Senator Roger Wicker reacts to flag removal

Sen, Wicker's reaction came as the flag was removed from the tunnel in the Senate subway at the U.S. Capitol.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020 10:14 PM

Updated: Jul 1, 2020 9:01 AM

Posted By: Alyssa Martin

WASHINGTON (WTVA) - The now former Mississippi state flag was removed from the tunnel in the Senate subway Tuesday evening.

The removal comes after Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill to change the Mississippi flag, which included the confederate battle emblem.

Senator Wicker oversaw the removal and placement of a temporary flag, showing the Mississippi state seal.

“This is a historic and long-awaited day for Mississippi. I appreciate our state legislators for having the courage and conviction to make this necessary change to our state flag. As I have maintained since 2015, Mississippians deserve a banner that unites us rather than divides us. I hope the process outlined in the law will produce a new design for the state flag that can make us all proud," said Senator Wicker in a statement released.

He first called for a change to the flag in 2015.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 500709

Reported Deaths: 9977

County	Cases	Deaths
Harrison	34312	538
DeSoto	32080	403
Hinds	31924	627
Jackson	24482	379
Rankin	21983	390
Lee	15530	235
Madison	14574	280
Jones	13838	242
Forrest	13447	251
Lauderdale	11985	316
Lowndes	11030	188
Lamar	10508	135
Pearl River	9503	237
Lafayette	8547	139
Hancock	7728	126
Washington	7422	157
Oktibbeha	7142	131
Monroe	6769	176
Warren	6682	176
Pontotoc	6659	102
Neshoba	6635	206
Panola	6520	131
Marshall	6462	134
Bolivar	6313	148
Union	6024	94
Pike	5817	152
Alcorn	5667	101
Lincoln	5433	135
George	4967	79
Scott	4726	98
Tippah	4690	81
Prentiss	4668	81
Leflore	4657	144
Itawamba	4633	105
Adams	4586	119
Tate	4584	110
Copiah	4485	92
Simpson	4445	116
Yazoo	4439	87
Wayne	4397	72
Covington	4287	94
Sunflower	4237	105
Marion	4225	108
Coahoma	4159	104
Leake	4082	88
Newton	3816	79
Grenada	3706	108
Stone	3597	64
Tishomingo	3596	92
Attala	3314	89
Jasper	3299	65
Winston	3142	91
Clay	3079	76
Chickasaw	2996	67
Clarke	2924	94
Calhoun	2793	46
Holmes	2678	87
Smith	2638	50
Yalobusha	2337	47
Tallahatchie	2271	51
Greene	2190	48
Walthall	2187	63
Lawrence	2124	40
Perry	2053	56
Amite	2051	55
Webster	2027	46
Noxubee	1866	40
Montgomery	1796	56
Jefferson Davis	1715	42
Carroll	1688	38
Tunica	1594	39
Benton	1487	38
Kemper	1419	41
Choctaw	1334	26
Claiborne	1324	37
Humphreys	1292	38
Franklin	1200	28
Quitman	1064	28
Wilkinson	1051	39
Jefferson	945	34
Sharkey	640	20
Issaquena	193	7
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 817054

Reported Deaths: 15320

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	114550	1922
Mobile	72460	1333
Madison	52172	694
Shelby	37533	348
Baldwin	37192	547
Tuscaloosa	35044	606
Montgomery	34067	734
Lee	23195	245
Calhoun	22205	476
Morgan	20754	376
Etowah	19811	497
Marshall	18317	302
Houston	17345	411
St. Clair	15983	339
Cullman	15383	292
Limestone	15298	198
Elmore	15161	284
Lauderdale	14225	294
Talladega	13802	276
DeKalb	12622	260
Walker	11162	369
Blount	10162	175
Autauga	9954	146
Jackson	9844	182
Coffee	9195	191
Dale	8880	185
Colbert	8826	201
Tallapoosa	7071	198
Escambia	6764	130
Covington	6699	183
Chilton	6627	161
Russell	6279	59
Franklin	5955	105
Chambers	5567	142
Marion	4982	126
Dallas	4936	200
Clarke	4745	83
Pike	4722	105
Geneva	4566	126
Winston	4502	103
Lawrence	4296	117
Bibb	4240	86
Barbour	3566	76
Marengo	3377	89
Monroe	3314	63
Randolph	3287	63
Butler	3256	96
Pickens	3156	82
Henry	3119	65
Hale	3110	88
Cherokee	3017	60
Fayette	2918	79
Washington	2513	51
Cleburne	2473	60
Crenshaw	2443	75
Clay	2417	68
Macon	2323	63
Lamar	2220	47
Conecuh	1858	53
Coosa	1797	39
Lowndes	1745	64
Wilcox	1679	39
Bullock	1516	44
Perry	1383	40
Sumter	1327	38
Greene	1266	44
Choctaw	881	27
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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