WASHINGTON - On the news that Toyota will resume operations in Mississippi, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) issued the following statement: “This is wonderful news for Mississippi...
Wicker Sees Progress in Amtrak Firearm Provision
WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Congressman John Fleming (R-La.) announced that the effort to allow hunters and sportsmen to check in firearms in checked luggage on Amtrak...
Wicker: EPA Should Not Set Radical Greenhouse Gas Regulations
American Voices Should be Heard in Climate DebateLast week, the Senate missed a golden opportunity to protect Americans from higher taxes, higher energy costs, and an overreaching federal...
Wicker: Statement on the Nominiation of James E. Graves, Jr. to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker today issued the following statement after President Obama nominated James E. Graves, Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:“During his...
Wicker: Improvements to Vehicle Safety Bill Are Step in Right Direction, But Focus Must Remain on Safety, Not Unnecessary Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved legislation, S. 3302 – the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, to improve vehicle safety standards...
Wicker: Industry is Moving in the Right Direction on TV Commercial Loudness, Government Intervention Not Necessary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s approval today of legislation, S. 2847 – the Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, to...
Wicker Says Military Policies Being Guided by Radical Left Agenda
Just before Memorial Day, the Senate Armed Services Committee took unprecedented steps to push a liberal, misguided agenda onto our military service members. During the Committee’s...
Wicker Statement on Oil Spill Reaching Mississippi’s Barrier Islands
WASHINGTON – On news that a two-mile long strand of emulsified oil washed ashore Tuesday on Mississippi's Petit Bois Island U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement:“It...
Wicker Pushes for Answers to Oil Spill and Solutions for Safer Drilling
The explosion on the offshore rig, Deepwater Horizon, and the oil leak into the Gulf of Mexico has had far-reaching consequences. It tragically resulted in the loss of eleven lives. We...
Cochran and Wicker: Shallow Water Moratorium Is Too Broad
Ten Senators Tell Interior Secretary Extended Drilling Ban Will Mean Job Losses on the Gulf CoastWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today signed a letter that...