WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Deb Fischer issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, convened her first hearing examining the Fiscal Year 2027 budget requests for the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Government Publishing Office.

Fischer assumed the subcommittee gavel in March. The panel oversees the funding, budget, and operations of the legislative branch of the U.S. government, including the Senate, Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol, Library of Congress, and the Government Accountability Office.

Fischer's remarks as prepared:

Good morning. The subcommittee will come to order. I...