Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation Security, announced that the Committee is beginning the process to move a TSA Authorization bill.The Committee on Homeland Security has sole jurisdiction over all TSA security matters.In a notification letter to TSA… Read more »

Updated as of April 7, 2011 House Republicans want to keep the government open and cut spending. While we don’t know if Senator Reid will shut down the government, it would be irresponsible not to prepare for that possibility. The following questions and answers were compiled by the House Republican Conference, in conjunction with several authorizing committees, to provide House… Read more »

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in D.C. and spring is finally here, but across East Alabama folks are still scratching their heads asking: where are the jobs?The latest unemployment numbers came out recently putting Alabama at 9.3 percent.Although the number is down from 10.2 percent a year ago, we still have too many folks across the state out of work.That’s why every small… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the Auburn University Canine Detection Research Institute today for graduating 10 canine explosives detection teams.  The canine teams are part of a pilot program for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), over which Rogers has Congressional oversight.The dogs are trained in “vapor wake detection,” a state-of-the-art… Read more »

In Case You Missed It:  Rogers on CBS Radio discussing Libya on March 28, 2011 Read more »

Led by U.S. Representatives Martha Roby and Terri A. Sewell, Alabama’s Congressional delegation today wrote U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to highlight ongoing efforts to support Alabama’s education system and to request a meeting between the secretary and the delegation.The bipartisan letter comes after a delegation meeting with Governor Robert Bentley and the… Read more »

Click on the photo to access the PDF document for more information on this year's Third Congressional District Art Contest. Read more »

The turmoil in the Middle East is affecting us here in East Alabama.  We see coverage on the news, talk about the unrest in the coffee shop, but we see and feel it at gas pump.According to AAA as of writing, gasoline prices are up 76 cents from a year ago and 41 cents from a month ago.I have said this for years: we as a nation cannot continue to live with these unstable prices to… Read more »

The turmoil in the Middle East is affecting us here in East Alabama.  We see coverage on the news, talk about the unrest in the coffee shop, but we see and feel it at gas pump. According to AAA as of writing, gasoline prices are up 76 cents from a year ago and 41 cents from a month ago. I have said this for years: we as a nation cannot continue to live with these unstable prices… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Little Texas Volunteer Fire Department today for receiving a $20,523 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, funding Rogers said would help the Macon County fire department purchase new firefighting operations and safety equipment.“Macon County’s first responders are our first line of defense,”… Read more »