Miss. Senator Casts Deciding Vote to Advance Key Measure to Block Expansion of Federal ControlWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of the “Federal Water Quality...
Wicker: Water Rule Defies Americans’ Concerns, Limits on Federal Power
Administration’s Overreach Could Have Far-Reaching ConsequencesIn April of last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a rule to redefine the...
Wicker, Cochran Expect Challenges to Final EPA Rule On Clean Water Regs
Miss. Senators Critical of EPA Push to Expand Regulatory Reach Over Streams, Ponds, DitchesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today said they expect new...
Wicker & Cochran Use Cancer Risk Evidence to Defend Catfish Inspection Program
Senate Tout USDA Inspection Program Intended to Improve Consumer ProtectionWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today rose in defense of a long-awaited...
Lawmakers Pledge Ongoing Support for FAA Center of Excellence for UAS
Senators, Congressmen, FAA Head Laud New Unmanned Aircraft System Research Consortium, Speak to Its Next Steps and GoalsWASHINGTON -- Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives today...
Mississippi to Lead National Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence
Cochran, Wicker Praise Mississippi State University Selection by FAA, Culmination of Years of EffortWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi State...
Wicker’s Rural Water Bill Headed to Senate Floor
Proposal Would Help Small Communities Meet Federal Safe Drinking Water StandardsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, on...
Restoring the 10th Amendment
One of the basic responsibilities of the executive branch is to execute the law faithfully. The Obama Administration, however, has no problem ignoring this duty to create its own rules.Instead of...
Wicker Offers Amendments to Senate Budget Plan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, has offered several amendments to the budget proposal currently being considered by the Senate.“The budget...
Wicker Opposes President’s Expansion of Waters Rule
Miss. Senator Says New Regulation Would Impact Farmers, Ranchers, CommunitiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today...