Now serving in his sixth term, Congressman Rothman is a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, which allocates all of the funds in the federal budget. He sits on the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. As a member of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, Rep. Rothman makes decisions about all U.S. foreign aid and monitors international issues that affect America's security and relationships with other countries.
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