Miss. Senator, Top U.S. Commander Discuss Situation in AfghanistanWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today met with Gen. John...
Wicker Says New Ozone Rule Costly and Unachievable for Many
Jackson, DeSoto Counties Now at Risk of Non-AttainmentWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today stated that new ozone standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could...
Wicker, Cochran Encourage Public Comment on Restore Act Rule
One-Month Public Comment Period for Rule Governing BP Oil Spill Funds for Mississippi, Gulf Coast StatesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today encouraged...
Wicker: Funding Bill Adheres to Budget Caps
Miss. Senator Highlights Pro-Life Provisions Reaffirmed by Spending MeasureWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that the Senate has approved a measure, H.R. 719, to fund...
Wicker Awarded Cancer Advocacy Honor
Miss. Senator Receives American Cancer Society’s Highest National AwardWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award from the American...
Wicker Statement on Speaker Boehner
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that he will step down as Speaker of the House of Representatives next...
Wicker Votes to Fund Gov’t, End Federal Support of Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of a spending measure that would fund the federal government until December 11. The legislation would have also redirected...
Wicker Discusses EUREKA Act with Mississippi Public Broadcasting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., spoke with Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Sid Scott about his new initiative to create prize-based incentives to encourage more public-private...
Wicker: Senate Democrats Wrong to Block Troop Funding
Miss. Senator Also Comments on Arrival of Pope Francis to the United StatesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is urging Senate Democrats to stop obstructing appropriations legislation...
Wicker Introduces Bill to Help Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
Legislation Would Award Prizes for Breakthroughs in Research, Detection, and CuresWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today unveiled his legislation to create prize-based incentives to...