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...
Wicker Discusses the Status of Health Care Reform, Calls for Step-by-Step Approach
Senator's Remarks on Memphis MOrning News with Kenny BosakWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today joined Kenny Bosak on the Memphis Morning News radio program to discuss President...
Wicker Discusses President Obama’s New Health Care Plan, Thursday’s Health Care Summit
Senator's Remarks on SuperTalk Mississippi'sWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today joined Paul Gallo on the SuperTalk Mississippi network to discuss President Obama’s new health care...
Cochran, Wicker Announce Grant Funding Worth $1 Million for 12 Mississippi Fire Departments
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced that 12 additional fire departments in Mississippi have been awarded grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Wicker Supports Fresh Start and Step-by-Step Approach for Health Care
After months of struggling to get our voices heard in the health care debate, Republicans have reason to hope that our ideas will at last be welcome – or at least be considered. In contrast to the...
Southwest Mississippi Community College Gains $4.8 Million For Regional Workforce Training Center
Cochran, Wicker Indicate Federal Funds Linked to 2008 Hurricane Gustav Recovery WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced the award of a $4.8 million...