Congressman Mike Rogers spoke about the importance of creating and keeping good-paying jobs throughout Chambers County and all of East Alabama at the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting in held today in Lanett. “It is critical the Federal government gets out of the way of our private sector job creators, like so many that have located here in Chambers County. The… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers held a “Congress on Your Corner” town hall meeting in Oxford at the Civic Center today, taking questions from constituents and discussing everything from the impact of furloughs at Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) to Obamacare to the state of East Alabama’s economy.             “Recently, the… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers held a “Congress on Your Corner” town hall meeting in Talladega today, taking questions from constituents and discussing everything from the recent IRS scandals to Obamacare to the state of East Alabama’s economy. “Soon, Congress will consider controversial issues like the future of Obamacare which will have a big impact on our economy and… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter this week to Kimberly D. Bose, the Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asking she reconsider FERC’s decision that rejected a proposal to extend Lake Martin’s pool elevation during the summer and fall and raise it during the winter. The letter states, “I am writing to request that the Federal Energy… Read more »

As we enter the last stretch of summer, energy prices are on the rise and most folks in East Alabama are feeling the pain.  With a sluggish economy and millions of Americans still out of work, there’s a solution to help stabilize our energy costs over the long term and increase our chances for energy independence: tap our own domestic energy sources.  However, it seems… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter today to Gina McCarthy, the new Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging her to reverse course and ensure any new Obama Administration EPA regulations for America’s energy sector do not threaten good paying jobs. The letter states, “In his speech on June 25, 2013, at Georgetown University, President Obama… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced today they are forming a bi-partisan Congressional caucus focused on the nation’s infrastructure and the growing use of public-private partnerships in building and maintaining it.  Known as the Congressional Caucus on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s), or simply the Congressional P3 Caucus, Rogers… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement after the House passed the 2014 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act which included an amendment that would prohibit sequestration-related furloughs at installations like the Anniston Army Depot for civilian DoD employees paid from the Working Capital Fund Account. “Yesterday with my strong support, the House passed an… Read more »

As most folks across East Alabama may have seen recently on the news, the Obama Administration announced it will delay the implementation of the Employer Mandate provisions of Obamacare by a year.   The current law requires companies with more than 50 employees to offer insurance to those who work 30 or more hours a week or pay a penalty. I believe this provision, which was… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement regarding the Senate’s recently passed immigration bill. “I strongly oppose the Senate-passed immigration bill and believe it violates the origination clause of the Constitution that requires all bills that would raise revenue to originate in the House of Representatives. This bill, like too many of Senate Majority Leader… Read more »