Fund the Military, Update Trade Agreements, and Avoid a ShutdownAlthough partisan fights are consuming much of Washington’s attention, there is a lot to celebrate. The economy continues what has...
Wicker Salutes Military on 100th Anniversary of Veterans Day
Promoting Peace, Prosperity, and the American Way of LifeOn November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared Armistice Day – now Veterans Day – to mark the anniversary of the Allied victory in...
Wicker Urges Productive Health-Care Reforms
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 Calls out House Impeachment Inquiry
Fairness and Due Process Underpin Our Constitutional SystemSpeaker Pelosi’s decision earlier this month to use a press conference to open a “formal impeachment inquiry” raises doubts that she and...
Wicker Warns of Upcoming Deadline for REAL ID
Mississippians Need to Check Their LicensesA new federal requirement will go into effect next year that may come as a surprise to some air travelers. As of October 1, 2020, all those boarding...
Wicker Supports USMCA Ratification
House and Senate Should Strike While the Iron is Hot on TradeDuring the 2016 election, President Donald Trump promised to improve America’s trade deals. He surprised his skeptics and vindicated his...
Wicker Credits Energy Independence for a Safer World
American Energy Bolsters Economic and National SecurityIran’s September 14 attack on the Saudi oil-production facility at Abqaiq – the world’s largest crude processing operation – was an assault on...
Wicker Secures Relief for Mississippi Disaster Victims
Helping Restore the Gulf CoastCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently sent welcome news to Mississippi’s fishing communities. The declaration of a federal fisheries disaster for our state at...
Wicker on the Importance of Democracy and Civic Education
Mississippi Students and Teachers Understand America’s FoundingSeptember 17 marked 232 years since the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia to create the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution...
Wicker Protects Independence of the Supreme Court
Court Packing Would Destroy the Separation of PowersThe U.S. Supreme Court has been comprised of nine justices since 1869. However, some U.S. senators and presidential candidates want to change this...