WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today said that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon dioxide...
Wicker Receives EPW Subcommittee Assignments
Miss. Senator Positioned to Fight Gov’t Overreach and Address Nation’s Infrastructure NeedsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has been chosen by Senate Environment and Public Works...
Wicker Supports New Bill to Stop Overregulation
‘Excessive Regulation Harms Economic Growth,’ Says Mississippi SenatorWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is supporting a bill that would require federal agencies to weigh costs and...
Wicker Highlights Issues Ready for Committee Action
Republican Leadership Stresses Importance of Legislating Under Regular OrderAt the start of the 114th Congress, incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) renewed his commitment to...
Wicker: Return to Regular Order Tops Agenda for 2015
New Congress Looks to Jobs, Economy as Early PrioritiesAmericans voted for change in the midterm elections, voicing their readiness for a new direction in Washington. The new Republican...
Wicker Bill to Create Electronic Duck Stamp Clears Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today announced that the Senate has passed legislation he authored to create a...
Wicker Opposes EPA’s Most Expensive Regulation
Proposal to Change Ground-Level Ozone Standard Could Cost TrillionsIt is not surprising that the Obama Administration chose to announce its latest environmental regulation on the eve of the...
Wicker & Cochran Seek More Time for Public Comment on EPA Power Plant Emissions Rules
Bipartisan Senate Majority Wants Extended Comment Period to Review Complex Regulatory ProposalWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have...
Wicker: Treasury Dept. Releases ‘RESTORE’ Regs
Miss. Senator Says Oil-Spill Funds Are ‘One Step Closer to Being Realized’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today welcomed news that the U.S. Treasury Department has issued an Interim...
Wicker: EPA’s Carbon Dioxide Rule Is a Breathtaking Example of Regulatory Overreach
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement during the Committee’s hearing on a proposed rule by...