WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he has introduced legislation to ensure law-abiding gun owners are able to securely transport firearms on Amtrak trains. The...
Cochran, Wicker Bill to Jam Illegal Prison Cell Phones Clears Senate Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation aimed at stopping prison inmates from using cell phones to coordinate crime has received an important committee endorsement, U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger...
Feingold, Wicker Launch Senate Working Group On Malaria
Washington – Today, U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) launched the first-ever Senate Working Group on Malaria to help raise awareness and support for efforts to combat the...
Senator Wicker on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Mr. President, I want to begin by thanking the members of the Judiciary Committee for conducting a thorough, fair, and respectful confirmation hearing. Judge Sotomayor herself stated that the...
VA Responds to Wicker, Ends Travel Reimbursement Inequity
WASHINGTON – In response to a request from Sen. Roger Wicker, the Department of Veterans Affairs has corrected an error that had resulted in significant reimbursement dollars being withheld from...
$1.5 Million Awarded For New Hancock County Emergency Ops Center, Mississippi Senators Report
Cochran & Wicker Detail Grant for $2.0 Million Construction Project in Kiln, Miss.WASHINGTON – Plans to construct a new Emergency Operations Center to serve Hancock County can now move forward with...
Wicker: Public Health Option is “Bait and Switch” Tactic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the current health care reform proposals:In the ongoing debate on health care...
Senators Introduce Resolution Urging Congress To Be Fiscally Responsible When Reforming Health Care
Resolution Calls on Congress to Consider Only Reform Plans That Lower Costs and Not Add to the Federal DebtWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Bob Bennett, R-Utah,...
Sen. Wicker to Attend The Neshoba County Fair – Sunday
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and his wife, Gayle Wicker, will attend the Neshoba County Fair on Sunday in Philadelphia. Following lunch and an afternoon spent at the fair,...
Sens. Cochran and Wicker Urge Alcorn County Residents to Attend “Flood Risk Open House”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today urged residents in Alcorn County to attend an upcoming meeting to find out more about floodplain management and potential changes to the...