Hal Rogers

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Yes, I do.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, sure we would have liked to have found more money for the Coast Guard, but as it is, we are 6 percent above current spending levels. We are 99 percent of the Coast Guard's request. The supplemental that just passed the House and is headed towards the Senate would include another $92 million, and that is available throughout fiscal year 2002. This amendment would throw the bill way above the budget allocations provided to us pursuant to the budget resolution. It simply is beyond our capability. I appreciate what the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo) is trying to do. The gentleman is a great chairman. He is a great spokesman on behalf of the Coast Guard and the other matters that he represents, but this amendment is simply unaffordable. It violates the Budget Act, and we have very little choice. For that reason, I do make a point of order against the amendment, because it is in violation of section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The Committee on Appropriations filed a suballocation of budget totals for fiscal year 2002 on June 13, 2001. This amendment would provide new budget authority in excess of the subcommittee suballocation made under section 302(b), and it is not permitted under section 302(f) of the act. Mr. Chairman, I ask for a ruling.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I do, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order against the amendment.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella) for the purposes of a colloquy.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kirk).

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I thank all of my colleagues for bringing the Jersey City project to our attention. I will be glad to work with my colleagues and other project sponsors as we move the transportation bill through the process this year.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman is correct.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the concerns of the gentleman. We would be pleased to work with him as the transportation bill moves along this year, and I assure the gentleman of that.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gekas) for the purpose of a colloquy.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), the very able immediate past chairman of this subcommittee and now the chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and State and Judiciary.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, while I have not examined this particular issue in detail, I can assure the gentleman that we will seriously consider his request.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman). (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. The gentleman from New York is correct. There were no exceptions to the policy and it was made without prejudice; and, I would add, the gentleman from New York has been very, very persuasive with us.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Sweeney), another one of the very hardworking members of our subcommittee. (Mr. SWEENEY asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson), one of the hardest working members of our subcommittee.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. If the gentleman will continue to yield, I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman) and the others for highlighting these additional ways that the FAA can reduce aircraft noise and ease air traffic congestion in the region. We will work with the gentleman on these important issues as the committee moves forward.

Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey for requesting this colloquy. I am proud to inform him of the work the committee has done in our oversight hearings and in this bill to address the serious issue of airline delays. I am also pleased to report that the bill includes $8.5 million, which the Federal Aviation Administration is to use only for the redesign of the New Jersey-New York metropolitan region's air space.