Miss. Senator Critical of Agency’s Plan to Increase Funds for Climate ChangeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today highlighted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) misguided...
Wicker Backs Legislation Supporting Mississippi’s Great Outdoors, Sporting Heritage
Bills Would Promote Second Amendment Rights, Expedite Process for Hunters to Obtain a Federal Duck StampMississippi’s natural beauty and abundant wildlife make our state a vibrant place for...
Wicker, Cochran: OSHA to Honor Small Farm Regulatory Exemption
Agency Bends to Lawmakers’ Concerns, Abandons Effort to Oversee Small Farm Grain StorageWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today said they are pleased that...
Wicker & Cochran Address Propane Shortage in Letter to President
29 Senators Ask President to Engage Federal Agencies to Help Overcome Hardships to Families, BusinessesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss) are among 29...
Wicker Legislation Passes Key Senate Committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today praised the approval of three key pieces of legislation by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The bills, which Wicker...
Wicker: Farm Bill Is a Big Win for Mississippi
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted for the bipartisan Farm Bill, which passed by a vote of 68-32. The “Agricultural Act of 2014,” H.R. 2642, now goes to President Obama for...
Wicker: Flood Insurance Relief Passes Senate
Miss. Senator Says the Bill is Critical to Protecting Homeowners, BusinessesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted for the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act,” which...
Miss. Senators Say OSHA Must Follow the Law on Family Farm Reg Exemption
Agency Responds to Senators’ Concerns, Agrees to Revisit Grain Storage RulesWASHINGTON – Despite assurances that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will back off efforts to regulate...
Wicker, Markey Ask Obama to Fight Seafood Fraud
Senators Call for Better Agency Coordination, Border Inspections to Protect Fishermen, ConsumersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today asked President...
Wicker Calls on Congress to Finalize Water Resources Legislation
Legislation for Upgrading U.S. Ports and Waterways Is Important to Economic GrowthFor the first time in six years, Congress is nearing final passage of a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)....