WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said he has offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution that would make it more affordable for home owners to make hurricane...
Cochran, Wicker Praise Proposed Regulation On Hurricane Katrina Loan Forgiveness
Senators encourage Mississippi communities to comment on DHS proposalWASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security has released a plan to make communities that received Hurricane Katrina disaster...
Economy Is Greatest Challenge Facing 111th Congress
As New Session Begins, Senator Says Bipartisan Legislation Needed to Spur Economic GrowthAs the gavel fell last week to begin the 111th Congress, members of the House and Senate were immediately...
Wicker, Cochran Announce $7.3 Million Federal Loan for Coast Electric Power Association
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran today announced Coast Electric Power Association has received a $7,324,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural...
Sens. Cochran and Wicker Urge Forrest and Lamar County Residents to Attend “Flood Risk Open House”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today urged residents in Forrest and Lamar counties to attend upcoming meetings to find out more about floodplain management and potential...
Sen. Wicker Meets with Jack Zink of the Port Harbor Commission of Hancock County
Washington - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., met with Jack Zink of the Port Harbor Commission of Hancock County in his office in Washington, D.C. The two discussed the damage caused...
Cochran, Wicker Announce $1 Million In Funding For Hancock County EOC
WASHINGTON – Hancock County will receive $1 million in federal assistance for its Emergency Operations Center (EOC), U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced today. The...
Gustav Causes Damage But Highlights Mississippi’s Preparedness
Last week, just days after we observed the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, our state was battered by yet another major storm. While we can be thankful Hurricane Gustav...
Wicker Asks FEMA to Support Disaster Assistance Following Hurricane Gustav
JACKSON, Miss. – After spending two days visiting areas in Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Gustav, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Wicker Pushes for Federal Assistance for Counties Affected by Gustav
WOODVILLE, Miss. – During a tour today of areas in Southwest Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Gustav, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said he is in full support of Governor Haley Barbour’s request for...