WASHINGTON – The Senate has approved an appropriations bill containing $500,000 requested by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., for the Pascagoula beach park promenade. The funding was contained in...
Sen. Wicker to Announce Funding for Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
Senator Secured $399,350 Grant for SHAPE; Program to be Based at HealthWorks! in TupeloWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will be in Tupelo tomorrow, Friday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m., to announce...
Senate Approves Wicker Measure to End Train Travel Restrictions on Gun Owners
WASHINGTON – By a vote of 68 to 30, the Senate today approved an amendment offered by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., to end train travel restrictions on gun owners. The amendment, agreed to...
Wicker Continues Effort to End Train Travel Restrictions on Gun Owners
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today introduced an amendment to the transportation and housing appropriations bill to end train travel restrictions on gun owners. Under the...
Sen. Wicker Successfully Votes to Block Federal Funding of ACORN
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today voted to block the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) from receiving federal funds for housing...
Wicker Says Delay of Cap-and-Trade Bill Is Welcome Development
Lost in the ongoing debate over health care reform was a recent decision by Senate Democrats to delay yet again the introduction of their so-called cap-and-trade legislation. The decision,...
Wicker Responds to President Obama’s Address to Congress on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to Congress on the topic of health care reform:“It is obvious to me after...
Harvest Time Reminds Us Of Agriculture’s Importance
The signs of harvest were evident as I drove through the Mississippi Delta late last month, as farmers were hard at work gathering their soybeans, corn, and rice. To get behind slow moving...
Wicker Backs Measure To Protect Hunting On Public Lands
In Mississippi, hunting is both a time-honored tradition and a way of life for hundreds of thousands of residents. Like many states across the country, Mississippi is blessed with more than...
Sen. Wicker to Tour Severstal Columbus – MONDAY
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will tour the Severstal Columbus plant and meet with employees during a visit on Monday, August 31, 2009. The tour is open to the press.MONDAY, AUGUST 31,...