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August 3, 2009
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Says Defense Bill Important For Troops National Security August 3 2009 As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee...important bills the committee considers each year is the defense authorization measure which sets the policy and spending priorities for the Department of Defense Following committee approval this bill was recently...recently passed by the full Senate This important measure authorizes funds our troops need to achieve their objectives in the field as well as a number of provisions essential to defense installations...
June 14, 2016
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Senate Advances National Defense Bill June 14 2016 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss a senior member of the Senate Armed Services...benefit Mississippi s soldiers veterans military installations and defense manufacturing The Senate passed the legislation by a vote of 85 13 Years of budget cuts and shortsighted policy decisions have impacted...in the Army Navy Air Force and Marines stands at its lowest total in decades Although one defense bill is not enough to reverse this trend overnight this legislation aims to stem the tide The measure makes...
May 5, 2015
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Congress Passes First Balanced Budget Since 2001 Miss Senator Says Agreement Is a Significant Substantive Achievement...budget plan passed by Congress since 2001 Wicker served as a conferee on the House Senate committee tasked with reconciling differences between the chambers budget plans The Senate passed the measure by...could mean more than 10 000 new jobs The House passed the budget last week by a vote of 226 197 Permalink https www wicker senate gov 2015 5 wicker congress passes first balanced budget since 2001 Home Privacy...
July 27, 2022
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Praises CHIPS Bill Ahead of Final Passage Miss Senator CHIPS Puts America Back Into a Place to Win the Game with China...instead of limiting those investments to a small handful of institutions in five wealthy states this bill casts a wide net enlisting the talent and expertise of STEM researchers nationwide The legislation...of federal research funding In the floor speech Wicker noted that the bill enjoys bipartisan support from not only the White House and Congress but also former Trump Administration officials such as former...
May 4, 2017
Statement After Senate Approves Gov t Funding Bill May 4 2017 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss today issued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to fund the federal government...Republicans made a commitment to restore our military and secure our borders This spending bill negotiated by the Trump White House makes good on both of those promises Our troops will benefit from a significant...remained in place if Congress had not acted including President Obama s climate change slush fund This bill champions decades long pro life policies No taxpayer funds are appropriated to Planned Parenthood...
April 28, 2022
Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Cornyn Cardin Shaheen Praise Passage of Ukraine Lend Lease Bill Legislation Will Increase Flexibility in Delivering Aid for Ukraine April 28 2022 WASHINGTON U S Senator...Shaheen D N H to praise the passage of their Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend Lease Act through the House of Representatives The act will authorize the President to enter into lend lease agreements with Ukraine...helping Ukraine fight back I am glad to see the House recognize how important this measure is Congress has done its job and I urge President Biden to sign this bill immediately Ukrainian forces have demonstrated...
June 25, 2025
Reconciliation Bill June 25 2025 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee today unveiled updated legislative text of the defense reconciliation bill The House and...Senate Armed Services Committees developed this legislation in close coordination with the White House and Department of Defense to modernize America s military secure the border and strengthen national...security Chairman Wicker released the following statement after the release of the updated bill text This bill is a crucial down payment to modernize our military and enhance defense capabilities amid rising...
July 19, 2023
YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Kicks Off National Defense Bill Debate Miss Senator Calls on Senate to Refocus the Pentagon on Deterring Real Wars July 19 2023 WASHINGTON...to help meet the dangerous national security moment This will be the 63rd time that Congress the House and Senate have a sent a National Defense Authorization Act to the president for his signature and...Wicker said Our threats are much greater than they were 63 years ago in 1961 when the first NDAA was passed Today the United States faces the most complex and dangerous global security situation since World...
August 1, 2022
Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Successfully Negotiates China Competition Bill CHIPS Act Would Boost Research Funding for Rural States August 1 2022 One of the biggest changes to...Landmark Bill As the lead Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee I helped negotiate legislation to energize our chip industry and boost technological research across America Both the House and Senate...Senate passed this bill last week sending it to the President s desk for his signature Known as the CHIPS Act this legislation will encourage American chip producers to establish factories and good paying...
October 6, 2009
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Cochran Wicker Applaud Senate Passage of Bill to Jam Illegal Prison Cell Phones Both Senators are Cosponsors of Bipartisan Measure October 6 2009...Legislation intended to stop prison inmates from using cell phones to coordinate criminal activities has passed the Senate U S Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced today Both Mississippi Senators cosponsored...states to petition to operate wireless jamming devices in correctional facilities The bill now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration Cochran and Wicker said the legislation is needed...
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