Community Banks to Benefit From Banking Reform BillFor the past eight years, our nation’s small banks and credit unions have been caught in the crosshairs of an onerous regulatory regime built by...
Wicker, Cochran, Kelly Announce $273.2 Million Army Helicopter Contract
Columbus Airbus Facility Will Produce 35 UH-72A Aircraft for the U.S. ArmyWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Congressman Trent Kelly, R-Miss,...
Wicker Leads Effort to Tell FCC That Mobility Fund Map Has ‘Gaps’
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senators, led by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai expressing serious concerns...
Unmanned Maritime Systems Benefit From New Legislation
Bicameral, Bipartisan Measure Would Advance Technologies, Marine DataWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, along with Reps. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Jimmy...
Wicker Announces Support for Bill Protecting Community Banks From Dodd-Frank Regulations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today called on the Senate to include his amendment to protect small community banks from requirements designed for larger financial institutions....
Wicker Notches Another Win to Advance Rural Broadband
Senate Passes Legislation Authored by Miss. Senator to Identify Coverage GapsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the “Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017,” authored by U.S. Senator Roger...
Wicker, Donnelly Introduce Bill to Delay Burdensome Regulations
‘BRICK Act’ Would Allow Time for Legal Review of New Emissions Regulations for Brick & Ceramics IndustryWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., introduced...
Wicker Highlights New Tax Credit for Paid Family Leave
Tax Law Offers Incentive for Employers to Extend These BenefitsMuch of the news about the new tax law has been focused on the wave of employee bonuses and wage raises affecting millions of...
Preparing for the Jobs of Tomorrow Starts Today
The Magnolia State is seeing the fruits of a growing economy. In December, the state’s unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent, the lowest ever recorded in Mississippi, and job growth reached a...
Wicker Points to Bigger Paychecks, Bonuses as Tax Law Goes Into Effect
Treasury Says Pay Increases Will Affect 90 Percent of WorkersNearly all Americans should see larger paychecks this month, thanks to the tax reform bill passed by Congress and signed into law by...