By Jen DiMascio
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) will join the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Minority Leader said yesterday.
Wicker, appointed to the Senate to replace Sen. Trent Lott, who retired to start a new lobbying firm, replaces Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), a relatively new addition to the committee.
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, stressed the importance of the assignment.
“It is rare for a freshman Senator to be appointed to the Armed Services Committee, which reflects the confidence the Senate leaders have in Senator Wicker,” Cochran said in a statement. “Strong leadership on military-related committees is extremely important. I have no doubt that Senator Wicker will serve the nation and the people of Mississippi well in these assignments.”