Hal Rogers: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me this time. And I say to my colleague from North Carolina, my friend, whom I've…”

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me this time. And I say to my colleague from North Carolina, my friend, whom I've served together with on the Appropriations Committee and subcommittees for a number of years, I say to him, where is the bill for the Secret Service? Stay tuned. Where's the bill for ICE? Stay tuned. Where's the bill for Border Patrol? Stay tuned and be ready to talk about those when they come up shortly. Now, I rise in support of this bill, which will help ensure that our government can help prepare for emergency situations. As we well know, you can never be too prepared. Over the past year, we've seen the damage natural disasters can wreak. From Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast, to the tornados in the Midwest, to the raging wildfires out West, no area is immune to Mother Nature's wrath. And now, with a tropical storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, we are reminded, once again, that disaster can strike when you least expect it to, or when you can least stand it, though we hope that's not the case with Karen. This bill will provide immediate funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the current annual funding rate of $10.2 billion. As with the previous five short-term funding bills this House has passed in the last 2 days, this will last until December 15, but could end sooner if we can find a way to fund the entire Federal Government before that time.…”