Press Releases

Rogers: Milestone Reached as Anniston Completes Chemical Weapon Incineration

Sep 22, 2011 Issues: Anniston Army Depot Issues

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the completion of the chemical weapon incineration. “After almost a decade of destroying the chemical weapons stockpile in my hometown of Anniston, I am pleased to see...

Getting Back on the Right Path

Sep 22, 2011 Issues: Economy and Job Creation

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Last Saturday, September 17th, we observed Constitution Day across the United States. The Constitution was adopted 224 years ago. Remembering what that document meant when it was written has been on many folks’ minds these days. Our...

Rogers Supports United Through Reading Program

Sep 21, 2011

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers attended an event in the U.S. Capitol today supporting the United Through Reading program with Congressman Allen West (R-FL), a fellow member of the House Armed Services Committee. The United Through Reading...

Subcommittee Passes Rogers' Transportation Security Bill

Sep 14, 2011 Issues: Homeland Security

(WASHINGTON, DC)—A Congressional subcommittee today passed East Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers’ (R-Saks) bill to substantially reform the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The TSA is known to most Americans as the Federal agency tasked...

9/11: Ten Years Later

Sep 9, 2011

(WASHINGTON, DC) - On the morning of September 11, 2011, life in America was changed forever.It was a day filled with shocking, evil acts and horrific scenes as planes struck important buildings in big and iconic cities across the northeast. Another...

Rogers Statement on Passage of Budget Control Act

Jul 29, 2011 Issues: Budget and Economy

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after S. 627, the Budget Control Act passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 218 to 210. All six Republican members of the Alabama delegation supported the bill....

Too Much Spending, Regulating Hurts Jobs

Jul 28, 2011 Issues: Budget and Economy

(WASHINGTON,DC)—With unemployment rising in Alabama and across the nation like the hot summer temperatures, it is time for Washington to get past the debt limit discussion and focus on our economy and job creation. A lot has been said recently about...

Rogers Statement on Passage of Cut, Cap and Balance

Jul 19, 2011 Issues: Budget and Economy

(WASHINGTON, DC)—Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap and Balance bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 234 to 190. "Washington’s spending addiction is out of control. After two...

Still Not Enough Jobs

Jul 15, 2011

(WASHINGTON, DC)—As you may have recently seen in the news, the national unemployment rate crept up to 9.2 percent for the month of June. This marks the highest unemployment rate this year and is the third consecutive month the jobless rate has...

Rogers Statement on TSA’s Decision to Implement Risk Based Security Pilot Program

Jul 14, 2011 Issues: Homeland Security

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Today, Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03), Chairman of the Transportation Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security, made the following statement in response to TSA’s decision to implement the Risk Based Security...

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