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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbdfq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRON- MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2021 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:05 a.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jeff Merkley (Chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Merkley, Feinstein, Reed, Tester, Van Hollen, Heinrich, Murkowski, Hyde-Smith, and Hagerty. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY Senator MERKLEY. Welcome, everyone, to the hearing focused on fiscal year 2022 budget request for the Department of Interior. Welcome to my colleague who gets the award for being the first to arrive this morning. Good to have you. This hearing will review the Department of Interior's fiscal year 2022 budget request. Secretary Haaland, welcome to your first hearing before the subcommittee. Your historic role as the first Na- tive American to lead the Department of Interior has received sig- nificant attention and for good reason. I'm grateful that your voice has been lifted up and I can see from this budget request that you're taking the opportunity to lift up the voice of others who are too often silenced. From honoring the trust and treaty responsibilities to Native communities to caring for the precious and often sacred lands and animals, we're fortunate to have your experience and your perspec- tives as we confront the challenges facing us today. Joining Secretary Haaland is Rachael Taylor, the Principal Dep- uty Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget. Wel- come, and we appreciate that you've provided wise counsel to this subcommittee for 16 years and now we get to see you on the other side of the dais taking your experience to the Executive Branch. Before we dive in, I wanted to note that we have not distributed water bottles today because of the conversation that Ranking Mem- ber Murkowski and I had last week and we're not distributing them because we're recognizing the growing challenges that plas- tics pose for both our ecosystems and for human health. The fiscal year 2022 request for the Department of Interior totals $15.95 billion, an increase of 20 percent or $2.5 billion. (1)

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