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July 18, 2016
Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Supports Fight Against Opioid Crisis Bipartisan Bill Would Give Communities the Resources to Save Lives July 18 2016 There are now more deaths by drug...has taken up the fight against addiction in a constructive bipartisan manner Earlier this month the House and Senate came to an agreement on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act CARA putting together...advocates and public officials have endorsed this effort Like the individual House and Senate versions of CARA the measure passed with strong support It now needs the President s signature to become law which...

November 13, 2017
Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Confident in New Laws Benefiting Veterans White House Congress Have Kept Veteran Care a Top Priority November 13 2017 We have many reasons to celebrate...reform is a top priority for the White House and it is a top priority for the Republican led Congress More Health Care Choices Accountability Congress has passed seven new laws this year in an effort to...when they face long wait times or long drives to the closest medical center Another updates the GI Bill by giving veterans more time to use their education benefits and extending those benefits to Reserve...

April 18, 2016
Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Equal Work Deserves Equal Pay Republican Bills Champion Paycheck Fairness for Women April 18 2016 Wage discrimination based on gender is both illegal...that I have cosponsored is the Workplace Advancement Act introduced by Sen Deb Fischer R Neb This bill would update current laws strengthen employee protections and empower women to have the necessary...Republicans and Democrats agree Sen Fischer s bill earned bipartisan support when it was considered during the budget process last year It joins a host of bills sponsored by Sens Dean Heller R Nev Kelly Ayotte...

May 4, 2026
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Bills Tackle Weather Challenges Improving Tornado and Ocean Tracking May 4 2026 Mississippians understand...Warnings The first bill the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations or TORNADO Act would improve tornado warnings The U S Senate Commerce Committee has passed this legislation...on land but the second bill would do the same on America s coastal waters My committee colleagues and I voted to reauthorize the Integrated Ocean Observing System IOOS Act If passed by the full Senate and...

July 13, 2022
Releases Wicker Statement on Latest Consumer Price Index Figure Miss Senator Stubbornness From the White House Brought Inflation On July 13 2022 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss today released the following...soaring inflation of recent months is directly traceable to this White House s stubbornness President Biden needs to stop passing the blame everywhere else and accept that the answer to this crisis is...

December 23, 2024
and Defense Bills December 23 2024 Just before the Christmas holiday Congress passed a series of important measures one to shore up American waterways and another for national defense Both bills have been...improve the country s waterways ports river systems and flood protection projects This month we passed the latest bill to tackle those challenges the 2024 Water Resources Development Act WRDA I am a member of...dangerous situation WRDA will also help restore flood risk management systems in DeSoto County The bill fosters collaboration between the Army Corps and Mississippi State University It authorizes joint...

December 5, 2016
Alzheimer s Prize Competitions Greater FDA Transparency in Major Research Bill December 5 2016 The House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act a long awaited bipartisan package of legislative...and remove barriers to groundbreaking new patient treatments The Senate is expected to consider the bill in the coming days and I anticipate it will draw similarly strong support A EUREKA Moment Several...authored the EUREKA Act as a way to help initiate prize competitions in the fight against Alzheimer s The bill earned the bipartisan endorsement of 62 lawmakers in the Senate We all saw the potential for public...

August 15, 2022
Report Wicker Assesses Damage from Biden Tax Hike Recession Likely to Get Worse After 739 Billion Tax Bill August 15 2022 As our economy enters a recession Democrats in Washington have chosen to use the last...taxes on the American people Their 739 billion tax and spend bill dishonestly titled the Inflation Reduction Act has now passed both the House and Senate without a single Republican vote As a result job...those that did are now treading water amid high inflation and a chronic worker shortage The Democrats bill completely ignores these challenges Under their legislation small businesses that file as individuals...

June 12, 2017
Newsletter Signup Weekly Report Home News Weekly Report Wicker Praises Senate Action on VA Reform Bill Would Empower VA Secretary to Implement Greater Accountability June 12 2017 The first week in June...the Battle of Midway It was also an appropriate time for important legislation On June 6 the Senate passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act taking another...action in its human resources policies for the falsification of data concerning patient care The new bill which I have cosponsored adds to those reforms The VA Secretary would have more flexibility to discipline...

October 19, 2017
Votes to Pave the Way for Middle Class Tax Cuts Miss Senator Appears on Fox Business in Support of Passing Budget Outline October 19 2017 WASHINGTON U S Senator Roger Wicker R Miss today appeared on Fox Business...

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