Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement regarding the importance of budget negotiators addressing our growing list of national security needs. 

 “Indiscriminate budget reductions are devastating our national security.  Whether it is funding depot level maintenance to ensure the readiness of our military or modernizing our strategic weapons, these poorly managed budget decisions are quickly turning the most powerful military in the world into a hollow force,” he said.

Today, Rogers chaired a hearing on the modernization of our nuclear deterrent, which, like much of the rest of America’s military, has been deferred far too long.

“Our nuclear weapons, missile defenses and space-based sensors are all suffering under the President’s sequestration.  We have vital modernization programs that need to occur to these forces.  At the same time, everything from training flight hours for the Air Force to refitted Abrams tanks for the Army to enough carrier groups to project American power around the world.  The current downward trend will devastate our nation’s security and the men and women who serve in uniform and the civilians that support them across the country, including at Anniston Army Depot, Maxwell Air Force base and around Alabama.  Congress must find a way to fund our vital priorities that better balances our need to cut spending while also keeping our military strong,” Rogers said.

Rogers serves as Chairman of the Strategic Forces subcommittee on the Armed Services Committee and is a senior member of the Homeland Security and Agriculture committees. 

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