President Stirs Fears About Impact Instead of Working With Congress to Replace Defense CutsFor the past year and a half, America has inched toward sequestration – a term used to describe automatic,...
Wicker Honored With Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) yesterday received the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Navy for his service in Congress and as a member of the Senate Armed...
Wicker Statement on Hagel Confirmation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today spoke on the Senate floor about his opposition to former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next secretary of defense. Wicker reiterated...
Wicker Champions Congressional Effort to Fight Muscular Dystrophy
Promising Medical Breakthroughs Bring Us Closer to Finding a CureTwelve years ago, I became involved in the fight against muscular dystrophy and authored legislation to bring more attention to this...
Wicker Named Top Republican on Armed Services Airland Subcommittee
TUPELO, MISS. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), on Tuesday was named Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on Airland, which has jurisdiction over most Army and Air Force...
Wicker: Economic Warnings Underscore Need for Immediate Budget Reform
Nonpartisan Report Says Federal Debt and Spending Will Continue to RiseTwice a year, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) releases a budget and economic outlook. The reports...
Wicker, Cochran Commend Weather Radar Upgrade in Mississippi
New Technology Proved Valuable to Forecasters Issuing Tornado Warnings on Feb. 10JACKSON, MISS. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today announced that an improved...
Wicker Critical of Defense Department Report on Energy-Efficient Building Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), on Friday, criticized a newly-released Department of Defense (DOD) report on energy-efficient building standards. Wicker added an...
Klobuchar, Wicker Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Improve the Lives of Patients with Muscular Dystrophy
Klobuchar and Wicker joined Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte earlier this week to highlight the important role the MD CARE Act plays in improving patient care and developing new...
Wicker, Vitter Introduce Bill to Roll Back Ethanol Requirement for Gasoline
Legislation seeks to limit ethanol blend to 10 percentWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and David Vitter (R-La.) on Thursday, introduced legislation to block an increase in the...