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November 18, 2015
News Press Releases Senate Votes to Remove Bigger Trucks Mandate From Transportation Appropriations Bill Sens Wicker Feinstein Successful Again in Putting Chamber on Record Opposing Longer Double Trucks...Dianne Feinstein D Calif to remove a federal mandate from the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill H R 2577 that would force states to allow large trucks to pull double 33 foot...public safety and has no place in an appropriations bill Senator Wicker and I were successful in stripping the language from the transportation funding bill on the floor today Under our amendment the Department...
July 11, 2019
of the Senate Armed Services Committee today 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 Wicker...Congress to build upon the bipartisan passage of the Senate s National Defense Authorization Act and pass a budget agreement that would avoid a continuing resolution or government shutdown It would be unthinkable...stops innovation It stops the new starts It stops everything that we planned in the NDAA which we passed with this overwhelming bipartisan vote Wicker said It creates uncertainty in every branch of the...
November 19, 2015
News Press Releases Wicker Shaheen Introduce Legislation to Help Bosnia and Herzegovina Bipartisan Bill Would Encourage Job Creation Economic Stability November 19 2015 WASHINGTON Today Senator Roger Wicker...a speech at Dayton University to mark the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Accords former President Bill Clinton praised the introduction of the Shaheen Wicker legislation citing private sector investment...visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995 the country has made tremendous progress Wicker said This bill would reinvigorate private sector development and provide opportunities for American investors Our...
September 16, 2015
News Press Releases Wicker Cochran Work to Protect Small Businesses from Obamacare Mandate Senate Bill Would Allow States Flexibility in Determining Size of Employers in Small Group Market September 16...redefine health insurance market groups should remain in the jurisdiction of the states Senator Scott s bill would help Mississippi s small businesses avoid unnecessary premium increases under these new regulations...
June 25, 2018
Welcomes Open Debate and Amendments on Funding Bills Senate Moves Appropriations Process Forward After Years of Obstruction June 25 2018 Annual appropriations bills allow the legislative branch to exercise an...responsibility In addition to allocating federal dollars among the departments and agencies these bills provide Congress with oversight of the executive branch demonstrating the checks and balances our...budget disagreements and a lack of consensus have made it difficult to enact individual appropriations bills into law The work of the appropriations committee including during the chairmanship of Sen Thad Cochran...
March 4, 2016
R Miss today announced a 3 5 million grant to construct a safe room at Itawamba Community College ICC in Fulton The Mississippi lawmakers reported Friday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA...weather and its potential for devastating loss Wicker said I am pleased that FEMA is working with ICC and Fulton through this grant to construct this life saving facility Tornadoes and severe weather caused...
May 2, 2016
Promised to Restore Order Just this year lawmakers have enacted bills to fight the opioid crisis protect intellectual property and impose new sanctions on North Korea Most recently Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly...in support of the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA and passed the first comprehensive energy bill since 2007 The long awaited Energy Policy Modernization Act would update energy...Instead of putting more onerous regulations on America s energy producers this bill would support job creation and lower energy bills through the use of technology and innovation Bipartisan victories are the...
March 27, 2015
by Budget Chairman Mike Enzi R Wyo The framework for federal spending for the coming fiscal year passed the Senate early Friday morning by a vote of 52 46 Senate Republicans have put the President s big...foreign nationals subject to the law The Magnistky Act which became law in 2012 placed congressional sanctions on Russian officials who were responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky an outspoken critic...impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or significant acts of corruption In 2012 Congress passed the Magnitsky Act to sanction members...
November 5, 2021
of this week Even vastly underfunded GOP candidates like the candidate for governor in New Jersey came within a hair s breadth of being elected Vastly underfunded GOP candidates for legislative positions...Democratic side The American people have sent this Administration and this Democratic majority in the House and this tiny Democratic majority in the Senate a very unmistakable message they are rejecting the...
November 14, 2016
President of the United States They also chose to keep the House and Senate under Republican leadership For the past two years Republicans have worked to pass bipartisan legislation that offers practical solutions...next Congress should continue the practice of regular order to ensure deliberative policymaking When bills receive the proper debate in committee lawmakers can put forward the concerns of the American people...more flexibility for states to educate our children and secured tax relief to name just a few of the bills that were signed into law Here are a few other priorities on our to do list Repeal and replace Obamacare...
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