Bill Strengthens National Security, Improves Scientific Research for America’s OceansWASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced...
Senate Passes Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to WWII Civil Air Patrol Members
Cochran, Wicker Cosponsored Measure Passed with Unanimous Senate SupportWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of legislation...
Wicker: Obamacare Medicaid Expansion ‘Unsustainable’
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has joined an effort to prevent the federal government from committing excessive taxpayer money to expand state Medicaid programs by co-sponsoring...
Wicker Part of Key Effort to Upgrade America’s Ports
Water Resources Development Act Earns Overwhelming Support in SenateMay 15, the Senate agreed to a major piece of legislation that promises to have a significant impact on Mississippi’s ports and...
Wicker Seeks Update from Pentagon on Military Conscience Protections
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a group of 10 senators in writing a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel seeking an...
SEC Must Ride Herd on Credit Rating Agencies
Earlier this year, the Justice Department filed a $5 billion lawsuit against Standard & Poor's -- one of the nation's Big Three credit rating agencies, which also include Moody's and...
Wicker Demands Answers from Administration on FAA Salary Bonuses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee joined a group of 17 senators in writing a letter to Federal Aviation...
Cochran and Wicker Honor Fallen Mississippi Police Officers
Three Mississippians Honored at National Police Week 2013 Ceremony at U.S. CapitolWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today noted the tributes paid to three...
“No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” Introduced in Senate, House
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), have introduced the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.”The legislation, which has...
Wicker: Water Resources Bill Is a Win for Mississippi
U.S. Senate Approves Critical Waterways Projects Championed by WickerWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Wednesday praised passage of the “Water Resources Development Act of 2013”...