Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today regarding the release of a fiscal year 2018 budget amendment. “I want to commend President Trump for agreeing with us that our Nation needs additional missile defense resources in light of the evolving North Korean ballistic missile threats. The request from the Office of Management and Budget this week on behalf of… Read more »

As part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, HASC Strategic Forces Chairman Mike Rogers (AL) and Ranking Member Jim Cooper (TN) began a systematic effort to reform the Department of Defense national security space enterprise, starting with the United States Air Force.    Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Cooper released the following joint… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers reminds any graduating high school seniors for 2018 interested in receiving a Congressional nomination to attend one of the U.S. Service Academies to complete an application, which is available at http://mikerogers.house.gov/constituent-services/academy-nominations, and mail it to one of his district offices soon. To be considered for a nomination for appointment… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act. This legislation provides a five-year extension of the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and helps fund other important health programs. “I am pleased this fiscally-responsible legislation passed the House today with… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today on his support of H.R. 3034, the Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act. The bill would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Honorable Justin Smith Morrill, the father of our nation’s land-grant university system. Currently the bill is in its committees of jurisdiction. “With two… Read more »

As most folks across East Alabama have seen in the news lately, President Trump and Congress are working together to help make our broken tax code fairer and simpler. The House and Senate have both passed the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution which clears the path to start tax reform and it has been quite some time since this has happened. Guy Hunt was elected first Republican Governor… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the terrorist attack in lower Manhattan yesterday. “No amount of political correctness from Democrats and the liberal media elite will stop violent Islamic terrorists from trying to kill us. “The attack in New York City yesterday is evidence that everything President Trump is advocating for is exactly right and… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today on his support of H.R. 2909, the D.C. Personal Protection Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow any American citizen with a valid handgun carry permit in any other state or jurisdiction, to carry certain concealed firearms for self-defense while in Washington, D.C. Currently the bill is in the House Committee of Oversight and… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement after House passage of the Senate Amendment to H. Con. Res. 71, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget Resolution. “Today’s vote is the beginning of the biggest tax overhaul in thirty years. I am hopeful both the House and Senate will take up and pass President Trump’s tax plan as soon as possible. “Simplifying the tax… Read more »

Ignored by the “inside the Beltway” media has been the heroic efforts of Rep. Mike Rogers, Alabama Republican, as he struggles against the “corporate” Air Force to establish a separate Space Corps service. Opposing Mr. Rogers, the secretary of the Air Force says a separate space service isn’t needed and that the regular Air Force can do whatever is necessary to fulfill the military space… Read more »