Senate Approves Highly Qualified Nominees Despite Democrats’ ObstructionOn the last day of October, Amy Barrett, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, was confirmed by the Senate to be a...
Naysaying Detracts From 355-Ship Buildup
Does the Navy stand behind its requirement for a 355-ship fleet?Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Admiral John Richardson, the Chief of Naval Operations, certainly do. But Acting Undersecretary...
Wicker Asks Army Secretary Nominee About Issues Facing Mississippi Defense Manufacturers
Miss. Senator Highlights Airbus in Columbus, Warmkraft in StonewallWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today asked Dr. Mark...
Wicker Commends Trump for Repeal of Arbitration Rule
Miss. Senator Voted Last Week to Eliminate CFPB’s Arbitration RegulationWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., commended President Trump for signing legislation, cosponsored by the...
Wicker Responds to Navy’s Final Comprehensive Review
Military Brass Explains USS Fitzgerald, USS John S. McCain CollisionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, today released the...
Wicker Reiterates the Need for a 355-Ship Navy
Seapower Chairman Delivers Speech on Readiness in Light of Recent Naval CollisionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Seapower Subcommittee, told the Senate that...
Wicker Encouraged by President Trump’s Meeting With Senate Republicans
The Senate’s passage of a budget resolution on October 19 was only the beginning of a weeks-long process to overhaul the tax code, one of President Trump’s top priorities. The House of...
Wicker Supports Amy Barrett’s Nomination to Federal Bench
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Republican Senate leaders and religious liberty groups met to discuss the nomination of Amy Barrett to the...
President Trump’s Tax Reform is a Win for American Workers
More money for middle-class Americans. That is the goal of tax reform and the reason I support it in the Senate. More than 30 years after Congress last rewrote the tax code, I believe we are seizing...
Wicker Explores Options to Expand Rural Broadband With Satellite Technology
Senator Seeks Multi-Technology Solution to Close Digital DivideWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,...