Schumer Stalls Defense Bill to Focus on Partisan AgendaOne of the most important jobs of our government is to provide for the common defense as outlined in the Constitution. Each year, Congress...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Urge Schumer to Bring Annual Defense Bill to a Vote
Miss. Senators Fight for Major Investments in Armed Forces, Want Vote This MonthWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and...
Wicker Remembers Anniversary of 9/11
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following remarks in advance of the 21st anniversary of the terror attacks on...
Letter to the Editor: If You Want Peace, Prepare Industry for War
The U.S. defense industrial base, made up of companies small and large, needs government to signal demand.Elbridge Colby and Alexander Gray are exactly right that our defense supply chain needs...
Wicker Leads Effort to Expand Navy
Larger Fleet Needed to Prevent War in the PacificNothing upsets China’s communist leaders like a thriving democracy on their doorstep. Taiwan is a case in point. Located some 100 miles from the...
A National-Defense Renaissance
American defense needs a renaissance. After a decade of budget cutbacks — and now amid rapid inflation — our military is stagnating. Meanwhile, our adversaries are leaping ahead in weapons...
Wicker Opposes Biden Tax Hikes
Democrats Plan to Raise Taxes in Middle of RecessionPresident Biden’s new tax-and-spend legislation is totally disconnected from the needs of our country. After causing massive inflation with last...
Wicker, Shaheen Urge Swift Appointment of New U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus
Push Comes Following Departure of Ambassador Fisher & Amid Lukashenko’s Continued Crackdown on Human RightsWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a co-chair of the Free Belarus...
Wicker, Shaheen Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Support Economic Development, Promote Democratic Resilience & Combat Corruption in the Balkans
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, joined Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., today introduced new legislation called the Western Balkans...
Wicker Pushes NATO Membership For Finland, Sweden To President’s Desk
Miss. Senator: Senate Vote is “Pivotal Day for the Free World’s Future”WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and ranking member on...