WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after voting against the resolution of ratification of the START Treaty:“I remain concerned this treaty...
Wicker Supports Passage of Defense Bill Stripped of Pro-Abortion Language
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today supported the Defense Authorization Bill, which gives authority for Department of Defense (DoD) spending and decision-making for FY2011.“I...
Wicker Opposes Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today after the Senate voted to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy:“Six weeks ago, the American people sent...
Mississippi Lawmakers Celebrate Decisions to Place C-27J Training Mission at Key Field Air Guard Station
New Aircraft, Personnel Help Ensure Future for Meridian Military FacilityWASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, with Congressman Gregg Harper, today celebrated the U.S. Air...
Wicker Statement on Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Report
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today regarding the release of the Defense Department’s report on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy: “I remain...
Wicker Says Congress Should Not Use Defense Bill as a Political Football
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Defense Authorization bill:“The Defense...
WICKER AND COCHRAN PRAISE AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES FOR WINNING DEFENSE COMPETITION
Columbus Firm Selected by Air Force to Demonstrate Long Endurance UAVWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today praised Aurora Flight Sciences for...
Wicker Statement on the End of the U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq: “The United States has the strongest and best-led...
Wicker Says U.S. Is Still Key to Iraq’s Stability
Work remains to complete missionAt the end of this month, the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end after almost seven and a half years. I am glad to see many of our troops returning home, and...
Senator Wicker Statement on the Confirmation of General David Petraeus
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of the confirmation of General David Petraeus to be commander of the International...