 All righty, it is 444. We have 1819 News now. News is brought to you by Budget Floors and More, your new best friend. 1819 News. Alabama Congressman Mike Rogers is calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to stop the temporary pier project that is occurring off the coast of Gaza in Israel. Rogers has sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan regarding this pier.