In the late 1970s, radio broadcaster Paul Harvey delivered what would become a famous speech about farmers. He began by saying, “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and...
Wicker Votes for Five-Year Farm Bill
Legislation Includes Miss. Senator’s Measure on Precision AgricultureWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted for the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,” H.R. 2, also known as...
Wicker Introduces Bill to Advance American Aquaculture
Legislation Would Streamline Permitting Process and Fund Research and DevelopmentWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today introduced the “Advancing the Quality and Understanding of...
Senators to FCC: Wireless Coverage Map Falls Short
Bipartisan Group Calls on FCC to Extend Challenge Process for Map to Determine $4.53 Billion in Rural Broadband SupportClick here to view the Senators' letter.WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of 30...
Wicker Commends FCC Support for Mobility Fund Challenge Process Extension
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, today commended the Federal Communications...
Wicker, Hassan, & Moran Introduce ‘MAP Broadband Act’ to Address Wireless Coverage Map Gaps
Legislation Targets Flawed FCC Mobility Fund Challenge Process to Help Expand Rural Wireless BroadbandWASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Jerry Moran,...
Wicker Shares Mississippi Efforts to Develop Tech Workforce, Close Broadband Gaps
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, yesterday chaired a hearing to consider the...
Miss. Delegation Encourages U.S. Trade Rep to Stand with U.S. Catfish Producers
Joint Senate-House Contingent Questions Vietnamese WTO Request as Safety Certification LoomsWASHINGTON, D. C. – A united Mississippi congressional delegation is part of bipartisan and bicameral...
Wicker, Klobuchar Bill to Promote Precision Agriculture, Rural Broadband Passes Committee
Senate Commerce Committee Approves Bipartisan Legislation Targeting Broadband Deployment to Nation’s Farms & RanchesWASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.,...
Wicker Applauds Keenum Appointment
President Trump Appoints Mississippi State’s Mark Keenum to Serve as Chairman of the Board for International Food and Agriculture DevelopmentWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today...