With the new year in full swing, Obamacare is continuing to have a devastating impact on many folks across East Alabama. Working families are seeing rising premium costs. Others are being forced into new insurance plans with different coverage, less choice and fewer doctors.   President Obama’s broken promise, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today regarding the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Saturday. "I was saddened to learn of the passing of Former Prime Minister Sharon.  He spent much of his life fighting tirelessly for Israel both in the military and as an elected official.   "Israel is our closest ally in that region and… Read more »

   Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after voting in support of the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House of Representatives today after being negotiated between the House and the Senate Armed Services Committees. “The NDAA is critical to our national security.  The world remains a dangerous place… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, announced today legislation was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Section 1602) to impose new restrictions on President Obama to limit his ability to approve locating ground-stations for Russia’s GLONASS system in the United States, as the State… Read more »

The Christmas season is in full swing and across East Alabama the giving spirit is alive and well. Each year around the holidays, I like to take the opportunity to highlight a few of the great works going on across our area.  The following examples are just a sampling of people giving of their time and gifts this year. As anyone can see from this sampling, folks across our state… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers is objecting to an expected announcement today by the Administration that would delay the open enrollment date of Obamacare for 2015 by a month.  Rogers pointed out it just happens the delay will push the current 2014 deadline from October 15 to November 15, just after the midterm elections. “President Obama continues to play shameful political games… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers said he was pleased to see the passage of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013, in the House of Representatives today. This bill, if passed by the Senate and signed by the president, would allow health care plans on the individual market to remain available so people across East Alabama can have the option to keep their current health care plans. Rogers… Read more »

America is over six weeks in to the Obamacare rollout, and things are still a mess.  People are still having problems signing up, but even more painful are the letters folks are receiving about the changes to their current health care plans. Every day we are hearing more and more about people’s current health care plans being dropped completely.  Because of this, families… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers met today with his Third District Veterans Advisory Committee in Tuskegee. This volunteer panel, made up of Veterans from across the Third District, advises Rogers on issues important to Veterans and their families. This meeting was held after Congressman Rogers presented the Congressional gold medal to Mr. Robert Freeman, a Veteran who earned the honor during his… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers announced today that the deadline for applying for summer internships in his offices will be February 14th, 2014. The internship program is designed to offer select college students a hands-on opportunity to learn about the legislative process, as well as the operations of a Congressional office. To be considered for an internship, students must submit a current… Read more »