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Rogers: Federal Spending Bill Benefits Kentucky

Date: Dec. 18, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), who also serves as Chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, applauds House passage of the full-year Consolidated Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2016, the federal spending package known as the Omnibus. It passed with a vote of 316 to 113.

The bill provides $1.149 trillion for critical government programs and services, the same level agreed to in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which was enacted last month.

"The Omnibus bill provides funding boosts for Kentucky programs to spur economic development, combat drug abuse, support the mission of SOAR, protect the sanctity of life, and keep Kentuckians safe," said Chairman Rogers. "It also reins in the Obama Administration's job-killing regulations and supports an all-of-the-above, pro-coal energy strategy to help put our coal miners back to work. Finally, the bill provides much-needed funding for our veterans programs and ensures our active military men and women have everything needed to lead the way on national defense and responses to terrorism threats."


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