‘Recess’ Appointments Violate Constitution’s Separation of PowersA federal appeals court has ruled that President Obama’s so-called “recess” appointments are unconstitutional. In a unanimous...
Cochran, Wicker Urge Labor Board Appointees To Step Down
40 Senators Seek Immediate Action after Court Rules Appointments UnconstitutionalWASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing a court decision that rules that their supposed “recess appointments” are unconstitutional,...
Wicker Presses Russian Officials to Lift Ban on U.S. Adoptions of Russian Children
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today urged Russian officials to lift a ban on U.S. adoptions of Russian children. In a meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak,...
Wicker Defends Blessing of Life
Call for Justice and Human Dignity Endures Four Decades After Roe v. WadeForty years ago this month, the Supreme Court made a decision that would fundamentally alter the rights of the unborn in...
Wicker & Cochran Press President to Approve Keystone Pipeline
53 Senators Assert “There is No Reason to Deny or Further Delay This Long-Studied Project”WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) are among a large...
Wicker: Big Challenges Loom as Obama Begins Second Term
Americans Are Ready for Leadership and SolutionsEvery four years, hundreds of thousands of Americans gather on the National Mall in Washington to witness the public swearing-in of the President and...
Wicker and Cochran Announce Mississippi Delegates to 2013 Senate Youth Program
Students from Pearl and Starkville Selected for Washington Scholarship ProgramWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) today announced the selection of Ethan...
Wicker Discusses Opposition to Hagel Nomination on National Radio Shows
TUPELO, MISS. – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) this week was a guest on the Lars Larson Show and the Geraldo Radio Show to discuss his opposition to the President Obama’s nomination of former...
Wicker Op-Ed: Why Chuck Hagel is the Wrong Choice to Lead the Pentagon
Note: Senator Wicker was an opinion contributor in yesterday's POLITICO. The op-ed below can also be found online here.The bitter tone of gridlock in Washington has left many Americans hoping for a...
Wicker Opposes President’s Proposals for Stricter Gun Control
TUPELO, MISS. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), on Wednesday, issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s proposals regarding gun ownership:"The President's proposals would...