haul, using both charm and admonishment to make his case, reassuring skittish members that they would gain seats in Congress if the bill passed. Rep. Harold Rogers, a supporter of the bill, said of the president's remark: “Oh, he was kidding around. I think.” By Mike DeBonis, Kelsey Snell and Robert Costa «+ Re

bandoned. "Sequestration — and it's unrealistic and ill-conceived discretionary cuts — must be brought to an end," Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-Ky.) wrote with unusual anger and bluntness. "The House, Senate and White House must come together as soon as possible on a comprehensive compro

nservative Republicans and decided to pull the $44 billion package on July 31. That sparked a frustrated outburst from the committee chairman, Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky. He called for abandoning the Ryan budget and starting bipartisan negotiations that would provide appropriators with "a realistic spending le

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