WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today after voting against S.510, the Food Safety bill:“It is important that we modernize our food safety efforts,...
Wicker Statement on Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Report
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today regarding the release of the Defense Department’s report on the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy: “I remain...
Giving Thanks to Mississippi Farmers
As many of us gather around the dinner table with family and friends this Thanksgiving, we often forget about the hard work that makes our holiday feast possible. I am not talking about my...
Cochran – Wicker Bill Introduced to Authorize Expansion of Vicksburg National Military Park
Creates Opportunity to Expand Park in Claiborne and Hinds CountyWASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation authorizing the expansion of the Vicksburg National Military Park in Claiborne and Hinds counties has...
Wicker to Support Moratorium on Earmarks
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issued the following statement today announcing that he will vote in favor of a resolution in the Republican conference to place a moratorium on...
Listening to the People on Health Care
Voters across the country sent a clear message to the President a few weeks ago. They opposed the growing role of the federal government in their lives, and that included President Obama’s top...
Honoring Our Veterans and Military Families
Recently, millions of Americans took to the polls or mailed in ballots exercising their right to vote. This important principle of our democracy is made possible because of the soldiers,...
Cochran and Wicker Report $1.74 Million for Two Mississippi Highway Repair Projects
Interstate Highway Projects in DeSoto, Marshall and Scott Counties Get Federal FundsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced the approval of more than $1.74...
Wicker Applauds Olin Corporation’s Decision to Move Production Facility to Oxford
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today made the following statement regarding the news that Olin Corporation is moving a production operation to Oxford:“Today’s Olin Corporation...
Restoring Government Accountability
A recent report found the White House credited the 2009 stimulus plan with creating jobs that existed before the bill ever passed. When trying to tout the stimulus, the Obama Administration...