Mississppi Role in Aerospace Corridor Will Continue to ThriveOn March 7, Mississippi and our gulf state neighbors learned that Northrop Grumman would not bid on the proposal to build next generation...
Wicker Continues Calling for New Approach to Health Care Reform
Senator's Remarks on the "On Deadline with Sid Salter" ProgramWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., yesterday joined Sid Salter on the SuperTalk Mississippi network to discuss the need to...
Wicker Votes Against “Extenders” Bill, Says More Should Have Been Done to Offset Costs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after voting against the Tax Extenders Act (H.R. 4213):“I voted against this legislation because it would add...
Wicker: Tanker Process Lacked Fair Competition
Senator: "I don't blame Northrop Grumman for refusing to participate in what would have been a charade."WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement after...
Wicker, Cochran Applaud Approval of Go Zone Amendments
Senate approves measure to extend Go Zone bond authority, low-income housing tax creditsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today approved two amendments to expand and extend Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO...
Wicker Opposes Obama Effort to End Manned Space Flight
Stennis Must Continue Key Role in Space LeadershipPresident Obama recently announced his administration’s intent to cancel the Constellation Program, which is NASA’s plan to continue human space...
Wicker Criticizes Democrats’ Procedural ‘Scheme” to Pass Massive Health Care Bill with Party-Line Vote
WASHINGTON – In remarks today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker spoke out against Democrats’ plans to use “reconciliation,” a procedural tactic typically reserved for budget or...
Wicker Presses For Needed VA Reforms
Senator Meets with Mississippi Veterans, VA Secretary to Discuss Reform AgendaWASHINGTON – During a meeting today with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Senator Roger...
Wicker Congratulates the Boy Scouts of America on 100 Years of Great Accomplishments
When Robert Baden-Powell brought 22 boys to a camp off the coast of England in the late 19th Century, and thus became the founder of worldwide scouting, he was developing some of his country’s most...
Wicker Statement on President’s Health Care Summit
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement on President Obama’s health care summit:“Today’s health care summit has presented an open forum for Republicans to...