Senator Says Closing the Facility Could Allow Terrorists to Return to the BattlefieldWithin the first 48 hours of his administration, President Obama ordered the closure of the terrorist detention...
So-Called Cap-And-Trade Is A Trickle Down Tax Increase
Senator Says Plan Would Increase Energy Costs and Drive American Jobs OverseasIt has been over two weeks since President Obama unveiled his $3.6 trillion budget blueprint, yet considerable...
Wicker Says Tax Increases Not The Answer
Senator Says President’s Budget Plan Will Raise Taxes and Hurt Economic RecoveryThe economic downturn we are currently experiencing is being felt from coast to coast. Across Mississippi and...
Sens. Cochran and Wicker Urge Winston County Residents to Attend “Flood Risk Open House”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today urged residents in Winston County to attend an upcoming meeting to find out more about floodplain management and potential changes to the...
Wicker Says IRS Owes Over $10 Million to Mississippi Taxpayers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is holding more than $10 million in unclaimed refunds for 12,200 Mississippians who did not file a...
Wicker Introduces Pro-Life Amendment to Prevent Coercive Abortions
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today introduced an amendment to stop taxpayer dollars from being awarded to a group complicit in China’s forced sterilization and abortion...
Wicker Concerned With Deceptively-Named “Employee Free Choice Act”
Senator Says Bill is an Attack on Workers’ Rights and Could Deepen Economic RecessionThe Senate last week confirmed Hilda Solis, a former California congresswoman, as our nation’s Secretary of...
Wicker Joins Introduction of the Secret Ballot Protection Act
Legislation Would Guarantee Workers’ Right to Secret Ballot VoteWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he has joined in introducing the Secret Ballot Protection Act (SBPA),...
Sens. Wicker and Durbin Introduce Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act
Legislation Encourages International Learning Opportunities for Low-Income and Community College StudentsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker R-Miss., and Dick Durbin D-Ill., today introduced...
Southaven Student Meets with Senator Wicker During His Visit to Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., met with Southaven High School senior Aaron Carnahan in his Washington, D.C. office. Carnahan was recently accepted into the United...