WASHINGTON – The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill today. The committee report contains $18.95 million in funding...
GAS PRICES: Wicker Helps Introduce Gas Price Reduction Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today helped introduce the Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008, legislation designed to address the high price of gas at the pump. The legislation,...
Wicker Praises Supreme Court’s Ruling that Overturns D.C. Gun Ban
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller, overturning Washington D.C.’s...
Cochran, Wicker Applaud Approval of Plan to Build 12,000 Homes in South Mississippi
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today applauded the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) approval of a $350 million plan by the State of Mississippi to...
Wicker Introduces Federal Marriage Amendment
Constitutional Amendment Defines Marriage as a Union Between Man and WomanWASHINGTON – Saying that activist judges are attempting to redefine one of our nation’s most sacred institutions, U.S. Sen....
Cochran, Wicker Announce Funds For State Highways
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced today that the Department of Transportation has awarded over $5 million for state highway reconstruction and revitalization...
Wicker Legislation Declares Life Begins At Conception
In one of our country’s most defining documents, our founding fathers stated very clearly that every person in our nation is entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. While most...
Cochran, Wicker Announce $4.9 Million for Mississippi Airports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today announced that the Department of Transportation has released over $4.9 million for two Mississippi airports. Funding for the...
Wicker Introduces the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
Legislation Addresses Excessive Commercial VolumeWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today introduced the Commercial Advertisement Loudness...
Wicker Statement on GAO Tanker Protest Decision
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustaining Boeing’s protest of the Air Force tanker...