SASC and HASC Chairmen Release Statements on Reconciliation Legislation to Modernize our Military and Strengthen National Defense

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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,…

Rogers: IG Report Confirms Alabama SPACECOM HQ Decision Was Right

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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…

Rogers: HASC Working with President Trump to Restore American Deterrence

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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…

Chairman Rogers, Chairman Wicker Joint Statement on Reports of Potential Combatant Command Changes

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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…

Chairman Rogers, Chairman Wicker Joint Statement on Putin’s Rejection of Immediate Ceasefire with Ukraine

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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…

Rogers Announces Support for 2025 Continuing Resolution

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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.…

Rogers Visits Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay

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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…

Rogers Talks with Secretary Hegseth

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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…

Fallon: For America’s Military, Personnel is Victory

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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…