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...
Wicker: Reform at Jackson VA Long Overdue
Last week’s headlines about the quality of management and care at Jackson’s G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center were not a surprise to those of us who have sought reform for the past two...
Town Hall Opportunity to Discuss Veteran Care at Jackson VA
Last week’s headlines about the quality of management and care at Jackson’s G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center were not a surprise to those of us who have sought reform for the past two...
Wicker Amendment Would Help Curb Irresponsible Government Growth
Measure Makes It More Difficult for Washington to Use Unfunded MandatesWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday introduced amendment #538 to the Senate FY2014 budget...
Wicker Applauds Committee Passage of Water Resources Legislation
Bill Advances Important Waterways Projects in MississippiWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Wednesday praised the unanimous approval of the Water Resources Development Act of...
Wicker: Senate Democrats’ Tax-and-Spend Budget Lacks Real Reform
Balancing the Budget, Encouraging Economic Growth Remain Pressing GoalsFor the first time in 92 years, Congress will act on a budget before seeing a plan from the President, which by law is due by...