As events unfold tonight in the Middle East, one thing is clear: Iran is the aggressor. Its pursuit of a nuclear weapon is an existential threat that will not be tolerated. The U.S. was not involved in the strikes, but our forces stand ready to defend themselves and our ally Israel.
Any Iranian attack on U.S. forces would be a grave miscalculation. As Americans, we pray for peace but… Read more »
Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced legislation to restructure, streamline, and modernize the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition system. H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act, fundamentally reforms the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) to cut red tape and… Read more »
House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement today after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report validated multiple Air Force recommendations to base the United States Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters in Huntsville, AL.
“The GAO report yet again affirms that Huntsville is the best option for Space Command’s headquarters. When making his decision to… Read more »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement today applauding the House passage of H.R. 1 - the One Big, Beautiful Bill; budget reconciliation legislation to deliver on President Trump’s commitment to secure our nation and our borders, spur economic growth, and improve accountability to taxpayers.
The bill includes $150 billion in mandatory funding for… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement on President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026:
“America’s national defense is facing extraordinary challenges,” Rogers said. “We are no longer deterring our adversaries. We are being outpaced in the development and deployment of critical military… Read more »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement today celebrating the Committee's passage of budget reconciliation legislation.
The bill includes $150 billion in mandatory funding for bipartisan legislation passed by the House Armed Services Committee to strengthen our national defense and implement President Trump’s visionary Peace… Read more »
Today, the House Armed Services Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), unveiled legislation to invest $150 billion in defense priorities to achieve President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda. The House and Senate Armed Services Committees developed this legislation in close conjunction with the White House to modernize America’s military, secure the border,… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) has released the following statement in response to the Department of Defense Inspector General’s report on the Biden Administration’s politically-driven decisions regarding United States Space Command (SPACECOM) headquarters:
“The Inspector General’s report confirms that the Trump Administration… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement in support of President Trump’s Executive Orders to support shipbuilding, expedite defense acquisition, and make it easier for allies and partners to buy American weapons.
“Today President Trump signed three Executive Orders that I hope will… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Don Bacon (R-NE), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the final report of the National Security Commission for Emerging Biotechnology.
Rep. Bacon’s remarks as prepared for delivery:
Thank you all for joining us today for a… Read more »
