Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks after voting in support of House Concurrent Resolution 25, the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution which passed the House of Representatives today. “Washington’s spending problem poses a long-term threat to our economy and job growth, which is why the Federal government must balance its budget. Our national debt is over $16.7… Read more »

Click here to read the news storyThe Obama administration’s decision to shift $1 billion to a missile-defense system in the U.S. is raising questions about the still-unproven missile shield’s effectiveness and the threats posed by North Korea and Iran. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said March 15 that the Pentagon would add 14 land-based interceptors in Alaska in response to… Read more »

Rep Mike Rogers, R-Saks, is calling for the resignation of the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for what he describes as the "baffling" decision to release illegal immigrants due budgetary cutbacks from sequestration. Rogers, Chairman of the Strategic Forces subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee, said ICE Director John Morton should resign his position. In a letter… Read more »

Foreign military sales could account for an increasing amount of work for the Anniston Army Depot, and over time, this additional workload could help the installation grow its mission over time. Those facts and others are behind the ongoing drive by Congressman Mike Rogers and others in the Alabama delegation to fight for the Depot’s workforce. As the wars wind down, Rogers says, it… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following statement with regard to the Obama Administration’s decision to deploy more interceptors for the national missile defense system. “The Obama Administration’s decision to deploy more interceptors for the national missile defense system is welcome… Read more »

Many folks across East Alabama have contacted me with their concerns about sequestration and its potentially far-reaching effects.  The president’s sequestration plan was originally put into place to be a last resort with such crippling budget cuts across the board, that Congress and the president would be forced to reach an agreement to replace them.  As you know, that… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers plans to discuss finding ways to help maintain a steady workload at the Anniston Army Depot when he meets later today with General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the nation’s highest ranking military officer. Rogers said prior to the meeting, “As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan come to an end, our military must develop… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after H.R. 933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, passed the House of Representatives.  The bill would fund the Federal government through the end of fiscal year 2013. “Our nation is facing a crippling debt crisis. Long term spending… Read more »

Calling the recent release of thousands of illegal immigrants from detention an affront to law-abiding American citizens, Congressman Mike Rogers called on the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), John Morton, to resign his position. Rogers’ reaction, contained in a letter mailed this week, followed the release of thousands of illegal immigrants from detention… Read more »

With House and Senate leadership’s meeting today with President Obama resulting in no new action on the sequester, Congressman Mike Rogers urged the leaders to continue their negotiations to hold the line on spending and agree on reforms that will help keep our nation’s defense strong. “Excessive spending over the long term has resulted in trillion-dollar deficits… Read more »