Approval of House-Senate Agreement Coincides With Positive News at Port of GulfportEarlier this month, Mississippi welcomed a new addition to the Port of Gulfport. McDermott International, which...
Wicker Delivers Senate Speech in Support of Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today took to the Senate floor in support of the House-Senate agreement on the...
Wicker, Cochran: Congress Reaches Deal on Water Resources Bill
Miss. Senators Say Bill Would ‘Benefit State’s Water Infrastructure, Ports’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today said that a House-Senate agreement on a...
Wicker Commends Success of Storm Weather Technology
Advanced Communication Tools Important to Emergency Response, Economic GrowthEarly last year, I joined the National Weather Service in Jackson to celebrate state-of-the-art upgrades to its Doppler...
Wicker: LNG Exports Important to U.S. Economy, National Security
Mississippi Poised to Play Leading Role in Shale RevolutionAdvances in technology are bringing southwest Mississippi closer to the shale boom that scientists and energy producers have anticipated in...
Wicker Praises Passage of Flood Insurance Bill
Provisions Would Protect Many Mississippi Homeowners and BusinessesEarlier this month, Congress approved a bipartisan compromise preventing millions of Americans from enduring unworkable flood...
Wicker: Senate Passes Flood Insurance Bill
Legislation Heads to President’s Desk for SignatureWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted for the bipartisan “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act,” which would delay...
Wicker Statement on House Passage of Flood Insurance Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3370, the “The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability...
Wicker, Cochran Support Disaster Recovery Grant for Miss. Fisheries
NOAA Awards State $10.9 Million for Commercial Oyster & Blue Crab Fisheries DisastersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today said they are optimistic that...
Wicker: Flood Insurance Relief Passes Senate
Miss. Senator Says the Bill is Critical to Protecting Homeowners, BusinessesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted for the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act,” which...