Roger Wicker

I had a conversation with a leading Russian legislator just this week. I can tell you that he was open to this possibility.

Senator Nelson taught me how to pronounce that word: 'Mar GAY' luv.'

I would hope that this could be clarified. I view it as a serious matter, as did Senator McCain.

I think that the testimony today has been that a year from now, it is possible that Iran might have attained the capacity to build a nuclear weapon.

AFRICOM should prepare contingency plans based on the most likely and most dangerous outcomes.

I believe the referendum is likely to occur as planned.

I also believe that international support and diplomacy will be vital to ensure the results of the referendum are enacted fairly and without violence.

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement is at a critical stage with the referendum election on independence for Southern Sudan set for early January.

I will not take another round. But if we continue with the Burris amendment, it is going to weigh down this legislation.

Next year, if we perform 1,300 abortions in military facilities, Doctor, that is going to take personnel away from treating our wounded servicemen or treating their families.

Should the Burris amendment prevail on the Senate floor, where I will be moving to strike it, or should it prevail in the House of Representatives, where there is no such provision, there is no telling how many abortions our already taxed…

The Burris amendment would allow abortions to be performed in military health facilities, provided the patient pay for the abortion herself or through a different insurance program.

2011 will begin a process--but, that our relationship and our partnership in Afghanistan is going to be an enduring one.

We should never have rules that put our troops in danger, in the hope that we're winning hearts and minds.

Whenever and however the Senate addresses financial regulatory reform and consumer protection in the coming weeks and months, I believe this well-established authority must be kept firmly intact.

We cannot afford to compromise the FTC's core consumer protection mission that has served the American public well.

Consumer advocates believe we need to liberate the FTC from statutory limitations that have shackled the Commission from aggressively and effectively addressing abusive commercial practices.

I would argue that it's really Congress's role to decide when FTC needs that authority, delegate it appropriately, and then have FTC do its job.

I know Senator Pryor's prior record in enforcement, and he would've done the rules a lot faster.

I would support a prevalence requirement that meant something.

Thank you. Continuing with Chairman Muris, Commissioner Rosch said there were no Magnuson-Moss rules since 1978. Is that correct?

You have the record--the letter in the record, but let me note some of those signatories here in order to exemplify the breadth of the industry concern over these proposals.

We can bring much-needed transparency to financial services by fully preserving the FTC's enormously important role in protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive practices and strengthening that authority through legislative reforms.

If we move forward and repeal, or substantially change, the Magnuson-Moss safeguards, what's it going to hurt?

Magnuson-Moss did not kill FTC rulemaking. A change in enforcement philosophy killed FTC rulemaking.