Hal Rogers

It's time to grab a big shovel with a sharp blade to start digging ourselves out of this $14 trillion mess.

We've got to go line-by-line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford.

We have got to go line by line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford.

Today's CR is nothing but a continuation of the culture of overspending, persistence of a broken process, and a refusal to make the tough decisions, end earmarks, and do the job we were sent here to do. As a result, our Federal spending is…

Is the gentlelady aware that the President proposed to cut the Border Patrol in his budget submission to the Congress?

Wouldn't the gentlelady prefer that the Congress pass the whole bill for the Department of Homeland Security rather than this piecemeal approach?

The point is that we are not getting the job done because we will not pass the regular bill.

Again, I wish we had, Madam Speaker, the bill that funds the entire Department of Homeland Security before us instead of this piecemeal approach. I don't fathom why the majority will not bring forth that bill that's been marked up since 47…

Mr. Speaker, the drug cartels have demonstrated that they will not relent so long as there is a viable way to smuggle their drugs and money--blood money--across our border. To take this threat lightly or to address it with only half-baked…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, while there should be no higher priority for Congress than to provide for our common defense, the Democrats have chosen to delay, abuse, and exploit this wartime funding bill--no committee…

Enough is enough. The Democrats' failure to lead is now putting a strain on the troops by refusing to pass a clean emergency supplemental war bill. Yesterday, the Pentagon announced that it's putting together an emergency plan in case…

I rise today to voice my opposition to the blatant exploitation of our brave troops and the brazen process being undertaken here tonight. With this ongoing charade, the Democrat majority has chosen to drag out the consideration of this…

The American people deserve better from their elected leaders. Vital funds to protect our troops are being held hostage, and serious proposals to deal with our soaring national debt aren't even being discussed in this body. The brave men…

This past Friday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a report that outlines the economic impact of the EPA's holding up perfectly valid mining permits. This report brings to light yet another example of the EPA's…

Why is it that the majority party in this body, with an overwhelming majority, refuses to tell the American people, with a budget resolution, how they plan to spend their hard-earned taxpayer money? Why? Well, it's a political year, and…

I rise, Mr. Speaker, to voice my disappointment with this bill. First, the sheer cost of the disaster relief section of this bill has largely resulted from the administration's own reluctance to be forthright on true disaster costs. When…

In a moment in history where our Nation is facing the constant threat of terrorism, we should be passing a budget that addresses those urgent needs. The administration's Department of Homeland Security budget does not. In the midst of the…

the cartels are still moving their narcotics, operating with near impunity across that border

The cartels continue to operate with near impunity.

it is still spillover violence and it is not being controlled

I want to note with appreciation your 33 years of service to your country.

You must choose between a bribe or assassination, silver or lead, right?

The total number of drug-related murders in Mexico through October of this year was about 7,000.

Do you know what the expression in Spanish 'oplata o ploma' means?

Our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen who have lost their vision will survive and can thrive, but if we can prevent vision loss, we ought to do everything possible to make that happen.