Federal Lawmakers Endorse Barbour Request for Disaster Aid Following TornadoWASHINGTON, D.C. – All members of the Mississippi congressional delegation today signaled their united support for...
Wicker Emphasizes Key Role of Broadband for Small Businesses and Rural Communities
WASHINGTON – Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Small Business Committee, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today emphasized the importance of broadband, or high speed Internet, access for rural...
Wicker Presses for $15 Million for Oil Spill Cleanup
Letter Calls for Transfer of Appropriations Funds to NOAAWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today pressed for the transfer of $15 million in existing appropriations funding from the...
Cochran and Wicker Pledge Cooperation as Mississippi Begins to Recover From Devastating Tornado Damage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today pledged to work with federal, state and local officials as damage assessments are made to determine what federal...
Cochran and Wicker Praise Firefighter Grants to Strengthen Emergency Response Preparedness
Grants Awarded to Local Fire Departments and First Responders in MississippiWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $459,013 in Federal...
Senate Passes Wicker, Feingold Resolution Recognizing World Malaria Day
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) are recognizing World Malaria Day this Sunday, April 25th with a bipartisan resolution passed by the Senate that...
Wicker Criticizes Army Decision to Disinvite Reverand Franklin Graham From National Prayer Day
Wicker Calls the Move "Political Correctness Taken Several Steps Too Far"WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., criticized the Army’s decision to rescind an invitation for Reverend...
Wicker Emphasizes Importance of Art Education for Well-Rounded Students
On April 10, I had the opportunity to hear a series of concerts given by elementary, junior high, and high school honor choirs, comprised of talented young singers from all over Mississippi. ...
Wicker Presses Administration Officials on Military Option to Prevent a Nuclear-Armed Iran
Officials Confirm the Military Option is "On the Table"WASHINGTON – In a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing held on Thursday to review U.S. nuclear posture, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,...
Cochran and Wicker Encourage Broader “Financial Literacy” Among Mississippians
Senate Approves 2010 Financial Literacy Month ResolutionWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today encouraged more Mississippians to improve their personal “financial...