The Lexington Herald-Leader in 2005 called Rogers the "Prince of Pork". The "Times" article reported that Rogers had inserted language ("existing government card issuance centers") into appropriations bills that effectively pushed the federal government into testingat a cost of $4millionolder, inappropriate technology for a new fraud-resistant green card for permanent legal immigrants, at a production plant in Corbin, Kentucky, within Rogers's district. The study concluded that the smart card approach was far superior. The "Times" found that Rogers had received about $100,000 in contributions from parties with at least some ties to the identification card effort.