Wicker, Cochran Backed Brown for Judicial Seat for the Northern District of MississippiWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Debra M. Brown of Jackson to be a U.S. District...
Wicker Calls on Budget Conference to Work as Problem-Solvers
Committee Is Responsible for Spending Plan by December 13Over the next several weeks, a bipartisan committee is tasked with finding practical solutions to America’s debt crisis. The budget...
Wicker Introduces ‘Restoring the 10th Amendment Act’
Legislation Would Allow States to Challenge Federal Regulations, Executive OrdersWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has introduced the “Restoring the 10th Amendment Act.” The bill,...
Miss. Senators Ask HHS to Reconsider Cuts to Home Health Services
Wicker, Cochran Challenge Data Used to Justify 14 Percent CutWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have raised concerns that the use of incomplete information...
Wicker Calls on President Obama to Keep His Health-Care Promises
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today cosponsored legislation that would assure Americans retain the option to keep their current health-care plans under Obamacare.“President Obama...
Wicker: Time to Turn the Corner on the Debt Crisis
Congress Gavels in First Budget Conference Meeting in Four YearsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today said that members of the House-Senate...
Wicker, Cochran Cosponsor Bill to Delay Obamacare Mandate
At Minimum, Individual Mandate Should be Stopped until Government Websites are Fully FunctionalWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today cosponsored...
Wicker to Introduce ‘Restoring the 10th Amendment Act’
Bill Would Help Curb Excessive Overreach by the Obama AdministrationThe role of the federal government in Americans’ lives has long been a source of disagreement between Republicans and...
Wicker: An Opportunity to Address the Nation’s Debt Crisis
Congress to Convene First Budget Conference in Four YearsCongress recently passed legislation to reopen the government and avert a default on debt held by the United States. The bipartisan agreement...
Wicker, Cochran: USDA Must Explain Loan Program Disruption
Bipartisan Group Says Marketing Assistance Loan Actions Create Financial Woes for Farmers at Harvest TimeWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate...