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...
Wicker Statement on Obamacare Repeal
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today made the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare. The bill, titled the...
Miss. Senators Introduce Legislation to Expand Telehealth to Medicare Patients
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring through Medicare...
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, Bicameral Leaders Comment on Pai’s Internet Regulations Announcement
WASHINGTON - Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Oreg.), Senate Communications,...
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 Votes to Confirm Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to be President Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture. The Senate confirmed Perdue’s...
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, Cochran Say Coast Shrimpers Still Need Antidumping Duties Imposed on Foreign Imports
Miss. Senators Ask Trade Commission to Continue Antidumping Measures to Prevent Unfair Trade of Frozen Warmwater Shrimp ImportsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran,...
Wicker, Manchin Urge FCC to Expand Broadband Access Using Accurate Coverage Maps
Senators call on FCC to promote new broadband deployment in a manner that accounts for the real-world experiences in rural AmericaWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin,...