Wicker Writes to NCAA Ahead of Title IX 50th Anniversary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to Mark Emmert, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), requesting an update on the organization’s Title IX enforcement, including funding information, data collection methods, U.S. universities’ compliance evaluations, and enforcement procedures. The letter comes in advance of the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which will occur on July 23, 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.
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.
Wicker Inquires on DOT Data Sharing Initiative for Freight Transportation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking information about the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative recently announced by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Wicker urged DOT to incorporate feedback from a broad array of stakeholders in the development of the program, which seeks to enhance information sharing to increase efficiency in the freight transportation system.
Senate Passes Legislation Renaming Department of Transportation Headquarters for Secretaries Coleman and Mineta
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., ranking member and chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senators Tom Carper, D-Del., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, as well as nine other Senators, led in the passage of the William T. Coleman, Jr., and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation (DOT) Headquarters Act.
Wicker Urges President Biden to Increase U.S. Coast Guard Funding
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter to President Biden advocating for the Coast Guard’s funding priorities ahead of the release of President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Budget.
Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Surface Transportation Networks
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled, “Connecting America: Examining Intermodal Connections Across Our Surface Transportation Network,” at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The hearing will focus on the current multimodal transportation market and infrastructure, stakeholder needs, and how Congress can support multimodal freight movement as part of a surface transportation reauthorization. Witnesses: Mr. Chuck […]
Wicker Convenes Hearing on America’s Infrastructure Needs
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today convened the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for its hearing titled, “America’s Infrastructure Needs: Keeping Pace with a Growing Economy.” The hearing focused on the current state of infrastructure and opportunities for improvement, including public and private funding, support for multimodal connectivity, and rural development.
Commerce Leaders Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Coast Guard Authorization
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which exercises jurisdiction over the U.S. Coast Guard, Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the sponsor of the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act included within the reauthorization, issued the following statement on […]
Thune, Carper, and Portman Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Coast Guard Authorization
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, which exercises jurisdiction over the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who was instrumental in developing changes to help address concerns of Great Lake […]