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September 28, 2016
Press Releases Wicker Senate Approves Temporary Gov t Funding Bill Chamber Passes Measure After Democrats Drop Objections to Clean Spending Bill September 28 2016 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss...increasing spending Every appropriations bill was reported out of the committee Ten of those bills received unanimous support from Republicans and Democrats Only when those bills reached the Senate floor did Harry...Senate Democratic leadership blow up the appropriations process in the name of election year politics House and Senate Republicans worked in good faith to avert a government shutdown and overcome that obstruction...
May 19, 2023
Releases Home News Press Releases Miss Senators Cosponsor Bill to Reform HUD Disaster Recovery Programs Bipartisan Legislation Would Improve Long Term Housing Community Development for Disaster Struck Areas May...major disasters The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act S 1686 would strengthen the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development s HUD disaster recovery grants for states local governments and tribes and...disaster more quickly Wicker said This legislation would expedite aid distribution at the Department of Housing and Urban Development ensuring families can rebuild as soon as possible after disaster strikes Mississippians...
September 19, 2016
Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Water Resources Bill Would Move Mississippi Projects Forward Bipartisan Legislation Passes Senate With Broad Support September 19 2016 Earlier this year I...priorities were included in WRDA during the committee process Before the final version of the bill was passed Sen Thad Cochran and I advocated for provisions like the expansion of the Delta Headwaters Project...potential dams through federal grants Even though Congress should pass a water resources bill every two years the 2014 WRDA was the first to pass Congress in seven years Enactment of the 2016 WRDA would be a...
January 30, 2014
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Flood Insurance Relief Passes Senate Miss Senator Says the Bill is Critical to Protecting Homeowners Businesses January 30 2014 WASHINGTON U S Senator...increases in flood insurance premiums on American homeowners including many in Mississippi When Congress passed the Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act in 2012 the goal was to make the National Flood Insurance...that Congress passed puts an impossible burden on millions of Americans through massive increases in flood insurance rates which threaten livelihoods and communities nationwide The bill passed by the Senate...
May 14, 2014
Resources Bill Miss Senators Say Bill Would Benefit State s Water Infrastructure Ports May 14 2014 WASHINGTON U S Senators Roger Wicker R Miss and Thad Cochran R Miss today said that a House Senate agreement...a new water resources bill would benefit Mississippi s flood control projects and modernize many of the state s ports and waterways The deal is likely to be voted on by the House and Senate as early as...infrastructure projects which will in turn boost trade and create jobs throughout Mississippi The WRDA bill is very important to Mississippi as a state that benefits from coastal and inland ports and relies...
December 17, 2018
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker s Modern Fish Act Passes Senate Miss Senator s Bill Will Boost Recreational Fishing Marine Management December 17 2018 WASHINGTON U S Senator...Senator Roger Wicker R Miss today issued the following statement after the Senate passed his legislation the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act Passage of the Modern Fish Act will boost our...Wicker said I appreciate the hard work of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get this bill passed but there is still more work to be done I look forward to continuing our efforts to modernize federal...
February 1, 2016
Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Senate Sets Sights on Comprehensive Energy Bill Bill Would Promote Efficiency Accountability and All of the Above Energy Approach February 1 2016 The...energy has reached the forefront of the Senate s legislative agenda The time is ripe for a major energy bill following the bipartisan success of education and transportation reforms in the 114th Congress In...comprehensive energy bill to reach the Senate floor in nearly a decade Modernizing Infrastructure Lowering Utility Bills America s energy landscape has changed drastically since the last energy bill eight years...
April 10, 2023
Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Applauds House GOP Energy Bill The Lower Energy Costs Act Would Lower Prices and Promote Energy Independence April 10 2023...disastrous war on American energy it is encouraging to see that a far better approach may soon be passed by the U S House of Representatives The new Republican majority there is putting forward an alternative that...bipartisan support in the Senate Unfortunately Senator Schumer has no interest in discussions declaring the bill dead on arrival Energy Independence Would Make Us Safer Producing our own oil gas and minerals protects...
September 7, 2022
Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Introduces Mississippian Bill Renick at Tennessee Valley Authority Nomination Hearing Miss Senator Gives Bill Renick A Ringing Endorsement For TVA Board September 7 2022...a member of the Committee on the Environment and Public Works today introduced Mississippi native Bill Renick of Ashland during his confirmation hearing to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority TVA Board...Mississippi state Senate Wicker made clear his support for Renick s nomination in June when the White House announced it saying Renick has a proven record of serving our state Read a transcript of Sen Wicker...
July 31, 2019
Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Hyde Smith Wicker Introduce Bill to Rein in Clean Water Act Veto Authority Bill Would Immediately Nullify Yazoo Backwater Veto July 31 2019 WASHINGTON D C...remarks is available here Permalink https www wicker senate gov 2019 7 hyde smith wicker introduce bill to rein in clean water act veto authority Home Privacy Policy Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube...
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