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Chairman Hal Rogers Statement Before Rules Committee on Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 59
September 28, 2013
Remarks

Good afternoon, Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Slaughter, and members of the Rules Committee.

I am here before you today to present an amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the Continuing Resolution that will keep the doors of the government open after the end of the fiscal year on Monday, September 30, 2013.

I seek an appropriate rule to provide for the expeditious consideration of this important legislation.

House Approves Short-Term Continuing Resolution, Preventing Government Shutdown
September 20, 2013
Press Release
The U.S. House today approved H.J.Res. 59, the short-term continuing resolution that will keep the government open after the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2013. The bill passed the House on a vote of 230-189.
Chairman Rogers Floor Statement in Support of H.J.Res. 59, the FY14 Short-Term Continuing Resolution
September 20, 2013
Remarks

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present H.J.Res 59, the Continuing Resolution that will keep the government operating into the next fiscal year.

The base CR is straight-forward – it is clean, it is short-term, and it continues reductions in federal discretionary spending. Most importantly, it will prevent a government shutdown.

The legislation also includes an amendment to the base bill, which adds the text of H.R. 2682, the Defund Obamacare Act of 2013, and the text of H.R. 807, the Full Faith and Credit Act.

Chairman Rogers Statement Before Rules Committee on H.J.Res. 59, the Fiscal Year 2014 Short-Term Continuing Resolution
September 19, 2013
Remarks

Good afternoon, Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Slaughter, and members of the Rules Committee. I am here before you today to present H.J.Res. 59, the Continuing Resolution that will keep the government operating following September 30, 2013, the end of the current fiscal year.

I'm here before you today to seek an appropriate rule to provide for the timely consideration of this legislation. Time is running out, and the House must take up – and pass – this bill as soon as possible.

Chairman Rogers Introduces Continuing Resolution to Prevent Government Shutdown
September 10, 2013
Press Release
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today introduced a Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.J. Res. 59) to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2013.
Chairman Rogers Statement on the THUD Bill
July 31, 2013
Press Release
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers gave the following statement on the removal of the Transportation/Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill from floor consideration.
Chairman Tom Latham Statement Supporting H.R. 2610, the Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation and HUD Funding Bill
July 30, 2013
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Mr. Chairman, today I present H.R. 2610, a bill providing fiscal year 2014 appropriations for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies.

House Approves Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Bill
July 24, 2013
Press Release
The U.S. House today approved the fiscal year 2014 Defense Appropriations bill (H.R. 2397) on a vote of 315 to 109. The legislation includes funding for critical national security needs, and provides the resources needed to continue the nation’s military efforts abroad. In addition, the bill provides essential funding for health and quality of life programs for the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families.
Appropriations Committee Approves the Fiscal Year 2014 State and Foreign Operations Bill
July 24, 2013
Press Release
The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2014 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. The legislation totals $34.1 billion in regular discretionary funding, which is $8 billion, or 19%, below the fiscal year 2013 enacted level.
Chairman Hal Rogers Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 2397, the Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
July 23, 2013
Remarks

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 2397, the Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill.

This bill provides more than $512 billion in base funding for our national security and military efforts, and $85.8 billion in "Overseas Contingency Operations" war funding. This is a base funding decrease of $5.1 billion below the fiscal year 2013 enacted level, but is approximately $28.1 billion above the current level caused by automatic sequestration spending cuts.

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