WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing to review Navy and Marine Corps...
Wicker: Senate Updates U.S. Energy Policy
Comprehensive Energy Bill Passes Chamber for First Time Since 2007WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of legislation to modernize the nation’s energy...
Wicker: EPA Budget Priorities Are Not ‘Cost-Efficient’
Agency Proposes Cuts to Radon Program in Favor of Climate Change RuleWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina...
Wicker: FAA Reform Bill Clears Senate
Passenger-Friendly Legislation Includes New Robust Consumer ProtectionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of a bipartisan initiative to reauthorize and reform the...
Wicker: Law Prohibits Taxpayer Funds From Being Used for UN Climate Change Convention
UNFCCC Grants Membership to ‘State of Palestine,’ Triggering Ban of U.S. FundsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined a group of 28 senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of...
Mississippi Senators Cosponsor Fallen Heroes Flag Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced their support for legislation that would provide an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol to the...
Wicker, Klobuchar Urge FDA to Advance Muscular Dystrophy Therapies
Senators Encourage Agency to Utilize Available Resources, Patient PerspectiveWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are leading a bipartisan effort to...
Wicker Receives Honor for Leadership on Passenger Rail Issues
Miss. Senator Given ‘Golden Spike’ Award for Efforts to Strengthen, Expand Rail ServiceWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received the “Golden Spike” Award from the National...
Wicker Observes Equal Pay Day
Miss. Senator Says Paycheck Discrimination on Basis of Gender Is ‘Wrong’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today highlighted efforts by Senate Republicans to stand up for equal pay for...
Wicker, Cochran Announce $3.1 Million for Safe Rooms at Pontotoc Schools
FEMA Funding to Support Construction at North and South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced grants totaling more...