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July 14, 2016
Senate Democrats July 14 2016 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss today voted to advance a House Senate conference agreement that would address the Zika health crisis and support America s veterans...Senators Roy Blunt R Mo and Patty Murray D Wash authorizing 1 1 billion to combat the Zika virus The bill blocked today authorizes that same amount of funding CDC Director Tom Frieden has stated that 1 1...would also be funded in the conference report which was included in appropriations legislation that passed the Senate in May by a vote of 89 8 This consists of funding for the continued support and care of...
June 29, 2011
Amendment would require Congress to pass a balanced budget each year cap federal spending at 18 percent of gross domestic product and require a two thirds vote of the House and Senate to raise taxes A majority...Mississippi have balanced budget requirements Last year the Democrat controlled Congress failed to pass any budget and the Democrat controlled Senate has not offered a budget proposal this year Permalink...
September 21, 2015
Iranian regime has demonstrated again and again that it is not trustworthy And yet the lifting of sanctions in the President s deal offers Iran a 100 billion economic stimulus and access to deadly conventional...
January 19, 2015
skilled workforce many Americans are settling for low wage work and part time hours just to pay the bills At the same time job creators are dealing with the financial burdens of the Obama Administration s...job creating ideas to the table Since the 114th Congress convened earlier this month more than 200 bills have been introduced such as approving the Keystone XL pipeline and repealing some of the most harmful...President s health care law Part of the solution is getting red tape out of the way One of the new bills I have cosponsored would help boost economic growth by targeting job killing regulations The Regulatory...
November 27, 2017
years The House of Representatives has passed its version of the bill and the Senate version has been approved by the Senate Finance Committee The full Senate is expected to debate the bill in the coming...coming days where it will be subject to amendments I look forward to the bill s consideration on the Senate floor This tax reform plan would help American families by expanding the child tax credit to 2 000...
July 22, 2019
the announcement by President Donald Trump that a two year budget agreement had been reached with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi The budget outline the President announced today is a responsible step that assures...the end of the fiscal year Last week Wicker spoke from the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to pass a budget deal before the August recess that includes full support for the nation s military Permalink...
September 23, 2015
this time we need to pass the defense appropriation bill and get it on the President s desk I do not understand why Senate Democrats would prevent us from taking up a bill that was passed by the Appropriations...appropriations bill gives the President that exact amount So why are Senate Democrats filibustering an attempt to bring this bill forward It is something our troops need We need to pass it Wicker also...
December 14, 2011
Amendment would require Congress to pass a balanced budget each year cap federal spending at 18 percent of gross domestic product and require a two thirds vote of the House and Senate to raise taxes A majority...
January 10, 2011
Senate resolution calling on members to meet the five percent cut Earlier in the day the House of Representatives passed a rule to reduce its spending by a vote of 410 13 In 2010 federal spending was nearly...
January 3, 2022
closed out the year with some good and bad news On the positive side lawmakers passed a long needed bipartisan infrastructure bill while sidelining the Democrats socialist tax and spend proposal But there were...that need them most 5 Less budget brinkmanship In recent years Congress has become accustomed to passing short term extensions of government funding called continuing resolutions instead of yearlong appropriations...make budget decisions without long term funding certainty Congress should commit to passing annual appropriations bills on time so that last minute funding crises can be avoided 6 Defend election laws As...
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