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...
Wicker: Financial Stewardship Is Needed in Washington
Tax Day Frustrations Reflect Complicated Tax Code, Obama’s Big-Government SpendingTax Day on April 15 is not a date Americans look forward to on the calendar. At nearly 74,000 pages, the complex tax...
Wicker Highlights Mississippi’s Defense Role in Armed Services Hearings
Committee Assesses Proposals in President's FY2015 BudgetAs a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am directly involved with the defense authorization process and the blueprint it...
Wicker Presses Air Force Chief on Keesler Transfer
Miss. Senator Says USAF’s Numbers ‘Don’t Add Up’WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today questioned Air Force Secretary Deborah James and the Air Force Chief of Staff, General Mark...
Wicker, Cochran Weigh In Again on Pipeline Abandonment
Miss. Senators Say Midla Pipeline Keeps Utility Costs Low for ConsumersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., have sent a new letter to Federal Energy...
U.S. Must Stand By Afghanistan’s Nascent Democracy
Success in Afghanistan has always depended on more than the elimination of the al-Qaida network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks. Protecting America's national security interests for the long...