[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
[December 31, 2007]
[Pages 1595-1596]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement on the Appointment of Representative Roger F. Wicker as United States Senator for Mississippi
December 31, 2007

    Today Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour 
announced the appointment of Representative Roger Wicker to serve as 
United States Senator for the State of Mississippi, succeeding Senator 
Trent Lott.
    I welcome Representative Wicker's appointment and commend Governor 
Barbour for the selection. Representative 
Wicker's leadership has earned the respect of his constituents and his 
colleagues in

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the House of Representatives. He is an advocate for our men and women in 
uniform and a champion of modernizing our health care system, and he 
shares Senator Lott's commitment to promote 
the interests of the people of Mississippi.
    I look forward to working with Roger in his new role representing 
Mississippi in the United States Senate.