Senator Wicker Named Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee for the 119th Congress

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today was formally elected by his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee to serve as Chairman for the 119^th Congress.

In response, Senator Wicker released the following statement:

"I thank my colleagues for their vote of confidence as I begin leading the Committee responsible for one of Congress' most important constitutional duties: providing for the common defense," Senator Wicker said. "We enter the new year in an extremely volatile situation, as radical Islamic terror rages and our four principal adversaries conspire to threaten the United States. The American people want peace, and the only way to achieve that is through strength. I look forward to working with both President Trump and my colleagues to rebuild and reform the U.S. military."

Read more about the Senate Armed Services Committee and its jurisdiction here. Read more about Senator Wicker's work on defense issues here.