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Hal Dallas Rogers is a U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 5th congressional district, having served since January 3, 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he has been involved in various legislative efforts throughout his tenure. Rogers has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education, particularly in rural areas of Kentucky. He has also been known for his work on the Appropriations Committee, where he has played a significant role in federal funding decisions.
I was not going to speak until my colleague on the subcommittee brought up some very touchy points. Now there is money in this bill for the Advanced Technology Program, as the gentleman well knows. There is money in title IV, $100 million…
this Balanced Budget Downpayment Act is an important step forward. Funding levels will now be based on the conference report funding levels for the fiscal year 1996 Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary appropriations bill. With a few…
I think the gentleman has done a wonderful job and I commend him for it. The American people have seen the future of Government that is partially closed, and many have found that it works just fine. We will get to a balanced budget by …
Mr. Speaker, just a few minutes ago, the President took to the airwaves to say that we have workers in the Justice Department that are not able to go to work; we have workers in the Commerce Department that have been laid off; we have…
the Reverend Bob Browning, who offered today's opening prayer as the guest House Chaplain, is my hometown pastor, friend, and personal counselor. He is the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Somerset, KY, a church of some 2,000 members…
As a matter of fact, there have been over a billion dollars spent on the Central Utah Project----
I share the gentleman's sentiments. I know that we both agree with the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Smith], the sponsor of the amendment, emotionally, in that we want to provide as much aid as we can. However, I think this amendment is…
let me explain simply what the gentlewoman's amendment does. The 1995 appropriations act out of our subcommittee included $265 million for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's internal laboratory research programs. That…
Mr. Chairman, we are not anti-United Nations, we are not anti-reasonable peacekeeping operations. There are some good peacekeeping operations, we have to say. There have been some bungled ones, obviously. Those are the ones we need to…
mentioning courthouses was a mistake. It does not fund courthouses. It mentioned the personnel that use courthouses. That is what I intended to try to say. Another section of the appropriations bill deals with money for public defenders…
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