Hal Rogers

I commend your attempts to bring about a cease-fire in Syria.

I echo the concerns our leaders have just voiced about ISIS.

The importance of U.S. leadership in global affairs could never be more pronounced than now.

American support is predicated upon the Palestinian leader's commitment to resolving all outstanding issues through direct negotiations.

President Abbas has yet to condemn the shootings, car rammings, stabbings against innocent Israelis.

These concerns are heightened with recent sanctions relief for the regime.

I hope you will reassure us that the administration will maintain its indispensable role of mediator.

I want to thank you for your efforts in trying to bring the parties together for a two-state solution.

May I inquire of the remaining time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The gentleman from Kentucky has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from New York has 10\3/4\ minutes remaining.

Let me associate myself with your comments. My district, like yours, has been absolutely devastated by the war on coal. This language is a great help in that direction.

Might I inquire of the gentleman how many speakers he has remaining?

I shall be brief. I appreciate the work of my colleague, Mrs. Lowey, ranking member on the committee, and all of the people on her side of the aisle and, of course, on our side of the aisle as well. This is a good bill. It is a responsible…

They've had thousands of jobs lost there. And in Southern West Virginia, again, thousands of jobs.

They were basically talking about the future of Kentucky, moving toward a different future and having a broad bipartisan support taking on these tough issues of a transition.

Explain to me the wisdom of eliminating this combat aviation brigade at Fort Campbell, and walk me through the thought process that led to this decision.

We must discipline that agency and make it work like it is supposed to.

The agency needs discipline and it needs an outsider in some position there to be sure that we are not jeopardizing the President's life.

I cannot make those criticisms about this budget submission.

However, some agents are tarnishing that image, and it needs to be cleaned up.

I am puzzled why we are proposing substantial cutbacks in operations and then, more importantly, acquisitions, cut by 17 percent.

I am worried that you are diverting a lot of resources there away from the war on drugs and other things.

This is a breakdown, to put it mildly, of discipline within the ranks of your agency, and that is a cancer that can consume you.

But I think we are shortchanging a very important part of homeland security when we do not capitalize the needs of the Coast Guard.

To say you are not investigating because you want the Inspector General of the Department to investigate is hogwash.

I am absolutely committed to moving all 12 of our appropriations bills through the regular-order process to ensure that we responsibly fund all Federal agencies, including Homeland.