Plan has been promised to Yazoo since 1941One of Senator Wicker’s longstanding prioritiesWASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District today released the Draft...
Senator Wicker Statement on President Biden’s Third Failed Attempt at the Gaza Pier Mission
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), responded to press reports that the Gaza pier has again been...
Wicker Notches Victory In America’s Military Rebuild
Democrats Should Immediately Bring NDAA to a VoteThis month, I led a group of my U.S. Senate colleagues in a successful effort to begin rebuilding the American military.I serve as the...
Putin-Kim Visit in North Korea Affirms the Immediate Need for NDAA Vote in the U.S. Senate
Senator Wicker again highlights growing alignment between “Axis of Aggressors”WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services...
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Annual Defense Bill
Senator Wicker will use the bill to advance Mississippi and conservative provisionsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is advancing Congress’ annual defense bill. As...
Wicker Promotes Rural Health Care
Senator Works to Make Telehealth Access PermanentLess than 20 percent of the nation lives in rural areas, but over half of Mississippi’s population does. Most doctors, clinics, and hospitals are in...
SASC Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the Committee voted 22-3 to advance...
Senator Wicker Secures Topline Increase in NDAA Markup
Will increase defense investment by $25 billionWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., secured a $25 billion increase to the defense budget topline during the U.S. Senate Armed Services...
President Biden Approves State of Mississippi’s Request for Federal Disaster Declaration
Mississippi’s congressional delegation supported the requestWASHINGTON – Last night, President Biden approved Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after recent storms –...
Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith Join Legislation to Overturn the Biden Administration’s Nursing Home Staffing Requirements
New staffing requirement would harm rural and underserved communities in MississippiWASHINGTON – The Biden administration is pushing forward a proposal that would require an unreasonable increase in...