Roger Wicker
Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wickeris an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the junior United States Senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 July 1951
CountryUnited States of America
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The growth of our economy has been fueled by tax relief enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Bush over the past four years.
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I can't think of any place in Mississippi where such an example exists.
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I have never been a fan of the BRAC process because of the impact it has on communities with military installations, and I question how much money has been saved over the years,
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These earmarks are authorized to be spent out of dedicated revenue - with highway trust fund money from gasoline taxes. That's one reason doing earmarks is such a good idea,
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More Americans are working today than at any time in history.
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Over the past two years, the House has passed more than 50 measures focused on stimulating the economy and expanding opportunities for American workers. The tax relief provisions in this package have been an important part of our pro-growth agenda.
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Since other countries and terrorist organizations are working to secure information that could threaten national security, more funding is provided in the bill to increase counter-intelligence activities.
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The regulations have prevented rural patients with no caregiver at home from getting specialized attention. Instead, they have been placed in nursing homes and other facilities not equipped to meet this unique need,
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We were available, but FEMA chose to send them to San Antonio or Utah or other far destinations,
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Talk about national interests: When we went in with Operation Iraqi Freedom, some of our allies, Turkey, for example, would not let us through. How much trouble did that cause us, because we were not able to go into Iraq through Turkey?
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It is no coincidence that our country has not been attacked since 9-11. Our initiatives to protect the homeland and aggressively take the fight to the terrorists have been factors in that success.
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The private sector can go forward, if it must, with destruction of embryos for questionable and ethically challenged science. But spend the people's money on proven blood cord, bone marrow, germ cell, and adult cell research.
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Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion.
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But my friends, these people in Egypt have stood by us in a tough, tough neighborhood.