Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, responded to press reports suggesting that the United States might soon change its entire combatant command structure, withdraw from NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) command… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today responded to press reports citing Vladimir Putin visiting troops at the Kursk front and comments from the Kremlin that the proposed peace deal with Ukraine is “nothing other than a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement in support of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.
“Speaker Johnson, Chairman Tom Cole, and Rep. Ken Calvert worked closely with President Trump to put forth a clean continuing resolution that supports our national defense.… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement after leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. During the visit, the members engaged with Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security officials on the detention and repatriation of illegal… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on strengthening America’s defense industrial base, workforce, and production lines to deter war.
Chairman Rogers’ remarks as prepared for delivery:
In our first hearing this Congress, we examined the complex and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the HouseArmedServicesCommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of the House Budget Resolution.
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on protecting American interests in a convergent global threat environment.
Chairman Rogers’ remarks as prepared for delivery:
In our first hearing of the 119th Congress, we will examine a hard… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following a phone call with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
“I just had a great conversation with Secretary Hegseth. I relayed to Secretary Hegseth that he will have no better partner in Congress than the House Armed Services Committee. On the… Read more »
For America’s Military, Personnel Is Victory
By Rep. Pat Fallon
February 4, 2025
National Review
French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeated multiple European coalitions despite his opponents’ numerical and resource superiority. Napoleon’s “corps system” (corps d’armée), which emphasized flexibility in maneuver and local force superiority, was so revolutionary that it formed… Read more »
Enough talking about defense innovation. It’s time to make choices and move out.
By Rep. Don Bacon
February 03, 2025
Breaking Defense
As we begin the 119th Congress and a new presidential administration, a narrow window of opportunity exists to accelerate Department of Defense technology development and deliver a decisive advantage to the United States as it confronts… Read more »