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John Thune Weekly Republican Address TEXT VIDEO 10/08/11
2011-10-08 15:59:00
In the Weekly Republican Address, Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Thune explains how President Obama's economic and regulatory policies are making things worse.Hello, I?m Senator John Thune of South Dakota. As you?ve probably noticed, we have an election coming up in a little over a week.President Obama has been running around the country trying to reelect Democrat members of Congress.But if the conversations I?ve had with voters are any indication, the president should spend less time campaigning to save the jobs of Democrats in Congress, and more time trying to create jobs for the American people.All across South Dakota and the country, I've heard from people who aren?t fooled by President Obama's well-written speeches. They have serious concerns about our economy, and they are all too familiar with the Administration?s failed policies.One of the Democrats' main responsibilities over the past two years was to improve the economy. Instead, they decided to tr...
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Herman Cain 9-9-9: A Vision for Economic Growth VIDEO
2011-10-08 01:49:00
Herman Cain talks about his 9-9-9 Economic Growth Plan in detail. To read the plan, go to 9-9-9: A Vision for Economic Growth In PDF FORMATVIDEO CREDIT: thehermancain
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Joint Select Committee Members Urge President Obama to Consider Options for
2011-10-08 01:17:00
Additional Spectrum Auctions Can Expand Broadband Access, Spur Job Creation, and Provide Greater Deficit Reduction.WASHINGTON, DC ? Four members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction today sent a letter to President Obama requesting a review of how spectrum currently used by the federal government can be used more efficiently, with a goal to reallocate portions of existing government spectrum to expand the public?s access to broadband. The letter was sent by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), and Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA). The full text of the letter follows:Dear Mr. President:The Budget Control Act tasks the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction with developing recommendations to reduce the deficit by ?at least $1.5 trillion? by FY 2021. One way to produce job growth is spectrum auctions. In February, you set a goal of making an additional 500 MHz of spectrum available for wireless broadband use. You identified volunta...
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Fred Upton Cliff Stearns Discover Treasury Department Believed DOE Violated
2011-10-08 01:02:00
WASHINGTON, DC ? Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) have uncovered new information as part of their ongoing investigation into the $535 million loan guarantee to now-bankrupt Solyndra about the level of disagreement among federal agencies about how the loan guarantee was handled.The committee has learned that the Treasury Department was concerned that the Department of Energy?s restructuring of the Solyndra Loan in early 2011 was in violation of the law. Despite the plain letter of the law, DOE allowed Solyndra?s investors to be moved to the front of the line for the first $75 million in the event of Solyndra?s bankruptcy. Upton and Stearns today sent a letter to the Treasury Department seeking information about the agency's involvement with the loan and its concerns. An excerpt from the letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner follows:?In the course of our investigation, we have ...

Mitt Romney on September Jobs Report VIDEO
2011-10-08 00:40:00
"What you're seeing now is the result of a failed economic policy by a president who has been in office three years and is looking for someone to blame." -- Mitt Romney VIDEO IMAGE and TEXT CREDIT mittromney
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Mitt Romney Ad Two Different Plans VIDEO
2011-10-08 00:29:00
Two different plans on social security. Mitt Romney : reform and strengthen. Rick Perry: end federal program, send to the states. Rick Perry is irresponsible on Social Security. In Florida, 1 in 4 seniors could lose benefits under his plan.VIDEO and TEXT CREDIT mittromney
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New Rick Perry Ad, Romney & Obama: Carbon Copies VIDEO
2011-10-08 00:17:00
New Rick Perry Ad, Romney & Obama : Carbon Copies VIDEORomney?s environmental policies and advisors now being used by President ObamaMitt Romney and President Obama are carbon copies when it comes to environmental policies, as evident in the video ?Romney and Obama: Carbon Copies?VIDEO CREDIT: perrytruthteam
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American Crossroads:"Don't" VIDEO
2011-10-06 01:19:00
WASHINGTON ? American Crossroads on Monday night released a new television ad in St. Louis to offer a counterpoint to President Obama?s visit to Missouri this week. The group also launched a new nationwide online ad targeted at viewers who watch Obama?s recent online interview with ABC News.The new ad, "Don't" started Monday night and will run through Wednesday in St. Louis on local network TV stations, as well as cable networks CNN and Fox News, with a total buy of $50,000 over three days. The ad will serve to provide a counterpoint before, during and after the president's visit to St. Louis as he sells his tax increase plan and re-election.The ad features former President Clinton deriding Obama's plan to raise taxes, saying it "won't solve the problem." Crossroads plans to use similar versions of the ad to bracket other Obama appearances over the next few months.American Crossroads is also launching a new paid web video campaign on Yahoo that offers a counterpoint to President...
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American Crossroads: Democrats Anonymous VIDEO
2011-10-06 01:09:00
American Crossroads: Democrats Anonymous Because the first step is admitting you have a problem.VIDEO CREDIT: AmericanCrossroads
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Chris Christie announces he will not be running for President 10/04/11 FULL
2011-10-04 23:32:00
Chris Christie announces he will not be running for President 10/04/11 FULL VIDEOGovernor Chris Christie takes questions during a press conference announcing he will not be running for President of the United States, while in the outer office of the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)VIDEO CREDIT: governorchrischristieIMAGE CREDIT: state.nj.us/governor/
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Herman Cain "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour VIDEO 10/02/11
2011-10-02 21:19:00
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerHerman Cain "This Week " with Christiane Amanpour VIDEO 10/02/11"Some black people won't even listen to someone who appears to be a conservative or a Republican, I call that brainwashing."VIDEO and IMAGE CREDIT: "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour
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Peter T. King Statement on DHS Decision to Cancel SBInet Program
2011-01-16 23:01:00
Washington, D.C. (Friday, January 14, 2011)? Today, ­U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to cancel the SBInet program:?While I understand the Department of Homeland Security decision to end the SBInet program, I continue to have very serious concerns about the Obama Administration?s lack of urgency to secure the border. Since announcing a moratorium to SBInet, it has taken DHS a full year to make the final decision to cancel the program. Now today, we learn that DHS will spend all of 2011, and maybe longer, deciding what to do next. These delays are unacceptable.The Obama Administration must promptly present the people of this country with a comprehensive plan to secure our borders, incorporating the necessary staffing, fencing, and technology. I expect the Administration, in its upcoming 2012 budget proposal, to put forward such a plan, in...
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Spencer Bachus SIGTARP Report Confirms ?Too Big To Fail? Has Not Ended
2011-01-16 22:29:00
WASHINGTON: Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus made the following statement regarding the report by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP):?House Republicans said all along that the greatest weakness of the Democrats' financial regulation bill was that far from ending ?too big to fail,? it wrote that troubling doctrine into Federal law. The SIG-TARP confirmed that in its report."Secretary Geithner?s acknowledgment that ?exceptional? action may be required again in spite of the Dodd-Frank Act being law confirms what Republicans have long contended ? that the doctrine of ?too big to fail? unfortunately remains alive and well in Washington, D.C. Republicans believe the ?exceptional? action needed is to end bailouts and send a clear signal taxpayers will never again be forced to rescue or subsidize a failed financial company, its obligations, its creditors or counterparties."During the debate on regulatory reform, Republicans in...
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Fred Upton Announces Additional Staff Changes at Energy and Commerce Commit
2011-01-16 21:49:00
WASHINGTON, DC ? Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced additional staff hires and promotions for the Energy and Commerce Committee. Upton previously named Gary Andres as Staff Director and made a first round of staff announcements in late December."I am thrilled with the impressive team we have for the Energy and Commerce Committee - some are continuing their service while others are returning to public service at this most important time," said Upton. "Their knowledge and expertise will be critical as Energy and Commerce takes the lead to foster a new era of job growth, repeal the budget-busting health law, fight rampant regulations, fortify our energy security, cut spending, and reduce the size of government."Michael Bloomquist - Deputy General CounselBloomquist returns to the Committee from Wiley Rein LLP where he was a partner in the International Trade and Policy groups. While in private practice he worked on e...

Reince R. Priebus Biography
2011-01-16 20:30:00
Reince Priebus (Rhymes with pints, PREE-bus) is 38, born March 18, 1972 of Greek and German descent was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He attended Pleasant Prairie Elementary School and graduated from George Nelson Tremper High School in 1990.Education, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he was president of the student body. Bachelor of Science (B.S.) cum laude 1994.From 1993-95, he worked as a legislative assistant to two state representatives and one state senator.Before entering law school, Mr. Priebus worked in the Wisconsin legislature as the Committee Clerk for the State Assembly Education Committee. During that time, Mr. Priebus also served as the Committee Clerk for the State Assembly Education Committee. During law school, Mr. Priebus clerked for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in Los Angeles, California.University of Miami School o...
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Gabrielle Giffords Biography
2011-01-16 19:22:00
Gabrielle Giffords meeting a constituent during a Congress On Your Corner eventGabrielle Giffords born June 8, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona is the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district that covers 9,000 square miles including a 114 mile border with Mexico. The district encompasses the southeastern part of the state. It includes Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties.She is a member of the Democratic Party and is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. She was the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to serve in the U.S. Congress.Gabrielle with her parents, Spencer and Gloria Giffords. IMAGE CREDITGiffords' a third generation Tucsonan, parents are Spencer J. Giffords and Gloria Kay Fraser Giffords. Her father served on the board of the Tanque Verde Unified School District and her mother is an art conservator. Her grandparents lived in Southeastern Arizona and are buried at Fort Huachuca.She graduated from Tucson's University High ...
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Jeff Flake Weekly Republican Address TEXT PODCAST VIDEO 01/15/11
2011-01-15 16:20:00
Podcast of the address: Download MP3 for PODCAST || FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT BELOW. || MPEG File || MP4 File ||?Last week?s horrific attack in Tucson is a stark reminder of the senseless brutality of which some are capable; the selfless bravery with which true heroes respond; and the enduring need for leaders who will uphold their oaths and listen to their constituents.?Washington (Jan 14)Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) honors the victims and pays tribute the heroes of the horrific events that unfolded in Tucson, Arizona last week. In the address, Rep. Flake recounts the inspiring acts of heroism that emerged from this tragedy, and reaffirms Congress? commitment to uphold the fundamental principles of democracy that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was so dutifully carrying out on that tragic day. Rep. Flake is in his sixth term and represents Arizona?s 6th Congressional District.?Hello, I?m Jeff Flake, and I represent the people of Arizona?s sixth Congressi...
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LIVE VOTE Chairman Republican National Committee (RNC) LIVE VIDEO CHAT
2011-01-14 23:22:00
LIVE VOTE Chairman Republican National Committee (RNC). LIVE C-SPAN FEEDReince Priebus new RNC ChairPriebus 97 Anuzis 43 Cino 287th round: counting, Wagner drops out.Priebus much closer, Cino get a lift SaulAnuzis moves upAnuzis camp strategizes 4 round 5.Steele drops out.3rd round: Priebus 54, Steele 33, Wagner 32, Cino 28, Anuzis 21First round! Priebus 45, Steele 44, Cino 32, Anuzis 24, Wagner 23.LIVE VOTE Chairman Republican National Committee (RNC). LIVE C-SPAN FEED, LIVE VIDEO CHAT. Chairman voting process of the Republican National Committee (RNC). On Friday at 10:30 AM Eastern Standard Time.Five candidates remain in the race, including past RNC Chairman Michael Steele, Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus, Ambassador Ann Wagner, former Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis and veteran GOP strategist Maria Cino.
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Ros-Lehtinen Comments on Start of U.S.-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
2011-01-14 04:30:00
(WASHINGTON) ? U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the formal inauguration of the U.S.-Russia nuclear cooperation agreement and announced that she will be introducing legislation to reform the Atomic Energy Act to ensure that countries of proliferation concern or those that are assisting the nuclear and missile programs of rogue regimes are not rewarded with nuclear cooperation agreements:?The U.S.-Russia nuclear cooperation agreement that went into effect this week never got a vote in Congress. The Atomic Energy Act must be reformed so that these far-reaching and potentially dangerous agreements are required to receive an up-or-down vote in Congress before going into effect.?Russia did not deserve such a concession from the U.S. given its ongoing support for Iran?s nuclear program. Even now Russia is preparing to bring the Bushehr nuclear plant on line. It continues to shield Iran from U.S. and int...
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Peter King Calls on Treasury Secretary Geithner to Act to Disrupt WikiLeaks
2011-01-14 01:39:00
Washington, D.C. (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)? Today, ­U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, called on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to add WikiLeaks and its founder Jullian Assange to the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). This action by Geithner would prohibit people and companies within U.S. jurisdiction from conducting business with WikiLeaks and Assange.Below is the text of the letter from King to Geithner:January 12, 2011 Secretary Timothy F. Geithner U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220Dear Secretary Geithner: I write to urge you to add Julian Assange and his Wikileaks enterprise to the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List (the SDN List) maintained by the U.S. Department of Treasury?s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), and thus prohibit any company or person subject to U.S. jurisdiction from conducting any business with Assang...
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David Dreier Welcomes Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) Back to House Rules Com
2011-01-14 00:34:00
WASHINGTON, DC ? Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), House Rules Committee Chairman, announced today that Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) will rejoin the committee for the 112th Congress.?Rob Bishop is a natural addition to our new Majority on the House Rules Committee,? Dreier said. ?He was an excellent member when he served here previously and he has since proven himself to be one of the most thoughtful, diligent members of the House. He led the effort, along with Transition Chairman Greg Walden, to reform the House Rules and make our work more transparent and accountable to the American people. I welcome him back to the Rules Committee and look forward to his leadership in the 112th Congress.?Bishop, who served on the House Rules Committee in the 109th Congress, joins returning members Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), as well as new members Congressmen Rob Woodall (R-GA), Rich Nugent (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Daniel Webster (R-FL). One more ...
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Ralph M. Hall statement National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil
2011-01-12 23:48:00
Washington, DC ? January 12, 2011 - Rep. Ralph M. Hall (R-TX), Chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, today released the following statement regarding a report released yesterday by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling:?I would like to thank the members of the President?s National Commission on the BP Oil Spill, and I look forward to evaluating their recommendations. Not surprisingly, the report goes beyond addressing the root causes of the accident and offers commentary on offshore drilling as a whole, a concern that this Committee raised when the Commission was chartered.?While government and industry should both continue to improve their management of drilling practices, and there is certainly a need for diligence on the part of federal regulators tasked with oversight of these activities, it is imperative that we do not recklessly handicap our energy sector. Congress needs time to fully study this report, as...

The House Committee on Ethics is moving
2011-01-12 23:24:00
The Committee on Ethics is Moving The Committee on Ethics is moving offices on Wednesday, January 12. Any forms or other filings should be faxed to 202-225-7392 or can be delivered to 1015 Longworth House Office Building on January 13.TEXT and IMAGE CREDIT: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Committee on Ethics HT-2, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-7103 Fax: 202-225-7392 Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Fred Upton National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Of
2011-01-12 14:19:00
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today after the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released its final report: National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling final report FULL TEXT in PDF FORMAT?With rising energy prices and growing global demand, the last thing America can afford is to lock away our own resources and increase our dependence on foreign sources of energy. Our goal must be an ?all of the above? strategy that safely and responsibly develops American-made energy.?The Commission?s report is one of several investigations into the Deepwater Horizon spill, and its findings will be among those considered as we work to prevent this type of disaster from ever being repeated. That?s why it is disappointing that, even after completing its final report, the commission has left unanswered the fundament...

Lucas Elected as Chairman of Agriculture Committee
2011-01-11 23:32:00
WASHINGTON ? Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 6, which formally elects him as the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for the 112th Congress."As a student of agriculture economics, a rancher by trade, and a Member of this Committee from the start of my service in Congress, I am honored to have this opportunity and responsibility. I am also proud to be serving as the first Chairman of the Agriculture Committee from Oklahoma. I will continue to use my experience and perspective as a producer to help shape our nation?s agriculture policy."We have our challenges ahead. We must work our way out of this budget mess and rein in wasteful spending."But, we also have opportunities for economic growth. We must implement the three pending free trade agreements with Korea, Panama, and Colombia. And, we must encourage the administration to act on opening up other trade opportunities overseas for our...

David Dreier Opens Health Care Repeal and Replace Debate in House
2011-01-11 23:10:00
Dreier Opens Health Care Repeal and Replace Debate in House WASHINGTON, DC ? Congressman David Dreier (R-CA), House Rules Committee Chairman, began the health care repeal and replace debate in the House with the following opening statement:?Today we are taking the first step in fulfilling a key promise to the American people. With this rule, we are setting in motion a process to repeal President Obama?s job-killing health care bill and replace it with real solutions.?This rule takes two important steps. The first is to allow for consideration of a bill to hit the reset button, so to speak, on the very damaging legislation that was passed last year under the guise of health care reform. The second is a resolution directing each of the committees of jurisdiction to craft responsible, effective and economically viable health care solutions.?The resolution lays out very clearly what real reform looks like. Real reform will help, not hinder, job creation. Real reform will lower healt...
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Darrell Issa and John Boehner Announce Release of Broadcast-Quality Oversig
2011-01-11 22:48:00
WASHINGTON, DC ? House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and House Speaker John Boehner announced the release of broadcast-quality Oversight hearing videos going back to the beginning of 2009, moving to fulfill the Pledge to America?s commitment to a more transparent and accountable government. Going forward, HD videos of Oversight Committee hearings, presented in partnership with YouTube, will be available at www.youtube.com/HouseResourceOrg.?Oversig ht in HD is part of our mission is to shape a government where you can see ? hassle free ? what Washington actually does with your money,? said Issa. ?Active citizen-watchdogs, armed with the raw material of Washington, will help today?s new Congress deliver tomorrow?s more efficient, more effective American government.?"A major pillar of House Republicans' Pledge to America is to reform Congress and restore public trust so that we can put power back in the hands of the people." Speaker Boehner added. "Increasing transparency b...
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Postponement of Ways and Means Organizational Meeting
2011-01-11 22:30:00
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING POSTPONEDWashington, DC- The Ways and Means Organizational meeting scheduled for January 12, 2011 has been postponed. Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement:"All business activity of the House Ways and Means Committee for January 12, 2011 has been postponed. This will allow Congress to conduct the necessary work with respect to the tragic events in Arizona and provide the opportunity for each of us to take time to reflect and pray for the victims of this senseless act." ###CONTACT: Jim Billimoria or Sage Eastman (202) 226-4774 Jim Billimoria, Michelle Dimarob, or Sarah Swinehart (202) 225-8399 TEXT CREDIT: House Committee on Ways & MeansIMAGE GREDIT: This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it is an official Congressional portrait, because it was taken by an official employee of the Congress, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of C...

Postponement of Ways and Means Organizational Meeting
2011-01-10 23:15:00
Washington, DC- The Ways and Means Organizational meeting scheduled for January 12, 2011 has been postponed. Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement:"All business activity of the House Ways and Means Committee for January 12, 2011 has been postponed. This will allow Congress to conduct the necessary work with respect to the tragic events in Arizona and provide the opportunity for each of us to take time to reflect and pray for the victims of this senseless act." ###TEXT CREDIT: House Committee on Ways & MeansIMAGE GREDIT: This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it is an official Congressional portrait, because it was taken by an official employee of the Congress, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of Congress. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Hal Rogers Announces Subcommittee Chairs and Members for the 112th Congress
2011-01-10 22:38:00
WASHINGTON, D.C. ?House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today announced the Appropriations subcommittee Chairs and members for the 112th Congress . In addition, Rogers also announced that Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), and Rep. Bill Young (R-FL) will be given the title of ?Chairman Emeritus? of the Appropriations Committee.?Each and every one of our Republican committee members are committed to the historic challenge of dramatically reducing government spending and getting our economy on a sustainable and responsible path. It is with their expertise, hard work, and leadership that this Congress will begin to undo the damage caused by record deficits and debt, put Americans back to work, and provide for a secure financial future. We have a tough road ahead of us, and this Committee will begin our work immediately to accomplish our goals for the 112th Congress,? Rogers said.The subcommittee Chairs and members are as follows:Agriculture Subcommittee:Jack Kingston (R-GA), ChairmanTom Latham...