Helping Restore the Gulf CoastCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently sent welcome news to Mississippi’s fishing communities. The declaration of a federal fisheries disaster for our state at...
Wicker Votes for Short-Term Funding Bill
Senate Approves Measure to Prevent a Government ShutdownWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after voting for a short-term bill to fund the federal...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, & Palazzo Commend Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration for Mississippi
Legislators Fighting for Reforms to Expedite ReliefWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representative Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today commended U.S....
Wicker Statement on the Resolution of Disapproval
Senate Democrats Waste Floor Time with Political StuntWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats forced a second vote on a...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Thompson, and Guest Announce $3.75 Million for 12 Mississippi School Districts
Federal Funding Will Support Advanced STEM Courses in Rural, High-Poverty CommunitiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Congressmen Bennie Thompson,...
Wicker on the Importance of Democracy and Civic Education
Mississippi Students and Teachers Understand America’s FoundingSeptember 17 marked 232 years since the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to create the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Announce $7.99 Million for Improvements to Local Airports
Miss. Senators Detail Four Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation UpgradesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $7.99...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith Announce $5.17M in Grants for Mississippi Fire Departments
Large Grants for Jackson, Canton to Support Hiring of More FirefightersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $5,172,039.58 in...
Wicker Protects Independence of the Supreme Court
Court Packing Would Destroy the Separation of PowersThe U.S. Supreme Court has been comprised of nine justices since 1869. However, some U.S. senators and presidential candidates want to change this...
Wicker Remarks on 18th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today commemorated the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which took thousands of American lives.A full transcript of...