Ocean Springs Selected as Host of Academic CompetitionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today...
Looking Ahead on Anniversary of Oil Spill
Exactly five years ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 Americans and set in motion the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. For 87 days, more than three million...
Wicker Appointed to Budget Conference
House, Senate Leaders Set to Negotiate Final Federal Spending FrameworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, has been appointed to be a conferee...
Wicker Statement on Tax Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today issued the following statement regarding Tax Day 2015:“Americans are paying higher taxes than ever...
Wicker Supports Permanent ‘Doc Fix’ Deal
Miss. Senator Says ‘Bill Is Landmark Bipartisan Achievement’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of a bipartisan...
Wicker to Convene Subcommittee Hearing on Telehealth Advancements
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, April 21,...
Success! Miss. Delegation Helps Keep ‘Flying Jennies’ In Mississippi
U.S. Air Force Abandons Attempt to Deactivate 815th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Relocate C-130J AircraftWASHINGTON – Following more than three years of working with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Senators...
Wicker Renews Efforts to Uphold 10th Amendment Protections
Excessive Executive Action Threatens Constitutional System of Checks and Balances The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved...
Cochran, Wicker to EPA: Pesticide Regulations Require Sound Science
Miss. Senators Say Rulemaking Should Include Input From Farmers, Ag Industry WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., are asking Environmental Protection...
Wicker: Trade Agreements Promise More Jobs, Economic Growth
Congress Should Pass Legislation to Streamline Approval Process Trade is important to Mississippi’s economy, boosting job creation and expanding access to new markets. Last year, our state...