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Harold Rogers: Appropriations Bill Will Offer A 'Shot Of Adrenaline' To Communities Reliant On Coal
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During a House Appropriations Committee markup meeting before the Congressional recess, Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY) spoke about provisions in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Bills.
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Mr. Rogers is recognized for general remarks on the bill.
00:05
Let me thank Chairman Cole, Chairman Simpson,
00:10
ranking members,
00:13
Delaro and
00:14
Pengri
00:18
for the hard work you put into this bill.
00:22
This was a difficult bill to write.
00:25
And I want to say a special thanks to the chairman
00:30
for work that he has done.
00:34
I want to personally
00:35
thank all of you on this committee,
00:40
especially Chairman Simpson,
00:42
for continuing to support
00:45
the Abandoned Mine Lands
00:49
AML, Economic Revitalization Program
00:54
at Department of the Interior.
00:56
The provisions in this bill
00:59
will continue the mission of this program
01:04
to provide a shot of adrenaline
01:07
to our communities
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reeling from the decline of coal.
01:15
Those of us who represent coal country
01:18
have long been searching for ways to help hardworking people
01:25
in these communities
01:26
who are looking for new opportunities.
01:29
This program, which you created in 2016,
01:36
does just that.
01:38
Thanks to your leadership,
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this committee has seized a great opportunity
01:45
to utilize this reclaimed land
01:50
to create jobs in struggling communities.
01:55
The AML Economic Revitalization Program,
01:59
a win-win.
02:02
Good for the environment,
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good for jobs.
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It has bipartisan support in Congress
02:11
and truly is making a difference.
02:16
I also want to thank the chair
02:21
for maintaining full funding
02:24
of the payments in lieu of taxes program built.
02:30
Many counties in my district
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have large swaths of federal lands
02:35
and being able to re-coup
02:40
the lost tax revenue
02:44
is vital for funding their schools,
02:49
emergency services,
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many other crucial public services.
02:55
This bill makes responsible cuts
02:57
while continuing to further
03:01
the charters of the departments
03:03
and agencies under its umbrella.
03:07
So I urge my colleagues to support this bill
03:10
and I yield back.
03:13
I thank the gentleman and the gentleman
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