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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...
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 3, 2018
a promising bipartisan bill for criminal justice reform Known as the FIRST STEP Act the legislation has the support of the Trump Administration and a strong majority in the House of Representatives which...which overwhelmingly passed the bill earlier this year It has also earned the endorsement of many major law enforcement groups and faith leaders The bill would incentivize prisoners to demonstrate good behavior...
December 18, 2018
of this technology by leveraging the Navy s expertise I am hopeful President Trump will sign this bill soon so that we can begin to see the benefits for our defense environment commerce fisheries and disaster...Palazzo R Miss introduced companion legislation in the U S House of Representatives with Rep Jimmy Panetta D Calif The legislation passed the House last week Permalink https www wicker senate gov 2018 12...
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...
November 21, 2016
Job Growth Should Not Be Hurt by Bureaucratic Overreach November 21 2016 The new Congress and White House will soon have an opportunity to roll back harmful regulations set forth by the Obama Administration...Act in an effort to reject some of Obama s costliest rules only to face veto threats from the White House A Trump Administration could help reshape the regulatory landscape in the following ways Curbing costly...include President Obama s so called Clean Power Plan which threatens to increase consumers energy bills and a rule limiting ground level ozone which EPA estimates will cost 1 4 billion annually by 2025...
January 9, 2017
2017 I voted against the President s health care law when Democratic supermajorities in Congress passed it in 2010 I voted for the law s repeal in 2015 but that legislation was vetoed by President Obama...and expand choices for Americans The Senate is currently considering a repeal resolution which could pass in the coming days Under the Trump Administration this effort to repeal and replace the law is nearing...page health care law is not a practical solution Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi famously said the law should be passed so Americans can find out what s in it Americans have learned what s in...
May 19, 2015
trade promotion legislation An amendment offered to the bill would terminate the USDA inspection program which was first authorized in the 2008 farm bill Efforts to cast the program as a waste of government...harmful microbials and heavy metals are not being inspected before they reach our markets This program passed by Congress and signed into law in 2008 would help protect the American people from being exposed...and 23 million exposures to heavy metal According to the Government Accountability Office the White House Office of Management and Budget however quashed that rule and directed the USDA Food Safety and Inspection...
June 11, 2018
223 000 jobs added in May and a staggering one million jobs created since historic tax reform was passed last year The outlook is bright with polls showing a rising optimism among workers and small business...executive efforts have helped stop costly environmental and banking rules that were driving up energy bills and discouraging local investment These steps to reinvigorate the economy and put Americans back to...important strides in this regard passing measures to take care of our veterans fight opioid abuse and remove Obamacare s most onerous provisions Nominations Major Bills on Senate Agenda There is more work...
January 31, 2018
the President correctly noted tonight much more work lies ahead I share the President s goal of passing an infrastructure plan to address the backlog of infrastructure projects waiting to be completed...made tremendous progress in the past year to rebuild our military Now is not the time to let up The House and Senate need to negotiate appropriations caps for the rest of this year and all of next year I...
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