Mississippi Integral to National SecurityThis month, the Senate Armed Services Committee introduced Congress' annual national defense bill. An updated National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA,...
Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Confirmation Hearing on Chief of Naval Operations Nominee Admiral Daryl Caudle
Watch Video HereWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to consider the nomination of Admiral Daryl Caudle to be Chief...
Chairman Wicker: The Pentagon needs major reform. Now is our chance
A generational opportunity to reform the Pentagon is here; it's time to seize it?Fox News OpinionRead the full opinion editorial below.Last year, I released two plans for reforming the military. The...
Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on SOCOM and AFRICOM Nominees
Vice Admiral Frank M. Bradley, nominated to be Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Lieutenant General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, nominated to be Commander of U.S. Africa Command, testify...
Wicker Securing American Energy Resources
Energy Independence is Good for Business and SecurityAmericans are more prosperous and secure when the United States can produce its own energy. Our livelihoods depend on energy resources. Without...
Chairman Wicker Issues Statement on Ukraine Developments
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued a statement after President Trump announced he would work with NATO to continue...
Wicker Celebrates Return of Gulf Coast Rail
Passenger Rail Returns, Two Decades After KatrinaAt last, passenger rail is returning to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina shuttered the line that carried tourists and travelers...
Wicker: America’s Allies Are Stepping Up
Free World Increasing Defense InvestmentsThe U.S. military is not sufficiently equipped to face the growing threats from our adversaries. In Congress, I am fighting to change that. On July 1st, I...
Wicker Details the Provisions of the Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., detailed the provisions of the reconciliation bill which President Trump will soon sign into law.“The reconciliation bill is an investment in the...
Senator Wicker Statement on Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill
WASHINGTON - Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement upon the Senate's passage of the reconcillation bill.“The Senate-passed reconciliation bill is an investment in the...