U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) released the following statement regarding Democrat plans to bypass the appropriations process for supplemental war funding:

“Speaker Pelosi has chosen to appease her liberal San Francisco constituents while the vast majority of other members of Congress get no say in how to fund the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

“The Speaker has tried time and again to handicap our men and women in uniform who are fighting everyday to keep us safe from terrorism. This is no time for such a power play.

“The noted history of the Appropriations Committee process includes open debate, regular order, and collaboration. This majority has had months to consider a supplemental appropriations bill while the Congress has frittered away time renaming post offices among other lackluster accomplishments.”

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