Nearly Two-Thirds of the Senate and 78 Organizations Support Alzheimer’s LegislationOne year ago, I introduced a bill to fight Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias – the costliest disease in...
Wicker, Cochran, & Palazzo Announce $2.0 Million Grant for Gulfport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Congressman Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today reported that the City of Gulfport has been awarded a $2.0 million grant...
Wicker, Cochran Push Obama Administration to Abandon Proposed Estate Tax Regs
Proposed Regulations Would Have Severe Chilling Effect on Family Farms and BusinessesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are among 41 Senators encouraging...
Wicker: Senate Approves Temporary Gov’t Funding Bill
Chamber Passes Measure After Democrats Drop Objections to ‘Clean’ Spending BillWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate approved a...
Wicker: Senate Democrats Block Gov’t Funding Bill
Democrats Reverse Support for ‘Clean’ Spending BillWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted against a bill to fund the...
Miss. Lawmakers: FAA Grants $3.8 Million To Supplement Jackson Airport Improvements
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., along with Congressman Gregg Harper, R-Miss., announced that the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport...
Wicker, Cochran Announce $1.49 Million Grant for Coahoma County Safe Room
FEMA Funding Will Support Multi-Purpose Safe Room Construction at Coahoma Community CollegeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced that a $1.49...
Wicker Questions Joint Chiefs of Staff
Miss. Senator Asks Top Military Brass About Shipbuilding Priorities, AfghanistanWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, today...
Wicker: More Premium Increases on the Horizon Under Obamacare
State Exchanges Are Losing Insurers, Leaving Consumers With Few – If Any – ChoicesDespite President Obama’s promises of savings, his health-care law has been anything but affordable. Sticker shock...
Wicker, Cochran Urge USDA to Revise SNAP Rule
Bipartisan Group of Senators Contends USDA Plan Would Limit Food Access in Rural AreasWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., have joined a bipartisan group of...