WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of bringing the tax extension bill to the Senate floor for debate: “The most important...
Restoring the 10th Amendment
Over the past two years, we have witnessed an Administration and Congress intent on ramming through costly, big-government policies that Americans did not want. From the costly bailouts to...
Wicker Advocates New Amtrak Stop in Quitman County
Mississippi Senator presses for important economic opportunity in DeltaWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today met with Canadian National Railroad officials to discuss a proposed...
Wicker Statement on Court Ruling Against Obamacare
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today regarding the federal court ruling in Virginia declaring the health care law unconstitutional:“I have long...
Wicker and Cochran Successfully Add Go Zone Benefits to Tax Package
Gulf Coast closer to receiving extended tax incentives to rebuild hurricane-damaged areasWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today reported that their...
Wicker Introduces Legislation Allowing States to Challenge Federal Regulations
Bill aims to restore the 10th AmendmentWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced legislation today that would provide special standing for state officials to challenge federal...
Mississippi Lawmakers Celebrate Decisions to Place C-27J Training Mission at Key Field Air Guard Station
New Aircraft, Personnel Help Ensure Future for Meridian Military FacilityWASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, with Congressman Gregg Harper, today celebrated the U.S. Air...
Wicker Presses Feinberg for Quicker Responses, Increased Accountability for Gulf Claims
“Mr. Feinberg’s group was set up specifically to assist those impacted by the oil spill, so these issues must be resolved.”WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today met with Gulf...
Senators Push for Tax Relief to Help Gulf Coast Residents Recover From Oil Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of eight lawmakers representing Gulf Coast states urged the Senate to include tax relief for victims of the BP oil spill in any tax legislation package moving...
Protecting Consumers and Small Business
As Christmas approaches, parents and grandparents want to know that products on store shelves are safe. News stories of lead paint decorating children’s toys and defective merchandise...