Press Releases

Chairman Rogers & Ranking Member Ruppersberger Praise Senate Intelligence Committee Markup of Cyber Information Sharing Bill Joint Statement by HPSCI Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger “We applaud the Senate Intelligence Committee’s passage of their cybersecurity bill. We urge the full Senate to move quickly to pass this important… Read more »

Chairman Rogers & Ranking Member Ruppersberger Applaud House Passage of FY14 Intelligence Authorization Bill The FY14 Intelligence Authorization bill, S. 1681, passed the House of Representatives today by voice vote. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger praised the bill’s passage and the solid bipartisan effort. Through… Read more »

Chairman Rogers Statement on Capture of Benghazi Terrorist Ahmed Abu Khattalah House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers today made the following statement following the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattalah by U.S. forces in Benghazi, Libya. Khattalah is one of dozens of terrorists who facilitated the attacks on the U.S. facilities in Benghazi in 2012. HPSCI Chairman Mike… Read more »

Chairman Rogers Continues Summer Speaking Series with Speech on the Terrorist Ecosystem Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Chairman Mike Rogers gave the next in his summer speaking series addressing current and future threats facing the United States and the policies needed to confront those threats.  Speaking at the National Defense University at a… Read more »

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 »