Press Releases
Rogers Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act
Dec 2, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House passed Conference Report S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Rogers opposed the legislation because it does not shrink the size and scope of the...
Rogers: We Must Protect the Rights of the Unborn
Dec 2, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after sending a letter to House Leadership with 119 of his colleagues to include several pro-life initiatives in the end of the year spending bill. The letter states, “As...
Report from Washington: Giving Back for Christmas Across East Alabama
Dec 2, 2015
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Each year before Christmas, I like to take the opportunity to highlight some of the great things the folks across East Alabama are doing for each other. Our state is filled with people who give back to their communities and towns...
Rogers’ Statement on 60th Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott
Nov 30, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following comments in honor of the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus. “It has been...
Rogers to DHS Secretary: No Syrian Refugees
Nov 30, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week after learning from media reports that a group of refugees from Syria crossed the U.S.-Mexican border into Texas...
A Look Ahead for the Strategic Forces Subcommittee
Nov 30, 2015
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday,...
Rogers on House Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis
Nov 19, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed legislation in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. “I strongly oppose President Obama’s reckless plan to allow thousands of...
Rogers to Obama: Taking Equipment from Law Enforcement Weakens Our Security
Nov 17, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter to President Obama today after learning the Calhoun County Sheriff’s office will lose their two armored vehicles known as M113s. Under Obama’s Executive Order, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA...
Rogers on Obama’s Syrian Refugee Plan
Nov 16, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today on the Obama Administration’s Syrian refugee plan after Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. “I am very concerned about President Obama's plan. Bringing any Syrian refugees...
Rogers on Court’s Ruling Against Obama Amnesty Plan
Nov 13, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after a Federal court’s ruling this week against the Obama Administration’s plan to defer deportation and grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants currently in the U....
