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...
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...