Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress today. “Israel is a true ally and friend to the United States. I will continue to stand firm with Israel and support Prime Minister Netanyahu in rejecting President Obama’s suggestion to go back to the pre-1967 borders. After over a half century of conflict wit... Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Rogers attended a tree planting ceremony of a seedling from the historic oaks of Toomer’s Corner at Auburn University.Rep. Dennis Ross (FL), a 1981 graduate of Auburn University and colleague of Rogers’, organized the planting of the tree on the East side grounds of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.“The rich traditions of Toomer’s Corner can now grow de... Read more »
On April 27th, 23 tornadoes ravaged the South as the second deadliest storms in United States history.As of writing, across the hardest hit areas in the state of Alabama, power is still out and searches for missing people are still underway with over 236 dead.The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, in an area of the state severely damaged, has cancelled classes for the remainder of this school ye... Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security introduced H.R. 1690, the MODERN Security Credentials Act.“This bill takes a crucial step toward streamlining redundant and burdensome government regulations that are an impediment to economic growth in the transportation industry. I expect this bill to result in great... Read more »
Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today regarding the U.S. military raid that led to the death of the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.“Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, was finally brought to justice for the living hell he put Americans through almost a decade ago. His orchestrated terrorist acts took almost 3,000 American lives and caused a tragedy from which our ... Read more »
Congress of the United StatesAlabama Congressional DelegationApril 28, 2011Members of Alabama's congressional delegation unanimously supported Governor Robert Bentley's request for an expedited federal disaster declaration in the wake of widespread tornado destruction in the state.The delegation sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday night in support of a disaster declaration under the Robert ... Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, announced that the Committee is beginning the process to move a TSA Authorization bill.The Committee on Homeland Security has sole jurisdiction over all TSA security matters.In a notification letter to TSA Administrator John Pi... Read more »
Updated as of April 7, 2011 House Republicans want to keep the government open and cut spending. While we don’t know if Senator Reid will shut down the government, it would be irresponsible not to prepare for that possibility. The following questions and answers were compiled by the House Republican Conference, in conjunction with several authorizing committees, to provide House Republicans and th... Read more »
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in D.C. and spring is finally here, but across East Alabama folks are still scratching their heads asking: where are the jobs?The latest unemployment numbers came out recently putting Alabama at 9.3 percent.Although the number is down from 10.2 percent a year ago, we still have too many folks across the state out of work.That’s why every small step Congress ta... Read more »
Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the Auburn University Canine Detection Research Institute today for graduating 10 canine explosives detection teams. The canine teams are part of a pilot program for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), over which Rogers has Congressional oversight.The dogs are trained in “vapor wake detection,” a state-of-the-art technology developed by Aubu... Read more »
