WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is helping lead a bipartisan effort to reform the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) so hospitals serving low-income populations are...
Wicker Applauds Bipartisan Effort in Congress to Stop Human Trafficking
Needs of Victims Are Prioritized in Two Bills Headed to Senate FloorThe fight against human trafficking is a bipartisan battle. The buying and selling of humans is not a crime isolated to...
Wicker Urges Obama to Stop Attacks on Revenue Sharing for Coastal States
Miss. Senator Joins Effort to Protect Promises Made in GOMESAWASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jeff Sessions...
Wicker Votes to Override Obama’s Veto of Keystone XL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has voted to override President Obama’s veto of legislation that would have approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.“Senators today had...
Wicker Votes to Stop Labor Board’s Ambush Elections Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing its “ambush election” rule. The regulation would shorten the...
Brown, Wicker Introduce Colorectal Cancer Screenings Bill
Colorectal Cancer is Second Leading Cause of Cancer Death in United States for Men and Women CombinedWASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Susan...
Wicker Discusses ‘Innovation in Surface Transportation’ Bill
Miss. Senator Announces Intention to Reintroduce Bipartisan MeasureWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today...
Wicker, Heitkamp Introduce Rural Water Bill
Bipartisan Proposal Would Enable Small Communities to Meet Safe Drinking Water StandardsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., have introduced bipartisan...
Wicker Statement on Netanyahu Address
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress:“Israeli Prime Minister...
Wicker Troubled by Absence of U.S. Leadership as Global Threats Multiply
Under Obama’s Watch, 2014 Was Most Lethal Year on Record for TerrorismDirector of National Intelligence James Clapper has summed up today’s global threats this way: “Unpredictable instability...