We do foreign assistance for altruistic reasons, certainly for humanitarian reasons, of course. But the main reason we do foreign assistance is we do it in the American national interest. Roger Wicker altruisticamericanassistance Change image and share on social
One of the first items of Congressional business in 2006 will be an effort to renew the USA Patriot Act. Roger Wicker actbusinesscongressional Change image and share on social
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 actagencybarrier share on social
Well, one thing that has happened is they have had a presidential election in Egypt which has represented progress. Now, we were not happy with everything that happened with the parliamentary elections, and it was not exactly a perfect presidential election in Egypt. Roger Wicker egyptelectionhappen share on social
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 bracketcapitalchild share on social
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 americanclockfuture Change image and share on social
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 actactionagency Change image and share on social
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 adultbloodbone share on social
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 aggressivelyattackcoincidence Change image and share on social
The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question about the need to secure our borders. Roger Wicker bordercomplexillegal Change image and share on social
