On Friday, November 13, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made a shocking announcement: The Justice Department will bring five enemy combatants, currently being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, to...
Wicker Votes ‘No,’ Says Democrats’ Health Care Bill Spends Too Much, Taxes Too Much, and Slashes Medicare
Senate Vote Clears Procedural Hurdle for Bill, Health Care Debate to Begin After ThanksgivingWASHINGTON – Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., voted tonight against allowing the Senate Democrats’ health...
Excessive Rains Prompt Cochran & Wicker to Offer Bill to Give Direct Disaster Aid to Farmers with Waterlogged Crops
Significant Crop Losses Recorded Throughout the Mid-South as Rainy Fall Ruins HarvestsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today introduced bipartisan legislation...
Wicker Rejects Administration Claim that Legalizing Illegal Immigrants will Help U.S. Economy
WASHINGTON – Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined with several colleagues today in rejecting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s claim that legalizing illegal immigrants...
Cochran, Wicker Request Analysis of Long-Term Costs of Senate Health Reform Plan
New Report Says House Reform Bill Could Jeopardize Medicare Coverage for SeniorsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced that they have asked Senate Majority Leader...
Wicker & Harper Defend “In God We Trust”
Mississippi Lawmakers Sign Legal Brief in Defense of National Motto & Pledge of Allegiance at New Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON – Senator Roger Wicker and Representative Gregg...
Wicker: With $12 Trillion Debt & Record Job Losses, U.S. Can’t Afford Democrats’ Health Care Plan
WASHINGTON – As the national debt today reached an all-time high of $12 trillion, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker released the following statement on health care spending and reform proposals being...
Mississippi Senators Seek Crackdown on Drywall Scams
Cochran & Wicker Seek Federal Action to Protect Consumers from Dubious Drywall FixesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today joined in asking the federal government to help...
Wicker: November is Time to Honor Service to Our Country
Veterans across the country were honored last week for their service to America. Each year on November 11, we rightfully recognize those who have served and borne the cost of our defense of...
Sen. Wicker Discusses Health Care, the Tanker Bid, and GO Zone Legislation
Senator Wicker’s remarks on Gulf Coast Mornings with Kipp Greggory and Steve DickersonWASHINGTON – Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today gave a Congressional update and discussed issues important to...