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February 10, 2016
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Senate Votes to Strengthen N Korea Sanctions Miss Senator Says Obama s Doctrine of Strategic Patience Not Working February 10 2016 WASHINGTON...was joined by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of Senators in voting to expand and strengthen sanctions aimed at the North Korean regime The President s doctrine of strategic patience toward North Korea...and ballistic missile capabilities with no consequences The least we can do is impose additional sanctions on the Kim regime and those who continue to support it I am hopeful that the Administration will...
February 8, 2024
Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Hyde Smith Braun Drop Bill to Ramp Up Penalties for Inmate Cell Phone Use END CELLS Act Would Impose New Penalties for Detainees...Contraband phones are often used by gang members to target law enforcement and corrections officers This bill would help protect our public servants and make communities safer Senator Wicker said In this day...coordinating criminal activities intimidating witnesses or even planning escapes Senator Hyde Smith said Our bill will help crack down on crime by providing another tool to curb the number of cell phones in prison...
July 18, 2016
Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Supports Fight Against Opioid Crisis Bipartisan Bill Would Give Communities the Resources to Save Lives July 18 2016 There are now more deaths by drug...has taken up the fight against addiction in a constructive bipartisan manner Earlier this month the House and Senate came to an agreement on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act CARA putting together...advocates and public officials have endorsed this effort Like the individual House and Senate versions of CARA the measure passed with strong support It now needs the President s signature to become law which...
December 5, 2016
Alzheimer s Prize Competitions Greater FDA Transparency in Major Research Bill December 5 2016 The House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act a long awaited bipartisan package of legislative...and remove barriers to groundbreaking new patient treatments The Senate is expected to consider the bill in the coming days and I anticipate it will draw similarly strong support A EUREKA Moment Several...authored the EUREKA Act as a way to help initiate prize competitions in the fight against Alzheimer s The bill earned the bipartisan endorsement of 62 lawmakers in the Senate We all saw the potential for public...
August 10, 2015
Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Stresses the Importance of Cybersecurity Senate Bill Would Foster Greater Collaboration to Address Cyber Threats August 10 2015 Sony Pictures United Airlines...sector and the federal government need to collaborate in order to combat the rise of cyber threats A bill in the Senate would help facilitate this dialogue encouraging the exchange of information that could...Sharing Act CISA includes provisions limiting the use of an individual s personal information The bill would not put mandates on private companies but would allow them to participate solely on a voluntary...
July 18, 2019
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Reintroduces Flood Insurance Reform Bills Miss Senator Calls for Small Business Relief Better Mapping July 18 2019 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger...Mississippians need access to affordable quality flood insurance protections Wicker said Congress should pass a long term reauthorization of the NFIP I will advocate for these proposals during that discussion...business relief better information for consumers and other priorities important to Mississippi The bills introduced by Wicker today would Deliver relief for small business owners and nonprofits by allowing...
May 1, 2019
Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Coons Reintroduce Maritime SAFE Act Bipartisan Bill Would Combat Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing May 1 2019 WASHINGTON U S Senators Roger Wicker...information and coordinate regional national and local action in countries affected by IUU fishing this bill provides the United States with the requisite tools to address this important issue The bipartisan...
March 7, 2016
Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Calls for Repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard Amendment to Energy Bill Would End Mandate by 2022 March 7 2016 America s energy landscape has changed dramatically since the...produced a variety of unintended consequences I have introduced an amendment to the Senate energy bill that would sunset the RFS in 2022 Unless Congress acts full control over this mandate will be turned...
January 27, 2017
Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Puts Pro Life Legislation on Senate Agenda Bill Would Impose Permanent Restrictions on Taxpayer Funded Abortions January 27 2017 The annual March...Sens Pat Roberts R Kan and Deb Fischer R Neb This is the fourth Congress in which I have introduced a bill that would permanently prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions Most Americans oppose this use of taxpayer...federal dollars from funding abortions by attaching the Hyde Amendment to each annual appropriations bill My bill would eliminate the need for this annual action Rather than continuing a piecemeal approach it...
March 12, 2018
Supports Senate Effort to Roll Back Dodd Frank Regs Community Banks to Benefit From Banking Reform Bill March 12 2018 For the past eight years our nation s small banks and credit unions have been caught...compliance costs have hampered the important roles these local banks play Now with a new bipartisan bill for banking reform the Senate has a good chance of providing much needed regulatory relief to the...communities I support this aggressive rollback of Dodd Frank s harmful regulations and look forward to the bill reaching the President s desk Having cast a firm no vote when Dodd Frank was considered by the Democrat...
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