Who's your voting buddy?

Hal Rogers didn't vote on the S.204 Right to Try Act of 2017, but the Bill Passed 250-169.  5-22-'18. 

Hal Rogers received a 0% rating from the National Farmers Union "Congressional Scorecard" of      2016. 

He received a 0% rating from the United Fresh Produce Association of 2007.

Hal Rogers received a 0% rating from the Competitive Enterprise Institute---Positions on Agriculture for 1994.

The Humane Society Legislative Fund  gave Hal Rogers  0% rating on their "Humane Scorecard Midterm Report of 2017. 

The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund--Positions gave Hal Rogers a 0% rating for 2015-2016.

The American Veterinary Medical Association--Positions on Professional Advocacy gave Hal Rogers a 0% rating for 2015.

The Sierra Club gave Hal Rogers a 0% rating for his Positions on Clean water for 2012.

The Animal Welfare Institute--Positions gave Hal Rogers 0% for his evaluation in 2011-2012.

The American Wilderness Association--Positions gave Hal Rogers a 0% Rating in 2005-2006.

In 2004, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals gave Hal Rogers a 11% rating.

Hal Rogers misses 36.4% of roll call votes for April-June 2018.

Hal Rogers misses 36.4% of roll call votes for April-June 2018. See https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/harold_rogers/400340

VOTE 28

Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 28 Waters of the United States in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress. 
          The New American Magazine explained Vote 28 as follows:
          "28 Waters of the United States.  During consideration of the farm bill (H.R. 2), Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced an amendment to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 'Waters of the United States' rule.  On the floor of the House, Banks called this rule 'the poster child of government overreach during the Obama administration,' noting that it gives 'unelected bureaucrats at the EPA the power to broadly interpret what is a navigable waterway' under the Clean Water Act--so broadly that 'even a puddle in a farm's drainage ditch could be subjected to Federal regulation.' 
          "The House adopted Banks' amendment on May 18, 2018 by a vote of  238 to 173 (Roll Call 203).  We have assigned pluses to the yeas because both federal water regulations and the EPA are unconstitutional, and if the rule were allowed to stand, activities such as farming and real estate development would be greatly hampered, since farmers and developers would be subject to increased unconstitutional permit requirements and fines concerning their treatment of almost any body of water, no matter how small."
          HAL ROGERS DID NOT VOTE ON VOTE 28  WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE FREEDOM INDEX FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS.  WHY?  PROBABLY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER FEDERAL BUREAUCRATS REGULATE PUDDLES IN FARMERS' DRAINAGE DITCHES.   NEXT TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH STEPP BECAUSE KENNETH STEPP KY-05 PLANS TO VOTE ON ALL THE ROLL CALL VOTES.

VOTE 24, GIVING YOUR TAX MONEY TO NATIONALIZING DEFENSE OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND TO GUN CONTROL GROUPS, AND ALL THE LIBERAL SORTS OF AGENDAS.

          The New American says Hal Rogers voted against Freedom in Vote 24 of the Freedom Index of the 115th Congress.  The New American Magazine explains why he got a "minus" for his vote in that House Resolution where he voted in favor of the STOP School Violence Act of 2018  (H.R. 4909) which authorizes $75 million a year through fiscal year 2028 for the Justice Department's Secure Our Schools grant program, as follows:

         "24  School Violence. The STOP School Violence Act of 2018  (H.R. 4909) would authorize $75 million a year through fiscal year 2028 for the Justice Department's Secure Our Schools grant program.  SOS is a grant program of the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing services, which has been instrumental in laying the foundations for nationalizing local police by providing federal 'assistance' in the form of funds, equipment, training, and development of guidelines to local law-enforcement agencies.
          "In a podcast interview with Conservative Review,   Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)  said the 'STOP School Violence Act was bad enough for nationalizing defense of our schools,' but he further revealed, 'There is money in that bill that is going to go to gun control groups,  It literally says in there you can give it to the 501-C3s, and then it also says in there it can't go to train anybody on gun safety.  It's got to go for all the liberal sort of agendas.'
          "The House passed H.R. 4909 on March 14, 2018 by a vote of 407 to 10 (Roll Call 106).  We have assigned pluses to the nays because school safety is not a proper function of the federal government, and no action the federal government has ever taken would actually make schools safe.  School safety should be addressed at the local level.  Furthermore, the nationalizing of local police and school security as well as any other gun-control measures contained in the bill, are all strictly unconstitutional." 

             HAL ROGERS IS CERTAINLY GENEROUS WITH OTHER PEOPLES' MONEY--WITH YOUR MONEY, AND GENEROUS WITH GIVING YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO NATIONALIZING DEFENSE OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND TO GUN CONTROL GROUPS, AND ALL THE LIBERAL SORTS OF AGENDAS.  HAL ROGERS IS NO FRIEND OF FREEDOM.  THIS TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH  STEPP FOR CONGRESS KY-05, A FRIEND OF FREEDOM, WHO WOULD NOT BE VOTING FOR GIVING YOUR TAX MONEY TO NATIONALIZING DEFENSE OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND TO GUN CONTROL GROUPS, AND ALL THE LIBERAL SORTS OF AGENDAS.

Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 29 Experimental Drugs in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress.

           Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 29 Experimental Drugs in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress. 
          The New American Magazine explained Vote 29 as follows:
          "29 Experimental Drugs.  This bill (S. 204) would allow patients with life-threatening diseases or conditions who are not participating in clinical trials to seek access to experimental and investigational drugs directly from a drug manufacturer, without approval by the Food and Drug Administration.  It would require that in order for the patient to be eligible, the patient must first try all approved treatment options and be unable to participate in a clinical trial.  Only drugs that have completed phase I clinical trials, that have not been approved or licensed for any use, and that are currently under an active FDA application or are undergoing clinical trials would be eligible for use under the bill's provisions.
          "The House passed S. 204 on May 22, 2018 by a vote of  250 to 169 (Roll Call 214).  We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the federal government, under the Constitution, has not been given authority over what medical procedures U.S. citizens choose to engage in.  If a person wants to try an 'unapproved' treatment, he should be able to do so with no interference from the government.  In fact, since the Constitution gives the federal government no authority whatsoever over any aspect of healthcare, the FDA should not even exist.  Any law that lessens government overreach into the person medical decisions of citizens is a step in the right direction."
          HAL ROGERS DID NOT VOTE ON VOTE 29  EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS IN THE FREEDOM INDEX FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS.  WHY?  PROBABLY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER PATIENTS WITH LIFE THREATENING DISEASES OR CONDITIONS WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL TRIALS TO HAVE ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL AND INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS DIRECTLY FROM A DRUG MANUFACTURER, WITHOUT APPROVAL BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.  VOTE FOR KENNETH STEPP KY-05 FOR CONGRESS, BECAUSE KENNETH STEPP, AS A CONGRESSMAN,  PLANS TO VOTE ON ALL THE ROLL CALL VOTES

Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 28 Waters of the United States in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress.

          Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 28 Waters of the United States in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress. 
          The New American Magazine explained Vote 28 as follows:
          "28 Waters of the United States.  During consideration of the farm bill (H.R. 2), Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced an amendment to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 'Waters of the United States' rule.  On the floor of the House, Banks called this rule 'the poster child of government overreach during the Obama administration,' noting that it gives 'unelected bureaucrats at the EPA the power to broadly interpret what is a navigable waterway' under the Clean Water Act--so broadly that 'even a puddle in a farm's drainage ditch could be subjected to Federal regulation.' 
          "The House adopted Banks' amendment on May 18, 2018 by a vote of  238 to 173 (Roll Call 203).  We have assigned pluses to the yeas because both federal water regulations and the EPA are unconstitutional, and if the rule were allowed to stand, activities such as farming and real estate development would be greatly hampered, since farmers and developers would be subject to increased unconstitutional permit requirements and fines concerning their treatment of almost any body of water, no matter how small."
          HAL ROGERS DID NOT VOTE ON VOTE 28  WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE FREEDOM INDEX FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS.  WHY?  PROBABLY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER FEDERAL BUREAUCRATS REGULATE PUDDLES IN FARMERS' DRAINAGE DITCHES.   NEXT TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH STEPP BECAUSE KENNETH STEPP KY-05 PLANS TO VOTE ON ALL THE ROLL CALL VOTES.

Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 27 Raw Milk in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress.

     Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 27 Raw Milk in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress. 
     The New American Magazine explained Vote 27 as follows:
     "27    Raw Milk.  During consideration of the farm bill (H.R. 2), Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced an amendment to prohibit federal interference in the interstate transportation of unpasteurized milk and milk products between states that allow for the distribution of such products for direct human consumption. 
     "The House rejected Massie's amendment on May 18, 2018 by a vote of 79 to 331 (Roll Call 201).  We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government any authority over what foods  a person chooses to consume.  In other words, it is illegal for the federal government to make raw milk illegal.  While the federal government does have authority to 'regulate Commerce . . .   among the several States,'  there is no reason for federal interference in a scenario such as this,  where a product is legally sold in each of the states in question.  Massie's amendment would have limited federal overreach and should have been supported.'
     HAL ROGERS DID NOT VOTE ON VOTE 27  RAW MILK IN THE FREEDOM INDEX FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS.  WHY?  PROBABLY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER WE SELL RAW MILK ACROSS STATE LINES, AND NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER WE BUY RAW MILK FROM ACROSS STATE LINES.  NEXT TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH STEPP BECAUSE KENNETH STEPP KY-05 PLANS TO VOTE ON ALL THE ROLL CALL VOTES.   

Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 26 Agricultural Crop Subsidies in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress!

     Hal Rogers didn't vote on Vote 26 Agricultural Crop Subsidies in the Freedom Index for the 115th Congress. 
     The New American Magazine explained Vote 26 as follows:
     "26    Agricultural Crop Subsidies.  During consideration of the farm bill (H.R. 2), Representative Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) introduced an amendment that would have phased out agricultural crop subsidies by fiscal year 2030.
     "The House rejected McClintock's amendment on May 17, 2018 by a vote of 34 to 380 (Roll Call 194).  We have assigned pluses to the yeas because no warrant for the appropriation of crop subsidies is found in the Constitution and subsidies disrupt the free market economy."
     HAL ROGERS DID NOT VOTE ON VOTE 26 AGRICULTURAL CROP SUBSIDIES IN THE FREEDOM INDEX FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS.  WHY?  PROBABLY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER WE HAVE CROP SUBSIDIES, AND NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER WE PAY FARMERS NOT TO GROW FOOD, AND NOT IMPORTANT WHETHER WE PAY FARMERS TO GROW MORE FOOD.  NEXT TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH STEPP BECAUSE KENNETH STEPP KY-05 PLANS TO VOTE ON ALL THE ROLL CALL VOTES.   

VOTE 25, OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS.

           The New American says Hal Rogers voted against Freedom in Vote 25 of the Freedom Index of the 115th Congress.  The New American Magazine explains why he got a "minus" for his vote in that House Resolution where he voted in favor of providing "$1.3 Trillion in discretionary appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 for federal government operations and services" as follows:

           "Omnibus Appropriations.  This bill (H.R. 1625) would provide $1.3 trillion in discretionary appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 for federal government operations and services.  This represents an overall increase in discretionary spending of 12 percent over the 2017 level.  The big winner was the Department of Defense, with an increase of 10 per cent over last year's appropriations.  Democrat negotiators on this bill successfully fought off many Republican riders, such as a rider that would have permitted the Trump administration to withdraw the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.  Pro-life Republicans were saddened to learn that the omnibus bill continues the more than $500 million in taxpayer dollars Planned Parenthood receives each year.

            "The House passed the omnibus spending bill on March 22, 2018 by a vote of 256 to 167 (Roll Call 127).  We have assigned pluses to the nays because with this omnibus bill, members of Congress are failing to address their fiscally and constitutionally irresponsible budgeting and appropriating process that is currently yielding annual federal deficits measured in the hundreds of billions of dollars, as well as minimizing their accountability to the voters by combining all discretionary federal spending for fiscal 2018 into one gigantic 'take it or leave it' bill."

       TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?   WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A SPENDTHRIFT REPUBLICAN CONGRESS WITH HAL ROGERS LEADING THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.  IT'S TIME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES OF IRRESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT BEFORE WE CRASH INTO A WALL.   WE CANNOT SUSTAIN $1.3 TRILLION IN DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS EVERY YEAR AND REMAIN FREE.  KENNETH STEPP LOVES FREEDOM AND WOULD VOTE AGAINST THE OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL (H.R. 1625).        THIS TIME ELECT STEPP TO CONGRESS KY-05 AND PUT SOME BRAKES ON WASTEFUL  FEDERAL SPENDING   FOR FREEDOM AND FOR AMERICA!

VOTE 23 WORLD BANK

The New American says Hal Rogers voted against Freedom in Vote 23 of the Freedom Index of the 115th Congress.  The New American Magazine explains why he got a "minus" for his vote in that House Resolution where he voted in favor of authorizing $3.29 billion in U.S. contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association as follows:

         "23  World Bank.  The World Bank Accountability Act (H.R. 3326) would authorize $3.29 billion in U.S. contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association which ischarges concessional loans known as 'credits' and economic grants to the world's poorest and most underdeveloped countries.

          "The House passed  H.R. 3326 on January 17, 2018 by a vote of 237 to 184 (Roll Call 24).  We have assigned pluses to the nays because authorizing such funds to the WTO's IDA is foreign aid, which is a form of international welfare and completely unconstitutional, and most World Bank 'aid' further enriches plutocrats in Third World countries, at the expense of the poor."

             THE REPUBLICANS ARE CERTAINLY GENEROUS WITH OTHER PEOPLES' MONEY--WITH YOUR MONEY, AND GENEROUS WITH GIVING YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO FOREIGN MILITARY DICTATORSHIPS.  HAL ROGERS IS NO FRIEND OF FREEDOM.  THIS TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH  STEPP FOR CONGRESS KY-05, A FRIEND OF FREEDOM, WHO WOULD NOT BE VOTING FOR GIVING YOUR TAX MONEY TO THE WORLD BANK TO GIVE IT TO THE WORLD'S POOREST AND MOST UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

VOTE 23 OF THE FREEDOM INDEX--WORLD BANK.

         The New American says Hal Rogers voted against Freedom in Vote 23 of the Freedom Index of the 115th Congress.  The New American Magazine explains why he got a "minus" for his vote in that House Resolution where he voted in favor of authorizing $3.29 billion in U.S. contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association as follows:

         "23  World Bank.  The World Bank Accountability Act (H.R. 3326) would authorize $3.29 billion in U.S. contributions to the World Bank's International Development Association which ischarges concessional loans known as 'credits' and economic grants to the world's poorest and most underdeveloped countries.
          "The House passed  H.R. 3326 on January 17, 2018 by a vote of 237 to 184 (Roll Call 24).  We have assigned pluses to the nays because authorizing such funds to the WTO's IDA is foreign aid, which is a form of international welfare and completely unconstitutional, and most World Bank 'aid' further enriches plutocrats in Third World countries, at the expense of the poor."
             THE REPUBLICANS ARE CERTAINLY GENEROUS WITH OTHER PEOPLES' MONEY--WITH YOUR MONEY, AND GENEROUS WITH GIVING YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO FOREIGN MILITARY DICTATORSHIPS.  HAL ROGERS IS NO FRIEND OF FREEDOM.  THIS TIME VOTE FOR KENNETH  STEPP FOR CONGRESS KY-05, A FRIEND OF FREEDOM, WHO WOULD NOT BE VOTING FOR GIVING YOUR TAX MONEY TO THE WORLD BANK TO GIVE IT TO THE WORLD'S POOREST AND MOST UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

VOTE 22, WARRANTLESS SURVEILLANCE. HAL ROGERS VOTED FOR, KENNNETH STEPP WOULD HAVE VOTED AGAINST.

         The New American says Hal Rogers voted against Freedom in Vote 22 of the Freedom Index of the 115th Congress.  The New American Magazine explains why he got a "minus" for his vote against that amendment as follows:
         "22  Warrantless Surveillance.  This bill (S. 139) would reauthorize for six years, through 2023, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which governs electronic surveillance of foreign terrorism suspects.  The bill would require the development of procedures for searching the NSA database that would protect the Fourth Amendment-guaranteed rights of U.S. citizens, while allowing the FBI to access information with an order from the secret FISA Court in certain cases.
           "The House passed S.139 on January 11, 2018 by a vote of 256 to 164 (Roll Call 16).  We have assigned pluses to the nays because FISA, while supposedly but in place to gather intelligence on foreign targets, has been used to spy on U.S. citizens.  While the bill does provide provisions to, ostensibly, protect the privacy of U.S. citizens, given the track record of intelligence agencies, it is unlikely that they would actually follow these rules.  The  FISA Court gives a green light to just about any surveillance request that comes its way, and FISA-approved NSA warrantless surveillance of American citizens has become common knowledge."
        VOTE FOR KENNETH  STEPP FOR CONGRESS FOR KY-05.  KENNETH STEPP WOULD HAVE VOTED AGAINST S. 139 WHICH WOULD REAUTHORIZE FOR SIX YEARS THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT, THROUGH 2023, BUT HAL ROGERS VOTED FOR IT, GETTING A NEGATIVE MARK FROM THE FREEDOM INDEX FOR THAT VOTE.  VOTE FOR FREEDOM!   VOTE FOR STEPP!

Vote 21 in the Current Freedom Index shows Hal Rogers Deficient.

The New American says Hal Rogers voted against Freedom in Vote 21 of the Freedom Index of the 115th Congress.  The New American Magazine explains why he got a "minus" for his vote against that amendment as follows:

"21  Warrantless Surveillance.  During consideration of the bill (S. 139) reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), Representative Justin Amash (R-Mich.) introduced an amendment to end NSA collection of communications data that is neither to nor from and pproved foreign target, but rather communications 'about' a foreign target entirely between American citizens.  It would prohibit the FBI and intelligence agencies from searching the NSA database for information on U.S. citizens without first obtaining a warrant, except in certain circumstances.  The amendment would also end 'reverse targeting,' in which an American citizen communicating with a foreign target is also subject to surveillance. 

     "The House rejected Amash's amendment on January 11, 2018 by a vote of 183 to 233 (Roll Call 14).  We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this amendment is an attempt to limit NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens.  Warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens is unconstitutional, and NSA surveillance certainly falls under this category.  Amash's amendment would require the FBI to obtain a warrant, rather than merely FISA Court approval, in order to access the NSA's database."

VOTE FOR FREEDOM!  VOTE FOR KENNETH STEPP FOR CONGRESS KY-05.  HAL ROGERS VOTED 'NO' AGAINST THE AMENDMENT, BUT CONGRESSMAN KENNETH STEPP WOULD HAVE VOTED 'YES' FOR THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE KENNETH STEPP TREASURES FREEDOM AND OPPOSES WARRANTLESS SURVEILLANCE OF U.S. CITIZENS.   

The Freedom Index rates Hal Rogers at 17%--the worst record among the Kentucky congressman, third Vote for 115th Congress.

The Freedom Index rates Hal Rogers at 17%--the worst record among the Kentucky Congressmen, third Vote for 115th Congress.  The other Congressmen on the Kentucky Delegation for the third vote were Comer 60 %, Guthrie 40%, Yarmuth 40%, Massie  90%, and Barr 30%.  Rogers scored negative ratings in votes 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25; did not vote in votes 26, 27, 28, and 29; and finally one positive Freedom Index vote on Vote No. 30, Appropriations Cuts.  Kenneth Stepp agrees with Hal Rogers on Vote 30, a bill (H.R. 3 which would cut nearly $15 billion from previously approved, unspent spending.  That spending cut passed in H.R.3 ON June 7, 2018 by a vote of 210 TO 206 (Roll Call 243)