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...
Wicker, Cochran Gain Passage of Provision to Extend GO Zone Benefits
WASHINGTON – The approval of a provision to extend tax incentives included in the 2005 GO Zone legislation represents a huge victory for Gulf Coast residents wanting to rebuild, U.S. Sens. Roger...
Wicker Condemns Largest Tax Hike in American History
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today made the following statement after voting against the Senate Democrats’ FY 2009 budget, which raises taxes on lower- and middle-income families...
Senate Passes Wicker Provision to Provide Tax Relief to Soldiers
WASHINGTON – As part of an amendment to the FY 2009 budget resolution, the U.S. Senate today passed a provision offered by Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) that will provide tax relief for soldiers...