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...
Sen. Wicker Response To President Obama’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON – Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to Congress:“We are certainly ready to work with the president on the...
Wicker Says Offshore Drilling Plan Should Not Be Delayed
In a setback for advocates of increased domestic energy production, the Obama administration recently moved to delay action on increased oil and gas drilling off America’s coasts. The move,...
Sens. Cochran, Wicker, and Rep. Harper Announce $4.9 Million for Jackson-Evers International Airport
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker, and U.S. Representative Gregg Harper today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has released $4,980,692 in funding for the...
Stimulus Bill Is Wrong Approach For Taxpayers, Economy
As our economy has slowed and more Americans have lost their jobs, members of Congress and the Obama Administration have debated a plan to help provide stimulus to our economy. The recent...
Prior to Final Vote, Wicker Outlines His Opposition to $1 Trillion Spending Bill
WASHINGTON – During debate today on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., outlined the reasons he plans to vote against the “compromise” version of the Democrats’ $1 trillion stimulus...