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...
How to Help Lower Gas Prices
With heightened unrest in the Middle East, the price at the pump continues to soar. Gas prices averaged $3.46 per gallon in Mississippi last week, according to AAA. That is approximately...
Wicker and Boehner Continue to Seek Answers for Delphi Retirees
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Congressman John Boehner (R-Ohio) today highlighted the initial phase of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) non-partisan, independent...
Cochran and Wicker Cosponsor Disaster Relief Bill for Gulf Coast Small Business
Measure Would Waive Interest Payments on SBA Disaster Assistance LoansWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are cosponsoring legislation to help...
New Health Law is Still the Wrong Approach
President Obama’s health care law turned one year old last week. In the year since he signed this massive bill into law, we have learned a lot about what was buried in it. The American...
One Year Later – Mississippi and the Health Care Law
Wednesday marked the first anniversary of President Obama signing into law a massive 2,700 page health care bill that Democrats rammed through Congress. A year later, this law still remains as...
Wicker Continues to Oppose President’s Health Care Law on First Anniversary
Mississippi Senator says law is full of broken promisesWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said today that the deeply-flawed health care law continues to remain unpopular and is...
Cochran and Wicker Join Call for Presidential Leadership on Comprehensive Deficit Reduction Plan
64 Senate Republicans & Democrats Say Obama Needs to Send “Strong Signal” of SupportWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are among 64 Senators who are calling on...
Navy Week Celebrates Contributions of Sailors and Marines
This week, Mississippi serves as host of Navy Week, a celebration of our proud history with the U.S. Navy. Air shows featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels at Keesler Air Force Base and Naval Air...