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...
Wicker: National Guard Chief Supports Counterdrug Training Academies
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today received support from General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to continue the program that supports the nation’s five National...
Wicker: LNG Exports Important to U.S. Economy, National Security
Mississippi Poised to Play Leading Role in Shale RevolutionAdvances in technology are bringing southwest Mississippi closer to the shale boom that scientists and energy producers have anticipated in...
Wicker: Senate Ratifies Fishing Treaties
Miss. Senator Says Agreements Would Protect State’s Fishing IndustryWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced that the Senate has approved four treaties to combat illegal...
Wicker Supports ‘Hire More Heroes Act’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has cosponsored the “Hire More Heroes Act,” a bill that would give businesses an added incentive to employ veterans or active military personnel who...
Wicker: Supreme Court Considers Pivotal Case on Religious Freedom
Health-Care Law Should Not Violate Americans’ Right of ConscienceThe Obama Administration’s intrusiveness into Americans’ daily lives is again under scrutiny by the Supreme Court. This time the...
Wicker & Cochran Cosponsor Bill to Force EPA to Consider Economic Impact of Clean Air Rules
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss) today said they are cosponsoring legislation that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing...
Wicker: EPA’s Budget Leaves Out States, Communities
Miss. Senator Critical of Agency’s Plan to Increase Funds for Climate ChangeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today highlighted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) misguided...