WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., met with President-elect Trump’s nominee to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Former Representative Doug...
Senators Wicker, Manchin Lead Resolution to Recognize Gold Star Children
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., have introduced a resolution designating August 1, 2024, as Gold Star Children’s Day to recognize the sacrifices of the...
Wicker Commemorates Mississippi’s World War II Heroes
Pascagoula Honored for Its ContributionsWhen we look back on World War II, Allied victory seems inevitable. But when conflict was raging, defeating the Axis powers was far from a done deal. The...
Wicker Leads Armed Services Republicans in Hearing Supporting Veterans
Armed Services Leader: Congress Must Continue to Capitalize on Effective Veteran Support ProgramsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services...
Wicker Promotes Competition in VA Acquisition Process
Miss. Senator Introduces VETS Business ActWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today introduced the Vetting for Equal Treatment of Small (VETS) Business Act, which would require the...
Wicker, Manchin Introduce Resolution to Establish Gold Star Children’s Day
Senators Work to Recognize Children of Fallen Service MembersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a...
Mississippi Congressional Delegation Calls on VA to Remove “Pride” Flag at Biloxi National Cemetery
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., today sent a...
Wicker Salutes America’s Fallen Soldiers
Lieutenant Bill Vincent’s Heroism Inspires Gratitude and ServiceIt is not every day you discover your uncle is a war hero. Yet that is exactly what happened to Biloxi’s John Lindsley when he began...
Miss. Senators Back National American Indian Veterans Charter Act
Congressional Charter Would Boost Advocacy for Native American VeteransWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have cosponsored legislation to grant the...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Join Fight Against VA-Funded Abortions
Miss. Senators Join Bicameral Effort to Overturn Illegal RuleWASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., joined more than 65 colleagues in introducing a...