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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 12, 2021

WICKER: I voted “yes” on the Infrastructure Bill because of the impact investments will have in Mississippi

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Bipartisan Bill to Invest Billions in Mississippi Projects After months of negotiations, the Senate recently passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will make historic investments in our nation’s physical infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, ports, rail, and broadband. I voted “yes” on the final package because of the tremendous impact…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
August 11, 2021

U.S. Senate party-line vote moves Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package forward with eye to reconciliation

Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith join all Republicans in opposing the budget resolution. Early this morning, the U.S. Senate adopted a framework for the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package, setting up the reconciliation process to allow the majority party to push through their agenda and avoid the normal 60-vote threshold needed to pass such legislation in the…