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July 22, 2016
spring a new FAA reform bill was approved by the Senate Commerce Science and Transportation Committee of which Wicker serves as a senior member The House Senate conference agreement passed by the full Senate...Senate Appropriations Committee which in May approved the FY2017 Transportation Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill This measure continues a level obligation limit of 3 35 billion from the Airport...
October 25, 2021
heavy regulations on emissions Many truck drivers have also fled the state since the legislature passed a restrictive 2019 labor law making it harder for independent contractors to keep their jobs The...Infrastructure Bill Offers Way Forward Some supply chain issues will have to be resolved by private companies but Congress is also offering important solutions The bipartisan infrastructure bill which has passed...passed the Senate by a vote of 69 to 30 includes infrastructure funding that would help modernize our ports It would also lower the age for truck drivers from 21 to 18 helping to alleviate strains on the...
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...
April 26, 2021
Some Democrats however are pushing a separate bill that would cost taxpayers more than 2 trillion and would include many non infrastructure priorities Their bill would be financed with huge sums of debt along...proposal as an infrastructure bill Only six percent of the bill s money would go toward roads and bridges the lion s share would be spent on unrelated climate initiatives The bill includes 213 billion to convert...which currently protect workers in 28 states from being forced to join unions The worst aspect of this bill however is the tax increases President Biden has proposed raising the corporate tax rate from 21 percent...
April 24, 2017
the United States rule both costly and intrusive examples of bureaucratic power Congress has also passed a number of resolutions of disapproval using the Congressional Review Act to reverse some of the...President Trump Such rollbacks not only promise to save billions of dollars according to the White House but they also put a needed check on executive power For example Congress has repealed a rule by the...charge of schools and student achievement This overreach simply did not follow the law that Congress passed in 2015 States school districts parents and teachers should be able to make decisions that affect...
December 28, 2015
bipartisan bills have been passed and more than 30 have become law A restored committee process has replaced gridlock and dysfunction with discussion and debate on urgent issues More bills have come to...limits all 12 of the annual appropriations bills were approved by the Appropriations Committee for the first time in six years Education Highway and Rural Water Bills Become Law Major priorities signed into...reforms and critical upgrades to our country s aging roads and bridges The Every Student Succeeds Act passed the Senate with an overwhelming vote of 85 12 ending the Common Core mandate and putting more power...
September 5, 2017
legislative items need the full attention of the Senate Mississippi Priorities Represented in FAA Bill One of these items is the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration FAA which would expire...operations As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee I sponsored several amendments to the FAA bill which passed in committee earlier this summer Those provisions would provide federal support for airports...Unmanned Aircraft Systems President Puts Focus on Border Security In addition to the FAA reauthorization bill Congress will need to consider Fiscal Year 2018 funding for the federal government and prevent the...
May 9, 2024
infrastructure Senator Wicker fought for several Mississippi priorities to be included in the final bill version Senator Wicker is a senior member of the U S Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation...Mississippians travel experience I am glad this bill has advanced and I will continue working to ensure our airports get the support they need Senator Wicker said The final bill also included several provisions that...Aircraft Systems housed at Mississippi State University through 2028 A provision to establish ASSUREd Safe a national credentialing authority for first responders usage of UAS which would be housed at the Center...
July 19, 2010
grant funding and are provided through the FY2010 Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill AIP grants are used to support infrastructure development projects...
November 6, 2019
Smith R Miss today introduced the Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space LIFTS Act The bill would modernize training for the federal commercial space licensing workforce and promote collaboration...said man may go to the moon and return safely to earth but he will have to pass through Mississippi to get there As this bill is considered my hope is that the existing experience in Mississippi is used...
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