Miss. Senator Says Congress Closer to Enacting Long-Term Highway ProposalWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
Wicker: BP Settlement Adds Certainty to Oil Spill Recovery
Mississippi to Receive Additional $1.5 Billion for Environmental and Economic RestorationThe 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Five years...
Wicker, Bryant Announce $85,000 in ARC Grants for Mississippi
Pontotoc County and Northeast Miss. Community College Receive Project FundingWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant today reported that Pontotoc County...
Wicker Encouraged by ‘Every Child Achieves Act’
Bipartisan Education Bill Would Offer States More Control, FlexibilitySchool may be out for the summer, but lawmakers have an important assignment to complete in the coming days. A bill to reform...
Wicker, Cochran Back Biomass Energy
Miss. Senators Urge Agencies to Remove UncertaintiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United...
Wicker: Highway Bill Key to Critical Upgrades, Economic Growth
Six-Year Reauthorization Would Empower Local Leaders to Invest in InfrastructureThe recent introduction of a long-term highway bill is welcome news for communities across the country. Enactment of a...
Wicker, Booker Passenger Rail Bill Passes Key Senate Committee
Bipartisan Proposal Awaits Senate ActionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., today announced that their bipartisan measure to increase passenger rail safety,...
Wicker Supports Far-Reaching Highway Bill
DRIVE Act Offers Long-Term, Broad Transportation SolutionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today voted in favor of a...
Wicker Leads Senate Effort to Reform Rail System
Bipartisan Bill Prioritizes Safety, Efficient Use of Taxpayer DollarsSen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and I have unveiled a new bipartisan bill to upgrade America’s passenger rail system. Titled the...
Wicker, Booker Unveil Railroad Reform, Amtrak Reauthorization
Bipartisan Proposal Could See Committee Vote Next WeekWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., today introduced a bipartisan measure to improve passenger rail...