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 »

Congressman Mike Rogers announced his support today for H.R. 3350, the Keep your Health Plan Act of 2013, a bill that would allow health care plans on the individual market to remain available so people across East Alabama could have the option to keep their current health care plans. Under the Affordable Care Act, many insurance providers are offering different plans to comply with the… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following comments today after the first Conference meeting on the Farm Bill.  “As we begin the conference committee on H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, I am honored to be working to resolve differences between the Farm Bills passed by each Chamber,” Rogers said. Alabama is home to over 48,000… Read more »

The deeply flawed launch of Obamacare’s online enrollment is now all over the news after taking a back seat to coverage of the government shutdown.  A month into the rollout, the evidence is starting to pile up – Obamacare is a disaster. Folks are still unable to get logged in to the site online, which under the law, was supposed to be a key feature of expanding… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement regarding the importance of budget negotiators addressing our growing list of national security needs.   “Indiscriminate budget reductions are devastating our national security.  Whether it is funding depot level maintenance to ensure the readiness of our military or modernizing our strategic weapons, these poorly… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers reminded any graduating seniors for 2014 interested in attending one of the U.S. Service Academies that they should be completing applications and turning them into one of his district offices soon. To be considered for a nomination for appointment to any of the service academies, one must fill out the applications and return the completed packets to one of… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after HR 2775 passed the House of Representatives. "Tonight, the House and Senate both passed legislation to temporarily extend our debt limit and reopen the Federal government. This bill passed without my support, in part, because it is a just short-term fix, does not move our country in the right direction and does not… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers announced today he was selected to serve as a Conferee for the Farm Bill.                “Agriculture is a $1 billion industry for my home state of Alabama and provides good-paying jobs for folks across the country. After almost five years of talks and extensions, the House and Senate will work to finalize a new Farm… Read more »