Gulfport Chamber hosts Legislative Luncheon with Senator Roger Wicker

Today the Gulfport Chamber of Commerce held a Legislative Luncheon with Senator Roger Wicker at MGCCC.

Wicker provided an update on federal legislation impacting coastal Mississippi, the state and the nation. Wicker talked about how the state has increased the number of higher paying jobs and is one of the leading innovators for steel manufacturing, automobile production, electronics, helicopter and ship building, and countless agriculture industries.

The senator also touched on the gas prices and how he believes in diversifying the future energy supply through the use of alternative and renewable energy and his opposing of the Inflation Reduction Act. “The last thing you do during an inflationary period and during a recession, which is two quarters of negative growth, the last thing you do is put an extra tax on the people and that’s the affect this so-called inflation reduction act. It’s a tax on job creators and in that regard, there will be fewer people hired or fewer people working. So, I think it’s absolutely the wrong thing to do.”

Senator Wicker talked about health care and the Making Health Care More Affordable Act which includes six steps the federal government should take to help provide affordable coverage to more Mississippians.