Budget Agreement Cuts Retirement Benefits for Current, Future Military Retirees by Approximately $6 Billion; Senators Urge Alternative SavingsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Lindsey...
Wicker Statement on Veterans’ Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is honoring our nation’s current and former service members this Veterans’ Day at events in Washington, D.C. and Mississippi.“I am deeply grateful to...
Town Hall Opportunity to Discuss Veteran Care at Jackson VA
Last week’s headlines about the quality of management and care at Jackson’s G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center were not a surprise to those of us who have sought reform for the past two...
Hagel Wrong Choice to Lead Pentagon
The bitter tone of gridlock in Washington has left many Americans hoping for a more collaborative environment to face the country’s most pressing challenges. Changes in the president’s Cabinet...
COCHRAN & WICKER COSPONSOR “STOLEN VALOR ACT”
Bill Addresses Those Who Make False Claims About Military Service & HonorsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced their support for...
Wicker Amendment to Help Streamline Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Veterans Added to Defense Reauthorization
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), applauded the Senate for adding legislation he authored to help reduce red tape for veterans who apply for a commercial driver’s license (CDL)...
Wicker Co-Sponsors ‘Hotels for Heroes’ to Help Wounded Troops and Families Be Together
Washington, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) recently joined Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) to introduce the “Hotels for Heroes” program, S. 1776, which would allow Americans to donate hotel reward...
Wicker Thanks America’s Military Heroes
On Veterans Day, We Honor Generations of Selfless ServiceThe history of Veterans Day can be traced to the end of World War I, when Allied nations and Germany ceased fighting on the eleventh hour of...
Cochran and Wicker Support Measure Protecting Veterans’ Rights to Purchase Firearms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American veterans would gain an extra measure of protection for their Second Amendment rights through legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger...
Honoring Our Veterans and Military Families
Recently, millions of Americans took to the polls or mailed in ballots exercising their right to vote. This important principle of our democracy is made possible because of the soldiers,...