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If anyone wonders why many conservatives recoil in disgust from the current Congress, look no further than Kentucky Republican Harold Rogers.(The Week)(Brief article)

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* If anyone wonders why many conservatives recoil in disgust from the current Congress, look no further than Kentucky Republican Harold Rogers. As the head of the House appropriations subcommittee for homeland security, he has been a bully for pork-barrel spending and special-interest handouts. When lawmakers decided to implement a new national ID card for transportation workers, Rogers muddled up the process by trying to squeeze in favors for his home district and some of his ...

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