One year ago this week, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig led to a terrible disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Tragically, eleven men lost their lives in the explosion and many others...
Wicker Statement on Storm Damage
TUPELO, MS – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today commented on the tornados and severe thunderstorms that struck Mississippi."My thoughts and prayers are with the families who were impacted by...
Wicker and Cochran Seek More Information From FEMA on Flood Maps
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Thursday called for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to offer lawmakers its recommendations for...
Wicker Urges Colleagues to Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today called on his colleagues in the Senate to vote with him to defund Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest...
Wicker Votes to Cut $315 Billion in Federal Spending, Calls for Additional Reductions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted to cut $315 billion in federal spending over the next ten years. The vote was for a continuing resolution to fund the...
Cochran and Wicker Highlight “Teach Children to Save” Initiative as Part of Financial Literacy Month
Mississippi Banks Part of National Effort to Help Educate Children about SavingsWASHINGTON, D.C. – Reaching the mid-point of Financial Literacy Month, U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker...
President’s Reversal on Guantanamo is Right Decision
An important story from our ongoing war on terror has received little attention. Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11 attacks,...
Wicker Works to Avoid Shutdown and Cut Federal Spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today urged his colleagues to keep the federal government funded while making significant cuts to spending.“The federal government is borrowing...
Wicker Supports Repeal of Obamacare Provision that Burdens Job Creation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted to repeal the burdensome 1099 tax reporting mandate that was included in the President’s massive health care law. The Senate...
Cochran and Wicker: Commerce Hampered By Lack of Dredging on Lower Mississippi River
Letter to Obama Points to Silt Hindering Shipping, Administration's Export GoalsWASHINGTON, D.C. – American merchandise and farm products intended for export via the Mississippi River are being...