Miss. Senator Issues Statement in Observance of 14th Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist AttacksWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement in observance...
Wicker, Cochran Announce FEMA Grants for Safe Rooms in Tupelo, Louisville
$3.2 Million Will Support Construction of Community Safe Room in Louisville, Plus Two More Facilities in TupeloWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran...
Wicker Votes to Advance Disapproval of Iran Deal
Harry Reid, Senate Democrats Orchestrate Partisan FilibusterWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today voted to advance a...
Wicker Thanks Mississippi’s Amateur Radio Operators
Open Lines of Communication Are Essential to Emergency ResponseOne of Hurricane Katrina’s many valuable lessons is the importance of communication during times of crisis. The 2005 storm severely...
Wicker, Smith Statement on Sentencing of Investigative Journalist in Azerbaijan
Khadija Ismayilova Robbed of Her Freedom for Exposing CorruptionWASHINGTON -- In response to the verdict rendered against journalist Khadija Ismayilova in Baku today, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04),...
Wicker: Lowndes County Awarded $350,000 ARC Grant
Project Funding to Extend County Park’s Sewer SystemWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that Lowndes County will receive $350,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian...
Wicker Announces Tickets to View Historic Papal Address to Congress
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that 200 tickets are available to view Pope Francis’s address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. The tickets will be distributed to...
Wicker Uses State Work Period to Highlight New Legislation
Bill to Combat Alzheimer’s Would Encourage Innovative BreakthroughsEvery August, I have the opportunity to spend more time in the state discussing my legislative priorities directly with...
10 Years After Katrina, Mississippi’s Resilience Has Endured
When Hurricane Katrina arrived on our shores a decade ago, it was clear that parts of our state would never be the same. The storm was the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, slamming...
Wicker Honors Gulf Coast on 10th Anniversary of Katrina
Progress Is a Testament to Mississippians’ StrengthOn August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on our Gulf Coast, unleashing a 30-foot storm surge and winds topping 100 miles per hour. The...