Hal Rogers

Likewise, on the counter-narcotics strategy and policy of the Coast Guard, the cocaine flow from South America into the central and eastern Caribbean region has doubled over the last four years.

Unfortunately, the Service has been beleaguered by a series of embarrassing and unacceptable lapses in security and other missteps. This will not stand.

This constitutes the first hearing of this subcommittee, and I am immensely pleased that we finally managed to pass a full year spending bill for the department to support our men and women on the front lines and bolster critical security…

Your actions in my judgment should be punishment, termination, firing people who have subordinated their command.

It is a bipartisan effort, as I have said, between the Governor and myself to try to uplift a region that has been absolutely hammered by coal layoffs.

I especially want to thank you for your proposal to maintain level funding in the single-family direct loan program.

I want to start off this morning thanking Rural Development for all of your efforts in the country and especially in my region.

I urge you to work with the Budget Committees and the authorizing committees to help lift the yoke off the back of the younger generations of hard-working Americans.

There is not that I am aware of any concern that we will not be able to meet this time line as long as we can meet the budget number.

I have faith in American industry, I always have.

It is critical, I don't even want to think about what happens if the Russians decide that they want to change the way they operate with us.

This is an effort that is joined in with the Congress. This is not something that the administration just decided to go do.

I am prepared to close. Does the gentlelady have further speakers?

I have heard that for 8 years now from different Secretaries, VA Secretaries as well as DOD Secretaries.

I have yet to see one marble roll down the hill.

We are pouring money at the problem and why can't we get it fixed?

That is completely unacceptable to cause a young man to lose the sight in his eyes because of bureaucratic ineptitude.

Well, and the current world war, frankly, the war of terrorism and violence is a worldwide event, so we are in a world war.

You have a hefty load. And we are going to try to give you what we can afford to help you fight all of these charges.

When I first came to Congress in 1981, you know, we were focused on catching armed robbers and all of that.

The chairman rightly said that the FBI has a critical mission in protecting the homeland.

I have long advocated for a multipronged approach to addressing this unique challenge.

It is unfathomable to me that States continue to pursue policies to decriminalize or legalize marijuana in contravention of Federal law.

The impact to the hospitals themselves, the economic impact. In my area, many of these hospitals are struggling just to keep the doors open.

I think that all of that 5 percent you mentioned is in my district.