Washington, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted for a group of three Appropriations bills that included a Wicker-sponsored amendment requiring an independent audit of the Gulf Coast...
Wicker: Collapse of Budget Gimmick in Health-Care Law Confirms Doubts About Cost Savings
Obama Administration Forced to Cancel Controversial CLASS Act ProgramFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) famously told a grassroots group during last year’s health-care debate that the...
Wicker Congratulates Stennis on 50 Years
Space Center Ready for Next Era of Space ExplorationA half-century ago this week, NASA announced it would establish a rocket testing facility in Hancock County. America had a big dream – to...
Cochran and Wicker Support Measure Protecting Veterans’ Rights to Purchase Firearms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American veterans would gain an extra measure of protection for their Second Amendment rights through legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger...
Senators Recognize Contributions of Stennis Space Center to Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and David Vitter (R-La.) on Wednesday introduced a resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of...
Administration Acted Recklessly With Solyndra Loan
Scandal Surrounding Solar Panel Manufacturer Illustrates Pitfalls of Politically-Motivated InvestmentSolar company Solyndra became yet another example of the Obama Administration’s reckless and...
Wicker Honors Debbie Velie as an “Angel in Adoption”
Washington, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) last week recognized Debbie Velie of Tupelo as a 2011 “Angels in Adoption” award winner for her advocacy of adoption issues. “Debbie became an...
Higher Premiums Signal Flawed Health-Care Reform
The President Promised Lower Costs, but Kaiser’s New Report Shows Steep RiseThe promises of the President’s health-care law continue to unravel as the costs of its harmful mandates become more and...
Cochran and Wicker Announce $13.2 Million From FEMA for Hazard Mitigation Work on Miss. Gulf Coast
Harrison Co. Schools’ Wind Retrofit & Waveland Drainage Projects FundedWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today reported that more than $13.2 million in federal...
Mississippi Lawmakers Renew Call to Cancel Proposed Medicare Regulation on Pharmacies and Physicians
Federal Agency Delays Implementation of Chronic Pain Medication RegulationWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, and Congressman Gregg Harper, all R-Miss, today renewed the...