Funding Measure Came With the Good, Bad, and UglyOn the last day of the fiscal year, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 11. Such a measure is...
Wicker Says New Ozone Rule Costly and Unachievable for Many
Jackson, DeSoto Counties Now at Risk of Non-AttainmentWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today stated that new ozone standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could...
Wicker, Cochran Encourage Public Comment on Restore Act Rule
One-Month Public Comment Period for Rule Governing BP Oil Spill Funds for Mississippi, Gulf Coast StatesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today encouraged...
Wicker Questions Army Official on WOTUS Rule
Miss. Senator Implies Imbalanced Review Process of RegulationWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today questioned Jo-Ellen...
Wicker Awarded Cancer Advocacy Honor
Miss. Senator Receives American Cancer Society’s Highest National AwardWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received the National Distinguished Advocacy Award from the American...
Wicker: Senate Democrats Wrong to Block Troop Funding
Miss. Senator Also Comments on Arrival of Pope Francis to the United StatesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is urging Senate Democrats to stop obstructing appropriations legislation...
Wicker Votes to Advance Bill Protecting the Unborn
Miss. Senator Supports Legislation to Prohibit Late-Term AbortionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to protect unborn children at 20 weeks, or five months, from late-term...
Wicker Opposes President’s Iran Deal
Parallels With 1938 Munich Agreement Are Cause for ConcernDespite expressing serious misgivings about President Obama's Iran nuclear deal, Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked a vote opposing...
Wicker, Cochran Work to Protect Small Businesses from Obamacare Mandate
Senate Bill Would Allow States Flexibility in Determining Size of Employers in Small Group MarketWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced their...
Wicker Outlines Opposition to Iran Deal
Miss. Senator Highlights Parallels Between Iran Deal and 1938 Munich AgreementWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today outlined his opposition to the President’s deal with Iran ahead...