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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 4998, the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. This measure will protect American communications networks from threats presented by foreign suppliers, such as Huawei and ZTE.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement after the committee approved six bills and Coast Guard promotions, which are now all subject to approval by the full Senate.

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, together with Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today released the following statements upon the unanimous Senate passage of S.1822, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, which will now move to the President’s desk.

U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, along with Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Deb Fischer, R-Neb., Todd Young, R-Ind., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., this week sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging the commission to distribute the $9 billion 5G Fund based on accurate data to ensure support is appropriately awarded based on reliable coverage maps.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released the following statement on the first anniversary of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nominations hearing on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, which will immediately follow an executive session at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will consider presidential nominations to the Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce, and the Federal Communications Commission.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene an executive session on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in Russell Senate Office Building 253 to consider the following legislative measures and Coast Guard promotions:

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today spoke on the Senate floor in support of S. 1822, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, and H.R. 4998, the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act. These two pieces of legislation support the expansion of broadband in rural and underserved communities and ensure American networks are safe and secure from foreign intrusion.

Today, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, released the following statements after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted favorably to reform the use of C-Band spectrum and promote U.S. leadership in the next generation of wireless communications and other advanced spectrum-based services.

Today, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement after the Senate passed H.R. 4998, the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. Wicker introduced the Senate version of this bipartisan, bicameral legislation, which is intended to protect American communications networks from threats presented by foreign suppliers, such as Huawei and ZTE.