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 »

Most folks across East Alabama have seen on the news lately the non-stop coverage of Washington’s latest budget crisis: sequestration.  Just like the last budget crisis roughly 60 days ago, Washington seems no closer to fixing the problem. That problem, I believe, is too much spending.  According to a popular website, usdebtclock.org, the national debt is $16.6… Read more »

Two days before sequestration is scheduled to take effect, Congressman Mike Rogers met with General Dennis L. Via, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, to continue fighting for Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) workers and a smarter, more reasonable way to help reduce excessive Federal spending that does not threaten our national security. Rogers met with Gen. Via, who… Read more »

On Tuesday evening, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address to the nation. In it he shared with Americans his view of the current state of our country and his vision for the direction we should be headed. On the whole, I was disappointed to hear many of the president’s proposals, which I believe come down to raising additional taxes, increasing spending, and… Read more »

In a letter to the president today, Congressman Mike Rogers called on President Obama to support a plan that reduces federal spending without making harmful cuts to our military or threatening our national security. The letter reads, in part, ‘As most Americans know, the House of Representatives has twice passed legislation to replace the sequester with responsible spending… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department today for receiving a $50,460 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, funding Rogers said would help the Randolph County fire department purchase new operations and safety equipment. “Randolph County’s first responders are our first line of defense,” Rogers… Read more »