Tax Day, April 15th, is a day so many East Alabamians despise. Every year around this time, folks prepare their taxes and dread the complications and confusion that come along with them.  But to truly understand how broken the tax code is and to see just how much working Americans pay in taxes, let’s talk about April 21st. That’s the day, according to the non-partisan Tax… Read more »

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With the dreaded Tax Day – April 15 – only two weeks away, Congressman Mike Rogers is urging Congress to bring H.R 352, the Tax Code Termination Act, to the floor for a vote. Rogers has consistently backed legislation that would force Congress to fix the current tax code. “America’s tax code is an embarrassment: too long, too complicated, and too full of loop… Read more »

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Last week I met with advisory committees composed of farmers and Veterans from across East Alabama. Besides agriculture and specific Veterans issues, we talked about many of the kitchen table challenges we all face these days: a tough economy, a lack of good paying jobs and a concern about the direction of the Federal government. But in those conversations, as in so many other discussions… Read more »

President Obama’s budget shortchanges American missile defenses and threatens to further undermine the nation’s military strength, said Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL,) Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today at a Congressional hearing to evaluate the Administration’s budget request for Missile Defense for fiscal year 2015. Rogers, a… Read more »

At a hearing today of the Armed Services Committee, Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) questioned the Secretary of the Army John McHugh and the Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno about the Army’s short- and long-term plans for the Anniston Army Depot’s workload. “The Anniston Army Depot is the most efficient, most productive facility in the Department. Our entire… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers met today with his Third District Veterans Advisory Committee in Talladega. This volunteer panel, made up of Veterans from across the Third District, meets regularly with Rogers and helps advise him on issues important to Veterans and their families. During the meeting, Rogers and the advisory committee listened to a presentation and update from the Congressional… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers hosted a Third Congressional District Agriculture Advisory Committee meeting today in Auburn with local farmers and leaders in the agriculture industry from across East Alabama. Rogers’s committee, which includes farmers from all 13 counties across the Third District, meets regularly to discuss important issues facing the state’s number one… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today in response to the passage of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act.   “East Alabama’s seniors and doctors rely on Medicare, and it’s critical that Congress helps strengthen and secure Medicare for current and future generations. This bill, if passed by the Senate and… Read more »