Senate Confirmation Hearing Held for Mississippian Nominated to Federal BenchWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today appeared before the Senate Judiciary...
Wicker Applauds Passage of NASA Reauthorization Act
Lawmaker Champions Stennis Space CenterWASHINGTON, DC – In a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee markup today, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) voted in favor of the NASA...
Wicker Opposes Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after voting against the Financial Regulatory Reform bill:“This legislation will do more harm than good to our...
Vitter, Cornyn, Wicker Introduce Legislation to Lift Drilling Moratorium
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) this week introduced legislation that would lift the Obama administration’s offshore drilling...
Gulf Coast Senators Introduce Resolution Urging BP to Use Local Products and Services in Oil Spill Activities
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators representing Gulf Coast states introduced a Senate resolution encouraging British Petroleum (BP) to consider local businesses for products...
Wicker Announces Opposition to Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination
Meets with Kagan to discuss variety of concerns including scope of federal power and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”WASHINGTON, DC – After meeting today with Solicitor General Elena Kagan, U.S. Senator...
Wicker Statement on Northrop Grumman’s Shipbuilding Decision
Announcement will Strengthen Mississippi ShipbuildingWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement following Northrop Grumman’s announcement that it will...
Wicker Says Administration’s Decision to Suspend Deepwater Drilling Further Devastates Gulf Residents
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s announcement to suspend deepwater drilling: “The...
Wicker Says Change in Leadership Will Not Change Mission in Afghanistan
At the end of June, I joined my colleagues in unanimously confirming General David Petraeus as the Commander for international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan. I have confidence in the...
USDA Rural Grants Awarded to Promote Energy Efficiency Among Mississippi Poultry Producers
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Fifteen poultry producers in Mississippi will share almost $275,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant funding to improve the energy efficiency of poultry production houses,...