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September 26, 2008
Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Praises Senate Reauthorization of Muscular Dystrophy Bill Senate Renews Legislation Wicker Authored in 2001 the MD CARE Act September 26 2008 WASHINGTON U S...reauthorize legislation he authored in 2001 to help find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy DMD The bill the Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance Research and Education MD CARE Act was unanimously agreed...problems related to their heart and lungs Young men with DMD can live into their late twenties The House of Representatives is also expected to approve the legislation this week sending it to the president...
January 14, 2022
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Supports Sanctions on Russian Pipeline Miss Senator Calls Out Democrats Hypocrisy on Senate s 60 Vote Threshold January...yesterday voted in favor of legislation sponsored by U S Senator Ted Cruz R Texas that would put heavy sanctions in place on the Russian owned Nord Stream II pipeline overruling a waiver President Biden had granted...Kremlin for their energy supplies Wicker and other senators have been vocal in their support for U S sanctions on the pipeline to discourage its completion especially as Russian troops continue to threaten an...
December 11, 2018
Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Votes for Farm Bill Conference Report Legislation Gives Mississippi Farmers Certainty Includes Wicker s Precision Agriculture...Wicker R Miss today voted for the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report which will reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs for five years The final bill includes Wicker s Precision Agriculture Connectivity...with making broadband accessible to 95 percent of cropland and ranchland by 2025 Passage of this Farm Bill provides our farmers relief certainty and the tools to continue feeding the world Wicker said This...
February 10, 2016
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Coast Guard Bill Signed Into Law Legislation Includes Gulf Priorities Grant Opportunities Safety Provisions February...Coast Guard I am pleased to see that this legislation has now been enacted into law Wicker said This bill includes significant reform for vessels specifically ones operating in the Gulf of Mexico which will...fishing vessel certification process and updating carriage requirements for vessel survival crafts The bill authorizes 9 1 billion in funding over the next two years for the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime...
June 30, 2020
Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Urges Support for National Defense Bill Legislation to Include Support for Shipbuilding COVID 19 Response JROTC Programs June 30 2020 WASHINGTON...support of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act NDAA The annual national defense bill authorizes all spending for the Department of Defense The NDAA is a critical part of keeping this...possibility of putting the job creation part of this equation in phase four of our COVID 19 response bill which I think will come before the Senate in the second part of July Wicker also praised the inclusion...
September 29, 2014
Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Klobuchar Bill to Help Patients with MD Signed Into Law September 29 2014 WASHINGTON D C U S Senators Roger Wicker...with muscular dystrophies Klobuchar said The MD CARE Act has helped spur critical research since it passed in 2001 and now it will continue to help advance this research so patients receive cutting edge treatment...originally enacted in 2001 and was reauthorized in 2008 Klobuchar led the 2008 reauthorization which passed Congress with unanimous consent Then Representative Wicker sponsored the MD Care Act in 2001 This...
November 19, 2018
Critical Missions of the Coast Guard Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Service November 19 2018 After years of negotiations the Senate has passed a two year reauthorization of the Coast Guard...bipartisan legislation is exhaustive just as are the Coast Guard s wide ranging missions Not only does the bill support the tens of thousands of Americans in the service s active duty reserve civilian and auxiliary...fleet The value of these ships is recognized in the Coast Guard bill which approves the purchase of three more Another provision in the bill recognizes urgent maintenance needs in particular for the Polar...
July 16, 2014
Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Votes Against Democrat Bill to Reverse Hobby Lobby Ruling Miss Senator Cosponsors Alternative Legislation to Safeguard Religious...Contraceptives July 16 2014 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss today voted against a Democrat sponsored bill to reverse a recent Supreme Court ruling striking down a government mandate for employers to provide...federal government doesn t have the right to force Americans to violate their faith Wicker said The bill put forward by Senate Democrats is nothing more than a political charade designed to falsely suggest...
December 8, 2009
Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Votes to Bar Federal Funding of Abortion in Senate Health Bill December 8 2009 WASHINGTON U S Sen Roger Wicker R Miss today said the Senate missed an important opportunity...unborn when an amendment he cosponsored to bar taxpayer funding of abortion in the pending health care bill was rejected The bipartisan amendment authored by Senators Ben Nelson D Neb and Orrin Hatch R Utah...Senate Democrats health care bill allows for taxpayer funds to be used to purchase abortion coverage The amendment would have extended to the Senate Democrats health care bill a long standing federal provision...
December 8, 2022
YouTube Newsletter Signup Press Releases Home News Press Releases Wicker Praises National Defense Bill Agreement Miss Senator Touts Victories That Would Boost Troop Pay End Vaccine Mandate and Help Beat...bipartisan bicameral agreement on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act after the U S House of Representatives voted to advance the package to the Senate This vote is a big step forward for...account for record high inflation while also adding 25 billion more for unfunded requirements The bill would put forth a 4 6 percent pay raise for Department of Defense employees a number competitive with...
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