Pascagoula Shipyard Will Produce USCG National Security Cutter #6WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), along with Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.),...
Mississippi Senators Want Action On a VA Disability Claims Backlog
Large, Bipartisan Group Tells Obama that Year-Long Delays are UnacceptableWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are calling on President Obama to take...
Wicker: President Cannot Shift Blame for Obamacare ‘Train Wreck’
Law's Costly and Confusing Mandates Hamper Job Creation, Economic GrowthThe failed promises of the President’s health-care law have become increasingly apparent as its misguided policies go into...
Wicker, Heitkamp Bill to Help Small, Rural Towns Comply With Federal Safe Drinking Water Rules
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) have introduced legislation to assist rural and small communities with the challenge of complying with federal “safe...
A Day of Resolve to Eradicate Malaria
Thursday is World Malaria Day, a day set aside as a rallying point to support the accomplishments to date in the effort to eliminate malaria and to reaffirm a target date of 2015 for ending malaria...
Miss. Senators Warn of Administration Overreach in Greenhouse Gas Plan
Cochran, Wicker Sign Letter Asking for Withdrawal of Expanded Regulatory SchemeWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today cautioned the Obama...
Wicker Urges Action to Prevent Air Control Tower Closings
Towers at 5 Mississippi Airports Scheduled to Shut Down June 15Last month, I cosponsored an amendment to prevent the Obama Administration from shutting down air traffic control towers across the...
Statement From Senator Wicker
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has issued the following statement regarding the arrest of an individual who is believed to be responsible for a mailing sent to his Washington...
Wicker Opposes Expanded Background Checks
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Wednesday voted against an amendment offered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to extend background checks to firearm sales at...
Wicker: President Obama Offers More of the Same With 2014 Budget
Proposal Calls for $1.1 Trillion in New TaxesMore than two months after the legal deadline, President Obama has unveiled his long-awaited budget for fiscal year 2014. After four years of...