WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans still lack reliable broadband connection. A key issue is that over 100 separate broadband initiatives are currently managed across 15 different federal agencies....
Army Corps Approves Final Yazoo Backwater Pumps Plan, Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith Applaud Decision
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Study Area.The plan has been promised to the people...
Senator Wicker Celebrates Opening of the Hall Avenue East Overpass in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined state and local officials at the opening of the Hall Avenue East Overpass in Hattiesburg. In some cases, ambulances, fire support, and the...
Senator Wicker’s Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act Passes the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate passed Senator Roger Wicker’s, R-Miss., Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, putting it one step closer to becoming law. It will now be sent to the U.S....
Senator Wicker Applauds International Trade Commission’s Decision to Impose Duties on Shrimp from Four Countries
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to impose duties on frozen warmwater shrimp imports from Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam, after investigations...
Senator Wicker Statement on the Biden Administration Lifting Some ATACMS Restrictions
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, responded to press reports indicating that President Biden...
Senators Wicker and Cornyn Raise Concerns about COP29 in Baku Amid Stalled Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Talks
WASHINGTON – Since late last year, Azerbaijan and Armenia have engaged in negotiations to bring an end to decades of hostilities. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and John Cornyn, R-TX, are...
Senators Wicker, Risch, and Colleagues Press Biden-Harris Administration to Reverse Policy Toward State of Qatar
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, the highest-ranking Republican on the...
Senator Wicker Announces New Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that his long-time chief of staff, Michelle Barlow Richardson, will leave government service to accept a new opportunity in the...
Senator Wicker Celebrates Groundbreaking of New Power Plant in Washington County
GREENVILLE – Today, Entergy Mississippi held a groundbreaking ceremony for their first new natural gas power station in 50 years.U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement:"I...