Roger F. Wicker
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Wicker, Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Halt Big Tech and Government Censorship
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in reintroducing the PRESERVE Online Speech Act.
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Wicker-Cardin Legislation to Brand the Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Approved by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking Senate member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Senator Ben Cardin, D-Md., a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), lauded committee approval Thursday of their legislation, the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act.
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Miss. Lawmakers Sign Bicameral Amicus Brief Challenging Cfpb Funding Structure
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., have signed an amicus brief that encourages the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Fifth Circuit decision that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding structure is unconstitutional and to make the Bureau’s funding subject to congressional appropriations.
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Wicker Leads Armed Services Republicans in Army Chief Nomination Hearing
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on July 13, participated in a full committee hearing examining the nomination of Gen. Randy A. George to be the next chief of staff of the United States Army.
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Wicker, Risch, Mccaul Statement on French SCALP-EG Missiles to Ukraine
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as of July 13, reacted to President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will provide SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine
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Wicker, Lujan, Thune, Welch Fight for Broadband Strategy
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., John Thune, R-S.D., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., as of July 12,2023 reintroduced the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act.
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Wicker Leads Armed Services Republicans in Chairman of Joint Chiefs Nomination Hearing
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on July 12,2023, participated in a full committee hearing examining the nomination of Gen. Chas ‘CQrle’ Brown to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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The Court Reins In Biden And Promotes American Values
In a series of rulings last month, the Supreme Court strengthened Constitutional protections on important American values, including religious liberty, the rule of law, and equality.
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Wicker Statement on SCOTUS Religious Liberty Decision
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., on June 30 issued the following statement upon learning of the release of the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis:
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Wicker Statement on SCOTUS Student Loan Decision
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., On June 30 issued the following statement upon learning of the release of the Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska:
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Wicker, Whitehouse, King Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Aquaculture Farmers and Harvesters
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., joined Senators Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Senator Angus King, I-Maine, in introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to uplift and support aquaculture and aquaculture farmers and harvesters.
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Wicker Praises Massive $1.2 Billion Broadband Investment in Mississippi
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., on June 26 praised a massive $1.2 billion award to build broadband infrastructure in the state of Mississippi.
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Guest, Ezell Welcome $28.4M for Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., on June 26 welcomed the award of $28,382,500 for infrastructure projects in Laurel and Meridian.
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Wicker, Rubio Introduce Bill to Protect American Intellectual Property
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is failing to stop our adversaries, China and Russia, from accessing sensitive and controlled technology.
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Wicker Celebrates Mississippi Wins in Defense Bill
Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today praised committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (FY 24 NDAA).
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Wicker Comments on Biden’s New FCC Nominees
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., on June 22 released the following statement after a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing to consider appointments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Wicker, Hyde-Smith Help Reintroduce National Flood Insurance Program Reform Legislation
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., joined with colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.
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Wicker, Rubio, Colleagues Blast Biden For Sidestepping Spy Balloon Inquiry
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., vice chairman on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on June 15 led 17 of their colleagues on a letter to President Biden calling out a continued lack of transparency related to the takedown of a Chinese spy balloon in February.
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Wicker Calls for Action in Marine Corps Commandant Confirmation Hearing
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on June 13 participated in a full committee hearing examining the nomination of Gen. Eric M. Smith to be the next Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Wicker to Introduce Merit Act as NDAA Amendment
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on June 16 announced that he would be proposing his “Military Merit, Fairness, and Equality Act of 2023” (Merit Act) as an amendment to the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act.