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Press Releases 06/9/2022
Wicker Statement at National Telecommunications and Information Administration Oversight Hearing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today participated in a subcommittee hearing to provide oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The hearing, which featured testimony from NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson, was the first time since 2018 that testimony from the NTIA has been provided to members of the Commerce committee.
Press Releases 06/8/2022
Wicker Presses DOJ on Decision Not to Prosecute FBI Agents in USA Gymnastics Case
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to prosecute the FBI Special Agents involved in the Larry Nassar investigation. This follows the DOJ Office of Inspector General report that these agents were found to be derelict in their duty by failing to investigate the sexual abuse claims of the Olympic athletes.
Press Releases 06/3/2022
House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. D-N.J., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released a discussion draft of a comprehensive national data privacy and data security framework. The draft legislation is the first comprehensive privacy proposal to gain bipartisan, bicameral support.
Press Releases 05/25/2022
Wicker, Fischer Introduce TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., ranking member of the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports, today introduced the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act. The legislation would help reduce the burden on workers applying for two or more of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), hazardous materials endorsement (HME), or TSA PreCheck programs by standardizing the enrollment and renewal systems administered by TSA.
Press Releases 05/25/2022
Wicker Advances Blockchain Bill, Calls out Political Posturing on High Gas Prices
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today praised committee passage of legislation he sponsored to boost research into blockchain technology, while also calling out national Democrats for their political posturing on soaring gas prices.
Press Releases 05/19/2022
Wicker Raises Concern Over Chair Khan’s Leadership After Recent FTC Staff Survey
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, sent a letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), expressing concern regarding the agency’s staff morale after the recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), conducted by the Office of Personnel Management, showed a significant decline in employee satisfaction.
Press Releases 05/12/2022
Wicker, McMorris Rodgers Raise Concern Over Secretary Raimondo’s Statement on BEAD Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo regarding her disconcerting statement that areas already committed to receive federal broadband funding could be eligible for additional funds during yesterday’s Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
Press Releases 05/4/2022
Wicker Urges Secretary Buttigieg to Leave Liberal Priorities Out of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Implementation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today delivered the following remarks during the Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Priorities hearing, which featured testimony from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Press Releases 05/2/2022
Wicker, Lummis Introduce National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., ranking member of the Subcommittee on Space and Science, today introduced the National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act that would require the federal government to coordinate research and development efforts on distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and their applications. DLT, which includes the more commonly known blockchain technology, builds on decades of research in cryptography and distributed systems to enable information systems with improved access, interoperability, and guarantees of data integrity. It is also one of the key technology focus areas named in the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), on which the U.S. Senate agreed to go to conference with the House of Representatives last week.
Press Releases 05/2/2022
Wicker Calls on Biden Administration to Fill Leadership Gap at OSTP
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to nominate immediately a qualified professional with proven leadership abilities to be the next Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). After multiple public reports regarding a harmful workplace environment at the OSTP and an internal White House Investigation that verified many of the accusations, the letter addresses the urgent need for a new director to manage the concerns of misconduct and retaliation by the former Director and others at the senior management level.