Working Americans Face Extraordinary Challenges in Obama EconomyIn the days leading up to October 1, when the new fiscal year begins, Republicans in Congress joined in favor of legislation with two...
Wicker Statement on Senate CR Votes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding his votes pertaining to H.J. Res. 59, the FY2014 Continuing Resolution (CR):“I voted today to support the...
Wicker Calls for Obamacare’s Repeal as Major Deadline Looms
Insurance Exchanges Are Scheduled to Begin on October 1In less than two weeks, the President’s controversial health-care law will face a major test: Meeting the open enrollment start date for its...
Future of U.S. Leadership, Vitality of Aerospace Industry Hinge on Budget Solutions
For months, the Department of Defense (DOD) has been forced to cope with the harmful, meat-ax budget cuts known as sequestration, which took effect in early March. The adverse impact has hardly gone...
Wicker Urges Congress to Finalize 2013 Farm Bill
Long-Term Reauthorization Would Offer Needed Certainty to Mississippi’s Agriculture ProducersWith harvest time well underway, we are reminded of the important role that agriculture plays in...
Wicker Aims to Level the Playing Field for Miss. Timber
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., is supporting efforts to end discriminatory green building standard practices that negatively impact the Mississippi timber industry.“The federal...
Wicker Discusses Syria on BBC World News
WASHINGTON -- Watch as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., discusses the latest developments in Syria with Jane Hill on BBC World News.
Wicker Statement on 9/11 Remembrance
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement in observance of the 12th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks: “Twelve years ago today, the horrific...
Wicker Statement on Wireless Interoperability Settlement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement in respect to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement that a private-sector agreement has...
Congress Passes Bill to Convey Surplus Natchez Trace for Public Use
Bill Transfers 67 Acres of National Park Service Property to City & StateWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), along with Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Gregg...