U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) and U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, released the following statement after receiving a letter from the Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC) outlining their concerns with President Biden's budget request for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). "The letter we received yesterday from th... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to take action following China's cyberattacks on Microsoft's email exchange. In the letter, Ranking Member Rogers specifically called on Biden, "[T]o impose significant sanctions using the authorities in Executive Order 13694, criminal charges, or other punitive... Read More »
U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the FY22 budget request for U.S. Special Operations Forces and Command. Rep. Trent Kelly's remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opening remarks and your leadership in organizing this afternoon's pos... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that the United States and Germany have reached a deal on Nord Stream 2. "Nord Stream 2 is a corrupt geopolitical project being run by ex-intelligence officers and Putin cronies – it will be used to enrich Putin, divide NATO, and dismember Ukraine. The fact that it's... Read More »
Biden's defense budget blunders prioritize green energy over protecting U.S. By Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Washington Times The Biden administration's bloated $6.4 trillion budget proposal is more costly than all of World War II and is the equivalent of nearly $50,000 in government spending per American family. This budget prioritizes advancing the socialist Green New Deal, expanding d... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military. Rep. Gallagher's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairwoman Speier. I look forward to hearing from our panels today about h... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military. Ranking Member Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I look forward to hearing from the Department and the Independent Review Commission ab... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that the Biden administration is continuing to negotiate with the Iranian regime in an attempt to revive the failed 2015 Iran nuclear deal. "The old saying is, ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.' W... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on non-governmental views of the FY22 Department of Defense budget. Ranking Member Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Today, the Committee is hearing the views of non-governmental stakeholders on the President defense budget. Over the past mont... Read More »
U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on Fiscal Year 2022 budget requests for military construction, environmental and energy programs. Rep. Lamborn's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Chairman Garamendi. I'd like to welcome our witnesses here today to discuss their Fiscal Year 202... Read More »
U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the FY22 budget request for fixed-wing tactical and training aircraft programs.Rep. Hartzler's remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their dedicated service to this Natio... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, urged Speaker Pelosi to cancel any recesses or "Committee Work Weeks" until a clean supplemental to fund the National Guard is signed into law. In the letter, Ranking Member Rogers writes, "Without securing urgent funding, Army and Air National Guard units will be forced to cancel planned Annual Training ... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following President Biden's address regarding Afghanistan. "Today, President Biden again failed to present a plan for the future of Afghanistan. Nowhere in his speech did the President address how to protect Americans that will remain in the country, nor did he address the Taliban's d... Read More »
Washington Post: Opinion: China's Xi promises the world ‘heads bashed bloody.' He should be taken seriously. By the Washington Post Editorial Board July 5, 2021 Washington Post Those who worry that hawks in Washington are drumming up an unnecessary and dangerous new cold war with China ought to take the time to read the address delivered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Thursday by Chinese Preside... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, expressed his outrage to President Joe Biden that his administration has failed to provide Congress with a plan to conduct counterterrorism operations and protect remaining American citizens and our national security interests in Afghanistan. As the United States nears full withdrawal from Afghanistan, Ra... Read More »
