Republican Bills Champion Paycheck Fairness for WomenWage discrimination based on gender is both illegal and wrong. Unfortunately, it still exists. I believe that equal work deserves equal pay. I...
Mississippi Senators Cosponsor Fallen Heroes Flag Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced their support for legislation that would provide an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol to the...
Wicker, Klobuchar Urge FDA to Advance Muscular Dystrophy Therapies
Senators Encourage Agency to Utilize Available Resources, Patient PerspectiveWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are leading a bipartisan effort to...
Wicker Receives Honor for Leadership on Passenger Rail Issues
Miss. Senator Given ‘Golden Spike’ Award for Efforts to Strengthen, Expand Rail ServiceWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received the “Golden Spike” Award from the National...
Wicker Reviews Marine Corps Ground Modernization Programs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing to review the state of Marine Corps...
Wicker Observes Equal Pay Day
Miss. Senator Says Paycheck Discrimination on Basis of Gender Is ‘Wrong’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today highlighted efforts by Senate Republicans to stand up for equal pay for...
Wicker: Unfunded Mandates Should Not Drain Local Resources
Committee Hearing Highlights Federal Role in Water Services Across the NationState and local governments know better than Washington what is best for their communities and the people who live there....
Wicker, Cochran Announce $3.1 Million for Safe Rooms at Pontotoc Schools
FEMA Funding to Support Construction at North and South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced grants totaling more...
Wicker Highlights Rural Challenges of Meeting EPA Water Mandates
Miss. Senator Says Federal Regulators Should Act More as Partners, Not ProsecutorsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today highlighted the difficulties that many communities in...
Wicker Supports Bill to Ban Transfer, Release of GTMO Terrorists
New Report Shows Increase of Former Detainees Reengaging in TerrorismWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is supporting legislation to place a permanent ban on the transfer of Guantanamo...