Hal Rogers

Transporting displaced students is an allowable purpose under the social services block grant, and I encourage HHS and affected States to work with affected school districts and promptly provide any reimbursements for these critical…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Yes, that is my understanding and intention. As you know, Congress has previously recognized the critical role our public schools play in creating stability and meeting the educational needs of children…

I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Speaker, that in the engrossment of H.R. 152, the Clerk shall reinsert the text on page 1, lines 3 through 6, of the bill after the enacting clause. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

While the impending fiscal cliff is on our minds, I rise to alert my colleagues to another end-of-the- year deadline with potentially deadly consequences. If the FDA fails to act, on January 1 our streets could be flooded with cheap…

It is now my great pleasure to recognize and yield to the new member of the Kentucky delegation, Thomas Massie.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have the distinct honor and privilege of representing the Kentucky delegation as we welcome our newest member, Tom Massie from Lewis County, Kentucky. Thomas earned two engineering degrees from MIT. He founded…

I thank the chairman for yielding. During his 2008 election campaign, President Obama had the audacity to set an energy goal to bankrupt the coal industry. Unfortunately, this is one promise the President is keeping. Coal mines are…

This 6-month continuing resolution, Mr. Speaker, will keep the government's doors open and its wheels turning until March 27, 2013. It's a necessary bill that ensures that the Congress is doing its job, even if this is not our preferred…

Before I yield back, Mr. Speaker, let me take a moment to talk about the ranking member. Mr. Dicks, as I said before, has served on this committee for 30-plus years. I'm not exactly sure how many. How many is it? It is 36 years. He has…

The gentleman I will introduce next has served on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for over 30 years, as has the previous speaker, Mr. Dicks, served over 30 years as well. These two gentlemen, the previous speaker and the upcoming…

Finally, Mr. Speaker, I want to mention staff. As the ranking member has said, none of this would be here but for this wonderful staff that we are blessed with. Bill Inglee on the majority side, the clerk; Will Smith, his deputy; and all…

To engage with the ranking member and clarify some apparent confusion on this CR's provision regarding cybersecurity, if the gentleman would engage. The language in section 137 of the CR, regarding cybersecurity, is explicit and clear. The…

It is a sort of a mini industrial complex syndrome that has set in there. And we're going to have to guard against it every step of the way.

I want to begin by thanking my colleague and friend from across the Big Sandy that divides Kentucky and West Virginia and my good friend across the aisle, Nick Rahall, for organizing these Special Orders by the Congressional Caucus on…

As we begin to wind down the debate on this defense bill, I wanted to take just a moment to pay tribute to this dynamic duo that we have--Bill Young and Norm Dicks. The collective experience, wisdom, and knowledge of this defense bill and…

Chairman Young has mentioned briefly the service of our friend from California (Mr. Lewis), who, as we all know, served as chairman of the full committee for a period of time, and, of course, chairman of this great subcommittee. We're…

I thank the gentleman, and I can't help but mention the great service the former chairman of this committee has rendered to the body, as well.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of this bill. This is the sixth bill that we've considered on the House floor, which means the House is nearly halfway done with its appropriations bills for fiscal year 2013. The…

Thank you, Chairman Aderholt, for yielding the time. Mr. Chairman, this is the 10th anniversary bill for this subcommittee. We began work in 2003, and the first three speakers that are on the platform today are the three chairmen of that…

The Obama administration has not been shy about its desire to wipe out our Nation's use of fossil energy resources. Mining permits in Kentucky and eastern America have ground to a halt. Oil and gas leasing on Federal lands and our Outer…

Appalachia confronts a combination of challenges that few other parts of the country face: mountainous terrain and isolation, a dispersed population, inadequate infrastructure, a lack of financial and human resources, and a weak track…

I thank the chairman for that generous offer. Mr. Chairman, this is a good bill. It is a hard-fought bill. It is a tough bill, and I want to commend the chairman and the ranking member for their hard work because the allocation to this…

He lost the vision of the second eye simply because the veterans hospital could not get access to the military hospital after he was injured, I assume, from the hospital in Germany. That is unforgivable, that two Federal Agencies both…

I thank the chairman for yielding the time. Madam Chair, I rise in support of this bill. Earlier this week, we celebrated Memorial Day--a day to commemorate those warfighters who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of our great Nation…

I thank the chairman for yielding the time. I rise in strong support of this bill. This bill, the first for fiscal '13, marks one of the earliest starts to the appropriations process in recent memory, which is a good sign for moving all 12…