Hal Rogers actually said...

"That this center has helped our whole region redevelop."

"I think they have been dragging their feet in certain areas. And so I've pushed and shoved them to get things done."

"There are big slices of the country, like this, that are poor and without and having to fend for themselves, facing a transition from a coal industry to something else to try to make a living."

"Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers is a big player on Capitol Hill, there's no doubt about it."