Defense Bill Earns Broad Support in CommitteeOne of my primary responsibilities as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower is addressing the annual needs and reforms of the...
Wicker Announces Amtrak Stop Coming to Marks
Miss. Senator Says Rail Service to Delta Could Boost Economy, TourismWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that an agreement has been reached between Quitman County...
Wicker to Convene Hearing on FCC Lifeline Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will hold a hearing entitled “Lifeline: Improving...
Wicker Proposal Would Strengthen Public-Private Space Partnership
Miss. Senator Seeks Ways to Incorporate Existing NASA Facilities For Use In Commercial Space FlightsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on...
Wicker Champions Shipbuilding, Nat’l Guard Priorities in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, successfully included a number of provisions in this year’s “National Defense...
Wicker & Cochran Use Cancer Risk Evidence to Defend Catfish Inspection Program
Senate Tout USDA Inspection Program Intended to Improve Consumer ProtectionWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today rose in defense of a long-awaited...
Wicker Applauds Mississippi’s Leadership in Aerospace Technology
Mississippi State University Selected for National Center of ExcellenceUnmanned aircraft systems are known by a lot of names – drones, robot planes, remotely piloted vehicles, and unmanned aerial...
Supreme Court Decision Could Trigger Obamacare Overhaul
In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court will issue a highly anticipated ruling on the case of King v. Burwell. The lawsuit alleges that the Obama Administration went beyond the law in...
Wicker Statement on Death of B.B. King
B.B. King’s legacy is at the heart of Mississippi’s rich musical tradition.WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding the passing of B.B. King:“B.B....
Lawmakers Pledge Ongoing Support for FAA Center of Excellence for UAS
Senators, Congressmen, FAA Head Laud New Unmanned Aircraft System Research Consortium, Speak to Its Next Steps and GoalsWASHINGTON -- Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives today...