The Delta Should Get What Was PromisedIn the wake of the historic flood of 1927, the United States Congress made the people of Mississippi a promise. After the water receded, the legislative branch...
Wicker Bill Would Strengthen the U.S. Coast Guard
Committee Approves Authorizing LegislationOn an average day, the U.S. Coast Guard saves 10 lives, conducts 45 search and rescue operations, seizes 874 pounds of cocaine, and facilitates the movement...
Wicker Advances Pro-life Cause in the Senate
Five Bills Would Protect Every Person’s Inalienable RightsThe founding of America was based on revolutionary, self-evident truths. Every human being has God-given and inalienable rights to life,...
Wicker Works To Prevent Children’s Deaths in Hot Cars
New Bill Would Keep Minors SafeFor many drivers, our most precious cargo is often in the backseat: a child. Every caregiver knows the extra precautions they take when driving with a youngster. But...
Wicker Underscores America’s NATO Security Commitments
A U.S. Congressional Hearing in PolandAs Co-Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, I recently convened the first-ever foreign field hearing in the organization’s...
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 Warns Against Rising Tide of Socialism
An Old Idea is as Wrong Today as EverAn old idea is making its way into new political debates: socialism. Once thought relegated to the ash heap of history, this failed ideology’s resurgence comes...
Wicker: Fourth of July a Good Time to Support Stronger Military
A Time to Rededicate to FreedomAfter the formal declaration of American independence in July of 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail, that the occasion should be “solemnized with pomp and...
Wicker Sees Progress in Restoring Gulf Coast Rail
New Award Moves the Process ForwardThe return of passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi is one step closer to reality. At the start of June, the Federal Railroad Administration...
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...