WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received support from General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to continue the program that supports the nation’s five National...
Wicker: LNG Exports Important to U.S. Economy, National Security
Mississippi Poised to Play Leading Role in Shale RevolutionAdvances in technology are bringing southwest Mississippi closer to the shale boom that scientists and energy producers have anticipated in...
Wicker: Obama’s Power Grabs Set a Dangerous Precedent
President Obama’s habit of repeatedly sidestepping Congress has made a mockery of the Constitution. Not only has he defied the law to advance an ultra-liberal agenda, but his power grabs also set a...
Wicker: American People Are Not Getting a Balanced View of Progress in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today said that “the American people have not been given a balanced view about (our) success...
Wicker Pushes to Keep Foreign Radio Services Open
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a leading Senator on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, is urging the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to continue operating...
Putin and Hitler: Why the Reluctance to Tell It Like It Is?
Winston Churchill once advised, “Study history, study history. In history, lies all the secrets of statecraft.”Churchill's recommendation may be good advice for us in light of former Secretary of...
Wicker Leads Bipartisan Effort Condemning Russian Aggression in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Senators led by Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduced a resolution today condemning the Russian military siege of...
Wicker Supports ‘U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced his support for the “U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Board of Visitors Enhancement Act,” S. 2076. The bill was introduced by...
Wicker Statement on Obama’s Defense Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, today issued the following statement on the military budget plan outlined by Secretary of...
Wicker: Military Pension Bill Must Include Offset
Miss. Senator Calls on Senate to Keep Its Promise to Military RetireesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget and Armed Services committees, today voted to...