U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on reports of a Chinese test of a hypersonic "Fractional Orbital Bombardment System." "Reports of a recent Chinese test of a hypersonic ‘Fractional Orbital Bombardment System' should be a cause for concern for the United States and our allies, but it should be not be viewed in isolat... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement mourning the death of former Secretary of State General Colin Powell."I am saddened to learn of the passing of General Colin Powell. He served his nation for decades in the United States military and made history as the first Black Secretary of State and the first Black Chairman of t... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on China's unacceptable and aggressive behavior towards Taiwan. "President Biden's disastrous handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal has clear implications for Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping watched as the president abandoned American citizens and allies behind en... Read More »
On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee heard from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and CENTCOM Commander Kenneth McKenzie on President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Here are the top five takeaways from HASC Republicans on the hearing: Because of the lack of planning by the Biden administration we now lack the ability to conduct ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal. Watch the hearing live here. Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Regardless of how you feel about the decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, I think we can all agree that the withdrawal was an... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal. "President Biden misled the American people on the situation in Afghanistan. On August 31st, with hundreds of Americans left behind and 13 servicemembers murdered, the President stood in the East Room of the Whit... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of Stat... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement applauding the House passage of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). A summary of the bill can be found here. "Without a doubt, our military is the greatest force for good the world has ever seen. Providing the authorities and resource... Read More »
What They Are Saying: As the U.S. House of Representatives debates the FY22 NDAA, The Air Force Association (AFA) and its 90,000 members urged opposition to an amendment proposed by Rep. John Garamendi that would do irreparable harm to the ground leg of the U.S. nuclear triad by halting development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) until 2031 and killing the W87-1 nuclear warhead. Ran... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement ahead of next week's House Armed Services Hearing on President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. "President Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan was a catastrophic failure that led to the horrific and tragic deaths of 13 U.S. service members and at least 160 innocent Afg... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 4350 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise in strong support of H.R. 4350, the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act. H.R. 4350 rep... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Chairman McGovern, Ranking Member Cole, members of the Committee, thank y... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement today regarding the news the August 20th airstrike killed Afghan civilians, including children. "The news today that the August 29th airstrike ordered by President Biden killed Afghan civilians, including children, is gut-wrenching. This was a tragic mistake. I am praying for the fam... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement reiterating his calls for a counterterrorism plan. His statement follows reports that al-Qaeda could pose a significant threat to the United States in one to two years. "We know that President Biden ignored his top military advisors on Afghanistan and the errors that resulted from th... Read More »
U.S. Representatives Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Lisa McClain (R-MI), members of the House Committee on Armed Services, released the following statement expressing their concern for the future of Afghan women. "The bright future for generations of Afghan women has now been extinguished by the Taliban's return to power. Female politici... Read More »
