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...
Wicker Applauds USGBC Decision to Include U.S. Forest Products in LEED Rating System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today applauded a decision by the U.S. Green Building Council to expand the use of forest products in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
Wicker Highlights Nation’s Shipbuilding Priorities
Seapower Chairman Reviews Concerns, Constraints Impacting Navy, Marine CorpsWASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Seapower, delivered the following...
Wicker Receives Award for Work on Appalachian Regional Commission
Miss. Senator Recognized for Leadership and Support of ARCWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received the 2016 Congressional Award from the Development District Association of...
Wicker Celebrates the Preservation of Iconic Mississippi Landmarks
2016 Marks 50th Anniversary of the ‘National Historic Preservation Act’Imagine if Elvis Presley’s shotgun home in Tupelo had not been recognized as a famous site. Or if the legendary Biloxi...
Wicker, Cochran Challenge Obama Immigration Executive Actions
43 Senators File Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Case, Assert President’s Actions Violate Federal Immigration LawWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss.,...
Wicker Spotlights Policy Issues at Events Across Mississippi
Discussions Centered on Senate Achievements, Health Care, and DefenseWhen the Senate is not meeting in Washington, I find it helpful to spend time at home in Mississippi, visiting with the people I...