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House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to put aside political games and budget gimmicks to come to a final budget agreement that includes real, substantive spending cuts to help put the nation on a more sustainable fiscal path.
The statement by Chairman Rogers follows:
The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies has issued instructions for Members and Outside Witness Testimony for Fiscal Year 2012.
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Supplemental “deal” just another budget gimmick
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), Ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding Democrat leadership’s plan to bring the emergency war supplemental legislation – which would include a new tax on the American public to offset the cost of $51 billion veterans’ entitlement program – to the House floor:
Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, Jerry Lewis (R-CA), today announced the Republican ranking members and members of the committee for the 110th Congress. The GOP Steering Committee unanimously approved the ranking member selections earlier today and formal approval by the GOP Conference is expected.
