Bipartisan legislation was introduced on Thursday to encourage job creation and economic stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Since my first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995, the country has made tremendous progress,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said. “This bill Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Diane Feinstein’s (D-CA) legislative effort to oppose a federal mandate that would force states to permit large trucks to pull double 33-foot trailers passed the Senate on Tuesday by a vote of 56-31. “Thirty-eight Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) voted with a unanimous Senate majority on Tuesday for a bill to fund veterans services, military housing, and the construction of VA hospitals and facilities. The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) voted this week for the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act, targeting the nation’s sanctuary cities, which opt not to follow federal immigration laws. The bill would terminate certain federal funding for cities that Read more…
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) introduced legislation last week that could eventually lead to the home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers becoming part of the National Park Service. Evers was a World War II veteran and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) threw his support behind The Ensuring Useful Research Expenditures is Key for Alzheimer’s (EUREKA) Act, a bill to help create prized-based incentives to encourage more public-private collaboration, on Thursday. “I am pleased to support the bipartisan EUREKA Act, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) grilled Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy during a Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee hearing last week regarding the development of the controversial Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The rule, which Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to reward innovators in the fight against Alzheimer’s, introducing legislation earlier this week to incentivize public-private collaboration in the fight against the disease and other causes of dementia. “America has always been the home Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have co-sponsored a bill aimed at protecting those employed at small- and medium-sized businesses from insurance premium hikes resulting from Obamacare. S.1099, also known as the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) lashed out at Democrats after submitting his vote this week in favor of the resolution to disapprove of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. The item would have required 60 votes to proceed, but failed Read more…
Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would establish new physical-activity recommendations for U.S. children and adults. The Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act, presented by Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Patty Murray (D-WA), would empower the Department of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted on Wednesday voted to advance legislation out of committee that would reauthorize funding for the Transportation Department, as well as institute operational Read more…
In a series of recent letters submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) strongly urged the leaders of those Read more…
The Amateur Radio Parity Act was introduced earlier this week by U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The bipartisan bill would mandate the FCC to provide regulatory parity for all amateur radio operators, ensuring that each of Read more…
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation advanced U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s (R-MO) Track, Railroad and Infrastructure Network (TRAIN) Act late last week, moving it another step closer to becoming law. The legislation was approved as part of the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) recently stated that they support a cost-saving legislation that could increase accessibility to home health services by enhancing healthcare. The legislation, titled the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S.578), is Read more…
Earlier this week, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) signed on as a co-sponsor for the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act. The legislation, written by Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), aims to Read more…
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) included a number of provisions to bolster the U.S. military’s seagoing forces as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill, which includes provisions for Navy shipbuilding on the Mississippi Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker was among a group of lawmakers who last week voiced their support for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems to develop technologies and policies for drones in the United States. The show Read more…
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) announced this week that Mississippi State University will host the nation’s top civilian academic institution for research and policy-writing related to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx informed Harper of the news late last Read more…
U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently joined other senators in asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for sound scientific proof of the need to regulate pesticides. The letter, signed by a bipartisan group of 10 senators, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) recently joined a bipartisan group of senators encouraging continued federal financial support for community health centers. The bipartisan group of 50 senators are protesting funding cuts of 70 percent that could Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), alongside Sen. Angus King (I-ME), reintroduced the Regulatory Improvement Act on Wednesday, legislation that would create a commission to review regulatory language to eliminate outdated, irrelevant or otherwise ineffective regulations. Thousands of new regulations are Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) voiced their support of the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 last week, a bill that protects rural hospitals from having to limit patients’ stays to less than 96 hours. Read more…
Working to reduce the burdens on small business owners, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is co-sponsoring a bill that would redefine Obamacare’s description of the full-time work week. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), would require 40 hours, Read more…
H.R. 4726, the Innovation in Surface Transportation Act, co-introduced by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) in the House, gained additional support when Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced companion legislation in the Senate on Monday. The bipartisan legislation Read more…