Who?
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) — Chair, House Armed Services Committee (HASC)
LISTEN: Laslo & Rogers
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you know what happened to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's UAP amendment in the NDAA — National Defense Authorization Act — lat year? Was that you?
Key Rogers:
“No, it wasn't me working on it,” HASC Chair Mike Rogers exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Was it Rep. Mike Turner?
“I don't remember,” Rogers tells us. “I really just don't.”
ICYMI — Ask a Pol’s exclusive w/ HASC Chair Mike Rogers outside 2023 NDAA negotiations
Caught our ear:
“I can't remember how it ended up,” HASC Chair Rogers tells Ask a Pol.
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), slightly edited for clarity.
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TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Mike Rogers
SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo has had a follow-up for HASC Chair Mike Rogers since our exits an elevator
Matt Laslo: “Hey, how are you?”
Mike Rogers: “I’m good.”
ML: “Was curious: do you know what happened toChuck Schumer's UAP amendment in the NDAA last year? Was that you who was working on the reforms?”
MR: “No, it wasn't me working on it. I can't remember. I can't remember how it ended up.”
ML: “Was it Turner — Chair Turner?”
MR: “I don't remember. I mean, I just don’t.”
ML: “Yeah?”
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MR: “I really just don't.”
ML: “Is there someone on your staff we can reach out to?”
MR: “Yeah...”
Mic off.
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