WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to be President Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture. The Senate confirmed Perdue’s...
Wicker Looks to the Future of Mississippi Seafood
State Could Help Close Nation’s Seafood Trade DeficitGo anywhere in our state and you can find fresh seafood. The catfish of the Delta and the oysters of the Gulf are a source of local pride and a...
Wicker Supports Trump Executive Order on Water
Overreach by Obama Administration Hurts Farmers, Ranchers, and Property OwnersPresident Trump has taken much-welcomed action on one of the Obama Administration’s most intrusive rules aimed at...
Wicker, Heitkamp Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Rural Water Systems Meet Federal Wastewater Rules
New Legislation Builds on Wicker-Heitkamp Bill Signed into Law in 2015 to Guarantee Rural Communities Have Safe, Clean Drinking WaterWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Heidi...
Wicker Responds to Executive Order on Water Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today made the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order to...
Wicker: Don’t Forget About Rural America
New Administration Should Pursue Greater Access to Health Care, BroadbandThe Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress are committed to putting Americans back to work and reforming our...
Wicker Statement on President Trump’s Inauguration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States:“Congratulations to our new President on...
Wicker, Cochran Pressure Obama on Canadian Softwood Lumber Exports
Canadian Foot-Dragging on Lumber Agreement Affects Industry in U.S. & MississippiWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are among a bipartisan group of Senators...
Wicker: Water Resources Bill Would Move Mississippi Projects Forward
Bipartisan Legislation Passes Senate With Broad SupportEarlier this year, I toured a site on the Pearl River in Hinds and Rankin counties where construction of a new underwater dam, also known as a...
Wicker Questions FCC Chairman on Mobility Fund Expansion
Miss. Senator Seeks Agency Plans for Rural Broadband, Protection of ContentWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...