‘EUREKA Act’ Would Encourage Breakthroughs With Prize CompetitionsSeptember is World Alzheimer’s Month and a prime opportunity to draw attention to this devastating disease. It is estimated that...
Wicker Statement on Speaker Boehner
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that he will step down as Speaker of the House of Representatives next...
Wicker Votes to Fund Gov’t, End Federal Support of Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted in favor of a spending measure that would fund the federal government until December 11. The legislation would have also redirected...
Wicker Discusses EUREKA Act with Mississippi Public Broadcasting
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., spoke with Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Sid Scott about his new initiative to create prize-based incentives to encourage more public-private...
Wicker: Senate Democrats Wrong to Block Troop Funding
Miss. Senator Also Comments on Arrival of Pope Francis to the United StatesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is urging Senate Democrats to stop obstructing appropriations legislation...
Wicker Introduces Bill to Help Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
Legislation Would Award Prizes for Breakthroughs in Research, Detection, and CuresWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today unveiled his legislation to create prize-based incentives to...
Wicker Votes to Advance Bill Protecting the Unborn
Miss. Senator Supports Legislation to Prohibit Late-Term AbortionsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to protect unborn children at 20 weeks, or five months, from late-term...
Wicker Announces $2.98 Million Education Grant for JSU
Mississippi University to Receive Funding for Innovative STEM DevelopmentsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that Jackson State University (JSU) will receive $2,988,707...
Wicker Opposes President’s Iran Deal
Parallels With 1938 Munich Agreement Are Cause for ConcernDespite expressing serious misgivings about President Obama's Iran nuclear deal, Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked a vote opposing...
Wicker Questions Railroad Administrator on Restoring Gulf Coast Rail Service
Mississippi Senator Plans to Work With Agency, Ensure RepairsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today questioned...