Legislation Would Award Prizes for Breakthroughs in Research, Detection, and CuresWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today unveiled his legislation to create prize-based incentives to...
Wicker Votes to Advance Bill Protecting the Unborn
Miss. Senator Supports Legislation to Prohibit Late-Term AbortionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to protect unborn children at 20 weeks, or five months, from late-term...
Wicker Statement on Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Miss. Senator Issues Statement in Observance of 14th Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist AttacksWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement in observance...
Wicker Announces Tickets to View Historic Papal Address to Congress
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that 200 tickets are available to view Pope Francis’s address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. The tickets will be distributed to...
Wicker Honors Gulf Coast on 10th Anniversary of Katrina
Progress Is a Testament to Mississippians’ StrengthOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on our Gulf Coast, unleashing a 30-foot storm surge and winds topping 100 miles per hour. The...
Wicker Highlights the Importance of Grants to Mississippi Communities
Senator’s E-Newsletter Offers Ways to Get Informed About Grant FundingPart of my job as a U.S. Senator is to assist Mississippians with grant opportunities. The federal government provides grant...
Wicker, Cochran Encourage Miss. Students to Apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Sept. 30 Application Deadline Set for Program Offering Scholarships & Trip to WashingtonWASHINGTON – As a new school year begins in Mississippi, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad...
Wicker: Time to Crack Down on Sanctuary Cities
Miss. Senator Supports Legislation to Close Loopholes in Federal Immigration LawWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has cosponsored legislation aimed at closing the gaps in the federal...
Wicker: Planned Parenthood Scandal Demands Swift Action
Taxpayer Dollars Should Go Toward Programs That Support Women’s HealthNearly 1,500 Mississippians have contacted me in recent weeks horrified by videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing the...
The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
Time For ReformHospital readmissions are costly and detrimental to both patients and taxpayers. In 2013, almost 18% of Medicare patients were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Although this...