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House subcommittee grills Interior secretary over FY2026 cuts, tribal and park impacts
Summary
Members of the House Appropriations subcommittee questioned Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about the administration's FY2026 "skinny" budget, its proposed cuts to Interior programs including U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the potential operational impacts on national parks and tribal services.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies questioned Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the administration's fiscal year 2026 budget blueprint and its potential effects on tribal programs, national parks and scientific agencies. Secretary Burgum discussed the administration's priorities and defended the proposal; lawmakers pressed him on cuts and the department's capacity to carry out services if Congress provides more funding than the president requested.
The budget blueprint “provides roughly 10,600,000,000.0 for the Department of Interior programs under this subcommittee's jurisdiction,” the subcommittee chair said in opening remarks, and Secretary Burgum told members the president’s broader…
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