Statements
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers today gave the following statement on the Honoring Our Promise to America’s Veterans Act, which passed the House on a vote of 258-157:
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers gave the following statement on the Pay our Guard and Reserve Act, which passed on a vote of 265-160, on the House floor today:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the brave men and women of our military, who stand at the ready to defend this homeland.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to move forward once again with H.J. Res. 59, the short-term continuing resolution that will keep the government open after the end of the 2013 fiscal year, at midnight tonight.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to move forward with 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.
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.
Chairman Rogers Floor Statement in Support of H.J.Res. 59, the FY14 Short-Term Continuing Resolution
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.