Congressman Mike Rogers recently spoke to the Alexander City Rotary Club in Alexander City, Alabama and gave attendees insight on the direction our country is headed and the opportunity to discuss concerns on their minds.

Rogers talked about health care reform and said he would not support any reform that included the “public option”.  Rogers said our health care system does need some tweaking, but the entire system should not be overhauled and had hoped the Democratic Congressional Leadership would look at more commonsense solutions to achieving this goal.

“I am disappointed in the health care reform legislation and the possibility of the government takeover of our health care system,” Rogers said.

As Ranking Member on a Homeland Security Subcommittee, Rogers reiterated after the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack the serious dangers of terrorists attacking the United States.  He said Congress must bend over backwards to ensure our transportation systems are secure.

Rogers talked about the transferring of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the U.S. and the outrageous $500 million in taxpayer funding it would take to move the terrorists to American soil and upkeep a new facility.

“It is outrageous to me Congress would even consider bringing these detainees – who wished harm on innocent American lives – to our country, especially at such astronomical costs during these tough economic times,” Rogers said.

Rogers received questions on Federal government spending.  Rogers said he opposed both H.R. 1, the Stimulus bill, which costs over $1 trillion with interest and H. Con. Res 85, the Democrats $3.5 trillion tax and spend budget.

“The Federal government’s spending is out of control, leaving debt our children and grandchildren will have to deal with,” Rogers added.

In addition to the Homeland Security Committee, Rogers is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee.
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