By SE Kentucky News |
Nov 3, 2023
U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) has voted in favor of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment bill, which allocates over $25 billion in funding to various agencies. This amount is significantly lower than President Biden's original budget request by $21 billion. As a senior appropriator in Washington, Congressman Rogers has successfully secured nearly $13 million in Community Project Funding earmarks for water and wastewater projects in Boyd, Rowan, Floyd, and Lawrence counties in Eastern Kentucky. Additionally, he has obtained an additional $135 million for...