The health care debate continued down the wrong path last week with the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of a deeply flawed bill. The measure would raise taxes, cut Medicare, increase...
Wicker Statement on Finance Committee Health Care Proposal
Wicker: “The Finance Committee bill is bad for the economy, bad for the deficit, and doesn't provide better health care.”WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today released the following...
Wicker Says Action Must Be Taken Against Childhood Obesity
Education and health care leaders from across the state met in Tupelo last week to attend the 2009 Mississippi Institute on School Health, Wellness, and Safety conference. The gathering...
Wicker Says Finance Committee’s Health Care Bill Would Hurt Mississippi’s Budget
As Committee Markup Begins, Senator Decries Forcing Additional Medicaid Spending on the StateWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today warned that the health care reform bill being amended...
Sen. Wicker to Announce Funding for Childhood Obesity Prevention Program
Senator Secured $399,350 Grant for SHAPE; Program to be Based at HealthWorks! in TupeloWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will be in Tupelo tomorrow, Friday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m., to announce...
Wicker Responds to President Obama’s Address to Congress on Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to Congress on the topic of health care reform:“It is obvious to me after...
Wicker Says Simple Steps Can Protect Children From Swine Flu
With Kids Back in School, Senator Says Prevention is Best Method of ProtectionSchool bells are ringing once again across Mississippi. Now that children are back in the classroom, many parents...
Sen. Wicker to Discuss Health Care Reform with Medical Students in Jackson
WASHINGTON – As he begins the first week of the Senate’s August recess, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will hold a discussion about the ongoing debate over health care reform with a group of University of...
Wicker Says Public Health Option Is “Bait & Switch” Tactic
In the ongoing debate on health care reform, it has become clear that this is a competition between two very different philosophies of government. On one hand, there are those who believe...
Feingold, Wicker Launch Senate Working Group On Malaria
Washington – Today, U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) launched the first-ever Senate Working Group on Malaria to help raise awareness and support for efforts to combat the...