Last Thursday marked the seventh anniversary of September 11, 2001, a day when nearly 3,000 innocent people were tragically lost and the lives of all Americans were changed forever. September...
Wicker Introduces RESPONDER Act
Sen. Cochran Cosponsors Legislation That Helps Ensure First Responders Can Communicate During EmergenciesWASHINGTON – In an effort to increase emergency preparedness across the nation by ensuring...
Wicker Applauds West Point Company’s Milestone
Navistar Defense Delivers 5,000th Mine Resistant Vehicle to U.S. MilitaryWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today applauded the announcement that the Navistar Defense facility in West...
Wicker Invites Air Force Leadership to Key Field in Meridian
Senator Stresses Importance of Securing Bridge MissionWASHINGTON – During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., continued his efforts to secure a bridge...
Wicker Announces $37 Million for Mississippi Military Installations
WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill, legislation that includes $37 million for Mississippi’s military bases,...
Wicker Says Intelligence Law Improves America’s Safety
Last week, the Senate came together to approve legislation that protects our nation by providing our intelligence agencies the tools they need to monitor terrorist communications. This...
Wicker: Intelligence Legislation will Protect America
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate approved legislation reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by a...
Wicker Responds to Tanker Competition Decision
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced an expedited re-competition process for the Air Force tanker...
Wicker Applauds Passage of Bill to Fund Troops, Expand G.I. Benefits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement after the Senate voted last night in support of a supplemental spending bill that provides needed funding for...
Wicker Statement on GAO Tanker Protest Decision
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustaining Boeing’s protest of the Air Force tanker...