Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the House of Representatives passed the House Budget Committee’s proposal with the Price substitute #2 that included $20 billion for defense. This substitute created sufficient funding levels for the Department of Defense funding Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) at $96 billion. “Across East Alabama,… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the House Budget Committee introduced the details of their proposal to balance the budget over the next ten years while cutting $5.5 trillion in spending. “While folks across East Alabama are tightening their belts to live within their means, the Federal government should be following suit, but not at the expense of our… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the president released his budget request for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15). “The president’s budget would lock in deficit spending, increase the tax burden, do nothing to strengthen or secure Medicare and Social Security and unnecessarily weaken our armed forces – all while adding $8.3 trillion to our national… 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 »

Recently I voted for a budget plan that would help rein in government spending, balance the budget in 10 years and reform the tax code. It’s not a perfect plan, but that budget, crafted by Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, at least attempts to solve our long-term debt crisis. Across the Capitol, the Senate Democratic budget plan, endorsed by President Obama, recommends no… Read more »

    Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after President Obama’s Budget was delivered to Congress. “I am very disappointed in initial reviews of the president’s budget, which was released today over two months late.  East Alabamians know Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. The House passed a plan to help… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks after voting in support of House Concurrent Resolution 25, the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution which passed the House of Representatives today. “Washington’s spending problem poses a long-term threat to our economy and job growth, which is why the Federal government must balance its budget. Our national debt is over $16.7… Read more »

Congress faces three massive spending challenges in the coming months: the debt ceiling, the Sequester and funding to keep the government open. The question now is whether President Obama and the Congress will tackle our spending problem as these three critical events approach. They’re all on the heels of the fiscal cliff deal that both raised taxes and increased spending. I… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after S. 627, the Budget Control Act passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 218 to 210. All six Republican members of the Alabama delegation supported the bill.Following the vote Rogers said, “This bill, though not perfect, is the closest thing to a solution to our nation’s debt crisis on the table now for a… Read more »

DC)—With unemployment rising in Alabama and across the nation like the hot summer temperatures, it is time for Washington to get past the debt limit discussion and focus on our economy and job creation.A lot has been said recently about cutting spending and getting the Federal government off the backs of our small businesses and job creators.I believe the growth of government fueled… Read more »