Press Releases

Chairman Rogers Statement on the Release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and the Taliban Five Chairman Mike Rogers today released the following statement on the prison swap that resulted in the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. “I am pleased that Sergeant Bergdahl is free and will be returning to his family in the United States. I am extremely troubled however that the United States negotiated… Read more »

Chairman Mike Rogers Floor Statement on the Intelligence Authorization Act House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers today delivered the following statement on the Floor of the House of Representatives as the House considered the Intelligence Authorization Act, H.R. 4681, for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015. Chairman Mike Rogers Floor Statement “Mr. Chairman, the intelligence… Read more »

Chairman Mike Rogers Statement on President Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech at West Point “I am pleased to see the President engage the American people on national security policy in a substantive way. “I appreciate the President’s intentions, but the United States of America must act boldly as we confront a dangerous world. And we must not only speak as if we are… Read more »

Statement from Susan Phalen, Spokesperson, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence “After a career spent encouraging and supporting a robust counterterrorism policy, Chairman Rogers cannot legitimately be accused of being soft on terrorism or extremism.  The purpose of Chairman Rogers’ speech Friday is to lay out a comprehensive strategy to defeat radical… Read more »

Chairman Rogers Statement on the Announced Afghanistan Withdrawal  It is appropriate that the President decided to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond the end of this year.  That being said, I question whether the policy reflected by these numbers and timelines truly confronts the threat we face.  Even now, an al Qaeda safe haven is emerging in northeastern Afghanistan; and… Read more »

House Passes Bill to End Bulk Collection of Telephone Metadata USA Freedom Act Overwhelmingly Passes House by Bipartisan Vote of 303 -121   The House of Representatives today passed the USA Freedom Act, H.R. 3361, by a decisive vote of 303 to 121. This legislation ends the government’s bulk collection of metadata under FISA, while still preserving important intelligence tools… Read more »

House Intelligence Committee Passes FY14 and FY 15 Intelligence Authorization Bills  Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence passed legislation authorizing U.S. intelligence activities for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015. The bill included and built upon provisions from the FY14 bill, which the Committee previously approved by voice vote in November… Read more »

Chairman Mike Rogers Floor Statement on the USA Freedom Act  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers today delivered the following statement on the Floor of the House of Representatives as the House considered the USA Freedom Act. “I would like to begin by recognizing Chairman Goodlatte, Mr. Sensenbrenner, the other Judiciary Committee sponsors, and Leader Cantor for… Read more »

Chairman Rogers Launches 2014 Securing Our Future Summer Speaking Series Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Mike Rogers announced a summer speaking series addressing current and future threats facing the United States and the policies needed to confront those threats.  Chairman Rogers also will challenge the growing strand of isolationism in… Read more »

House Intelligence Committee Advances Bill to End Bulk Collection of Metadata Committee Approves Bill Unanimously by Voice Vote This morning the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence advanced H.R. 3361, the USA Freedom Act. Similar to the FISA Transparency and Modernization Act introduced by Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger in March, the amended USA… Read more »