{"id":46555,"date":"2019-04-01T03:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T03:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/01\/this-week-in-congress-heather-wilsons-goodbye-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:25:02","slug":"this-week-in-congress-heather-wilsons-goodbye-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/04\/01\/this-week-in-congress-heather-wilsons-goodbye-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Congress: Heather Wilson\u2019s goodbye tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/03\/08\/air-force-secretary-wilson-resigning\/\" target=_blank>Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson<\/a> will have a farewell tour of Capitol Hill this week, as she testifies on the service\u2019s fiscal 2020 budget request just a few weeks before she leaves the Pentagon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilson announced in March that she will resign at the end of May to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso. Wilson had been rumored as a possible permanent defense secretary candidate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She\u2019ll make three appearances before congressional committees this week, all related to ongoing budget review work by lawmakers. Army Secretary Mark Esper and other service officials are scheduled to deliver similar remarks over the course of the week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, the House Armed Services Committee will take up the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/03\/07\/is-it-time-to-end-privatized-military-housing\/\" target=_blank>military housing issues<\/a> with a hearing on Thursday. The topic has received significant attention from their Senate counterparts, and is expected to be included in the annual defense authorization bill drafting. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/03\/11\/heres-trump-fy20-budget-its-about-to-get-shredded\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1129867009.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here\u2019s Trump\u2019s FY20 budget. It\u2019s about to get shredded.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump\u2019s new budget reflects White House funding priorities, but it has little if any chance of becoming law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<strong>Tuesday, April 2<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 \u2014 G50 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>Nominations<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will consider the nominations of Gen. Tod Wolters to be head of U.S. European Command and Gen. Stephen Townsend to be head of U.S. Africa Command. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 H143 Capitol<br>\r\n<i>Member ideas<\/i><br>\r\nRepresentatives from outside the committee will present their legislative requests to the subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Homeland Security \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 310 Cannon <br>\r\n<i>Terrorism<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on policies to prevent terrorist travel worldwide. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Army\/Air Force Budgets<\/i><br>\r\nArmy Secretary Mark Esper, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Science and Space \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2318 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>NASA Budget<\/i><br>\r\nJim Bridenstine, administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, testifies on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Climate change <\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts testify on the potential impact of climate change on national security. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 10:15 a.m. \u2014 1302 Longworth <br>\r\n<i>VA technology challenges <\/i><br>\r\nDepartment officials will testify on challenges and reforms within VA\u2019s Office of Information and Technology. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 11 a.m \u2014 H405 Capitol<br>\r\n<i>DIA Budget<\/i><br>\r\nLt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr., director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, will testify on the administration\u2019s fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 11 a.m. \u2014 HT2 Capitol<br>\r\n<i>Public ideas<\/i><br>\r\nThe Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs will review public input on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Sexual Assault Prosecutions<\/i><br>\r\nService officials and outside experts will testify on the role of military commanders in sexual assault prosecutions. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:15 p.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>NATO<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on the future role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 232A Russell <br>\r\n<i>Army Modernization<\/i><br>\r\nService officials will testify before the committee on Army modernization efforts and the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 H140 Capitol<br>\r\n<i>Air Force Budget<\/i><br>\r\nAir Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>NATO<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on the future role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Wednesday, April 6<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 9 a.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Member ideas<\/i><br>\r\nRepresentatives from outside the committee will present their legislative requests for Armed Services policies. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 1:45 p.m. \u2014 2118 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Space Programs <\/i><br>\r\nGen. John Raymond, head of Air Force Space Command, will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 1334 Longworth <br>\r\n<i>VA Budget<\/i><br>\r\nDepartment officials will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Oversight \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2154 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Afghanistan <\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will review the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction\u2019s 2019 list of high-risk projects.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Middle East<\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on instability in the Middle East. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2:15 p.m. \u2014 419 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>Nominations<\/i><br>\r\nThe committee will consider a series of nominations, including former Gen. John Abizaid to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 2172 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Yemen <\/i><br>\r\nOutside experts will testify on instability in the Middle East and the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 232A Russell <br>\r\n<i>Navy\/Marine Corps Aviation <\/i><br>\r\nNavy and Marine Corps aviation officials will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 2212 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Weapons of Mass Destruction <\/i><br>\r\nGuy Roberts, assistant secretary of defense for nuclear programs, and Theresa Whelan, principal deputy assistant secretary for homeland defense, will testify before the committee on countering weapons of mass destruction. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 222 Russell <br>\r\n<i>Missile Defense Policies\/Programs<\/i><br>\r\nJohn Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, director of the Missile Defense Agency, will testify on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 3 p.m. \u2014 H140 Capitol<br>\r\n<i>Defense Health programs<\/i><br>\r\nVice Adm. Raquel Bono, director of the Defense Health Agency, and other department health officials will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2020 budget request. <br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Thursday, April 4<\/strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 G50 Dirksen <br>\r\n<i>Air Force Budget<\/i><br>\r\nAir Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. 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