Roger Wicker

There is a fundamental principle that any Federal privacy legislation should include preemption of state data privacy laws.

It's troubling to me, based on information I have, that five times the amount of red snapper are caught in this way--five times more--than my Mississippi legal fishermen are allowed to catch.

The Maritime SAFE Act, which would add to that a whole-of-government approach and it would direct that the intelligence community be included in this working group.

I urge my colleagues to vote yes for the underlying bill, which is bipartisan.

I intend to address the Senate on the topic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but I want to observe that the distinguished leader may be coming in just a moment for a unanimous consent request. If he does, I will be happy to yield during the…

So do you have any ideas about how TSA can adjust its formula to take into account other factors, such as stakeholder input, facility design, past costs incurred by the airport itself, as well as customer convenience?

I appreciate the fact that Senator Nelson would ask about the Miami Airport and we are all interested in our large major airports.

Now one other thing, when there's a security incident that TSA can't completely handle at an airport, local law enforcement has to come in.

Here's our problem. We don't have an assurance from your agency that they will staff and provide the necessary resources for these additional lanes.

Let's talk about then passenger throughput, which is important, but I hope you can see also that there are other factors that are available and pertinent in determining the amount of, say, baggage scanners that an airport gets.

I agree with my Seapower Subcommittee colleague, and his approach is consistent with the fiscal year 2019 NDAA, which the Senate approved in a vote of 87-10. The President has signed the bill into law. I join with my colleague in asking…

It seems that we have Senator Gardner followed by Senator Cortez Masto.

I do believe that the Washington Post gave that allegation three Pinocchios.

The delivery of high-quality care is no longer limited to the confines of connected brick and mortar facilities.

I suppose since the new order by the FCC--I assume we've had a spate of throttling and blocking that has just been outrageous.

I think you've granted a waiver to the Mississippi Farm Bureau.

Senator Wicker mentioned an innovative pilot program run by the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

The public opinion was not onboard with the heavy-handed approach that the EU took.

The rollout of a 5G network should is expected to deliver 3 million new jobs and contribute $1.2 trillion to the U.S. economy.

That's why the U.S. and our allies need to maintain our leadership to preserve and advance democratic principles.

The Internet, as we know it, has become one of the most important inventions in history.

It strikes me that AEI's got a point there, Dr. Layton.

We didn't have a doctrine in 1963 until it happened, did we, Secretary Chertoff?

Are the panelists all in agreement on the concept of a Cyber NATO?

We need to show leadership in this area so there are alternatives and this doesn't become a global standard.