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April 12, 2011

The following opinion-editorial, "Restoring Fiscal Sanity" by Appropriations Ranking Member Jerry Lewis, appeared today on Politico.com:


April 12, 2011

Appropriations Committee Cuts Its Own Budget by 9%

Rogers: Budget Cuts Start Here and Now

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Incoming House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced that the annual operating budget for the House Appropriations Committee will take a 9% cut from last year’s levels. The cut is part of a proposal by Republican leadership in the House to trim the overall budgets of all Members of Congress, committees, and leadership offices.