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...
Wicker Statement on the President’s Budget Wednesday, April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after President Obama released his proposed FY2014 budget.“Two months after the legal deadline, the...
Wicker Encouraged by Bipartisan Support for Pro-Growth Policy
Budget Amendments on Keystone XL, Repeal of Health-Care Tax Send the Right Signal to Job CreatorsConcerns about the state of the economy continue to resonate throughout the country, as high...
Wicker Defends Second Amendment Rights
Senate Expected to Consider Gun-Control Proposals SoonThroughout my career, I have worked to protect and preserve the Second Amendment. Mississippians understand and respect the responsible exercise...