Saturday, November 06, 2010
Rogers Focuses On Earmarks
KENTUCKY....
U.S. Representative Harold "Hal" Rogers, who has steered hundreds of millions of federal dollars to projects in his rural district over three decades, says, if he becomes the next chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, knows he has no choice rather than to change his ways. Rogers says borrowing from China is threatening our sovereignty, and earmarks have to be reined in. With Republicans promising to rein in federal spending, Rogers acknowledges it will be more difficult to continue the flow of money to his anti-drug program Operation UNITE, his environmental cleanup program PRIDE, as well as other initiatives he helped create and fund.
Rogers, who won his 16th term Tuesday, and fellow Republicans have a moratorium on earmarks for fiscal 2011 and have pledged to reduce spending and knock down the deficit. Rogers' programs may end up relying more heavily on state aid or merit-based federal grants. This fiscal year alone, Rogers sponsored or co-sponsored 50 earmarks totaling $93.4 million.
Rogers, who won his 16th term Tuesday, and fellow Republicans have a moratorium on earmarks for fiscal 2011 and have pledged to reduce spending and knock down the deficit. Rogers' programs may end up relying more heavily on state aid or merit-based federal grants. This fiscal year alone, Rogers sponsored or co-sponsored 50 earmarks totaling $93.4 million.
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