Wicker & Cochran Sponsor Measure Highlighting African American Contributions to U.S.WASHINGTON – A Senate resolution to commemorate National Black History Month by recognizing the contributions of...
Congress Honors Mississippians During Black History Month
The annual designation of February as Black History Month has been a U.S. tradition for 40 years. Every President since 1976 has issued a proclamation naming this month a special time for honoring...
Wicker: Gulf Coast Line Is Essential to National Passenger Rail Network
Miss. Senator Highlights Importance of State-Supported, Long-Distance Routes Following Last Week’s Historic Rail Inspection TripWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of...
Wicker Statement on Obama’s GTMO Plan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s plan to transfer terrorists currently held at Guantanamo Bay to the United...
Wicker: Passenger Rail May Return to Our Gulf Coast
Officials Embark on Inspection Trip From New Orleans to JacksonvilleMississippi’s rail infrastructure could become even stronger if passenger service is restored along our Gulf Coast. On February...
Miss. Senators: Park Service to Conduct Historic Landmark Study on Medgar Evers Home
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced that the National Park Service will conduct a special resource study on the home of slain civil rights...
Wicker Announces Formation of Working Group to Restore Rail Service to Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that a new group has been established to study the return of passenger rail service between New Orleans to Orlando along the Gulf...
Wicker: Next President Should Choose Scalia Replacement
TUPELO – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced on the “Paul Gallo Show” that he supports the position not to take up a Supreme Court nomination in the Senate during President Obama’s...
Wicker Supports Expanded Sanctions on North Korea
Rogue Nation’s Nuclear Ambitions Are a Serious Threat to National SecurityNorth Korea has already kicked off 2016 with defiance, brazenly claiming to have tested a hydrogen bomb last month and then...
Wicker Statement on Death of Justice Antonin Scalia
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:“Antonin Scalia’s nomination was one of the most...