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: 350070

Reported Deaths: 7590

County	Cases	Deaths
Hinds	24512	449
DeSoto	23513	283
Harrison	21172	335
Rankin	15798	293
Jackson	15735	254
Madison	11171	227
Lee	10903	180
Jones	9223	169
Forrest	9027	163
Lauderdale	8087	244
Lamar	7248	90
Lowndes	7199	152
Lafayette	6631	125
Washington	5661	140
Pearl River	5357	154
Oktibbeha	5031	98
Bolivar	5004	134
Warren	4817	128
Panola	4812	112
Marshall	4739	106
Pontotoc	4524	73
Hancock	4403	88
Neshoba	4401	181
Union	4389	79
Monroe	4369	138
Lincoln	4228	116
Pike	3739	114
Leflore	3676	125
Alcorn	3553	74
Tate	3549	88
Sunflower	3510	94
Adams	3474	90
Scott	3466	77
Yazoo	3429	77
Copiah	3308	69
Simpson	3271	91
Itawamba	3172	81
Coahoma	3156	85
Tippah	3128	69
Prentiss	3025	63
Covington	3023	84
Marion	2898	82
Leake	2886	76
Wayne	2809	45
George	2773	51
Grenada	2721	88
Newton	2668	64
Tishomingo	2407	70
Winston	2380	84
Stone	2353	38
Jasper	2347	48
Attala	2286	74
Chickasaw	2214	60
Holmes	2025	74
Clay	2019	54
Clarke	1895	80
Tallahatchie	1856	42
Calhoun	1832	32
Smith	1830	36
Yalobusha	1736	41
Walthall	1504	49
Lawrence	1454	26
Greene	1419	35
Amite	1391	44
Noxubee	1372	35
Perry	1361	38
Montgomery	1339	44
Carroll	1270	31
Webster	1243	32
Jefferson Davis	1198	34
Tunica	1161	27
Benton	1078	25
Claiborne	1059	31
Kemper	1044	29
Humphreys	1023	33
Franklin	884	24
Quitman	863	19
Choctaw	831	19
Wilkinson	793	32
Jefferson	722	28
Sharkey	519	18
Issaquena	174	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 592417

Reported Deaths: 11542

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	86109	1591
Mobile	49771	865
Madison	37714	533
Shelby	27501	259
Tuscaloosa	27344	465
Montgomery	26343	628
Baldwin	25860	329
Lee	17336	181
Calhoun	15498	334
Morgan	15225	291
Etowah	15060	370
Marshall	13198	236
Houston	12191	293
Elmore	10977	219
St. Clair	10852	252
Limestone	10816	158
Cullman	10610	206
Lauderdale	10305	254
DeKalb	9594	192
Talladega	9005	188
Walker	7840	288
Autauga	7615	114
Jackson	7431	117
Blount	7417	139
Colbert	6752	142
Coffee	6443	132
Dale	5723	117
Russell	4822	43
Chilton	4810	117
Covington	4804	125
Franklin	4627	81
Tallapoosa	4571	156
Escambia	4510	83
Chambers	3987	125
Dallas	3751	163
Clarke	3722	63
Marion	3470	107
Pike	3340	79
Lawrence	3277	100
Winston	3007	73
Bibb	2928	65
Geneva	2883	83
Marengo	2629	67
Barbour	2537	61
Pickens	2477	62
Butler	2424	72
Hale	2367	78
Fayette	2281	65
Henry	2165	45
Monroe	2045	41
Randolph	2028	44
Cherokee	2007	48
Washington	1868	39
Macon	1715	52
Crenshaw	1706	58
Clay	1671	59
Cleburne	1618	45
Lamar	1519	38
Lowndes	1462	55
Wilcox	1323	31
Bullock	1265	42
Conecuh	1221	32
Coosa	1195	29
Perry	1112	28
Sumter	1106	33
Greene	993	37
Choctaw	644	25
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0

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