What the president proposed this week is not an infrastructure bill. It’s a huge tax increase. Roger Wicker More Quotes by Roger Wicker More Quotes From Roger Wicker Civil libertarians have raised concerns that some of the Patriot Act's provisions infringe on Constitutional rights. Those concerns are not supported by the facts. Roger Wicker libertarianrightsfacts It may have hastened the move of the former Minority Leader Trent Lott, to the private sector because there was such an outpouring of bitter criticism...The result, if this is successful, will not be much different from what Sen. Lott and others were trying to enact back then...It may be that we are all just older and wiser. Roger Wicker criticismsuccessfulmoving Illegal immigration is not just a matter of interest in states along our border with Mexico. It is having an effect on local economies, schools, health care delivery, and public safety all across the country. Roger Wicker safetycountryschool Wealth is not in making money, but in making the man while he is making money. Roger Wicker making-moneywealthmen And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people. Roger Wicker safetygovernmentpeople It is false to suggest that medical breakthroughs come only through government research. Roger Wicker medicalgovernmentresearch Talk about national interests: When we went in with Operation Iraqi Freedom, some of our allies, Turkey, for example, would not let us through. How much trouble did that cause us, because we were not able to go into Iraq through Turkey? Roger Wicker alliesturkeysiraq It is no coincidence that our country has not been attacked since 9-11. Our initiatives to protect the homeland and aggressively take the fight to the terrorists have been factors in that success. Roger Wicker fightingsuccesscountry The private sector can go forward, if it must, with destruction of embryos for questionable and ethically challenged science. But spend the people's money on proven blood cord, bone marrow, germ cell, and adult cell research. Roger Wicker cellsmoneyblood Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion. Roger Wicker marriagecuttingchildren But my friends, these people in Egypt have stood by us in a tough, tough neighborhood. Roger Wicker egyptfriendspeople Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats against the U.S. Prior to enactment of the law, major legal barriers prevented intelligence, national defense, and law enforcement agencies from working together and sharing information. Roger Wicker agencylawmean One of the first items of Congressional business in 2006 will be an effort to renew the USA Patriot Act. Roger Wicker usabusinessamerica Several other aerospace and defense firms have announced plans to build facilities in north Mississippi in recent weeks. They join an impressive group of high-tech companies already doing business in our region. Roger Wicker aerospacetechnologybusiness Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act. Roger Wicker takenhomeamerica This gives us essentially everything we've asked for and it does it sooner, it is a huge win. Roger Wicker us-news It is vital to have a Senate-confirmed administrator at helm of the FAA at this crucial time. Roger Wicker politics Gayle and I are looking forward to this campaign and sharing my record of successfully fighting to reduce job-killing regulations, confirm conservative judges, enact historic tax cuts, rebuild our military, and honor our veterans, we will work hard to once again earn the votes and support of all Mississippians. Roger Wicker latest-headlines He'll be the next governor. Roger Wicker politics If you are pointing out that his Democratic opponent -- an Obama-appointed, Democratic attorney -- is a multimillionaire, then you are making a very good point, john Boozman is not a multimillionaire. Roger Wicker politics
