Senators Urge Students to Consider Program that Offers Trip to Washington, ScholarshipsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today encouraged qualified Mississippi high...
Wicker Says Hidden Provision in Health Care Bill Damaging to Small Businesses
Senate Fails to Repeal Harmful MandateOver the last several weeks, the administration has said much about the need to create jobs and help small businesses. To quote the President, “Small businesses...
COCHRAN & WICKER: PATENT REFORM COULD SPUR JOB GROWTH
Mississippi Senators Want Bipartisan Reform Bill Considered This YearWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today indicated their belief that more job creation could result...
Wicker Says Taxpayer Dollars Should Not be Used for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Mississippi lawmaker urges Senate committee to focus funding on non-controversial adult stem cell fundingWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today testified before the Senate...
Wicker Calls on Congress to Extend Tax Cuts to all Americans
Mississippi lawmaker co-sponsors bill to prevent 2011 tax hikesWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation introduced by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...
Wicker Highlights Successful Mississippi Education Programs
As students returned to school for a new year, some news coverage focused on the weaknesses of the American education system. While there is a critical need to improve our education system, it is...
MISSISSIPPI DELEGATION SAYS MISSISSIPPI FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS MAY BE HARMED BY CHINESE DUMPING TACTICS
Delegation Seeks Antidumping Probe Related to U.S. Wooden Furniture ProductionWASHINGTON, D.C. – Several members of the Mississippi congressional delegation today asked federal authorities to...
Wicker Says Congress Should Focus on Job Creation
Over the past several weeks, I have traveled across the state visiting small business owners, mayors, shrimpers, teachers, and many other Mississippians. From Potts camp to Picayune to Olive Branch...
WICKER AND COCHRAN PRAISE AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES FOR WINNING DEFENSE COMPETITION
Columbus Firm Selected by Air Force to Demonstrate Long Endurance UAVWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today praised Aurora Flight Sciences for...
Wicker Statement on the End of the U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq: “The United States has the strongest and best-led...