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Breakfast Features Rep. Hal Rogers Chairman Hal Rogers (second from left), has coffee with Bob Bergman (UPS), Tanner Daniel (Nestle USA), Randy dove (Hewlett-Packard), and Josh Holly (Nestle USA). O n the morning of November 15, 2012, Rep. hal Rogers (KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, joined members of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's Brumidi Society, Constitution Signers, and Leadership Council membership levels and Society staff for the annual Congressional Leadership Breakfast. Rogers expounded on his time in Congress, sharing memories of the bipartisanship shown on the House floor while Speaker Tip O'Neill was at the helm. He discussed how much congressional culture has changed since the increase in jet air travel, explaining how spending weekends in their home districts has prevented Members from forming the close, personal bonds they used to. The Chairman did, however, express hope for a future where the divisions along the aisles are less harsh, and where lasting friendships can be made between Members serving in the House and the Senate and between those on Capitol Hill and those in the White House. The Society would like to thank the WINTER 2013 American Council of Life Insurers for the generous use of their offices, at 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, with impressive views overlooking the Capitol grounds and dome. We would also like to show our appreciation to Express Scripts and the American Society of Civil Engineers for their support of the Breakfast. Dontai Smalls and Bob Bergman of UPS greet Casey Dinges of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Christine Burgeson of Airlines for America. Chairman Hal Rogers addresses the group on the importance of bipartisanship and friendship in Congress and in Washington at large. The view of the Capitol on a chilly fall morning THE CAPITOL DOME 55