WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General Jon...
Wicker, Donnelly Join Forces on Bipartisan Military Suicide Prevention Legislation
WASHINGTON – Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today introduced legislation to advance efforts in military suicide...
Miss. Senators Cosponsor Bill to Authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
Studied for Five Years, Pipeline Would be Permitted Using Congressional AuthorityWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to approve...
Wicker, Cardin Lead Colleagues in Urging Action to Free OSCE Observers Held in Ukraine
Senators Raise Alarms about the Treatment of Jews and Other Minorities by Pro-Russians in CrimeaWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chairman and Senate Ranking...
Wicker Makes the Case Again for Keesler AFB
Miss. Senator Says Plan to Relocate Aircraft and Personnel Is ‘Shortsighted’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today told Air Force Secretary Deborah James and Air Force Chief of Staff...
Fox News: America Must Not Retreat From Russia’s Information War
Information is power, which explains why Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to keep the media under his control. One can only assume that the announcement of the impending closure of Radio Free...
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 Highlights Mississippi’s Defense Role in Armed Services Hearings
Committee Assesses Proposals in President's FY2015 BudgetAs a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am directly involved with the defense authorization process and the blueprint it...
Wicker Presses Air Force Chief on Keesler Transfer
Miss. Senator Says USAF’s Numbers ‘Don’t Add Up’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today questioned Air Force Secretary Deborah James and the Air Force Chief of Staff, General Mark...
U.S. Must Stand By Afghanistan’s Nascent Democracy
Success in Afghanistan has always depended on more than the elimination of the al-Qaida network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks. Protecting America's national security interests for the long...