Hal Rogers: “It is high time that we get serious about reducing spending for the debt and the record-setting deficit.”

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…

Thank you for the service to your country that you have performed for many, many years.

I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1515

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, I rise in support of the appropriations act that we are considering today. The fiscal situation facing…