Roger Wicker

Washington, D.C.—Renewing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses and creating an emergency relief grant for ports were among the issues caught up in stalled efforts by top congressional… Read More

Washington, D.C.—After years of all talk and no action on a major, bipartisan infrastructure package, that topic appears to be experiencing a revival at both the White House and the… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to include major infrastructure spending in the next coronavirus relief measure. “It’s unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic,… Read More

Washington, D.C.—In a long-awaited breakthrough on trade, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement, dubbed USMCA. “This is a day we have all been… Read More

Washington, D.C.—After the U.S. and China agreed to resume trade talks, those hoping for more signs of progress apparently will need patience, and lots of it. “This is a very… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Rejecting President Donald Trump’s request for budget cuts, a Democratic-controlled House subcommittee advanced a spending bill to hike funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the full… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Members of the waterways industry expressed disappointment over President Donald Trump’s $4.7 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2020, singling out its calls for a 31 percent funding cut… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A much-anticipated hearing by a key House committee that helps control the fate of any congressional infrastructure package displayed the bipartisan interest that the topic generates in Congress these… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released to Congress a fiscal year 2019 work plan for its civil works program, allocating roughly $2 billion to specific programs, projects and… Read More