On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee heard from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and CENTCOM Commander Kenneth McKenzie on President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Here are the top five takeaways from HASC Republicans on the hearing: Because of the lack of planning by the Biden administration we now lack the ability… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal. Watch the hearing live here. Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Regardless of how you feel about the decision to remove troops from Afghanistan, I think we can all agree that the… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal. "President Biden misled the American people on the situation in Afghanistan. On August 31st, with hundreds of Americans left behind and 13 servicemembers murdered, the President stood in the East Room… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement applauding the House passage of H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). A summary of the bill can be found here. "Without a doubt, our military is the greatest force for good the world has ever seen. Providing the authorities… Read more »
What They Are Saying: As the U.S. House of Representatives debates the FY22 NDAA, The Air Force Association (AFA) and its 90,000 members urged opposition to an amendment proposed by Rep. John Garamendi that would do irreparable harm to the ground leg of the U.S. nuclear triad by halting development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) until 2031 and killing the W87-1 nuclear… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement ahead of next week's House Armed Services Hearing on President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. "President Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan was a catastrophic failure that led to the horrific and tragic deaths of 13 U.S. service members and at least 160… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 4350 the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: I rise in strong support of H.R. 4350, the FY22 National Defense Authorization… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered the following opening remarks at a House Committee on Rules hearing regarding H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). Lead Republican Rogers' remarks as prepared for delivery: Chairman McGovern, Ranking Member Cole, members of the… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement today regarding the news the August 20th airstrike killed Afghan civilians, including children. "The news today that the August 29th airstrike ordered by President Biden killed Afghan civilians, including children, is gut-wrenching. This was a tragic mistake. I am praying… Read more »
