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Congressman Mike Rogers spent the afternoon in Clay County today at Dewberry Farms for a demonstration project on good forest roads, advocating for more common sense out of Washington when it comes to supporting Alabama’s agriculture-based economy. Rogers said the forest road demonstration will be used for educational purposes to promote how to correctly control soil… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after learning Mr. Bennie G. Adkins, of Opelika, would be awarded the Medal of Honor from President Obama on September 15th at the White House. “Mr. Adkins is a true American hero who served his country in Vietnam.  His acts of heroism during his tour of duty earned him our nation’s highest honor, which he has long… Read more »

 Touring Whitfield Foods and visiting the site of the future Pike Road school were among Congressman Mike Rogers' visits today in Montgomery County.  Rogers discussed issues ranging from Obamacare to job creation to the ongoing immigration crisis at the Southwest border.             Rogers said he was pleased to see… Read more »

Visiting the VA Clinic in Childersburg, touring Sylacauga High School's college and career planning facilities and speaking to the Sylacauga Rotary Club were among Congressman Mike Rogers' visits in Talladega County on Tuesday. Rogers addressed issues ranging from new Veterans legislation passed recently by Congress to the ongoing immigration crisis at our southwestern… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) joined his colleagues today to pass a pair of bills that would address the immigration crisis at the Southwest border. Together, these bills would prohibit any new amnesty applications under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order, stop the President from issuing work permits outside of current law and provide… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers said today that bipartisan legislation to provide better medical care and new doctor choices for our Nation’s Veterans was “not perfect but a good first step,” while also calling on the new VA Secretary to do all he can to help ensure our Veterans receive the best care America can offer. Since earlier this year, the Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers called on the new Secretary of the Veterans Administration, Robert McDonald, to ‘leave no stone unturned’ in his efforts to get to the bottom of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) ongoing scandals, mismanagement and appalling treatment of our nation’s Veterans. “Shocking allegations against VA facilities like those in the Central… Read more »

Under no circumstances should children detained at the Mexican border be sent to Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, Congressman Mike Rogers and Congressman Martha Roby said today. The Congressmen just became aware of ongoing talks between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense about potentially housing illegal immigrants at… Read more »

East Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers (R), Chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee, held a subcommittee hearing today titled, “Adapting U.S. Missile Defense for Future Threats: Russia, China and Modernizing the NMD Act” to discuss what changes the United States should make to respond to the rapidly changing missile threat environment. “The fact… Read more »