Senator Cosponsors Measure to Require Legislation Be Posted Online for 72 Hours Prior to VoteWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today joined in introducing a resolution that would change...
Cochran, Wicker Applaud Senate Passage of Bill to Jam Illegal Prison Cell Phones
Both Senators are Cosponsors of Bipartisan MeasureWASHINGTON – Legislation intended to stop prison inmates from using cell phones to coordinate criminal activities has passed the Senate, U.S....
Wicker Statement on Boxer-Kerry Energy Tax Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement in response to national energy tax legislation introduced by Senators Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and John Kerry,...
Jones County Safe Room Approved for FEMA Funds
Senators Cochran & Wicker Announce Federal Support for $3.2 Million ProjectWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced approval of $2.4 million in federal funding to...
Cochran, Wicker Announce $697,051 for High Performance Leadership Institute at Mississippi State University
Initiative Aimed at Turning Around Failing Schools in MississippiWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has approved...
Wicker Joins Call for ACORN Investigation
Group of 20 Senators Asks Government Accountability Office to Investigate Troubled Community Organizing GroupWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has joined a group of his colleagues in...
Sen. Wicker Hosts Job Corps Student for One-Day Internship in Nation’s Capital
Melissa Gleaton of Pope Learns about Inner-Workings of the Legislative BranchWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker today hosted Melissa Gleaton, a Job Corps student from the Batesville Job Corps...
Cochran & Wicker Reiterate Opposition To Proposed Inland Lock Usage Fee
Bipartisan Senate Group Outlines Case Against Plan to Fund Inland Waterways Trust FundWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both R-Miss., today reiterated their opposition to a...
Wicker Says Finance Committee’s Health Care Bill Would Hurt Mississippi’s Budget
As Committee Markup Begins, Senator Decries Forcing Additional Medicaid Spending on the StateWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today warned that the health care reform bill being amended...
Wicker Announces Senate Approval of $1 Million for U.S. Highway 78
WASHINGTON – The Senate has approved an appropriations bill containing $1,000,000 requested by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., for upgrades to U.S. Highway 78 to bring the highway to interstate...