Chairman Rogers Applauds House Passage of FISA Amendments Bill in a Bipartisan Vote Chairman Rogers today released the following statement regarding House passage of the FISA Amendments Act reauthorization bill in a bipartisan vote. Statement by Chairman Rogers “The events in Egypt and Libya over the past 36 hours remind us of just how dangerous the world is. Those who seek to do harm to the United States, U.S. interests and U.S. citizens not only exist but are ruthless. “The FISA Amendments Ac...
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Media Advisory Reminder House Intelligence Committee to Hold Open Hearing on National Security Threats Posed by Chinese Telecom Companies Huawei and ZTE; Witnesses Announced Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced the witnesses for the upcoming House Intelligence Committee open hearing on Thursday, September 13, 2012. Charles Ding, Corporate Senior Vice President, Huawei; and Zhu Jinyun, Senior Vice President for North America and Europe, ZTE. The hearin...
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Haqqani Network Officially Declared a Foreign Terror Organization; Chairman Rogers Praises the Designation Chairman Rogers today praised the formal designation of the Haqqani Network as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), calling it “a critical step” that allows the United States to more aggressively undermine the network's support structures. “After aggressive efforts in Congress to hold this network accountable, I am pleased that the Secretary of State has finally announced her intention ...
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House Intelligence Committee to Hold Open Hearing on National Security Threats Posed by Chinese Telecom Companies Huawei and ZTE Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced the House Intelligence Committee will hold an open hearing on Thursday, September 13, 2012, as part of their investigation into the national security threats posed by Chinese telecommunications companies working in the United States. The hearing will be begin at 10:00am in the U.S. Capito...
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Chairman Rogers Applauds the Closing of the DOJ Investigation of CIA Interrogators Chairman Rogers today released the following statement regarding Attorney General Holder’s announcement today that the Department of Justice has closed the two remaining criminal investigations stemming from the review by Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) John Durham involving detainee interrogations post 9/11. On May 13, 2011, Chairman Rogers sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling for an end to the “un...
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Statement by Chairman Mike Rogers on the Signing of the Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act by President Obama President Obama signed the Haqqani Netowrk Terrorist Designation Act into law on Friday, August 10, 2012. House Intelligence Committee Chairman made the following statement: “I am pleased that the President signed the bill into law, and I hope that this will be a step toward designating the Haqqani network as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). As members of the House and Sen...
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Statement by Chairman Rogers on Senate Cybersecurity Legislation “The events in the Senate today are disappointing. We have a strong consensus in both Houses and between both parties that Congress should permit robust cyber threat sharing among the private sector and the government. The House passed just such threat sharing legislation in April on a strong bipartisan vote. This can’t be the end of the story – countries like China are waging an economic cyber war against us right now, and Americ...
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Rogers Praises Senate Passage of Bill Calling on the Obama Administration to Designate the Haqqani Network as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Chairman Rogers today praised Senate passage of the Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act, a bill originally proposed by U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and amended by the House two weeks ago. The Senate passed the amended House version by unanimous consent. The bill, now on its way to the President, expresses the view of Congress that the Haqqani n...
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Statement by Chairman Rogers on Leaks “There are significant questions about the role of the White House with regard to the widespread disclosure of sensitive national security information. I have had serious doubts about the ability of the Executive Branch to investigate itself, but at a minimum, to restore confidence that the White House is not politicizing intelligence, it should immediately explain whether and how it is fully cooperating with the DoJ investigation. “Full cooperation means s...
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