U.S. Intelligence Leaders Reveal Growing Menace from Russia, China, & North KoreaWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today...
Wicker Focuses on Naval Readiness
New Bill Addresses Needed Reforms in the Wake of Last Year’s Fatal CollisionsOver the course of about 10 weeks last summer, two of the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyers collided with two...
Wicker Statement on Senator Thad Cochran
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., announced that he would resign from the Senate on April 1:“Thad Cochran will...
Benefit Equality a Must for National Guard, Reserves
Send-off ceremonies for our deployed troops are deeply personal events. These men and women are members of our families, our churches, our workplaces, and our neighborhoods. When called...
Wicker Notches Another Win to Advance Rural Broadband
Senate Passes Legislation Authored by Miss. Senator to Identify Coverage GapsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the “Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017,” authored by U.S. Senator Roger...
Wicker: ‘Patience Running Out’ for Passenger Rail Safety Implementation
Positive Train Control Necessary for Gulf Coast Passenger Rail ServiceWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
Wicker, Donnelly Introduce Bill to Delay Burdensome Regulations
‘BRICK Act’ Would Allow Time for Legal Review of New Emissions Regulations for Brick & Ceramics IndustryWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., introduced...
Wicker Unveils Wide-Ranging Navy Reforms
SASC Chairman McCain Cosponsors Legislation to Help Navy, Pentagon Restore Surface Force ReadinessWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, today...
Wicker Highlights New Tax Credit for Paid Family Leave
Tax Law Offers Incentive for Employers to Extend These BenefitsMuch of the news about the new tax law has been focused on the wave of employee bonuses and wage raises affecting millions of...
Preparing for the Jobs of Tomorrow Starts Today
The Magnolia State is seeing the fruits of a growing economy. In December, the state’s unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent, the lowest ever recorded in Mississippi, and job growth reached a...