WASHINGTON - A jobs bill that had gained broad bipartisan support should not have been pulled from consideration, particularly since it included $1.5 billion for agriculture disaster relief, U.S....
Wicker Says Disaster Relief Needed for Mississippi Farmers
On Thanksgiving Day, Mississippians gathered with friends and families around dinner tables to break bread and recognize how fortunate we are in America. Just as Thanksgiving is a day in which...
Excessive Rains Prompt Cochran & Wicker to Offer Bill to Give Direct Disaster Aid to Farmers with Waterlogged Crops
Significant Crop Losses Recorded Throughout the Mid-South as Rainy Fall Ruins HarvestsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today introduced bipartisan legislation...
Harvest Time Reminds Us Of Agriculture’s Importance
The signs of harvest were evident as I drove through the Mississippi Delta late last month, as farmers were hard at work gathering their soybeans, corn, and rice. To get behind slow moving...
Sens. Wicker, Cochran Announce $300,000 for Coahoma County Ethanol Plant
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran today announced the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has approved a $300,000 grant to Coahoma County to complete infrastructure improvements...
Wicker Statement on EPA Veto of Yazoo Pumps Project
GULFPORT – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement after the EPA announced its veto of the Yazoo Pumps project: “This...
Cochran, Wicker Announce Funding For Mississippi Agriculture
WASHINGTON – Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced the approval of $68 million in funding to be awarded to agriculture-related programs in Mississippi. The funding was agreed to today by...
Sens. Wicker and Cochran Announce Nearly $15,000 for Tchula
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran today announced that Tchula has been selected to receive a grant totaling $14,951 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development...
Cochran, Wicker Announce Energy and Water Funding for Mississippi
WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill providing funding for energy and water projects important to Mississippi, Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced...
Senate Approves Farm Bill Conference Report
Cochran, Wicker say legislation contains support important to Mississippi farmersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced the Senate approved the Food Conservation...