Mike Rocque

Below is my statement responding to the Supreme Court decision which struck down the Washington DC gun ban and, more importantly, ruled that the second amendment guarantees an individual right. Mike Rocque, ...

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to chat with John Sigler, the President of the National Rifle Association (thanks to Scott Emslie for the photo). The President and I discussed how I am the 2nd amendment ...

Last week I had the honor and privilege to address a group of Cadets at West Point. My presentation to them focused on the globe today, how to best prepare themselves to lead our Army into the future and the ...

Over the past two days, the commander of American forces in Iraq – General David H. Petraeus - testified before Congress on the state of the war in that fledgling democracy. On the whole, the news was positive – we...

The irony of Congresswoman Gillibrand holding a town hall meeting on “Rising Costs of Taxes on Upstate Families” is so thick I hardly know where to begin. This is the same woman who only weeks ago voted...

Today is a sad anniversary in the global war on terror. The loss of 4,000 American lives halfway across the world is tragic not only for our nation but for the families of those brave men and women and I mourn with...

Five years ago, the United States entered into a war with a bloody dictator. As has been my experience as a combat veteran, battles have been lost and won. The dictator was toppled. An entire country was set free. ...

On March 4, Maury Thompson at the Glens Falls Post Star reported that Congresswoman Gillibrand wanted a discussion regarding the Protect American Act – a bi-partisan bill designed to provide intelligence vital to ...

  I recently had the opportunity to speak with members of the Coxsackie Sportsmen’s Club in Greene County. While the conversation started, as you might imagine, with discussion of the Second Amendment, it ...

As the Supreme Court hears The District of Columbia vs. Heller today, I want to remind the voters in NY’s 20th Congressional district that I unequivocally believe the Second Amendment to the Constitution ...

By voting to support the Democrat’s budget yesterday, Congresswoman Gillibrand voted for the largest tax increase in American history and against the working families of upstate NY.  The budget she supported brings...