Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
Republican politician who became the U.S. Representative for Alabama's third congressional district in 2003. He has served on the United States House Committee on Agriculture.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 July 1958
CityHammond, IN
CountryUnited States of America
allow work
We have to find a way to allow (Hispanics) that want to come here and work to do so as long as we can keep up with what they are doing when they are here,
awakened bullets figured morning side sound
It was about 5:30 in the morning and we were awakened by the sound of what we figured out was bullets ricocheting off the side of the boat.
water ways
The water is receding now. We just have a long ways to go.
believe board damage minor water
There's some minor damage done to the ship, ... There's no water right now, for instance, in some places, and I believe one of the grenades actually went off in one of the cabins, but everyone on board is fine.
helps people system
At the end of the day, we're going to have a better system that helps people in need.
benefit medicare strengthen work
I told them I would work to strengthen and secure Medicare for generations to come, and I told them I would fight for a new prescription drug benefit under Medicare.
given remain
Given Ivan's size and power, we must remain vigilant.
afghan footprint saying small smaller taliban town village
If you're an Afghan village leader in a small town down around Kandahar somewhere, and you know that the footprint is getting smaller for your security, and the Taliban saying don't forget, I'm going to be back real soon, who is your loyalty going to go through?
board brown gave great helped people truly unite
Brown v. Board helped unite us all, and gave us all great pride knowing we all are truly E Pluribus Unum - one people out of many.
bush children george lived russians sit women
Women and children were slaughtered by the Taliban. You are going to sit down and negotiate with these folks? They never lived up to an agreement. The Pakistanis tried in '08, the Russians tried it when they were there. George Bush tried it in '05. It has never worked.
aid available citizens continue fallout federal hope natural pray recovery safe sufficient
I can only hope the federal aid made available today will be sufficient in our recovery efforts, and pray that our citizens continue to be safe from the fallout of this dangerous natural disaster.
auto impact timing
The timing was especially bad, ... This would have had a devastating impact on the U.S. auto industry.
department further glad magnitude proposal
While we're not completely out of the woods, I am glad to see the department understands the magnitude of this proposal and the need for further discussion,
allowed bills change factor fuel projected reflect
We're allowed by the PUC to change the fuel factor on customers' bills to reflect those projected fuel costs.