August 24, 2026 | Weekly Report
Passenger rail returned to the Gulf Coast a year ago, and what a success it has been. Demand has shattered expectations. Officials hoped to sell 71,000 tickets in the line’s first 12 months. Within 90 days, they had already sold half that. By the first anniversary...
August 17, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Dave McCormick, R-Pa., introduced the National American History and Founders Month Act, which would permanently designate November as a time to celebrate, study, and remember the American founders...
August 17, 2026 | Weekly Report
This month, the U.S. Senate sent a message to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. In an overwhelming, 86-11 vote, we passed a bill that would hit Putin with new economic punishments. The legislation, called the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of...
August 13, 2026 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., praised the U.S. Senate passage of the USMMA Athletics Act of 2026, which would support the athletic programs at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). Specifically, the legislation would...
August 12, 2026 | Press Releases
WICKER AND ARMSTRONG’S AEMI ACT GAINS SENATE SUPPORT AS PUSH TO FIX AMERICA’S BROKEN PERMITTING PROCESS ENTERS CRITICAL FALL WINDOW WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Alan Armstrong (R-OK) is growing momentum behind comprehensive permitting reform, announcing 13 additional...