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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysavix0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DE- VELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES AP- PROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:31 p.m. in room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Susan M. Collins (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Collins, Blunt, Boozman, Capito, Daines, Reed, Murray, Feinstein, Schatz, Murphy, Manchin, and Leahy. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. ELAINE L. CHAO, SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR SUSAN M. COLLINS Senator COLLINS. The Subcommittee will come to order. Today, I am pleased to welcome the Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, who will testify on the President's fiscal year 2019 Budget Request. I'm also very pleased to be joined today by my friend and our Ranking Member, Senator Jack Reed. Unlike previous years when we faced uncertain budget alloca- tions for many months, we are fortunate to begin the fiscal year 2019 appropriations process with new budget caps enacted by Con- gress in February. The budget agreement provides additional fund- ing for the next-over 2 years for critical national defense pro- grams as well as for domestic priorities, such as rebuilding our in- frastructure, addressing the opioid epidemic, and providing for our nation's veterans. Thanks to the increased budget caps, Senator Reed and I were able to include an additional $12.6 billion for THUD programs in the fiscal year 2018 Omnibus bill as we worked with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle and both chambers as well as the Admin- istration. This increased funding will provide much-needed support for our nation's crumbling infrastructure. In fact, our bill was the first down payment on the Administration's Infrastructure Initiative. I certainly hope that we can continue this good work in 2019 as we evaluate the Administration's proposals and receive input from members on both sides of the aisle. (1)

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