Officials Embark on Inspection Trip From New Orleans to JacksonvilleMississippi’s rail infrastructure could become even stronger if passenger service is restored along our Gulf Coast. On February...
Wicker Announces Formation of Working Group to Restore Rail Service to Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that a new group has been established to study the return of passenger rail service between New Orleans to Orlando along the Gulf...
Wicker, Durbin Say Next Amtrak CEO Should Continue Commitment to National System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill., today issued a letter to Anthony M. Coscia, Chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors, requesting that the next Amtrak...
Wicker: Senate Sets Sights on Comprehensive Energy Bill
Bill Would Promote Efficiency, Accountability, and ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy ApproachThe future of U.S. energy has reached the forefront of the Senate’s legislative agenda. The time is ripe for a...
Wicker: Americans’ Priorities Rise to the Top of Senate Agenda
2015 Included Major Victories for Education Reform, Highway UpgradesThe Senate is up and running again under Republican leadership. Over the past year, more than 80 bipartisan bills have been passed...
Wicker Highlights Progress for Mississippi in 2015
Year Marked by Strategic Economic Investments, Notable Anniversaries’Tis the season for counting blessings, many of which extend far beyond Christmas Day. Our state has had an impressive year,...
Wicker: Mississippi Priorities Funded by Spending Bill
Measure Includes Critical Tax Relief, Cybersecurity ProvisionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of a comprehensive bill to fund the federal government for the...
ICYMI: Wicker Champions Passenger Rail Reform
Watch as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., discusses his bipartisan rail infrastructure bill, co-authored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. The measure was recently signed into law.
Wicker: Congress Passes Long-Term Transportation Bill
Plan Includes $2.7 Billion for Miss. Infrastructure Projects Over the Next Five YearsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of a fully funded, five-year highway...
Senate Votes to Remove Bigger Trucks Mandate From Transportation Appropriations Bill
Sens. Wicker, Feinstein Successful Again in Putting Chamber on Record Opposing Longer Double TrucksWASHINGTON – The Senate today voted in favor of an amendment offered by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker,...