Senator Votes Against President Obama’s Nominee Because of Second Amendment ViewsUnder our Constitution, the Senate is given the duty of providing the President of the United States with “advice and...
Wicker: Stimulus Plan Must Be Better Targeted, More Effective
Senator Highlights Inefficiency of Democrats’ Stimulus Plan; Says Mississippi Could Receive as Little as One-Tenth of One Percent of Proposed PlanWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today...
Cochran, Wicker Applaud ATK Announcement
Senators Welcome News of Nearly 650 Additional Jobs at Iuka FacilityWASHINGTON – The announcement that ATK has chosen to locate its composite airframe operation at its Iuka facility will create...
Wicker Says Difficult Times Remain In Afghanistan
Senator Says Afghan Conflict Represents Our Greatest Military ChallengeWith most of the media’s coverage of the war against terror focusing largely on Iraq since 2003, the ongoing military conflict...
Senators Re-Introduce the Life at Conception Act
Legislation Declares that Life Begins at ConceptionWASHINGTON – In an attempt to protect the unborn by resolving the question of when life begins, U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Sam Brownback,...
Wicker Says SCHIP Should Cover Mississippi’s Needy Children First
Senator Says Legislation Gives Taxpayer-Funded Health Insurance to Middle-Class Families in Wealthy States at the Expense of Mississippians in NeedWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.,...
Sacred Heart Students Meet with Sen. Wicker
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., meet with 13 students from Sacred Heart High School in his Washington, D.C. office. During their visit with Senator Wicker the students...
Wicker on the Proposed SCHIP Legislation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement regarding State Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): "The original intention of SCHIP was to provide low-income...
Wicker Says He Is Ready To Work With New Administration
Last week, nearly two million people came to Washington, D.C. to witness the historic swearing-in of Barack Obama as our president. The inauguration is always a testament to those who believe...
Wicker Picks Up Key Committee Assignments
Senator Adds Foreign Relations and Small Business CommitteesWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today announced he had secured seats on two additional committees, including the influential...