As part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, HASC Strategic Forces Chairman Mike Rogers (AL) and Ranking Member Jim Cooper (TN) began a systematic effort to reform the Department of Defense national security space enterprise, starting with the United States Air Force.    Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Cooper released the following joint… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers reminds any graduating high school seniors for 2018 interested in receiving a Congressional nomination to attend one of the U.S. Service Academies to complete an application, which is available at http://mikerogers.house.gov/constituent-services/academy-nominations, and mail it to one of his district offices soon. To be considered for a nomination for appointment… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act. This legislation provides a five-year extension of the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and helps fund other important health programs. “I am pleased this fiscally-responsible legislation passed the House today with… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today on his support of H.R. 3034, the Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Honorable Justin Smith Morrill, the father of our nation’s land-grant university system. Currently the bill is in its committees of jurisdiction. “With two… Read more »

As most folks across East Alabama have seen in the news lately, President Trump and Congress are working together to help make our broken tax code fairer and simpler. The House and Senate have both passed the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution which clears the path to start tax reform and it has been quite some time since this has happened. Guy Hunt was elected first Republican Governor… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the terrorist attack in lower Manhattan yesterday. “No amount of political correctness from Democrats and the liberal media elite will stop violent Islamic terrorists from trying to kill us. “The attack in New York City yesterday is evidence that everything President Trump is advocating for is exactly right and… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today on his support of H.R. 2909, the D.C. Personal Protection Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow any American citizen with a valid handgun carry permit in any other state or jurisdiction, to carry certain concealed firearms for self-defense while in Washington, D.C. Currently the bill is in the House Committee of Oversight and… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement after House passage of the Senate Amendment to H. Con. Res. 71, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget Resolution. “Today’s vote is the beginning of the biggest tax overhaul in thirty years. I am hopeful both the House and Senate will take up and pass President Trump’s tax plan as soon as possible. “Simplifying the tax… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after President Trump signed the health care executive order. “Obamacare is a very flawed law and I am glad President Trump signed an executive order today to help out hard-working families across East Alabama who are seeing their health care premiums rise and their coverage shrink. “This executive order should be a… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after joining his colleagues to co-sign a submission to the United Nations (U.N.) to halt all pro-abortion efforts to reinterpret language in a treaty duly ratified by the United States. The submission states, “As lawmakers, we believe we have a duty to protect the weak, disenfranchised, unwanted and vulnerable from violence… Read more »