WASHINGTON – Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced today that the Department of Transportation has released nearly $4 million in funding for airports across the state of...
Wicker Statement on FEMA Denial for Jackson Area Assistance
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied federal disaster assistance to the Jackson area: “I...
Wicker Warns Against Congressional Intervention in Tanker Contract
WASHINGTON – Speaking from the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today warned against congressional action to overturn the recent Air Force decision to award a $40 billion...
Wicker: Gas Tax “Holiday” a Good First Step
Senator Says More Comprehensive Approach NeededWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today said providing a federal gas tax “holiday” by temporarily suspending the tax was a step in the...
Senate Approved Housing Bill Includes GO Zone Provision
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, housing assistance legislation that includes a provision offered by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to extend tax...
Wicker Says Officials Working Together to Provide Storm, Flooding Relief
JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today assured Mississippians that officials at the federal, state and local levels are working together to provide recovery assistance following...
Cochran, Wicker Announce Grants for Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg Museums
WASHINGTON – Five museums in South Mississippi will receive grants to aid in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced today. The grants have been...
Wicker Announces DeSoto County Office
Senator to Open Hernando Office in Early MayWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker today announced he will be opening an office in Hernando in early May. The office, which will be located in...
Cochran, Wicker Announce Over $11 Million for Mississippi Airports
WASHINGTON – Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced today that the Department of Transportation has released over $11 million in funding for airports across the state of Mississippi. ...
Wicker Responds to Testimony from Gen. Petraeus, Ambassador Crocker
WASHINGTON – Following testimony today about conditions in Iraq by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a...