联邦众议员Rogers与州长Beshear共同宣布2200万美元联邦资金投向肯塔基东部
美国联邦众议员Hal Rogers与肯塔基州州长Andy Beshear于10月9日在科尔宾市举行的年度「塑造我们的阿巴拉契亚地区」（SOAR）峰会上共同宣布，将向肯塔基州东部地区投入2200万美元联邦资金，用于医疗、应急服务和基础设施项目。
这笔资金来自「废弃矿地经济振兴」（AMLER）计划，该计划由Rogers于2016年创立，旨在帮助阿巴拉契亚煤炭产区实现经济转型。两人虽分属不同党派，但长期在地方发展议题上合作——Rogers于2013年与时任州长Steve Beshear共同创立了SOAR倡议。
值得注意的是，Beshear在峰会上借机批评特朗普政府政策，称关税推高物价，「大而美法案」若削减医疗补助资金将导致25万肯塔基人失去医保、乡村医院关闭。Rogers则回应：「我当然站在总统这一边。」双方在联邦资金投向地方发展上达成一致，但在国家政策上分歧依旧。
信息来源：The American Star News https://theamericanstarnews.com/rogers-beshear-announce-22-million-for-eastern-kentucky/
Rep. Rogers and Gov. Beshear Announce $22 Million in Federal Funding for Eastern Kentucky
CORBIN, Ky. — U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear jointly announced on Oct. 9, at the annual Shaping Our Appalachia Region (SOAR) summit in Corbin, that $22 million in federal funding will go to Eastern Kentucky for health care, emergency services and infrastructure projects.
The money comes from the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) program, which Rogers created in 2016 to help Appalachian coal country diversify its economy. The two men, from different parties, have a long record of cooperation on regional development: Rogers co-founded the SOAR initiative in 2013 with then-Gov. Steve Beshear.
At the summit, Beshear criticized Trump administration policies, saying tariffs are driving up prices and that Medicaid cuts under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” could cost 250,000 Kentuckians their coverage and close rural hospitals. Rogers responded, “Of course I stand with the president.” The two agreed on directing federal money to local development even as their national-policy differences remained on display.
Source: The American Star News
图片来源：肯塔基州东部松山山脉航拍，CC BY-SA 4.0，作者 Antony-22（Wikimedia Commons）
