Did Roger Wicker vote the way they spoke on pandemic relief in March 2021?
Roger Wicker, U.S. Senator (R-MS) ·
One bright spot from this week’s budget package is the $28.6 billion in targeted support for restaurants that have been hit hard by the pandemic. @SenSinema and my RESTAURANTS Act was the first amendment added to the package.
Voted Nay, 6 Mar 2021
Wicker voted against the American Rescue Plan in the Senate. Four days later he called its $28.6 billion restaurant fund, added by his amendment with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, one bright spot.
Wicker voted against Senate passage of the American Rescue Plan. Four days later he called its $28.6 billion restaurant fund 'one bright spot' and noted that the RESTAURANTS Act amendment he co-sponsored with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was the first amendment added to the package. The restaurant provision was his amendment, inside a bill he voted against.
Said vs. voted · Pandemic relief
Added · Updated
Voted no, took credit
What they said
- Date
- Where
- Post from his official Twitter account @SenatorWicker on the day the House gave the American Rescue Plan final passage.
How they voted
- Date
- Measure
- H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- Question
- On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1319, As Amended)
- Vote
- Nay