We need to build our first heavy first.
Roger Wicker: “We need to build our first heavy first.”
On the recordNovember 15, 2017
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Wicker discusses the priority of building heavy icebreakers before others.
Share
More from Roger Wicker
Sep 25, 2026
Had the White House asked me for advice, I would have suggested the president not invite Xi Jinping to Washington for such a lavish welcome here in the United States, based on all of the troubling issues we have with President Xi and the…
Jul 25, 2026
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated Chinese fishing vessels threaten the American maritime economy.
Jul 21, 2026
We should enact this bipartisan measure to exert maximum economic pressure on Putin’s war machine and help bring this unjust war to an end.
Jun 19, 2026
I also oppose the U.S. lifting any sanctions on Iran, or unfreezing Iranian funds, in exchange for Iran’s mere agreement to negotiate for another 60 days.





