WASHINGTON -- Watch as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., discusses recent events in Congress with WTVA's Terry Smith. Topics include the government shutdown, Obamacare, and the debt ceiling.For...
Wicker Troubled by Shrinking U.S. Workforce
More Americans Have Given Up on Finding a JobEvery month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a jobs report reflecting the health of the U.S. economy. The uptick in the national...
Wicker Praises Passage of Pediatric Research Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today praised Senate passage of the “National Pediatric Research Network Act (NPRNA),” which was included as part of S.252. The legislation enables...
Wicker Joins Bipartisan Group to Create Infrastructure Financing Authority
‘BRIDGE Act’ will jump-start investment, job creation, boost U.S. competitivenessWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has joined a bipartisan coalition of ten U.S. Senators to establish...
Wicker, Cardin Lead Senate in Commemoration of 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) lauded Senate approval by unanimous consent of a resolution (S. Res. 290) commemorating the 75th anniversary of...
Wicker Demands Accountability, Solutions as Problems With Obamacare Multiply
Canceled Insurance Plans, Sticker Shock of Higher Premiums Add to President’s Broken PromisesThe disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov has dominated news headlines for good reason. Costing some...
Wicker Statement on Veterans’ Day
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is honoring our nation’s current and former service members this Veterans’ Day at events in Washington, D.C. and Mississippi.“I am deeply grateful to...
Wicker, Cochran: Army Delaying USM ROTC Closure for at Least Two Years
Miss. Lawmakers Question the Methodology Used to Target Successful Southern Miss ProgramWASHINGTON – A U.S. Army decision to delay the termination of the U.S. Army ROTC program at the University of...
Senate Unanimously Confirms Debra Brown to be U.S. District Court Judge
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...