Mississippi Chronicles: Roger Wicker

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Jan 11, 2023: Missisippi Today: Biden’s federal appointments stall in Mississippi, other southern states
As President Joe Biden enters his third year in office, Mississippi still lacks his appointments for two U.S. attorneys, two U.S. marshals and a federal judge in the northern district.
Biden made nominations for three of the positions in the fall, but Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith did not return “blue slips” — the longstanding process by which home senators approve the president’s picks before Senate confirmation hearings are held.

Dec 23, 2022: Y'all Politics: 117th Congress heads home, sends $1.7 trillion spending package to President
Mississippi’s Thompson, Wicker vote in favor of the bill as Hyde-Smith, Kelly, Guest and Palazzo oppose it.

December 20, 2022:
There are simple ways to find out if an elected official has gone off the deep end (or becoming QAnonesque). One way has become clear ever since Trump uttered his first election lie in 2020 (even before the election even started):
Q: Do you believe the 2020 election was stolen?
A: Yes (Which automatically confirms and certifies the responder as a right wing nutjob)
There are others (way too many) but the most recent has to do with Elon Musk's alleged "Twitter Files" which he posted to Twitter. "Twitter Files" was suppose to expose something important. It didn't. Just another stack added to the stupid things right wingers look for.
New question:
Q) Do you believe there's anything to the Hunter Biden laptop story that exposes President Biden?
A: Yes. (Which, automatically certifies you as a right wing nutjob and a right winger that can't read very well.)
Unfortunately, Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker thinks "Twitter Files" was some great big old revelation of corruption. (Which it wasn't anywhere near). Wicker told an interviewer this last week that “What we’ve learned is Twitter was in cahoots with the top officials of the Biden campaign trying to get Vice President Biden elected president and they seemed to have succeeded."
Wicker also said "I asked Jack Dorsey, the head of Twitter, if he had information that the laptop was Russian disinformation." Dorsey said no and that he "had no such information." Of course if you ask a question that flies in the face of the narrative you are pushing there is no satisfactory answer available unless the answer supports your pet false narrative of the week. Wicker will continue, as usual, seeking out the truth of the lie he believes and will be frustrated when he never finds it....but even that wont stop him from believing it. Like Hillary's emails and Benghazi. #DOH

Dec 9, 2022: Y'all Politics: Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith praise agreement on the National Defense Authorization
Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) praised the agreement on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (FDAA) after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the package to the Senate.

July 21, 2022: Mississippi Today: Rep. Bennie Thompson’s Mississippi colleagues have no comment on his Jan. 6 hearings
Even though a record number of Americans are watching U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson lead the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, his Mississippi congressional colleagues do not appear to be interested in his efforts. None of Mississippi’s other five members of Congress — Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Reps. Trent Kelly, Michael Guest and Steven Palazzo — responded to questions from Mississippi Today asking for their thoughts on the often bombshell testimony that has come out of the Jan. 6 committee hearings.

Mar 11, 2022: Y'all Politics: Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for federal funding legislation
On Thursday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) voted in favor of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2022, an omnibus legislation that includes all 12 annual appropriations bills, and a nearly $14 billion supplemental package to provide security and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine and Central European allies.

Jan 29, 2022: Clarion Ledger: GOP Senator Wicker slammed for racist comment on Biden's plan to pick Black woman for court
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker drew outrage from the White House, a member of his own party and beyond for a comment that compares President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court to affirmative action.
“The irony is that the Supreme Court is at the very same time hearing cases about this sort of affirmative racial discrimination and while adding someone who is the beneficiary of this sort of quota,” Wicker, R-Miss., told local radio station SuperTalk Mississippi on Friday. USA TODAY reached out to Wicker's office for a comment

Jan 28, 2021: WLBT: Sen. Wicker: Division in America which lead to Capitol Hill riot ‘cannot be ignored’
The division in the United States, which culminated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol this week, is one that can no longer be ignored.
That is what Senator Roger Wicker is saying two days after a band of pro-Trump rioters broke into the Capitol, leading to fives deaths - one being a Capitol police officer. According to the Associated Press, the officer was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher during the riots.

Dec 1, 2021: WLBT: Senators “proud” of Mississippi for taking abortion case to Supreme Court
On Capitol Hill Tuesday, Cindy Hyde Smith and Roger Wicker said they are proud of Mississippi for bringing its abortion case to the Supreme court.

Nov 26, 2021: Clarion Ledger: Despite Mississippi’s infrastructural needs, four members from state vote no to bill
Only two among our six-member congressional delegation voted in favor of the infrastructure act, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Republican Reps. Trent Kelly, Michael Guest and Steven Palazzo voted no.

Oct 26, 2021: Clarion Ledger: Infrastructure needs: It looks like Mississippi will get the short end of the stick, again.
Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker voted for the bill. Fellow Mississippian Cindy Hyde-Smith voted against it.

Oct 20, 2021: Super Talk: Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker Joins Fight to Protect Coach Fired for Praying At School
Senator Roger Wicker wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision that allowed a coach in Washington state to be fired for silently kneeling and praying after school football games.

Sept 27, 2021: Business Insider: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announces he just received a COVID booster shot: 'It was an easy decision'
In the last couple of months, a handful of fully-vaccinated senators have gotten "breakthrough" infections, including Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, John Hickenlooper of Colorado and Angus King of Maine.

Oct 28, 2018: Northside Sun: LOCAL JUDICIAL RACES DOMINATING NOV. 6
The dominance of the Republican Party make many state races predictable. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will probably beat state representative David Baria, the top Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Feb 26, 2018: Politico: GOP showdown: McDaniel expected to challenge Wicker for Senate
Mississippi Republican Chris McDaniel is expected to announce later this week that he will wage a 2018 primary challenge against GOP Sen. Roger Wicker, according to two people briefed on his plans.

Feb 26, 2018: CNN: Conservative firebrand Chris McDaniel to enter Mississippi Senate race, setting up divisive GOP primary
Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel is preparing to challenge Sen. Roger Wicker in this year’s Republican primary, two GOP sources confirm to CNN.
McDaniel is the conservative who nearly ousted Sen. Thad Cochran in a 2014 primary. He is holding a Facebook Live event Monday night that is intended to drive people to a rally in his hometown of Ellisville, Mississippi, on Wednesday.

May 13, 2016: Morning Valley Star: Mississippi gov: Defy US guidance on transgender students
It would be wrong for the administration to withhold federal funding from public schools that choose to handle this sensitive matter in their own way," said U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. "These are local issues best decided by those who live in our communities. Once again, the courts will inevitably have to weigh in because this administration continues to impose rules without having the proper authority."

July 5, 1951: Roger Wicker was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi.

December 31, 2007: Wicker assumes office of the US Senate. At a press conference on December 31, 2007, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour appointed Wicker to fill the Senate seat Lott vacated on December 18, 2007

September 16, 2010, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Wicker as representative of the United States to the Sixty-fifth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
March 13, 2012: Wicker won re-election in 2012. He defeated E. Allen Hathcock and Robert Maloney in the primary.

April 16, 2013, a letter addressed to Wicker tested positive for the poison ricin as part of a series of letters. The letter was detected by postal officials and law enforcement and prevented from reaching the Capitol. The letter was tested three times, with each test confirming the presence of ricin.

Feb 18, 2014: Sen. Roger Wicker, Mississippi Republican, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that voters will still come out in droves for Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn’s (from Texas) bid for re-election “for a variety of reasons,” even if tea party types are upset with him."

November 13, 2014Wicker was elected chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 114th U.S. Congress on November 13, 2014.

March 9, 2015: Wicker signed this letter: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time."

April 7, 2016

April 28, 2016

Nov 6, 2018: Wicker was reelected for as another term in general election

Jan 6, 2021: Wicker was participating in the certification when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. When the Capitol was secure and Congress returned to complete the certification, Wicker voted to certify the count.
Jan 8, 2021: Wicker posted to Twitter: “The U.S. has long been a beacon of freedom & the orderly transfer of power. Wednesday’s attempt to disrupt our democracy through lawlessness & intimidation was intended to cast doubt on that principle but was doomed to fail. The guardrails held, & the work of Congress continues.”

May 28, 2021,:Wicker voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack
August 19, 2021, Wicker tested positive for COVID-19

Oct 13, 2021:
Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker sent a photo and comments to Twitter today saying "For 246 years, the United States Navy has sailed to the ends of the Earth to keep our nation safe. Last week, I had the opportunity to celebrate this historic milestone with @USNavy leaders and my Senate colleagues. Happy birthday to the Navy!"
BUT, really, folks: Wicker did not vote to impeach Donald Trump and is disinterested in holding him accountable for Jan 6 Deadly Riot and Insurrection. Roger Wicker has no concern for the safety of our nation unless its a photo op.

October 29, 2021:
Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are busy pumping out what they call "resolutions" addressing problems that dont exist. What a waste of time they are in DC.

Dec 13, 2022: Wicker tweets: Twitter acted dishonestly when it silenced the Hunter Biden laptop story in 2020. In fact, the reporting revealed enormous sums of money going from corrupt foreign executives to Hunter Biden in an apparent attempt to influence his father.

December 13, 2022

December 20, 2022:
There are simple ways to find out of an elected official has gone the deep end (or QAnonesque beginning) which have become clearer and clearer since Trump uttered his first election lie in 2020 (even before the election even started):
Q: Do you believe the 2020 election was stolen?
A: Yes (Which automatically confirms and certifies the responder as a right wing nutjob)
There are others (way too many) but the most recent has to do with Elon Musk's alleged "Twitter Files" which he posted to Twitter which was suppose to expose something important. It didn't. Just another stack added to the stupid things right wingers look for.
New question:
Q) Do you believe there's anything to the Hunter Biden laptop story that exposes President Biden?
A: Yes. (Which, automatically certifies you as a right wing nutjob and a right winger that can't read very well.)
Unfortunately, Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker thinks "Twitter Files" was some great big old revelation of corruption. (Which it wasn't anywhere near). Wicker told an interviewer this last week that “What we’ve learned is Twitter was in cahoots with the top officials of the Biden campaign trying to get Vice President Biden elected president and they seemed to have succeeded."
Wicker also said "I asked Jack Dorsey, the head of Twitter, if he had information that the laptop was Russian disinformation." Dorsey said no and that he"had no such information." Of course if you ask a question that flies in the face of the narrative you are pushing there is no satisfactory answer available unless the answer does supports your pet false narrative of the week. Wicker will continue, as usual, seeking out the truth of the lie he believes and will be frustrated when he never finds it....but even though wont stop him from believing it. Like Hillary's emails and Benghazi. #DOH

May 10, 2016: NewsMs: Federal money headed to your local airports
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both republicans from Mississippi, have announced that 12 more Mississippi airport facilities will benefit from more than $4.15 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Mar 28, 2016: NewsMs: Sen. Roger Wicker makes his weekly address
Listen as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., highlights his recent discussions with Mississippians across the state about issues such as bipartisan accomplishments in the Senate and the future of health-care technology and research.

Mar 24, 2016: Hattiesburg American: Evers house could become national park
The legislation, proposed by Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi and the state’s two Republican senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, would require the Interior Department to study the significance of the home and determine whether it could be managed by the National Park Service.

Mar 23, 2016: Calhoun County Journal: Good folks behind the scenes on ‘The Hill’
I was also impressed with Caroline Castigliola, who just joined Sen. Roger Wicker’s team as legislative assistant and counsel less than a year ago. Her vast knowledge of all pending legislative issues, particularly of interest to our newspaper delegation, was rather remarkable.

Mar 23, 2016: NewsMs: Governor Bryant Requests Federal Disaster Declaration After Flooding
A letter of support for Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for federal assistance was signed by U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, and U.S. Representatives Bennie G. Thompson, Gregg Harper, Steven Palazzo, and Trent Kelly.

Mar 16, 2016: WJTV: Mississippi senators: Next president should nominate justice
Republicans Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker issued statements Wednesday after President Barack Obama nominated federal Judge Merrick Garland to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Tweets by @SenatorWicker

Feb 20, 2016: NewsMs: A Mississippi Civil Rights Landmark Could Soon Be Registered Nationally
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker say that the National Park Service will conduct a special resource study on the home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers to determine its potential for designation as a National Historic Landmark.

Feb 16, 2016: WXXV: Wicker Announces Group to Restore Train
Coast leaders are behind the return of Amtrak. Now, our state leaders are one step closer to making it a reality.
Today, Senator Roger Wicker announced a concrete step to bringing the passenger rail service back.

Feb 10, 2016: WTVA: Wicker: Coast Guard bill signed into law
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today said he was pleased to see that the “Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2015” has been signed into law by President Obama.

Feb 10, 2016: NewsMs: Mississippi Lawmakers in D.C. React to President Obama's Budget
Senator Roger Wicker voices his concern, saying that the budget hits with a “resounding thud,” and does nothing to counteract with the growing debt and unemployment issues.

Jan 29, 2016: USA Today: New state voting laws face first presidential election test
“It seems that the president is moving to ... federalizing the way we handle elections,’’ said Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Jan 28, 2016: WAPT: Bert Case remembered as fair reporter, gentleman
Sen. Roger Wicker said Case always kept it interesting.
"He had a way of connecting to the viewer with just enough edge, just enough humor, and just enough pizazz. We are not likely to see another like him anytime soon -- a true Mississippi Classic," Wicker said in a statement.

Jan 13, 2016: NewsMs: State Senators in D.C. React to Obama's Final State of the Union AddressU.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s final State of the Union address:
“A new poll found that 70 percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track. They have a good reason to feel that way. Under this Administration, the economy has crawled along at a snail’s pace of two percent, not ever reaching a growth rate of three percent – the slowest recovery after a recession in the country’s history.
“The world is aflame. Americans are increasingly worried that the President isn’t up to the task of defeating ISIS and that he has abandoned his leadership role in the world. We wish the president had done better by the American people during his stewardship. Regrettably, those are the facts.
“Republicans stand ready to move this country in a different direction.”

Jan 8, 2016: NewsMs: Final State of the Union Address is Coming: Senator Wicker Says There's More Work to Do

Dec 16, 2015: Y'all Politics: COCHRAN, WICKER, PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $12.8 MILLION TO REPLACE ARMY FACILITY IN COLUMBIA
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced that the U.S. Army has approved $12.8 million to replace the National Guard Readiness Center in Columbia, which was destroyed by a tornado just before Christmas last year.

Dec 15, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Miss. delegation: Send new VA network head elsewhere
“Mississippi veterans deserve more,” U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson, Gregg Harper, Steven Palazzo and Trent Kelly wrote in a joint letter to McDonald.

Dec 11, 2015: Jackson Free Press: New National Education Law Shifts Power Back to States
Mississippi senators, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker both voted in favor of the act on Dec. 9.

Nov 25, 2015: NewsMs: Senator Roger Wicker weekly address
Listen as U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., discusses the upcoming United Nations climate conference in Paris, where President Obama is expected to make international promises without the advice and consent of Congress.

Nov 19, 2015: NewsMs: Senate Backs Wicker: No Double Thirty-Three Foot Trailers
The Senate votes in favor of an amendment offered by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to remove a federal mandate from the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill, H.R. 2577, that would force states to allow large trucks to pull double 33-foot trailers. The Wicker-Feinstein amendment was adopted by a voice vote.

Oct 22, 2015: Gulf Live: Congressmen support historic landmark status for Mississippi Capitol
Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker and Reps. Bennie Thompson, Gregg Harper, Steven Palazzo and Trent Kelly issued a news release Thursday, saying they have sent a letter supporting that move to Paul Loether, chief of the historic landmarks program for the National Park Service.

Sept 18, 2015: WDAM: Jones County Sheriff Alex Hodge visits Washington in bid to stop legislation
Earlier this year, Sen. Roger Wicker (Mississippi) joined Sen. Diane Feinstein (California) in filing an amendment to the “Drive Act," also known as the highway bill that would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to complete a comprehensive safety study before longer trucks are permitted on highways.

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June 26, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Lawmaker: State could stop marriage licenses altogether
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran expressed concerns the ruling might result in discrimination against individuals or organizations that oppose same-sex marriage..

May 15, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Miss. lawmakers back competing bills to name courthouse
A week before that vote, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker introduced a bill that would name the building after the late Charles Clark, who served as a federal judge for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Mississippi from 1981 to 1992.

Sen Roger Wicker to Mississippi Voters: I Prayed About it and You Are Wrong

June 6, 2015: Paul Hampton: Sun Herald: PAUL HAMPTON: Measures that are bad for truckers, roads, other drivers, can't hide in bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., has some doubts. "Sen. Wicker is opposed to the twin 33-foot tractor trailer provision and the truck size and weight exemptions," Wicker spokesman Ryan Taylor said. "He believes the remaining issues should be debated and thoroughly vetted during the upcoming consideration of the MAP-21 authorization -- not attached to an appropriations bill as 'riders.'

Apr 21, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Mississippi lawmakers push to expand telehealth
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi held Tuesday’s hearing as chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet. He plans to introduce legislation with Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi to expand use of the approach.

Apr 20, 2015: Roger Wicker: Fox News: BP oil spill fifth anniversary: Working hard to make the Gulf Coast whole again

Mar 13, 2015: NewsMs: Ending Human Trafficking: Miss. Senators Talk About New Bill in DC -
Human trafficking is not only a problem in Mississippi, but across the entire country. While Mississippi is dealing with it on a state level by forming a task force, senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran are supporting a national bill to deal with it in Washington. -

Mar 4, 2015: WCBI: Video: Senator Wicker Proposes Streamlining Access to Transportation Funds
With earmarks gone, the nation’s local governments want Congress to give them another way to tap directly into federal transportation dollars. Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker wants to establish a money pot that would be used for grants to cities and counties nationwide. Local governments wouldn’t have to wait for federal money to come to states and then be handed out by state politicians.

Feb 27, 2015: NewsMs: New Internet Rules on Usage: Why Wicker Says the FCC Caved to Obama Administration
A new ruling by the FCC means that you may have an avenue to complain to the government if your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is slowing your service on purpose (ever have buffering every five minutes with Netflix?). But, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said Thursday that there’s more to that ruling than meets they eye and that freedom is being tread on again by the federal government.

Feb 5, 2015: NewsMs: The Next Sec. of Defense: Mississippi Influence On Who Gets the Job
Mississippi will have a say in who becomes the next Secretary of Defense for the country. Sen. Roger Wicker questioned Pres. Obama’s pick for the job, Dr. Ashton Carter, at a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting Wednesday.

Feb 2, 2015: Sun Herald: Obama budget could aid poor, GOP-led states like Mississippi
Such spending programs, even offset by $14 billion in cuts in programs such as federal crop insurance and even homeland security grants, appear to be a nonstarter with Mississippi Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker

Jan 29, 2015: Y'all Politics: US Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) Votes to Approve Keystone XL
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., voted today to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The measure passed the Senate by a vote of 62-36.

Jan 29, 2015: NewsMS: The Clock is Ticking: Wicker Concerned About Less Military Money and Need for Better Defense - The U.S. military is getting less money these days because of the country’s debt problem and budget deficit. That has the attention of top military leaders and lawmakers like U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) who are concerned that less money is leading to a weaker defense

Jan 22, 2015: WCBI: Cochran, Wicker Resume Push to Repeal Obamacare Individual Mandate
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss) today resumed their push for a full repeal of the individual insurance mandate that requires Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty.

Jan 20, 2015: Sun Herald: Cochran, Wicker not 'thrilled' with Obama's spending list
Sen. Roger Wicker told reporters he "wasn't thrilled with the president's laundry list of new spending … that we can't afford" in a time of soaring national debt.

Jan 16, 2015: WDAM: Sen. Wicker tours Columbia tornado damage
On Friday, Senator Roger Wicker toured storm damage in Columbia. It's his first trip since the December 23 tornado. The senator traveled the path of the storm starting on Highway 13 South to Hwy 98 and ending on Hwy 198.

Jan 9, 2015: WAPT: Wicker named chairman of Senate seapower subcommittee
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker has been named chairman of the Senate seapower subcommittee.

Jan 8, 2015: News.Ms: A New Day in the Senate: Wicker Says You'll See How Your Elected Senators Really Feel
A new day in the Senate is what Mississippi’s junior Sen. Roger Wicker (R) said in a speech in D.C. Wednesday. He said that since Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is no longer the majority leader, that the American people will now be able to see how their elected senators feel about the key issues

Jan 8, 2015: WLOX: Cochran appointed Senate Appropriations Chair
Senator Roger Wicker congratulated his fellow Mississippian on his leadership position, saying, "Thad's guidance and experience will be instrumental to the committee's work in finding fiscally responsible ways to fund the federal government while restricting excessive spending and reining in executive overreach. He will play a vital role in restoring the Senate to regular order and ensuring the timely approval of appropriations bills.

Jan 6, 2015: Gulf Live: Congressmen ask Obama for Mississippi disaster declaration for Dec. 23 tornadoes
The letter was signed by Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker; Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Reps. Gregg Harper, Alan Nunnelee and Steven Palazzo.

Nov 24, 2014: Roll Call: Roger Wicker Looks for Fast Start at NRSC
Leading the confab with the incumbents and their chiefs of staff were incoming NRSC Chairman Roger Wicker, the Mississippi senator elected to the position a week earlier, and Ward Baker, the 2014 political director who was promoted to executive director for the new cycle. Unlike the past four NRSC administrations, this one is charged with defending a Senate majority.

Nov 10, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Sen Roger Wicker Responds to President’s Net Neutrality Statement
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., leading Republican of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement on net neutrality:

Nov 5, 2014: Roll Call: Senate Republicans Jubilant at Election Party
Portman and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., who appeared with him, thanked the crowd for their support. “Thank you for what you’ve done,” Wicker told the crowd, as he thanked Portman for his fundraising prowess. “The fact this it is close tonight makes what you contribute, the money, the effort…helps us win these close races. We are going to have a good, good night, we are going to have a good two years.”

Oct 27, 2014: Super Talk Mississippi: GalloRecap: US Senator Roger Wicker
ICYMI: US Senator Roger Wicker-Question, what would a new US Senate control by Republicans look like in Jan. 2015 should the Party win?

Oct 26, 2014: Monroe Journal: Wicker talks bills, current events to Amory Rotary Club
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker spoke to the Rotary Club of Amory on Thursday, Oct. 16.

Oct 26, 2014: Insurance News: Wicker: Mississippi is Reaping the Benefits of the New Farm Bill
The office of Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., issued the following weekly report:Oct 21, 2014: The Hill: Senators to IRS: Stop tax refund fraud
Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to stop tax refund fraud.

Oct 21, 2014: Politico: Battle begins for NRSC chair
Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Dean Heller of Nevada have been working behind the scenes to let allies know they are interested in taking over as the next head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, according to five sources familiar with the discussions.

Oct 9, 2014: Roll Call: Senators to Obama: Do Something About Hong Kong
Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who is president pro tempore and Judiciary chairman, leads the letter with Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Rubio.

Oct 7, 2014: The Hill: Senators condemn violence against Hong Kong protesters
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said they are “dismayed” that Chinese authorities have attacked peaceful protesters in Hong Kong.

Oct 6, 2014: Gulf Coast News: Wicker Praises Funding Announcement for Gulf Coast Restoration
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., praised the announcement of an additional $68.9 million for restoration projects on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The funds are part of Phase III of early restoration from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Oct 2, 2014: MPB: Mississippi Seafood Industry Sees Patchy Recovery
Mississippi’s seafood industry is recovering in some areas but still struggling in others. That’s according to the state Department of Marine Resources, which gave an update to Senator Roger Wicker yesterday during a boat trip in the Mississippi Sound. MPB’s Evelina Burnett was there.

Oct 2, 2014: WDAM: Sen. Wicker visits the Pine Belt, discusses government regulation on small businesses
If someone said Sen. Roger Wicker dressed in full hospital attire on Thursday, you'd have to see it to believe it."I'm here today to learn about some issues that our physicians in Mississippi have with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid services, CMS," Wicker said.

Oct 1, 2014: Gulf Live: U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker tours Mississippi Sound, gets updates on restoration, fishing industry
Included in U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker's tour of Mississippi was a one-hour trip aboard a Mississippi Department of Resources boat to tour the Mississippi Sound and get updates on the fishing industry and Gulf restoration efforts, among other topics.

Oct 1, 2014: Hattiesburg American: Senator Roger Wicker tours the Southern Eye Center | Gallery

Sept 26, 2014: Picayune Item: Wicker: After six years, President still punting on Keystone XL administration’s political delays have put job creation, economic development on hold
September 19, 2008, TransCanada applied for a U.S. presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The 1,179-mile-long project would ship more than 800,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to Gulf Coast refineries. Moreover, Canada’s oil output is projected to hit 6.4 million barrels per dayby 2030 – almost double today’s levels.

Sept 23, 2014: Defense One: Congress Backs Strikes in Syria, But Emphasizes Allied Support
Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that “although there are many questions that have not been answered about the administration’s full strategy, I am hopeful that last night’s actions are indicative of a turning point in U.S. policy in the region.”

Sept 18, 2014: Sun-Herald: Cochran, Wicker are two of Senate's Guardians of Small Business
Mississippi Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran, both Republicans, today were named Guardians of Small Business by The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading small business association. The federation said they were being honored for outstanding voting records on behalf of America's small-business owners in the 113th Congress.

Sept 17, 2014: News.ms: The Fight Against ISIS: Wicker Blasts Obama for Pulling Out of Iraq, Questions Hagel, Dempsey -
Testimony you heard about all over the national news Tuesday involved Mississippi’s D.C. Sen. Roger Wicker (R), as he questioned Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey during a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee

Sept 16, 2014: Mississippi Business Journal: House votes for transfer of Yellow Creek Port land to state
Congressmen Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Gregg Harper (MS-03) and Steven Palazzo (MS-04) are cosponsors of the legislation. Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are cosponsors of the companion measure S.212, in the Senate.

Sept 15, 2014: CSPAN: Senator Roger Wicker on Defense Spending Against Terrorism
Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), a member of the Armed Services Committee, spoke about his support for the strategy President Obama articulated the previous week for dealing with ISIL*, and the need to pass the Defense Department spending bill in order to meet those goals.

Sept 2, 2014: The Hill: Wicker: 'We can stop ISIS'
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said extremist group ISIS could be defeated with "minimal ground troops" if the U.S. assists allies in the region.

Aug 1, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Sen Roger Wicker and the Return of Seersucker Thursday
After a two year hiatus, the tradition of Seersucker Thursday returned to the Senate today with lawmakers donning their finest seersucker suits. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., resurrected the fashion day to stir up some bipartisan good will.

Aug 1, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Washington Journal: Senator Roger Wicker on the Congressional Agenda

July 29, 2014: Youtube: Senator Wicker on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Senator Roger Wicker discussed foreign affairs and national security on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.

July 19, 2014: Clarion Ledger: Mississippi lawmakers support Ex-Im Bank
Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker say the bank is vital to state and national economies. Wicker said the bank has helped American businesses remain competitive in the global economy. “It has bolstered Mississippi’s economy by supporting both large and small businesses across our state in cities like Greenwood, Corinth, Forest and Pearl, to name a few,” Wicker said. “This is done with little or no cost to taxpayers.”

July 19, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Roger Wicker Joins with Dianne Feinstein to Support "Seersucker Thursday"
In a “Dear Colleague” letter, Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker and California Democrat Dianne Feinstein are inviting fellow senators to observe “Seersucker Thursday” at the end of July.

July 7, 2014: Z-News Mississippi: Washington Times to Sen Roger Wicker: Why not throw in a ‘let them eat cake’ while you’re condescendingly at it as well?”
While many conservatives across the country are still fuming about the Obama/Alinsky race-baiting tactics the Republican Party establishment used to help K-Street corporatist puppet Thad Cochran win the Mississippi U.S. Senate runoff last week, the Magnolia State’s other GOP senator has a different reaction.

June 4, 2014: CNS News: Sen. Wicker: Climate Action Plan Will Hurt Farmers, Foresters, Fishermen
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said Tuesday that the Obama administration’s climate action plan, announced Monday by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, will have “little effect on the climate,” but will negatively affect farmers, foresters, and fishermen.

June 4, 2014: Roll Call: Fellow Mississippi Senator Says Thad Cochran is ‘Best Bet’ to Hold Seat
Sen. Roger Wicker offered encouragement to his home-state colleague, Sen. Thad Cochran, on Wednesday, calling the Mississippi Republican’s re-election essential to the party’s effort to reclaim the Senate majority.May 10, 2014: Roger Wicker: Hotty Toddy: Wicker Commends Success of Storm Weather Technology