Thursday is World Malaria Day, a day set aside as a rallying point to support the accomplishments to date in the effort to eliminate malaria and to reaffirm a target date of 2015 for ending malaria...
Taking Essential Steps to End Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases
The expansion of the Senate Malaria Working Group is an important step in highlighting advancements in global health. The new Senate Caucus on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, which I...
Wicker, Klobuchar, Five Other Senators Call on Senate Leadership to Support Drug Courts
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and five other senators today called on Senate leadership to provide critical support to the nation’s drug courts. In a...
Wicker- “President’s health care law remains flawed policy”
Mississippi Senator says repealing and replacing Obamacare is necessaryWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled on...
Wicker: Supreme Court Should Rule Against President’s Health-Care Law
Milestone Case Highlights Imperative of Taking Flawed Law Off the BooksAll eyes will be on the Supreme Court this week as it hears oral arguments on the President’s health-care law. At the...
Wicker Stays Focused on Full Repeal of Obamacare
Second Anniversary of President's Health-Care Law Reveals More Costs, Broken PromisesTwo years ago this week, President Obama signed his health-care overhaul into law – adding more big-government...
Wicker: Supreme Court Case on Obamacare Highlights Calls for Full Repeal
This Year’s Landmark Ruling Could Be a Pivotal Moment for the Future of AmericaBefore the end of its term this year, the Supreme Court is expected to make a major ruling on whether the President’s...
Mississippi Lawmakers Knock FDA Decision
Federal Agency Withdraws Best-Selling Cancer DrugWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and Reps. Gregg Harper and Alan Nunnelee, Republicans from Mississippi, today expressed disappointment...
Mississippi Lawmakers Renew Call to Cancel Proposed Medicare Regulation on Pharmacies and Physicians
Federal Agency Delays Implementation of Chronic Pain Medication RegulationWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, and Congressman Gregg Harper, all R-Miss, today renewed the...
Wicker Supports Court’s Rejection of Health-Care Mandate
Judges Say Forcing Americans to Buy Health Insurance Is an Unconstitutional Overstep of Government PowerThe three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a central piece of...