Job Creation Already Slowing Amid Inflation, COVID FearsA few short months ago, COVID-19 was in full retreat and our economy seemed primed for a comeback. Yet as summer comes to an end, Washington...
Wicker Reflects on 20th Anniversary of 9/11
September 11 Attacks Awakened America’s Iron ResolveOn the morning of September 11, 2001, I drove to a breakfast meeting at the Pentagon hosted by Donald Rumsfeld, our Secretary of Defense. The...
Wicker: Infrastructure Paid Off During Hurricane Ida
Key Investments Help Protect Against Storm DamageThe waters are slowly receding from the most powerful storm to hit our nation in years. Hurricane Ida flooded many roads, damaged homes, took down...
Wicker: Biden Undermines U.S. Energy Independence
Gas Prices Surge as Biden Targets U.S. Oil ProductionAs summer draws to a close, Mississippians are feeling more pain at the pump with gas prices continuing to soar. After starting the year near $2...
Wicker Denounces Biden’s Afghanistan Retreat
Loyal Allies Face Grim Fate After Chaotic U.S. ExitBy now the disturbing images from Afghanistan have been permanently seared into many American minds. Civilians clinging to the side of a military...
Wicker Supports Physical Infrastructure Bill
Bipartisan Bill to Invest Billions in Mississippi ProjectsAfter months of negotiations, the Senate recently passed a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will make historic investments in our...
Wicker: Biden Has Abandoned the Border
6,000 Migrants Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border DailyLast month, federal immigration officers dropped off roughly 90 migrants at a bus station in Natchez, Mississippi, causing confusion for both the...
Wicker Urges Tougher Response to Cyber Criminals
Cyber Hacks Threaten U.S. Energy, Food SupplyOn May 7, criminal hackers launched a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, the largest gas pipeline serving the United States. The company was temporarily...
Wicker Gives Voice to Flood Victims
Yazoo Pump Project Moves Nearer to ConstructionIn the past few weeks, heavy rains have drenched our state and caused flash floods in Bolivar, Tallahatchie, and Calhoun Counties. In Jackson, high...
Wicker Blasts Biden Inflation Policies
High Spending Has Driven Up Prices, Hurt SavingsThe Labor Department recently issued a bleak report confirming that the cost of living in America is skyrocketing. Americans were already facing...