Hal Rogers: “I am confident our Full Committee is in exceptionally good hands under the chairman's leadership.”

I thank the gentlewoman for the introduction. Mr. Speaker, I want to salute Chairman DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger of the full committee for putting together a final appropriations package for the year. It is a fair compromise that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The Appalachian Regional Commission has been an invaluable partner for Appalachia since its inception in 1965. ARC investments have…

I urge a rejection of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

While you are having so much trouble operating abroad, and don't appear to be receiving the necessary support from the administration, how can we be assured that we are making a smart investment in the agency at this time?