Medicare for All or Medicare for NoneThe latest Democratic proposal for a government takeover of health care just got more expensive. Previous estimates had put the cost of Medicare for All at $32...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Thompson, and Guest Announce $3.75 Million for 12 Mississippi School Districts
Federal Funding Will Support Advanced STEM Courses in Rural, High-Poverty CommunitiesWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Congressmen Bennie Thompson,...
Wicker on Strengthening America’s Workforce
Building on Strong Economic GrowthAmericans have much to celebrate in today’s economy. Our country continues its longest economic expansion in history. Unemployment is at or near 50-year lows,...
Wicker Spearheads Ole Miss Tech Summit
Leaders Gather in Oxford to Discuss Technology, Connectivity, and InnovationThe annual Ole Miss Technology Summit, which took place in Oxford at the end of August, brings together leaders to discuss...
Wicker Promotes American Leadership in Space 50 Years Post-Apollo 11
The Moon Landing Continues to InspireIn 1961, when President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to go to the Moon within the decade, it seemed impossible. After all, some people at the...
Wicker Oversees Effort to Bridge Digital Divides
The Internet’s Promise Should Be Available to EveryoneThe United States has experienced an enormous amount of technological progress and economic gains since the creation of the internet. Companies...
Wicker Leads Fight for Online Privacy
The Digital Marketplace Requires TrustAmerican consumers have never had more choices than they do today. When people go online, they see ads for products they want from companies they know, news...
Wicker Convenes Hearing on Broadband Mapping
Mississippi Farm Bureau President Shares Challenges of Rural Broadband with National AudienceWASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today convened the Senate Committee on Commerce,...
Wicker Seeks Answers on Television Networks Blocking Pro-Life Movie
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today sent letters to Discovery, A&E Networks, Crown Media Holdings, and USA Network to request information related to recent claims that...
Wicker Encouraged by Continued Economic Success
New Reports Confirm Rising Wages, OptimismAs a young man, William Faulkner said he “discovered that my own little postage stamp of native soil was worth writing about, and that I would never live...