U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement urging the Senate to go to conference on the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "For the first time in two years, we have the opportunity to return to regular order and hold a conference to work out the differences between the House and Senate bills. Unfortunately,… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports that Putin has called for cooperation between Russia and China on military space weapons. "Our adversaries are working to rapidly weaponize space. The possibility of Russia and China joining forces against us in space is only the latest example of why we must… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to Russia's withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following reports of problems during a Minuteman III test earlier this week. "Minuteman III was initially designed in the 1960s and deployed in the 1970s, with an expected service life of a decade. It has served our country well and we will continue to depend on it to deter… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday sent a letter to President Biden demanding… Read more »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), released the following statement in response to Russia's "de-ratification" of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following news that General Eric M. Smith, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, has been hospitalized. "We are saddened to learn that General Eric Smith has been hospitalized following a medical emergency. Our thoughts are with… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a statement following an announcement by the Department of Defense on the B61 gravity bomb. "While we welcome the step of creating a variant of the B61, which will better allow the Air Force to… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following U.S. strikes in Syria. "Last night, we were informed that the U.S. military conducted strikes against facilities used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their proxies in Syria. These strikes come after recent… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, praised the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, to serve as the 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. "The election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House sends a strong message to our adversaries. As a member of the House Armed Services… Read more »