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...
Wicker Calls on Democrats to Oppose Internet Transition
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following joint statement with Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Richard Burr, R-N.C., Ron Johnson,...
Wicker, Cochran Announce $1.49 Million Grant for Coahoma County Safe Room
FEMA Funding Will Support Multi-Purpose Safe Room Construction at Coahoma Community CollegeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced that a $1.49...
Wicker, Cochran Vote For Passage Of Water Projects Bill To Benefit Mississippi
Senators Add Mississippi Projects to Water Resources Development Act of 2016WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today voted for Senate passage of bipartisan...
Wicker Questions FCC Chairman on Mobility Fund Expansion
Miss. Senator Seeks Agency Plans for Rural Broadband, Protection of ContentWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
Wicker Questions Joint Chiefs of Staff
Miss. Senator Asks Top Military Brass About Shipbuilding Priorities, AfghanistanWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, today...
Wicker: More Premium Increases on the Horizon Under Obamacare
State Exchanges Are Losing Insurers, Leaving Consumers With Few – If Any – ChoicesDespite President Obama’s promises of savings, his health-care law has been anything but affordable. Sticker shock...
Wicker Statement on 15th Anniversary of 9/11
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement ahead of the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which took the lives of nearly 3,000...
Wicker: Mississippi Is Leading the Way Toward the Next Tech Frontier
New Innovations, Challenges Mark 20th Anniversary of Telecom ActIn rural states like Mississippi, connectivity can be a challenge. And yet, our state has become a national leader in groundbreaking...
Wicker, Cochran: Gulfport to Receive $3.9 Million in Federal Grant Funding
Miss. Senators Announce Funding for Gulfport-Biloxi Airport, Community Development ProgramsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced that the City...