On Tuesday, March 29th, the House Budget Committee held a hearing entitled, “The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget.” During the hearing, Members and witnesses discussed: government spending, the federal deficit, and inflation; tax policy and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); labor and retirement programs; defense spending; foreign aid; energy costs; climate and water investments; public health and mental healthcare; police funding and gun control; immigration and border funding; transportation modernization; antitrust enforcement; education funding; childcare; and housing and urban development.
On Wednesday, March 30th, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing entitled, “The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Proposal.” During the hearing, Senators and witnesses discussed: government spending, the federal deficit, and inflation; tax policy; childcare; mental healthcare; drug prices; climate concerns; immigration at the southern border; defense spending; energy costs; housing costs; education funding; VA funding; and IT and technology modernization.