{"id":45686,"date":"2017-06-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/06\/05\/this-week-in-congress-it-s-comey-vs-the-defense-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:24:55","slug":"this-week-in-congress-it-s-comey-vs-the-defense-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2017\/06\/05\/this-week-in-congress-it-s-comey-vs-the-defense-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Congress: It&#8217;s Comey vs. the defense budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-daa1f832-6965-f22a-a02b-64c9aaec49ec\">WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Former FBI Director James Comey\u2019s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday will draw most of the media focus on Capitol Hill this week, but congressional defense committees will be reviewing budget plans for all five of the military services in what may be the busiest week of work this year. <br\/><br\/>Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson will testify on Tuesday. Acting Army Secretary Robert Speer is scheduled to appear on Wednesday, as are Coast Guard officials. Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley is set for Thursday, along with Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller. <br\/><br\/>Lawmakers are still hopeful to get most of their defense appropriations and authorization work done before the August recess, but that will mean a hectic legislative pace for the next two months if they hope to meet the deadline. <br\/><br\/>Meanwhile, Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee members will try again this week to hold a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs proposed overhaul of the Choice program. Their attempt last month was sidetracked by partisan fighting over Comey\u2019s firing. \u00a0<br\/><br\/><b>Tuesday<\/b><br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-06-posture-of-the-department-of-the-air-force\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-06-posture-of-the-department-of-the-air-force\">Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen G50<br\/><i>Air Force budget<\/i><br\/>Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein will testify before the committee on the service\u2019s fiscal 2018 budget request.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/review-of-the-fy2018-budget-request-for-military-construction-and-family-housing\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/review-of-the-fy2018-budget-request-for-military-construction-and-family-housing\">Senate Appropriations<\/a> \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen 124<br\/><i>Military housing<\/i><br\/>Service officials will testify before the committee\u2019s military construction panel on the fiscal 2018 budget request.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-06-marine-corps-ground-modernization\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-06-marine-corps-ground-modernization\">Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A<br\/><i>Marine Corps budget<\/i><br\/>Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, head of Marine Corps Systems Command, and other service officials will testify before the committee on Corps modernization efforts and the fiscal 2018 budget request.<br\/><br\/><b>Wednesday<\/b><br\/><br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/transportation.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=401479\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/transportation.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=401479\">House Transportation<\/a> \u00a0\u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2167 Rayburn<br\/><i>Coast Guard<\/i><br\/>Committee members will hear from Coast Guard officials on the White House\u2019s proposed fiscal 2018 budget proposal.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=1769\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=1769\">House Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334<br\/><i>PTSD<\/i><br\/>VA officials will testify before the committee on current health care services for post traumatic stress disorder and possible improvements.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/review-of-the-fy2018-budget-request-for-the-us-army\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/hearings\/review-of-the-fy2018-budget-request-for-the-us-army\">Senate Appropriations<\/a> \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen 192<br\/><i>Army budget<\/i><br\/>Acting Army Secretary Robert Speer and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will testify before the committee on the service\u2019s fiscal 2018 budget request.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\">House Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2212<br\/><i>Missile defense<\/i><br\/>Navy Vice Adm. James Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency, and other defense officials will testify before the committee on missile defense strategy and the fiscal 2018 budget.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veterans.senate.gov\/hearings\/examining-the-veterans-choice-program-and-the-future-of-care-in-the-community06072017\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.veterans.senate.gov\/hearings\/examining-the-veterans-choice-program-and-the-future-of-care-in-the-community06072017\">Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 418<br\/><i>VA Choice program<\/i><br\/>VA officials will testify before the committee on planned changes to the VA Choice program.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-07-department-of-defense-nuclear-acquisition-programs-and-the-nuclear-doctrine\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-07-department-of-defense-nuclear-acquisition-programs-and-the-nuclear-doctrine\">Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 222<br\/><i>Nuclear acquisition<\/i><br\/>Nuclear security officials will testify before the committee on Defense Department acquisition programs and nuclear strategy.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/armedservices.house.gov\/hearings\">House Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118<br\/><i>Combat aviation<\/i><br\/>Service acquisition officials will testify before the committee on combat aviation modernization programs and the fiscal 2018 budget request.<br\/><br\/><b>Thursday<\/b><br\/><br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-08-posture-of-the-department-of-the-navy\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/hearings\/17-06-08-posture-of-the-department-of-the-navy\">Senate Armed Services<\/a> \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Dirksen G50<br\/><i>Navy and Marine Corps budget<\/i><br\/>Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller will testify before the committee on the services\u2019 fiscal 2018 budget requests.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=1770\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=1770\">House Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334<br\/><i>VA medical partnerships<\/i><br\/>Committee members will hear from VA officials on current department relationships with academic affiliates and local nonprofits.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/hearing-attacking-hezbollahs-financial-network-policy-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/hearing-attacking-hezbollahs-financial-network-policy-options\/\">House Foreign Affairs<\/a> \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2172<br\/><i>Hezbollah<\/i><br\/>The committee will hear from outside experts on Hezbollah\u2019s financial network and national security implications for the U.S.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/Calendar\/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=394895\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/Calendar\/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=394895\">House Appropriations<\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2359<br\/><i>NASA budget<\/i><br\/>Officials from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2018 budget request.<br\/><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=1771\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/calendar\/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=1771\">House Veterans\u2019 Affairs<\/a> \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Cannon 334<br\/><i>Education benefits processing<\/i><br\/>VA officials will testify before the committee on issues with processing and development of Post 9\/11 GI Bill claims.<br\/><br\/><\/span><iframe allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"twitter-follow-button twitter-follow-button-rendered\" data-screen-name=\"LeoShane\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"30\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/follow_button.a0ec3119d8db2bc5422f2144c89ad7a9.en.html#dnt=false&amp;id=twitter-widget-0&amp;lang=en&amp;screen_name=LeoShane&amp;show_count=false&amp;show_screen_name=true&amp;size=l&amp;time=1489179604742\" title=\"Twitter Follow Button\"><\/iframe> \u00a0<br\/> <i>Leo Shane III covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. 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