Systemic Problems at Medical Centers Nationwide Highlight Need for Immediate ActionThe recently released internal audit by the Veterans Affairs Department and a preliminary report by the VA’s Office...
Wicker Supports Veterans Affairs Reform Bill
Legislation Addresses Recent Crisis at Nation’s VA Medical FacilitiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted in favor of...
Wicker: Veterans Deserve a Choice in Quality Health Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is supporting a bill to provide veterans with more choices and flexibility when making...
Ten Organizations Endorse Donnelly-Wicker Bipartisan Military Suicide Prevention Legislation
Effort Earns Backing of Military Service, Veteran and Mental Health OrganizationsWASHINGTON — Legislation introduced by Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., received...
Wicker Part of Effort to Prevent Military Suicides
New Legislation Would Increase Mental Health Outreach for All Service MembersEarlier this year, I had the opportunity to meet the parents of Jacob Sexton – a member of the Indiana National Guard who...
Wicker Commends Success of Storm Weather Technology
Advanced Communication Tools Important to Emergency Response, Economic GrowthEarly last year, I joined the National Weather Service in Jackson to celebrate state-of-the-art upgrades to its Doppler...
Wicker: Mississippi Hospitals Play a Key Role in Improving Rural Health
Legislation Would Mitigate Harmful Impact of Health-Care LawMississippians understand the importance of rural hospitals and the critical services they provide. Sixty-five of our 82 counties are...
Statement from Senators Wicker and Coons on World Malaria Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, released the following statement Friday...
Wicker Supports ‘Hire More Heroes Act’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has cosponsored the “Hire More Heroes Act,” a bill that would give businesses an added incentive to employ veterans or active military personnel who...
Wicker: Supreme Court Considers Pivotal Case on Religious Freedom
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...