FAA Approves 42 Grants to Improve Safety, Operations at Local Mississippi AirportsWASHINGTON – Members of the Mississippi congressional delegation today announced 42 grants worth more than $7.54...
Wicker Holds Second Hearing on Building a Larger Navy
Seapower Subcommittee Receives Industry Perspective on Achieving 355-Ship FleetWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, today conducted a public...
Wicker Convenes Classified Briefing With Navy Officials on Achieving 355 Ships
Seapower Chairman to Hold Public Roundtable With Industry TomorrowWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, today held a classified briefing...
Wicker Reaffirms the Importance of America’s Mariners
Senate Commerce Committee Votes to Reauthorize Coast GuardAlexander Hamilton wrote in 1787, “A few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at small expense be made...
Wicker Proposal Authorizing New Coast Guard Cutters Passes Committee
Legislation Now Awaits Senate ConsiderationWASHINGTON – Two key proposals authored by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., were approved today by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation...
Wicker Comments on Future of Navy Report
Seapower Chairman to Begin Holding Hearings, Roundtable Discussions Next WeekWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, today issued the following...
Wicker Calls for Renewed Focus on Military
Work Begins to Restore Readiness, Modernize ForcesWhen American security is threatened, our military has to be ready. After North Korea’s rogue missile tests, all eyes were on the USS Carl...
Wicker & Cochran Honor Fallen Mississippi Police Officers
Fallen Miss. Bureau of Narcotics Agent Commemorated in 2017 National Police Week CeremoniesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today marked National Police...
Wicker Comments on Dismissal of FBI Director
Miss. Senator Says Comey Replacement Should Be a ‘Neil Gorsuch Type’ With Impeccable CredentialsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services...
Funding Bill Will Advance Trump Agenda
Redirecting Obama-Era Spending PrioritiesCongress has passed legislation to fund the government through September. This is a major achievement for President Trump, and I support his...