Senator Roger WickerVerified account

@SenatorWicker

U.S. Senator for Mississippi. Please visit my website for updates.

Mississippi & Washington, DC
wicker.senate.gov
Joined March 2011

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  1. Oct 19

    Last night I visited the campus of and in Scooba. It was good to see , the Consul General of for our region.

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  2. Oct 17

    Today I toured The Piney Woods School in Rankin County at the invitation of President Willie Levi Crossley. I learned more about the history and mission of the school and how it prepares students for college.

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  3. Oct 17

    It was good to see Admiral Charles W. Ray, who is Vice Commandant of the , at last night’s Salute to the Military in Biloxi. This year’s event placed special emphasis on Gold Star families, whose loved ones died while serving our country.

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  4. Oct 15

    The American Duchess Riverboat docked along Silver Street in Natchez.

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  5. Oct 13

    I congratulate the U.S. Navy and all veterans on 243 years of service to the security of our homeland. Naval power has been and will continue to be essential to keeping the American people safe.  

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  6. Oct 12

    is the largest industrial employer in Mississippi with more than 11,500 employees.  Over the past eight decades the shipyard has hired more than 180,000 people to work in its Gulf Coast facilities.

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  7. Oct 12

    Today is the builder-of-record for the DDG 51 class of guided missile destroyers, builder-of-record for the America (LHA 6) class of large deck amphibious ships, and the sole builder of the Legend class National Security Cutters.

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  8. Oct 12

    As co-chair of the Senate Nursing Caucus, I am thankful for the work of our emergency nurses to save lives every day.

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  9. Oct 12

    Over the past 80 years has built more than 340 ships for the , , and commercial and international customers at its shipyards in Pascagoula.

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  10. Oct 12

    In 1938, Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr., relocated his 175-employee iron works company to a 160-acre tract on the east bank of the Pascagoula River.

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  11. Oct 11

    Today and I met with over 70 Mississippians representing Community Bank and St. Dominic’s Hospital who were in town to tour our nation’s capital.

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  12. Oct 11

    Joining on . Tune in now.

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  13. Oct 10

    It was good to see a group of student leaders from the Mississippi chapter of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America organization. helps young men and women to become leaders and to learn the skills necessary to be successful.

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  14. Oct 10

    Today I met with and learned more about their efforts to connect rural Mississippians with broadband internet. We must continue to work to close the digital divide so that more Americans have the opportunity to access new technologies.

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  15. Oct 10

    Today I met with representatives from the Mississippi Head Start Association to discuss my support for the Head Start program, which provides early childhood education, health, and nutrition services to low-income children and their families.

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  16. Oct 9

    It was good to meet John and Hannah Wallace and Nancy Walton Selph who are this year’s Angels in Adoption for Mississippi. This award recognizes individuals who are improving the life of a child through adoption or foster care.

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  17. Oct 9

    Yesterday I was glad to join the Mississippi National Guard, veterans, and representatives from the VA for a big announcement from Comcast. will be making low-cost internet services and technical training available to Mississippi veterans.

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  18. Oct 6

    Today I voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. My full statement:

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  19. Oct 6

    STARTING SOON: Today the Senate will be voting on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be our next Supreme Court justice. Watch live from the Senate floor via ▶

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  20. Oct 5

    In honor of National Manufacturing Day, I’m recognizing the important contributions of Mississippi’s manufacturers. Our state is home to some of the finest craftsmen and women in the world.

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