Advanced Communication Tools Important to Emergency Response, Economic GrowthEarly last year, I joined the National Weather Service in Jackson to celebrate state-of-the-art upgrades to its Doppler...
Miss. Senators Cosponsor Bill to Authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
Studied for Five Years, Pipeline Would be Permitted Using Congressional AuthorityWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to approve...
Miss. Delegation Pledges to Aid Disaster Recovery
President Approves State’s Request for Federal Disaster DeclarationWASHINGTON – Mississippi’s congressional delegation expressed appreciation for the President’s prompt approval of Mississippi...
Miss. Delegation Requests Federal Disaster Declaration in Aftermath of Devastating Storms
WASHINGTON – Mississippi’s congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Gregg Harper,...
Wicker, Cardin Lead Colleagues in Urging Action to Free OSCE Observers Held in Ukraine
Senators Raise Alarms about the Treatment of Jews and Other Minorities by Pro-Russians in CrimeaWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chairman and Senate Ranking...
Wicker Makes the Case Again for Keesler AFB
Miss. Senator Says Plan to Relocate Aircraft and Personnel Is ‘Shortsighted’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today told Air Force Secretary Deborah James and Air Force Chief of Staff...
Wicker Statement on Storm Destruction in Mississippi
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement regarding the storms that devastated communities throughout Mississippi on April 28, 2014:“My prayers are with...
Wicker: Mississippi Hospitals Play a Key Role in Improving Rural Health
Legislation Would Mitigate Harmful Impact of Health-Care LawMississippians understand the importance of rural hospitals and the critical services they provide. Sixty-five of our 82 counties are...
Fox News: America Must Not Retreat From Russia’s Information War
Information is power, which explains why Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to keep the media under his control. One can only assume that the announcement of the impending closure of Radio Free...
Statement from Senators Wicker and Coons on World Malaria Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, released the following statement Friday...