Health-Care Law Should Not Violate Americans’ Right of ConscienceThe Obama Administration’s intrusiveness into Americans’ daily lives is again under scrutiny by the Supreme Court. This time the...
Wicker Praises House Passage of ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today praised the passage of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” H.R. 7, by the House of Representatives. This bill is the House companion to...
Cochran & Wicker Announce Mississippi Delegates to 2014 U.S. Senate Youth Program
Students from Moss Point & DeSoto County Selected for Washington Scholarship ProgramWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) today announced the selection of Luke...
Senate Approves Judicial Divisions Realignment for Southern District of Mississippi
Wicker, Cochran Supported Legislation Now Cleared to Become LawWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., on Tuesday supported Senate passage of legislation to...
Wicker Statement on Death of Nelson Mandela
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has issued the following statement regarding the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela:“I extend my deepest condolences to the...
Wicker Thankful for Mississippi’s Adoptive Families
National Adoption Month Honors Those Who Have Opened Their Hearts and Homes Every year, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, communities across the country celebrate National Adoption Day. For...
Russia’s Adoption Freeze
Is a Humanitarian Solution Within Reach?When the Russian government decided late last year to forbid international adoptions with the United States, the heartbreak was swift and palpable. The...
A Day of Resolve to Eradicate Malaria
Thursday is World Malaria Day, a day set aside as a rallying point to support the accomplishments to date in the effort to eliminate malaria and to reaffirm a target date of 2015 for ending malaria...
Wicker Recognizes Heroism of Newtown’s Teachers and First Responders
In Mississippi, Outpouring of Support Has Followed Horrific TragedyOur thoughts and prayers are with the many students, educators, and families who have been forever impacted by the unspeakable...
Taking Essential Steps to End Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases
The expansion of the Senate Malaria Working Group is an important step in highlighting advancements in global health. The new Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, which I...