Roger Wicker

I think this is an excellent report, so kudos to the authors.

Earlier this year, Senator Casey and I had the honor of serving as the cochairs of the National Prayer Breakfast. The annual event is a longtime tradition that celebrates the importance of faith and fellowship in our lives. This year's…

The most preeminent Mississippi jurist ever to live was L.Q.C. Lamar.

The Senate and the House continue to strongly support the FAA Contract Tower Program on a bipartisan basis

In 2013, FAA issued a final rule requiring all airline industry pilots and first officers hold Airline Transport Pilot, ATP, certificates.

I urge a yes vote, and believe we will get a yes vote on S. 611.

The Contract Tower Program is viewed as one of the most successful government-industry partnership programs.

The President proposes $2.9 billion for the next Fiscal Year, although there's a $3.2 billion AIP funding threshold.

As a matter of fact, our calculations are that we'd--would--96 percent of my airports in Mississippi would be disadvantaged under this proposal.

As Senator Wicker announced, there are plans to introduce a new version of the Telehealth Enhancement Act.

If you don't have broadband, you don't have telehealth.

If, in fact, there's a process that's been put in place to consider these proposals and ways in which to do this, I would certainly hope that the FCC would move that process along.

The program is too engineered and needs a lot of fixes.

I would encourage this committee to really talk to the Commission about how it can improve this program.

In your testimony, Dr. Henderson, you expressed concern regarding future availability of universal service support.

I certainly think there is great good that has been done.

I think it was Mr. Linkous who said all this is useless without broadband.

Chairman Wicker's Telehealth Enhancement Act includes a range of incremental, budget-sensitive improvements for Medicare and Medicaid.

I think it is a challenge for us all, and I appreciate what you have all said about trade.

The roads and infrastructure are falling apart in this country, and local governments don't have the money to afford these.

When you mention the critical need for upgrading our ports and making us competitive internationally, you get an 'amen' from me on that.

The Wicker-Booker proposal is really gaining a lot of speed among local and county governments.

Now, that is why Senator Booker and I have developed a state-based competitive grant program that you might call state-based TIGER or a TIGER-esque program for states.

Since that is the case, would you want to take this opportunity before our committee to revise your prior statements that the Defense Authorization Bill is unimportant and 'just a policy bill'?

Do you believe the U.S. has the capability to establish and enforce a no-fly zones over vulnerable Syrian populations?