Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new rules on power plants. These proposed rules would institute a new cap-and-trade system to demand a 30 percent cut in emissions from power plants.    “President Obama’s war on coal is a war on families and jobs. Although I am not surprised, I am deeply… Read more »

Following the release of a Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General’s report, Congressman Mike Rogers called on Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign immediately.             Rogers said, “While Secretary Shinseki has served his country nobly, both as a veteran himself and as Secretary, it is time for new leadership in… Read more »

     About a year ago, Americans started seeing more media coverage of scandals involving the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups and the State Department’s continued lack of honesty about the events in Benghazi, Libya.      Both of these issues deserve more attention than they have gotten. Unfortunately, from my view and from many… Read more »

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On the heels of growing outrage over the alleged appalling mistreatment of our Veterans and a news conference in which President Obama called for accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congressman Mike Rogers said “accountability starts at the top” and said the president has moved too slowly to get to the bottom of the scandal.  “The reports of our… Read more »

During a visit to Pell City today, Congressman Mike Rogers said the vast expansion of federal regulations under President Obama – along with Obamacare’s rising healthcare premiums on working families and small businesses – are threatening good paying jobs across St. Clair County and East Alabama. Rogers’ visit, along with others he is making across East Alabama, is… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today in anticipation of a vote in the House of Representatives on H. Res. 567, a resolution that would create a new select committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. This select committee would consolidate House oversight into the events of September 11th, 2012 and the investigations… Read more »

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East Alabamians are feeling the pain as summer approaches and energy prices rise. With gas at its highest price in months, one might think the Obama Administration would be putting forth solutions to help lower energy prices and create more jobs for cash-strapped Americans. One such solution – building the Keystone XL Pipeline – would accomplish both goals at once.  The… Read more »