Bipartisan Legislation Would Encourage Broadband Deployment by Preventing Grants From Being Considered Taxable IncomeWASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Mark Warner, D-Va.,...
Wicker Welcomes $30M in Broadband Infrastructure Grants For Mississippi
Additional Broadband Investments from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will ‘Move Mississippi Forward’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today welcomed the announcement of more than $30...
Wicker Opposes Biden Tax Hikes
Democrats Plan to Raise Taxes in Middle of RecessionPresident Biden’s new tax-and-spend legislation is totally disconnected from the needs of our country. After causing massive inflation with last...
Wicker Successfully Negotiates China Competition Bill
CHIPS Act Would Boost Research Funding for Rural StatesOne of the biggest changes to our economy in recent decades has been our dependence on microchips. These tiny electronic devices – sometimes...
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING | CHIPS Act of 2022
WASHINGTON – Today, the CHIPS Act of 2022, also known as the “CHIPS and Science Act,” passed the U.S. House of Representatives, and will soon be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into...
Wicker Praises CHIPS Bill Ahead of Final Passage
Miss. Senator: CHIPS Puts “America Back Into a Place to Win the Game” with ChinaWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member on the Senate Commerce Committee, today took to the...
Wicker Joins Republican Leaders to Target Big Tech’s Biased Algorithms
Miss. Senator Calls Out Conservative Email SuppressionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today joined U.S. Senator John Thune, R-S.D., and 26 other Republican senators to introduce the...
Wicker Works to Improve Weather Forecasting
Key Bills Would Provide Better Tornado, Flood Warning SystemsTornado season came abruptly last week as heavy storms swept through Mississippi, taking down trees and power lines across our state....
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Applaud $1.49 Million Grant For Virtual Reality Job Training Initiative
Appalachian Regional Commission Grant to MSU Will Benefit Youth in Five East Mississippi CountiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today applauded the...
Miss. Senators Introduce Bill to Improve Tornado Forecasting Following Devastating Outbreak
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., along with U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, John Thune, R-S.D., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, today...