Miss. Senator Seeks Ways to Incorporate Existing NASA Facilities For Use In Commercial Space FlightsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on...
Wicker Applauds Mississippi’s Leadership in Aerospace Technology
Mississippi State University Selected for National Center of ExcellenceUnmanned aircraft systems are known by a lot of names – drones, robot planes, remotely piloted vehicles, and unmanned aerial...
Lawmakers Pledge Ongoing Support for FAA Center of Excellence for UAS
Senators, Congressmen, FAA Head Laud New Unmanned Aircraft System Research Consortium, Speak to Its Next Steps and GoalsWASHINGTON -- Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives today...
Wicker, Cochran Call for Increased Gulf Offshore Energy Exploration
Miss. Senators Back Bill to Open New Oil Exploration Areas, Lift GOMESA CapsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today joined in introducing legislation...
Wicker: Disappointing Economic Report Calls for Pro-Growth Action
Republicans’ Balanced Budget Creates More Opportunities for Americans, Reins in SpendingThe American economy has slowed to a near-standstill, according to the latest numbers from the Commerce...
Wicker Applauds Progress of Future I-22 Corridor
Miss. Senator Led Efforts in 2004 to Secure Interstate Designation for Hwy 78WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding a decision by the...
Restoring the 10th Amendment
One of the basic responsibilities of the executive branch is to execute the law faithfully. The Obama Administration, however, has no problem ignoring this duty to create its own rules.Instead of...
Looking Ahead on Anniversary of Oil Spill
Exactly five years ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 Americans and set in motion the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. For 87 days, more than three million...
Wicker Appointed to Budget Conference
House, Senate Leaders Set to Negotiate Final Federal Spending FrameworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, has been appointed to be a conferee...
Wicker Statement on Tax Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following statement regarding Tax Day 2015:“Americans are paying higher taxes than ever...