Wicker, Cochran Encourage Miss. Students to Meet Sept. 30 Application Deadline for Program Offering Scholarships & Trip to WashingtonWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad...
Wicker Applauds Mississippi Athletes Heading to Rio
Summer Olympic Games Feature State All-Stars in Track and Field EventsFour athletes competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, call our state home. Ten others have connections...
Wicker, Cochran Urge USDA to Revise SNAP Rule
Bipartisan Group of Senators Contends USDA Plan Would Limit Food Access in Rural AreasWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., have joined a bipartisan group of...
Wicker Raises Awareness About Veteran Suicide
Social Media Campaign, Senate Legislation Respond to Alarming StatisticTwenty-two push-ups. It is a small gesture, but it is driving a popular campaign on social media to raise needed awareness...
Wicker, Cochran, Harper Announce $10 Million Grant to Upgrade Natchez Railway
Natchez Railway Bridge Upgrades Could Spur Economic Growth in Southwest MississippiWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., with Representative Gregg Harper,...
Miss. Senators Ask Interior Dept. to Drop Proposed Offshore Rule
Interior Dept. Fails to Show Offshore Activities Negatively Affect Onshore Air Quality, 17 Senators AssertWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today said the...
Wicker Cosponsors Bill to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement
New Legislation Targets Illegal Immigrants Charged With Drunk DrivingThe Obama Administration often chooses to ignore the law when it comes to illegal immigration. A glaring example is the...
Wicker, Cochran Announce $20.3 Million for Mississippi Airport Upgrades
19 Grants Approved by FAA to Support Statewide Airport InfrastructureWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today reported that 19 Mississippi airport...
Wicker: Senate Supermajority Backs EUREKA
Miss. Senator’s Proposal to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease Has 61 CosponsorsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., authored the “Ensuring Useful Research Expenditures is Key for Alzheimer’s...
Wicker Supports Fight Against Opioid Crisis
Bipartisan Bill Would Give Communities the Resources to Save LivesThere are now more deaths by drug overdose in America than deaths by car accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control...