Senator Wicker is the only member of the Mississippi delegation in either the Senate or the House who made it near the top of the Center’s effectiveness lists. John Cornyn from Texas while the most effective Democratic Senator was Sen.

Senator in the 117th Congress, according to the Center, was Sen. Of the 53 substantive bills the Center notes that were proposed or sponsored by Wicker, 12 received action in committee, 13 saw action beyond committee, 6 passed in the Senate and 5 became law. The Center notes that Senator Wicker is among the group of Republican Senators who have continued their patterns of being highly effective lawmakers regardless of whether their party controls the chamber, which “speaks well to the prospects of continued effective lawmaking emerging from both sides of the aisle over the next two years” in the 118th Congress. “Those who are continuously members of this category are truly remarkable and worth watching.” For others, effective lawmaking is a way of life,” the Center’s report states.

“Some members of Congress attain the status of being a top-ten lawmaker within their party quite infrequently, rising onto the list due to their position as a committee chair or as a Senator seeking legislative accomplishments prior to a tough election battle. He also made the list of those Republican Senators “Exceeding Expectations” for the fourth Congress in a row. Senator Wicker ranked 7th on the list of most effective Republican Senators, specifically as it pertains to legislation regarding public lands and technology. Senator Roger Wicker was among the most effective Republican lawmakers in D.C. See how Mississippi’s delegation ranked.Īccording to the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a partnership between the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University, Mississippi’s senior U.S. The Center for Effective Lawmaking recently released its rankings from the 117th Congress.

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