Realizing more must be done to secure our borders and address the illegal immigration problem, I have joined with eight other U.S. senators in forming a new caucus designed to increase the focus on...
Wicker Condemns Largest Tax Hike in American History
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today made the following statement after voting against the Senate Democrats’ FY 2009 budget, which raises taxes on lower- and middle-income families...
Senate Passes Wicker Provision to Provide Tax Relief to Soldiers
WASHINGTON – As part of an amendment to the FY 2009 budget resolution, the U.S. Senate today passed a provision offered by Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) that will provide tax relief for soldiers...
Cochran, Wicker Applaud Stennis Passport Facility Decision
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker today applauded the announcement by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) that it will open a passport production facility on the grounds of...
Cochran, Wicker Announce $2 Million in Infrastructure Support for Blue Springs Toyota Plant
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved $2 million in funding to improve water infrastructure necessary to sustain the Blue Springs Toyota plant and its 2,000 expected jobs, U.S....
Rebuilding Armed Forces Retirement Home Continues Commitment to Nation’s Veterans
Last week I participated in groundbreaking ceremonies to replace the old Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) damaged by Hurricane Katrina with an entirely new facility at its beachfront location in...
In Maiden Speech, Wicker Calls on Congress to Increase Efforts to Rebuild Gulf Coast
WASHINGTON – In his maiden speech today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) drew attention to the challenges still facing Mississippi’s Gulf Coast and called on Congress to...
Maiden Speech
Since being appointed to the U.S. Senate two months ago, I have spent nearly every day traveling our state, listening to the concerns of Mississippians and by working on legislative issues when in...
Cochran, Wicker Announce Public Hearings on Richton Petroleum Site
WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy has announced the dates for three public meetings regarding the site selection for the proposed Richton salt dome petroleum facility, U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran...
Wicker Helps Form Border Security and Enforcement Caucus
WASHINGTON – As part of his commitment to ensuring that U.S. borders are secured, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today joined a group of his Senate colleagues in forming the Border Security and...