Committee Policies Have a Big Impact on MississippiansThe Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is one of the most important in Congress. With jurisdiction over most of the...
Wicker Named Chairman of the Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after being named chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The new role will give...
Wicker Points to the Lasting Impact of Tax Reform, Defense Bills
With Landmark Laws, Congress Delivers ResultsJust a few days ago, President Trump signed the “America’s Water Infrastructure Act,” adding it to the growing list of laws enacted by this...
Gulf State Senators Urge Fairness for Gulf of Mexico Mineral Development Program
Coastal Senators Argue States Should Receive Equal Revenue From Federal Mineral Development Within Their BordersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Doug Jones, D-Ala., Richard Shelby,...
Wicker Touts Accomplishments of the First 500 Days of the Trump Administration
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to review the Trump Administration’s record of accomplishments after 500 days in office.Wicker focused...
Wicker Introduces the ‘Energizing American Shipbuilding Act’
Miss. Senator Proposes Legislation to Support Shipbuilding Industrial Base and American Energy ExportsWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee...
Wicker Says Good Riddance to So-Called ‘Clean Power Plan’
Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Rule to Repeal Major Overreach of Obama EraThe Trump Administration is continuing its ambitious rollback of harmful federal regulations – this time taking...
Wicker Underscores America’s Energy Potential
U.S. Could Be Net Exporter Within a DecadeTemperatures are high, but gas prices are low, reaching their lowest mark in a decade during the Fourth of July holiday. That is good news for...
Wicker Agrees With Trump on Withdrawing From Paris Climate Deal
Accord Would Have Cost Jobs With Little Effect on Global TemperaturesPresident Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement might have come with some suspense, but it should have...
Wicker Statement After Senate Approves Gov’t Funding Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to fund the federal government through September 2017:“President Trump and...