Navy Infrastructure Needs a Boost from CongressAmerica is home to some of the finest shipbuilders in the world. This industry is becoming increasingly vital to our national security as we seek to...
Support Grows for SHIPYARD Act
WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., introduced the SHIPYARD Act of 2021, which would provide $21 billion to make upgrades to the U.S. Navy’s four public shipyards and $4...
Wicker Invites Biden to Negotiate on Infrastructure
Republicans Work to Build Consensus on Funding for Local ProjectsInfrastructure has always enjoyed bipartisan support in Congress. Republicans and Democrats have a long history of working together...
Wicker, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce American Infrastructure Bonds Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., were joined by Senators Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Tim Kaine, D-Va.,...
Wicker Urges Support for Gulf Coast Passenger Rail
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today shared his strong support for restoration of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast in a letter sent to the chairman of the Surface...
Mississippi Members of Congress Announce $24.3M for Mississippi Airports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today announced the award of...
Wicker Advocates for Local Infrastructure Solutions
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, discussed local and regional surface transportation needs in a hearing...
Wicker Praises Amtrak Support for Gulf Coast Passenger Rail
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today issued this statement in response to the news that Amtrak...
Cardin, Wicker Want to Strengthen Key Federal Program for Local Bike and Pedestrian Options
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., have announced bipartisan legislation to extend the highly popular Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) that...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Announce $11.6M in Coronavirus Response Grants for Mississippi Airports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic disruption...