WASHINGTON – The Mississippi congressional delegation today requested that President Obama posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Medgar Wiley Evers, the distinguished civil rights...
Wicker Salutes Mississippi’s Military Communities, Veterans
Local Tributes, Defense Manufacturing Underscore Our Reputation as Top-Military StatePatriotism is never in short supply in our state, and it was certainly on full display at the Mississippi Coast...
Wicker, Manchin: New FCC Proposal Would Help Narrow Rural Broadband Gap
Agency Heeds Bipartisan Call From Senators to Expand Mobile Network in Rural AmericaWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are praising a new proposal from the...
Wicker, Cochran: Miss. Projects Gain $3.38 Million Boost from Delta Regional Authority
In all, $7.2 Million Investment for Levee Construction, Amtrak Platform, Blues Museum and Water Infrastructure ProjectsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss.,...
Wicker, Cochran Pressure Obama on Canadian Softwood Lumber Exports
Canadian Foot-Dragging on Lumber Agreement Affects Industry in U.S. & MississippiWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., are among a bipartisan group of Senators...
Miss. Delegation Welcomes Selection of Mississippi for Potential Air Force Trainer Aircraft Production
Meridian Chosen by Raytheon as Entry Site for Next Generation Trainer Competition, ProductionWASHINGTON – The entire Mississippi congressional delegation today praised the selection of Mississippi...
Wicker Calls on VA to Respond to ‘Troubling’ New Reports
Only ‘One to Six’ People Responsible for Patient Wait-Time Problems Have Been FiredWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is calling on Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald to...
Wicker Says New Ideas Strengthen Fight Against Cancer
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Task Force Puts Forth Plan for ‘Cancer Moonshot’The trees may be turning red, orange, and yellow as the fall season gets underway, but for many pink is the...
Wicker: Another Discouraging Jobs Report Cites Slow Growth
Survey Reaffirms Value of Training for New SkillsA report issued each month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is one of the most common ways to learn about the health of our nation’s workforce....
Wicker Highlights Mississippi’s National Heritage Areas
Gulf Coast Unveils Nature-Based Tourism PlanThere are only 49 National Heritage Areas in the United States, and three of them are in Mississippi. National Heritage Areas are approved by Congress and...