Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed S.J. Res. 22, a joint resolution with the Senate to disapprove of an Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and Corps of Engineers rule governing Waters of the United States (WOTUS) known as “Clean Water Rule: Definition of ‘Waters of the United States.’” “I was… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today prior to President Obama delivering his final State of the Union Speech tonight. “Tonight’s speech will be more of the same. Over the past seven years, we have seen our country’s economy struggle, watched our national debt grow to astronomical numbers and lost our spot as a defense superpower in this world. We… Read more »

The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) will hold a hearing on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building titled, “National Academies Study on Peer Review and Design Competition in the NNSA National Security Laboratories.” Chairman Rogers said: “The subcommittee tasked the… Read more »

Today Congressman Mike Rogers and Congressman Kevin Cramer (R-ND) made a friendly wager on the outcome of the FCS National Championship Football game in Frisco, Texas on Saturday between Jacksonville State University and North Dakota State University. If the Gamecocks win, Congressman Cramer will treat Rogers’ staff to lunch and if somehow the Bisons win, Rogers will treat… Read more »

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Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal Obamacare that had previously passed the Senate. The bill, H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, passed with Rogers’ strong support. “After voting to repeal Obamacare numerous times in the House without the… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, made the following statement today after learning from news reports that North Korea said it had conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test. “We are watching seven years of President Obama’s failures play out – this is what ‘leading from behind’ has wrought. While the… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after learning from news reports that President Obama plans to use an Executive Order this week to implement new gun control measures. “President Obama has spent his time in office expanding the size of government and infringing on our Constitutional rights. This is just another example of his blatant disregard for the… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Rogers strongly opposed the bill because funding for Obama’s Syrian Refugee plan was included in the legislation. “I am outraged that the bill that passed today did not prohibit funding for President Obama to bring refugees from the Syrian… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after being elected to the Republican Steering Committee last week by his colleagues. The Steering Committee recommends Members of Congress to serve as Full Committee Chairmen based on their background, level of expertise and seniority as well as each Member’s committee assignments. Rogers is the first Alabamian in the last… Read more »