Honoring Brave Americans Extends Beyond Veterans DayLast year’s enactment of the “Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act” was just one step toward reforming the broken VA system....
Wicker Calls on Senate Democrats to Stop Blocking Troop Funding
Despite Recent Budget Agreement, Harry Reid & Company Filibuster Defense Spending BillWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called...
Wicker & Cochran Seek USDA Action to Deal with Avian Flu Threat
Lawmakers Say Preparedness & Response Plan Should Help Ensure Viability of IndustryWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today signed a letter to Agriculture...
Budget Compromise Increases Troop Funding & Reforms Social Security without Raising Taxes
Fiscal Agreement Also Helps to Protect Mississippi’s 155th BrigadeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has voted for a budget agreement that would provide a two-year framework for...
Wicker Works to Block Costly EPA Regulations
Miss. Senator Joins Efforts to Overturn Extreme ‘Clean Power Plan’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is supporting two measures aimed at blocking the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Wicker: Military Leaders and Troops Deserve Timely Defense Bill
President’s Veto Threat Undermines Bipartisan Consensus for NDAACongress’s recent enactment of the “National Defense Authorization Act” (NDAA) comes at a critical time for U.S. leadership. Russia...
Wicker: Putting the Continuing Resolution Into Perspective
Funding Measure Came With the Good, Bad, and UglyOn the last day of the fiscal year, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 11. Such a measure is...
Wicker Says New Ozone Rule Costly and Unachievable for Many
Jackson, DeSoto Counties Now at Risk of Non-AttainmentWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today stated that new ozone standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could...
Wicker, Cochran Encourage Public Comment on Restore Act Rule
One-Month Public Comment Period for Rule Governing BP Oil Spill Funds for Mississippi, Gulf Coast StatesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today encouraged...
Wicker: Funding Bill Adheres to Budget Caps
Miss. Senator Highlights Pro-Life Provisions Reaffirmed by Spending MeasureWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that the Senate has approved a measure, H.R. 719, to fund...