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...
Wicker, Durbin Say Next Amtrak CEO Should Continue Commitment to National System
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill., today issued a letter to Anthony M. Coscia, Chairman of the Amtrak Board of Directors, requesting that the next Amtrak...
Senate Votes to Bar Gov’t From Taxing the Internet
Wicker Supports Measure to Extend Online Tax Freedom PermanentlyWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said that Congress’s permanent extension of the “Internet Tax Freedom Act” is a...
Wicker: Coast Guard Bill Signed Into Law
Legislation Includes Gulf Priorities, Grant Opportunities, Safety ProvisionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said he was pleased to see that the “Coast Guard Reauthorization...
Wicker Praises SCOTUS Order to Stop Costly EPA Rule
Harmful, Unattainable Executive Overreach Halted Until Legal Challenges ResolvedWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee,...
Wicker: Senate Votes to Strengthen N. Korea Sanctions
Miss. Senator Says Obama’s Doctrine of ‘Strategic Patience’ Not WorkingWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was joined by an...
Wicker Statement on President Obama’s Budget
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s final budget proposal:“The President’s...
Wicker Introduces Major Telehealth Legislation
Proposal to Expand Services in Medicare Looks to Mississippi SuccessesTelehealth success in Mississippi has helped inspire new legislation that could lead to better health care for patients across...
Wicker, Cochran, Kelly Urge Use of American-grown Rice for Humanitarian Relief
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., along with U.S. Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss., today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers advocating for...