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 »

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today presented Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03) with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award in recognition of his support of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies during the first session of the 113th Congress. “2013 was challenging, but Congressman Rogers worked to pass legislation and enact policies that will keep our country moving forward economically,”… Read more »

Across East Alabama, so many of our seniors depend on Medicare to help provide their health care coverage. Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Part C, is a program that allows seniors to enroll in plans provided by private insurance companies so they can stay in their current networks and keep the doctors they like and trust. Almost 30 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries participate in… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the president released his budget request for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15). “The president’s budget would lock in deficit spending, increase the tax burden, do nothing to strengthen or secure Medicare and Social Security and unnecessarily weaken our armed forces – all while adding $8.3 trillion to our national… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers invited high school students across East Alabama today to participate in the 33rd Annual Congressional Art Contest that will be held at the Isabel Anderson Comer Museum and Art Center in Sylacauga later this spring. Over the past 32 years, the Congressional Art Contest has been held in 400 Congressional districts across the country for high school students. When… Read more »