President Has Acted Quickly to Assert Regulatory Reform, Military PowerThe end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office – which arrives on April 29 – is a good time to assess the progress that...
Wicker Votes to Reverse Obama Era Rule on Unemployment Drug Testing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to block an Obama Administration midnight regulation that strips states of the authority to set unemployment drug testing policies. The...
Wicker Reacts to President Trump’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement after President Donald Trump completed his first address to a joint session of Congress:“President Trump is working to...
Wicker Works to Put a Permanent End to Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
Senators Announce Bill to Prohibit Use of Funds, Increase Insurance Plan TransparencyWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., have introduced...
Wicker Statement on President Trump’s Inauguration
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States:“Congratulations to our new President on...
Wicker Anticipates Major Reforms During Trump’s First 100 Days
Supreme Court Nomination, Tax Reform Could Be Early Items in 2017The first 100-day period after a new President takes office is a pivotal time for any administration. The plans that are put in place...
Wicker, Cochran Push Obama Administration to Abandon Proposed Estate Tax Regs
Proposed Regulations Would Have Severe Chilling Effect on Family Farms and BusinessesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are among 41 Senators encouraging...
Wicker: Law Prohibits Taxpayer Funds From Being Used for UN Climate Change Convention
UNFCCC Grants Membership to ‘State of Palestine,’ Triggering Ban of U.S. FundsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined a group of 28 senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of...
Senate Votes to Bar Gov’t From Taxing the Internet
Wicker Supports Measure to Extend Online Tax Freedom PermanentlyWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said that Congress’s permanent extension of the “Internet Tax Freedom Act” is a...
Wicker: Tax Relief Important to American Families, Job Creators
Bipartisan Deal Could Lead to More Comprehensive Tax ReformOne of the last pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 2015 promises to pave the way for urgently needed reforms to the confusing and...