Congressman: We'll reinstate the Bush tax cuts, dare Obama to veto

At a town hall meeting in Phenix City, AL, on Monday, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL/3) said that, despite discussions to keep at least some of the Bush tax cuts, there is the possibility that the current Democrat-controlled Congress will allow the cuts to expire. If that happens, and if the GOP wins control of the House in November, the new Republican Congress would reinstate the tax cuts, and "dare the president to veto it".


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My guess is that if November 2nd turns out the way the prognosticators are saying it will, and the House flips over with a heavy number, and the Senate either flips or comes close, I'd be surprised if they just didn't let them all expire. Now, if they do that, I can assure you, January of next year, we're going to pass legislation to put them all back in place and date the president to veto it.

This is why I voted for Rogers in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and will again this November.

Town Hall with Congressman Mike Rogers

Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican representing Alabama's 3rd district, held a town hall meeting in Phenix City, AL, today. The Congressman touched on several topics in his remarks and with the questions he took from the crowd afterwards.

During the meeting, Rep. Rogers mentioned his support for a proposal to modify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.


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He took aim at the 111th Congress, criticizing the lack of a budget as "reckless."


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Additionally, Rep. Rogers said that it will be nearly impossible to repeal many of the actions of the 111th Congress before 2013.


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During his Q&A session, Rep. Rogers voiced his support for a flat income tax rate as opposed to the "Fair Tax" national sales tax proposal. He said that the sales tax would unfairly punish the poorest Americans, while a flat income tax rate would allow for those on the lower end of the economic spectrum to be, at least partially, exempt from taxes.

He also criticized the process of non-germane earmarks being attached to bills, adding that he felt the only way to prevent that practice would be a Constitutional amendment.

Rogers town hall meeting report

I visited a town hall meeting that Alabama 3rd District Congressman Mike Rogers held in Phenix City yesterday. Fortunately for me, it was from where I work, across the river in Columbus. [Direct YouTube link]

Congressman says don't "Clean House"

At a gathering in Phenix City, Alabama on Wednesday, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) told voters that it would be a mistake to throw out the entire Congress and start over. The 4-term Alabama Republican said that, while it wouldn't him personally if he lost his Congressional seat as part of a massive "Cleaning House" backlash by voters, the voters of his state would ultimately suffer if they did the same to the state's two Senators. [Direct YouTube link] Earlier, Rogers blamed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ego for the Cap and Trade bill that passed the House of Representatives. He said the bill would die in the Senate, and the Upper House would propose its own "more reasonable" bill.

Rogers blames Pelosi's ego for Cap and Trade

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) told a crowd in Phenix City, AL, that the recent Cap and Trade bill that passed the House of Representatives was pushed through because of the ego of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: [Direct YouTube link] Rogers was in Phenix City as part of his "Congress on the Corner" program he traditionally conducts across Alabama's 3rd District. Attendance was much higher than norma, Rogers said, because of the interest in health care and others issues before the Congress.