WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to fund the federal government through September 2017:“President Trump and...
Senate Unanimously Approves Bill to Improve Space Weather Prediction
Peters-Gardner-Booker-Wicker-Klobuchar Bill Helps Address Economic Impact of Solar Flares on TechnologyWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate today unanimously approved the bipartisan Space Weather Research...
Wicker Statement on North Korea Briefing
Miss. Senator Says Regime’s Nuclear Program Represents ‘Clear and Growing Danger’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued...
Wicker Notes Signs of Progress in Trump’s First 100 Days
President Has Acted Quickly to Assert Regulatory Reform, Military PowerThe end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office – which arrives on April 29 – is a good time to assess the progress that...
Miss. Delegation Helps Land DHS Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Range in Mississippi
Homeland Security Dept. Selects Mississippi State University Proposal for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Demonstration Range FacilityWASHINGTON – All members of the Mississippi congressional...
Wicker Holds Press Briefing Following NAS Meridian Visit
JACKSON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., held a press briefing Saturday following his visit with Navy officials and instructor pilots at NAS Meridian to discuss safety issues with the T-45...
Wicker Supports President Trump’s Actions in Syria
Miss. Senator Talks to CNN About U.S. Military Action Against Bashar al-AssadWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today appeared...
Wicker Announces Visit to NAS Meridian Amid Reports of Safety Concerns With T-45 Training Jets
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, which has jurisdiction over the Navy and naval aviation, today announced that he will visit with...
Wicker Discusses Value of U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today asked U.S. Navy Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, Commander of U.S. Southern Command, about the...
Wicker Asks Strategic Command General About Modernizing U.S. Nuclear Triad
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today asked Air Force General John E. Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, about the...