In the ongoing debate on health care reform, it has become clear that this is a competition between two very different philosophies of government. On one hand, there are those who believe...
Cochran & Wicker Report $1.08 Million for the City of Waveland
Federal grant provided to rebuild Garfield Ladner Memorial Recreational PierWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced final approval of a $1.08 million federal grant...
Homeland Security Department To Establish Arbitration Panels To Resolve Disputes Over Hurricane Recovery Projects
Cochran & Wicker Welcome Move as New Tool for Communities to Overcome Storm WoesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today welcomed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) action...
Sen. Wicker to Host Open House at New Hernando Office
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., will host an open house for the public to visit his new Hernando office on Thursday, August 27. Wicker will join his staff in greeting people at...
Wicker Introduces Bill to End Train Travel Restrictions on Gun Owners
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he has introduced legislation to ensure law-abiding gun owners are able to securely transport firearms on Amtrak trains. The...
Cochran, Wicker Bill to Jam Illegal Prison Cell Phones Clears Senate Commerce Committee
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation aimed at stopping prison inmates from using cell phones to coordinate crime has received an important committee endorsement, U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger...
Feingold, Wicker Launch Senate Working Group On Malaria
Washington – Today, U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) launched the first-ever Senate Working Group on Malaria to help raise awareness and support for efforts to combat the...
Senator Wicker on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Mr. President, I want to begin by thanking the members of the Judiciary Committee for conducting a thorough, fair, and respectful confirmation hearing. Judge Sotomayor herself stated that the...
VA Responds to Wicker, Ends Travel Reimbursement Inequity
WASHINGTON – In response to a request from Sen. Roger Wicker, the Department of Veterans Affairs has corrected an error that had resulted in significant reimbursement dollars being withheld from...
$1.5 Million Awarded For New Hancock County Emergency Ops Center, Mississippi Senators Report
Cochran & Wicker Detail Grant for $2.0 Million Construction Project in Kiln, Miss.WASHINGTON – Plans to construct a new Emergency Operations Center to serve Hancock County can now move forward with...