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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysheartj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRON- MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9:35 a.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jack Reed (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Reed, Udall, Begich, Murkowski, Cochran, Blunt, and Johanns. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STATEMENT OF BOB PERCIASEPE, ACTING ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JACK REED Senator REED. I would like to call the hearing to order and wel- come everyone. Good morning. On behalf of the Interior, Environ- ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, wel- come. This is our first budget hearing this year. It will be a hearing on the fiscal year 2014 budget request for the Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA). I am very pleased to welcome Acting Adminis- trator Bob Perciasepe to testify before the subcommittee. Mr. Ad- ministrator, thank you. And also, we are grateful that Acting Chief Financial Officer Maryann Froehlich is also with you. Thank you, Maryann. Let me make a few acknowledgments before we begin. First, I would like to thank and recognize my ranking member, Senator Murkowski, not only for joining us this morning, but for her great efforts over the last several years to work collaboratively and effec- tively to craft these budgets, which are very challenging. I simply could not have a better colleague and partner in these endeavors than Senator Murkowski. And I want to personally thank her for these efforts, and also for her very talented staff. Thank you, Senator. I would also like to acknowledge that we have added four new members to the subcommittee this Congress: Senators Udall, Merkley, Begich, and Johanns. I welcome each of these Senators and look forward to their contributions. At some point this morning, the Chairwoman, Chairwoman Mi- kulski might arrive. When she does, I will at that point, at the ap- (1)

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