Americans should not have to wait until after the November elections for solutions to the problems that we face. Leaders in Washington should be focused on governing. This year offers an...
Wicker Gives Thanks for Americans’ Spirit of Goodwill
Working for the Common Good Is a Tradition We Uphold Throughout the YearThere are many blessings to celebrate during the Christmas season. Not least are the story of Jesus’s humble birth,...
Wicker Thanks Civilian Employers of Today’s Citizen Soldiers
Since our nation’s earliest days, citizen soldiers have played a critical role in all of America’s wars. As the American forces in Baghdad transferred control to the Iraqi government last...
Wicker Introduces Legislation to Help America’s Unemployed
Future Prosperity Depends on a Skilled and Resilient WorkforceAccording to the latest unemployment report, more Americans who need a job are abandoning the search altogether – many of them no doubt...
Mississippi Senators Welcome FEMA Proposal to Move Toward a More Realistic Analysis of Flood Risk
Public Comment Opens on "Levee-Inclusive" Method for Flood Mapping, Risk AssesmentWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker, today encouraged community leaders,...
Wicker Votes for Balanced Budget Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted for a Balanced Budget Amendment, but the measure was defeated 47-53. No Democrat supported the amendment.“The federal...
Wicker Amendment Protecting Military Chaplains Set to Become Law
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), today applauded the Senate and House for passing an amendment he introduced to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...
Wicker Calls for Extension of Payroll Tax Holiday
Political Gamesmanship from White House Is Derailing Legislative ActionExtending the payroll tax holiday has renewed the debate over taxes and deficit spending in Washington. These cuts were...
Wicker Opposes Nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Mississippi Senator says Halligan's activist background could impair judicial interpretationsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted against proceeding to the nomination...
Wicker Says Keystone Pipeline Could Put Thousands to Work
Reliable Access to Plentiful Oil Bolsters America’s Energy SecurityIn today’s stagnant economy, there is no room for missed opportunities. Fourteen million Americans are still unemployed, and...