“Roger Wicker” on The Daily Caller

With a packed lame-duck schedule, it appears that environmentalists’ hopes for a federal renewable energy standard have been dashed once again — and, likely, for good. Although the demise of plans for a federal renewable energy standard is good news for consumers and affordable energy advocates, Congress has some important action to take during the lame-duck session in order to ease consumers’ fears (and protect their wallets). (more)

Outgoing Florida Republican Sen. George LeMieux plans to make his Senate colleagues put their money where their mouth is on deficit and debt reduction by forcing them to vote on it before the end of the year. (more)

WASHINGTON – A Government Accountability Office study quietly released Thursday has bolstered a Republican senator’s efforts to force Amtrak’s rail service to accommodate gun toting riders or face shutdown, Raw Story has found. (more)

In his weekly email update, Sen. George LeMieux writes: (more)

As a candidate for the 1^st District of Mississippi, I am disappointed and frustrated with Washington insiders who are trying to impose a massive health care bill that the American people do not want. However, the Democrat leadership in Congress will once again attempt to ram through a health care bill on a partisan vote later this week. (more)

Gautham Nagesh has wrangled two letters to Sen. John Kerry’s office, both asking that the committee hearing for the appointment of Mari Carmen Aponte as Ambassador to El Salvador be delayed (likely because, as Nagesh reported Saturday, Aponte was romantically involved with a man who was an alleged Cuban Intelligence asset). In a letter to Kerry, Senators Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, James Inhofe, Bob Corker, John Barrasso, Jim Risch, and Roger Wicker wrote: (more)