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Rogers Applauds House Passage of Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act
December 5, 2014
U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) applauded passage of the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act (H.R. 5759). Rogers co-sponsored the bill that passed by a vote of 219 to 197 in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, December 4. The bill reaffirms that the President does not have the authority to exempt more than four million illegal immigrants from deportation. "This legislation puts an immediate halt on President Obama's executive amnesty and prevents any future orders ... More
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Rogers Co-Sponsors Bill to Prevent Obama's Executive Action on Immigration
December 3, 2014
U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) signed on as a co-sponsor of the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act (H.R. 5759), reaffirming that the President does not have the authority to exempt more than four million illegal immigrants from deportation. This legislation will apply to President Obama’s recently announced executive actions and any future orders that would also attempt to circumvent the law. "Executive amnesty undermines the spirit of our Constitution, the integrity of our... More
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Rogers Rails Against EPA Power Plan
December 2, 2014
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a rule from its Clean Power Plan that is designed to regulate emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and further crush the coal mining industry. "Communities in southern and eastern Kentucky already feel the devastating impacts of these policies and currently have some of the highest unemployment rates in the nation," said Rogers. "The continued imposition of strict regulations o... More
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SOAR Initiative Targets Action Plans for Region
November 24, 2014
As the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative approaches its second year, executive board members welcomed the new SOAR executive director and considered ways for the initiative to move from information-gathering efforts into action plans. Governor Steve Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers, the initiative’s co-chairs, called on the board to return to their communities with a renewed energy to tackle the more difficult work of implementing the recommendations gathered from a year’s worth... More
Chairman Rogers' Appropriations Updates
Chairman Rogers Announces Subcommittee Chairs for the 114th Congress
November 20, 2014
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced that the Republican Steering Committee has approved the 12 Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs (or “Cardinals”) for the 114thCongress. “Over the last four years, the Appropriations Committee has taken the lead in getting our budgets under control – cutting $165 billion in federal discretionary spending, one of the largest reductions in history. Even further, Appropriations bills that have been signed into law make a host of good-government ... More
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