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 Champions Rural Water Bill
Grants for Technical Assistance and Training Are Important to Mississippi CommunitiesAddressing local water needs is a major responsibility for small and rural communities. In fact, most of...
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 Welcomes National Ocean Science Bowl to Mississippi
Ocean Springs Selected as Host of Academic CompetitionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today...
Looking Ahead on Anniversary of Oil Spill
Exactly five years ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 Americans and set in motion the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. For 87 days, more than three million...
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 Supports Senate’s Balanced Budget Plan
Miss. Senator Applauds Inclusion of Proposal to Repeal, Replace ObamacareWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today voted in favor of the federal...
Wicker Votes to Override Obama’s Veto of Keystone XL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has voted to override President Obama’s veto of legislation that would have approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.“Senators today had...
Wicker, Heitkamp Introduce Rural Water Bill
Bipartisan Proposal Would Enable Small Communities to Meet Safe Drinking Water StandardsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., have introduced bipartisan...