKULSKI. Good morning. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) will come to order. Today is our very first hearing for the fiscal year 2014 appropria- tions cycle. And we just received the President's budget yesterday and are beginning to look at it. I will have a few quick words about that. We want to welcome Dr. Rebecca Blank, the Secretary of Com- merce, for her testimony on the specifics of the Commerce Depart- ment. But as we begin, really our first order of business-today is the day where many of the subcommittees within the Senate Appro- priations Committee are holding their first hearing. The Agri- culture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Subcommittee is meeting as we speak. The Transportation, Hous- ing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee is also meeting. We look forward to a robust schedule and also fol- lowing regular order. Since this subcommittee met in a hearing mode, many changes have occurred, one of which is the passing of our beloved leader, Senator Daniel K. Inouye. I really want to thank Senator Cochran who was so helpful to me and Senator Shelby. Senator Shelby-not only have we been pals and partners from the House of Representatives, but really he played a very impor- (1)

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