In January, I wrote a column outlining my concerns about the growing threat of a nuclear Iran and its support for international terrorism. At the time, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Cochran, Wicker Announce $191 Million in Awards for Navistar Defense Projects in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $191 million to Navistar Defense for the delivery of new medium tactical vehicles and enhancements...
Wicker Presses Administration Officials on Military Option to Prevent a Nuclear-Armed Iran
Officials Confirm the Military Option is "On the Table"WASHINGTON – In a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing held on Thursday to review U.S. nuclear posture, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,...
Wicker Travels to Middle East, Europe for Top Level Meetings on Counterterrorism and Nuclear Activity
WASHINGTON – During the Easter recess break, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., traveled to the Middle East and Europe for top level meetings to assess terrorism and nuclear threats within the Middle...
Preventing Nuclear-Armed Iran Remains a Top U.S. Priority in 2010
As the year 2009 ended, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed a deadline from the United States and our allies on a United Nations deal to halt uranium enrichment, a key component in...
Wicker Supports Defense Funding Bill
Measure Provides Pay Raise For Troops, Resources Needed to Succeed in Afghanistan & IraqWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., voted Saturday morning in support of the FY 2010 defense...
Wicker: Terrorism Trials On U.S. Soil Are Needless & Risky
On Friday, November 13, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made a shocking announcement: The Justice Department will bring five enemy combatants, currently being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, to...
Wicker Says Hate Crimes Provision Politicized Defense Bill
Senator Says Democrat Leadership Wrong to Use Military to Pass Controversial BillThe defense authorization bill is an important item on Congress’ annual to-do list. In past years, I have...
Wicker Named Ranking Member on Seapower Subcommittee
Armed Services Committee Post Important to Gulf Coast Shipbuilding IndustryWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he has been named the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed...
Cochran, Wicker Applaud Senate Passage of Bill to Jam Illegal Prison Cell Phones
Both Senators are Cosponsors of Bipartisan MeasureWASHINGTON – Legislation intended to stop prison inmates from using cell phones to coordinate criminal activities has passed the Senate, U.S....