Rogoff has served for 22 years on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Committee, including 14 years as the Democratic Staff Director of its Transportation Subcommittee.
During his time in the Senate, he has been chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and is the senior Republican on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
The 84-year-old senator is a former chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and is renowned for his prowess in steering federal funds to his vast, sparsely populated state.
For years, he served as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, exerting his power to secure funding for projects in Alaska ranging from millions for new airports right down to a few hundred thousand dollars for berry research.
Byrd is chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, which often dispenses federal money for rural water projects.
He is chairman of the defence part of the Senate's appropriations committee.
House and Senate appropriations committee staffers of Democratic Reps.
The House appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes FEMA, will come up in the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 6, according to the Senate aide.
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Thad Cochran of Mississippi, the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee and its defense subcommittee.
Murray, who leads the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and is a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, called Panetta's decision a "historic step for equality" that recognizes the role women play in the military.
The FBI investigated, but found no evidence of extremist activity, FBI Director Robert Mueller reiterated Thursday during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
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