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 »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today in response to the nuclear detonation in North Korea. "North Korea continues to provoke the world, and its supporters in Beijing and Tehran appear unconcerned with potential reactions from the United States. "More alarming is how little influence these threats have on the President and his policies. President Obama… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today in response to the passage of H.R. 325, the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013.             “The people of East Alabama know what it is like to live on a budget and so should Congress. Our nation’s deeply troubling debt and spending crisis is too serious to pass it to our children and… Read more »

Congress faces three massive spending challenges in the coming months: the debt ceiling, the Sequester and funding to keep the government open. The question now is whether President Obama and the Congress will tackle our spending problem as these three critical events approach. They’re all on the heels of the fiscal cliff deal that both raised taxes and increased spending. I… Read more »

Members of the 908th Airlift Wing say their goodbyes Thursday as they depart from Maxwell Air Force Base. They're heading to southwest Asia to provide support for U.S. military in the region. To see more photos, visit montgomeryadvertiser.com. / Amanda Sowards/Advertiser On a runway under a gray sky Thursday, with a scent of diesel fuel in the air, Staff Sgt. Charles Doucet hugged his… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks in response to President Obama’s announcement of the White House’s efforts to pursue new gun control policies. “I will continue to strongly support the Second Amendment.  In that regard, I oppose any effort to reinstate an assault weapons ban, add restrictions on accessories, restrict ammunition purchases or… Read more »