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Hal Rogers Re-elected to Second Term as House Appropriations Committee Chairman
November 28, 2012
Press Release
Today, the House Republican Conference elected Congressman Hal Rogers to a second term as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. Read Chairman Rogers' statement here.
Appropriations Chairman Blasts Obama Administration’s Decision to Open Thomson Prison without Approval from Congress
October 2, 2012
Press Release
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers blasted today’s decision by the Obama Administration to ignore Congressional objections and move to buy Thomson Prison – a long-closed detention facility in Illinois. The controversial Thomson Prison was the site proposed by the Obama Administration for use as a facility to house Guantanamo Bay detainees on U.S. soil, and attempts to open the prison with taxpayer dollars have been met with strong objections from Congress and the American people.
House Approves Six-Month Continuing Resolution, Preventing Government Shutdown and Fulfilling Bipartisan Agreement
September 13, 2012
Press Release
The U.S. House today approved H.J.Res. 117, the Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government until March 27, 2013. The temporary funding measure continues funding at the current rate of operations for federal agencies, programs and services, and provides funding for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund, for relief and recovery following disasters such as the recent Hurricane Isaac.
Chairman Rogers Floor Statement in Support of H.J.Res. 117, FY 2013 Continuing Resolution
September 13, 2012
Remarks

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present H.J.Res. 117, the Continuing Resolution making appropriations for the first half of fiscal year 2013.

This 6-month CR will keep the government's doors open and its wheels turning until March 27, 2013. It's a necessary bill that ensures that the Congress is doing its job – even if this is not our preferred way of going about it. Funding the government in short increments – without addressing the details for each program – is not the right way to govern and not something that should be common practice. It is essential to our nation's financial future that the Congress complete these important Appropriations bills in regular order.

However, the Senate failed to act on any of the 12 Appropriations bills this year, instead choosing to default on their most basic fiscal duty in the name of election-year politics.

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