Legal Battle Continues Against Executive OverreachThe Constitution’s system of checks and balances was designed to keep one branch of the government from becoming more powerful than the...
Wicker & Cochran: Selma Voting Rights Marchers Focus of Congressional Gold Medal Bill
Miss. Senators Cosponsor Bill to Honor 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights EventsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have cosponsored...
Wicker Statement on Court’s Ruling to Block Obama’s Executive Amnesty Order
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today made the following statement regarding a judicial order that blocks the Obama Administration from deferring the deportation of illegal...
Wicker Raises Concerns About Looming Defense Cuts
Congress, White House Should Address Sequestration in a Responsible WayOne of the biggest challenges facing our military today is the return of sequestration on October 1 of this year. These...
Wicker & Cochran Support Concealed Carry Proposal
Legislation Would Provide Reciprocity for Legal Gun Owners Across State LinesWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., have cosponsored a bill to allow...
Helsinki Commission Urges End to Ongoing Bloodshed in Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Following the recent offensive by Russian-led militants, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 250 civilians in recent weeks, Helsinki Commission Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04) and...
Wicker, Cochran Cosponsor National Right to Work Act
WASHINGTON – Being forced to pay union dues as a condition for employment could be a thing of the past through legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran,...
Wicker Supports Dr. Ashton Carter as New Defense Secretary
Senate Approves Carter’s ConfirmationWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, today voted in favor of Dr. Ashton Carter to be the...
Wicker: EPA’s Power Plant Rule Most ‘Blatant Overreach’ to Date
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today said that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon dioxide...
Wicker Statement on Obama’s Request for Authorization of Military Force Against Islamic State
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s proposal requesting authorization...