Chairman Wicker Leads Senate Armed Services Committee in Pete …
Jan 14, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led his committee colleagues in a hearing examining the nomination of Mr. Peter B. Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s nominee to serve as the next Secretary of Defense.
Wicker Named Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee
Jan 21, 2025 · Others from the state run our military installations or create the tools our service members depend on. Mississippi shipyards produce the world’s best military vessels, including icebreakers, amphibious ships, and destroyers, as well as unmanned systems. Across the state, workers develop munitions, aircraft, and advanced weapons technology.
Roger Wicker says USAID is key to combatting China - The Hill
2 days ago · Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) expressed skepticism about the Trump administration’s efforts to fold the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) into the State Department, saying it is ...
Chairman Wicker Leads Senate Armed Services Committee in Defense …
Jan 28, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led his committee colleagues and a panel of three subject matter experts in a hearing examining the future of defense innovation and acquisition reform.. In his opening remarks, Chairman Wicker touted his “Restoring Freedom’s Forge” plan, which would fundamentally change the way ...
WATCH: Sen. Wicker calls Hegseth a ‘top-shelf communicator
Jan 14, 2025 · Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chair of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, praised defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ‘s ability to communicate the global threats facing the United...
Wicker steps into key Senate role touting the need for peace …
Jan 8, 2025 · Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker will wield significant influence over the nation's defense contracting and military oversight as Senate Armed Services Chairman.
Sen. Roger Wicker supported Pete Hegseth's Secretary of Defense ...
Jan 15, 2025 · U.S. Sen. Roger Wicke r, R-Miss., Armed Services Chair, said Pete Hegseth "helped himself immensely" after the contentious hearing. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Fox News host Hegseth...
Incoming SASC head lays out acquisition reform vision
Dec 19, 2024 · Sen. Roger Wicker, the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released a report outlining key reforms the Defense Department and Congress could make to improve the...
Sen. Roger Wicker, in national spotlight, defends Pete Hegseth as …
Jan 14, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, is facing a barrage of questions from members of the powerful Senate committee led by Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker.
Senate Republican calling for ‘generational’ $55B defense …
May 29, 2024 · A top Senate Republican is calling for a “generational” $55 billion investment in defense spending to help the U.S. prevent a world war. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) wrote an op-ed in The New ...