Senate Successfully Overrides Obama’s Veto for the First TimeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after voting to override President Obama’s veto of...
Wicker: Senate Democrats Block Gov’t Funding Bill
Democrats Reverse Support for ‘Clean’ Spending BillWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after Senate Democrats voted against a bill to fund the...
Wicker: Ocean Monitoring Bill Cleared by Senate
Legislation Includes Priorities for Gulf Coast, Local UniversitiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that the Senate has passed his legislation to reauthorize the U.S....
Wicker: Recent Terror Attacks Call for Greater Vigilance, Leadership
Current Strategy Has Not Stopped Extremism, Instability Around the WorldOver the course of a weekend, multiple bombs exploded in New York and New Jersey, and 10 people were stabbed in a mall in...
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 legislation that creates a...
Wicker Outlines Administration’s Failures in Syria
Miss. Senator Addresses Obama’s Statement That ‘There’s No Ultimate Military Victory’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, today...
Miss. Lawmakers: FAA Grants $3.8 Million To Supplement Jackson Airport Improvements
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., along with Congressman Gregg Harper, R-Miss., announced that the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport...
Wicker Selects Pinelake Church as 2016 ‘Angel in Adoption’
Mississippi Church Leader Accepts Award in WashingtonWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today presented Scott Wiggins of Pinelake Church with the 2016 “Angels in Adoption” award for...
Wicker, Klobuchar: FDA Announces Accelerated Approval for First Drug to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
WASHINGTON – Following efforts from U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has accelerated approval for the...
Wicker: Water Resources Bill Would Move Mississippi Projects Forward
Bipartisan Legislation Passes Senate With Broad SupportEarlier this year, I toured a site on the Pearl River in Hinds and Rankin counties where construction of a new underwater dam, also known as a...