Runaway Government Spending Has Led to Unsustainable Fiscal PathThe signs of a lasting economic recovery have yet to emerge after nearly four years of the Obama Administration. The country’s...
Wicker Supports Efforts to Enhance Mississippi’s Ports
Widened Panama Canal Offers Opportunities for Economic GrowthThe expansion of the Panama Canal is generating new interest in U.S. ports along the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard. By 2015, the...
Wicker Votes to Prevent Tax Increases on Families and Small Businesses
Miss. Senator calls for extending rates to provide tax certaintyWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Wednesday voted to extend the current tax rates for all Americans, preventing...
Wicker Calls for Job-Creating Solutions to Spur Economic Growth
Federal Reserve Chairman’s Pessimistic Outlook Highlights Failed Policies of the Obama AdministrationFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke issued a bleak report to Congress last week, reflecting...
Wicker Pushes for Action to Address Defense Cuts Mandated by Sequestration
New study finds more than 11,000 Mississippi jobs at riskWASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today urged Senate leaders to address the looming spending cuts that are mandated by...
Wicker Questions Bernanke on Impact of Raising Taxes on Economic Growth
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about the tax increase...
Heading Off Sequestration: What Congress Can Do To Avoid Devastating Cuts
As the U.S. celebrates the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the lessons of that long-ago conflict should not be forgotten by today’s policymakers. In those bleak years, the U.S. saw that even the...
Miss. Senators Pleased with Air Service Agreement for Greenville, Tupelo, & Laurel / Hattiesburg
Silver Airways Selected as Passenger Air Carrier for Mississippi Regional AirportsWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today expressed their support for...
Cochran, Wicker Support “Jobs Bill” Passage in Senate
Measure Intended to Increase Small Business Access to Investment CapitalWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted for Senate passage of...
Cochran, Wicker, Palazzo Praise Progress on Amphibious Assault Ship to be Built in Mississippi
Mississippi Lawmakers Point to Importance of Shipyard to Region’s EconomyWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) on Thursday...