WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) spoke on the Senate Floor today, urging his colleagues to promote American energy production. Click here to view his remarks. On...
Meeting America’s Energy Needs
Earlier this month, I joined 28 other Senators to send a letter to the President urging his Administration to stop stifling American energy production. We wrote, “the policies being carried...
How to Help Lower Gas Prices
With heightened unrest in the Middle East, the price at the pump continues to soar. Gas prices averaged $3.46 per gallon in Mississippi last week, according to AAA. That is approximately...
Cochran and Wicker Cosponsor Bill to Extend Life of Gulf of Mexico Offshore Energy Leases
Measure Would Offer 12-Month Extension on Leases Affected by BP Oil SpillWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to extend the life of...
Cochran and Wicker Cosponsor Energy Tax Prevention Act
In Era of High Energy Costs, Bill Would Curb Costly EPA Greenhouse Gas RegulationsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), today announced their support for...
Rising Price at the Pump Impacts Mississippians
Gas prices averaged just more than $2.99 per gallon earlier this month in Mississippi, according to AAA. That was approximately 50 cents higher than one year ago. During an economic...
Wicker Says President’s Plan to Ban Offshore Drilling Threatens Jobs and Energy Security
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today regarding the Obama administration’s proposal to ban new oil drilling in waters off the East Coast for at...
Wicker Statement on Lifting of Offshore Drilling Moratorium
Mississippi lawmaker concerned that remaining administrative hurdles will continue to impact jobs and domestic energy productionWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the...
Powering America Forward
The price families pay to turn on their lights, put gas in their cars, heat their homes, and stock their food supply will skyrocket if some in Washington succeed in passing a new carbon tax called...
Wicker Statement on Lifting of Deepwater Drilling Ban by Federal Judge
WASHINGTON - On the news that President Obama’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling was lifted by a federal judge, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R – Miss, issued the following...