WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today drew attention to the safety risks associated with large...
Wicker Votes to Reverse Obama Era Rule on Unemployment Drug Testing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to block an Obama Administration midnight regulation that strips states of the authority to set unemployment drug testing policies. The...
Wicker Looks to the Future of Mississippi Seafood
State Could Help Close Nation’s Seafood Trade DeficitGo anywhere in our state and you can find fresh seafood. The catfish of the Delta and the oysters of the Gulf are a source of local pride and a...
Senate Overturns Obama-era Education Regulation that Undermined Local Control of Schools
Sends to president’s desk resolution affirming that Congress writes the laws—not the Department of EducationWASHINGTON — The Senate today voted for local school boards over a National School Board...
Wicker, Cochran Promote AmeriCorps in Senate Resolution
AmeriCorps Campus in Vicksburg cited in Measure Saluting American VolunteerismWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today joined in honoring AmeriCorps and its...
Wicker, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Promote Study Abroad
Senators Say Study Abroad Prepares U.S. College Graduates to Compete GloballyWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., today introduced the bipartisan Senator Paul...
Wicker Questions CENTCOM Commander About Afghanistan Stalemate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today questioned Gen. Joseph Votel, Commander of U.S. Central Command, about the ongoing...
Senators to Trump Admin: Coast Guard Critical to National, Economic Security
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Gary Peters (D-MI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan group of 23 senators...
Wicker Questions FCC on Broadband Deployment, Free Data Programs
Miss. Senator Praises Agency’s Pro-Consumer EffortsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today questioned...
Wicker, Brown, Cardin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Fix to Make Life-Saving Colorectal Cancer Screenings More Accessible to Seniors
Bill Would Make Sure Seniors Aren’t Charged with Unexpected Bills after ColonoscopiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Susan Collins,...