Raises Concerns with Delta on the Impact to Mississippians and TourismWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced that Delta Airlines will suspend its plan to cancel direct...
Senator Wicker Encourages Local Businesses to Take Advantage of SBA Loan Deferment
SBA Provides New Disaster Loans to Businesses Impacted by the Gulf Oil SpillWASHINGTON, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippi businesses to take advantage of the Small...
Senator Wicker Opposes Jones County Casino Plans
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced his opposition to the Jones County Casino Plans proposed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Earlier this week,...
Senator Wicker Says Passage of Flood Insurance Authorization Bill is Long Overdue
Lawmaker Applauds Senate for Passing Reauthorization, but Says Reforms Still NeededWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today applauded the Senate for passing the Flood Insurance...
Cochran & Wicker: $11.8 Million in FAA Grants to Improve Jackson, Tunica and Gulfport-Biloxi Airports
Jackson Runway Rehab and Tunica Airport Terminal Construction SupportedWASHINGTON, D. C. – Airport improvement projects at Jackson, Tunica and Gulfport have been approved to receive more than $11.8...
Cochran & Wicker Announce $5.0 Million Emergency Grant to Help Workers Dislocated by Oil Spill
Funding Allocated to Provide Employment Assistance to WorkersWASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today reported the award of a $5.0 million federal grant to Mississippi...
Cochran & Wicker Cosponsor Plan to Give Tax Break to Gulf Coast Businesses Hurt by Oil Spill
Five-Year Loss Carryback Amendment Offered to Small Business Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to establish a...
Senator Wicker Looks Into Delays of the Oil Spill Cleanup and Hears From Deepwater Horizon Widows
WASHINGTON, DC – In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the Gulf oil spill, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) discussed the bureaucratic obstacles to the cleanup efforts and heard testimony on...
Cochran & Wicker Report $1.77 Million Job Training Grant For East Central Community College
Grant Would Allow College to Expand Job Training Outreach in Rural MississippiWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today announced a $1.77 million federal grant...
Senator Wicker Fights to Save Wayne County Jobs
Calls on International Trade Commission to Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Imports Threatening Sunbeam CorporationWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today testified before...