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June 16, 2023
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker to Introduce Merit Act as NDAA Amendment Armed Services Leader Committee Must Pursue Deterrence Focused Agenda June 16...Armed Services Committee today announced that he would be proposing his Military Merit Fairness and Equality Act of 2023 Merit Act as an amendment to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act The legislation...of Defense from prioritizing the demographic characteristics of service members above individual merit and demonstrated performance will now be considered by members of the Senate Armed Services Committee...

June 6, 2023
YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Introduces Bill to Protect Merit Based Military Counter CRT Armed Services Leader Military Readiness Depends on the Guarantee of Equal...prioritizing the demographic characteristics of service members above individual merit and demonstrated performance Titled the Military Merit Fairness and Equality Act of 2023 the measure is Wicker s latest effort...My legislation would stop this overreaching social policy at its source and protect the values of merit and equal opportunity that have made our military the most powerful in the world The Pentagon must...

August 8, 2023
for Woke Instruction Training Armed Services Leader Conducts Rigorous Oversight of DEI Focuses on Merit Based Agenda August 8 2023 WASHINGTON In case you missed it this weekend the Washington Examiner editorial...accounting of the scope scale and content of DEI instruction The effort follows the passage of Wicker s MERIT Act in the Senate s National Defense Authorization Act which also included several other provisions...accountability at our service academies Read the full editorial below or here Read more about Wicker s MERIT Act and other important deterrence focused provisions in the FY24 NDAA here The DEI threat to our...

April 12, 2016
equal pay for women April 12 marks Equal Pay Day There is bipartisan agreement that equal work should merit equal pay Wicker said Paycheck discrimination of any form on the basis of gender is wrong Senate Republicans...

December 12, 2008
automakers Now they have asked for billions of dollars in taxpayer assistance to help survive While the merits of using taxpayer funds to help save these companies can be debated the fact is that this proposal...

July 9, 2008
provides a responsible way forward that will ensure the Air Force tanker contract is awarded on the merits of the proposals With the current tanker fleet consisting of planes that are on average 47 years...

February 29, 2008
of Defense Robert Gates and asked the Secretary to ensure the tanker award would be based on the merits of the proposals This decision will lead to the creation of up to 2 000 Gulf Coast jobs Wicker added...

June 19, 2015
would require an analysis of benefits and tradeoffs of restarting that service and if the project has merit allow the route to compete against other rail projects for a shot at resuming https www politicopro...would require an analysis of benefits and tradeoffs of restarting that service and if the project has merit allow the route to compete against other rail projects for a shot at resuming Highways bridges and...

September 18, 2014
said This measure would enable these local leaders to have a larger role in deciding which projects merit consideration In doing so leaders could implement the most targeted and cost effective solutions to...

October 9, 2015
shape the civil rights movement said Wicker With several thousand visitors every year the museum merits an evaluation for inclusion in the National Parks System If awarded this designation would be a great...

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