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...
Wicker Marks the Passing of Senator Thad Cochran
America Loses a Giant of the United States SenateIn the days since the death of Senator Thad Cochran, there have been numerous tributes and statements of appreciation for his life and legacy. It is...
Wicker Highlights Path Ahead for Trade
The Stakes are High for Global CommerceThe United States has less than five percent of the world’s population. Yet Americans produce more than 20 percent of global economic output. We sell those...
Wicker Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
America Owes a Debt to the Fallen and a Commitment to their LegacyFrederick Douglass gave thousands of speeches throughout his life. But the former slave included the full text of only one in his...
Wicker Warns Against Looming Military Cuts
Our Nation’s Security Requires ActionFor the past two and a half years, my colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee and I have worked with President Trump to put our nation’s military back...
Wicker Celebrates Judicial Confirmation Milestone
More Great Nominations to ComeThe future of the courts was one of the most important issues of the 2016 presidential election. There was a good reason for that. Justice Scalia’s sudden death in...
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 Event Demonstrates Safe Disposal of Unwanted Prescriptions
National Drug Take Back Day’s Success Shows Path ForwardIt is difficult to convey the scope and despair of the opioid crisis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that...
Wicker Concerned by Apparent Discrimination Against Pro-Life Film
Unplanned Shows a Path ForwardFew critics expected the new film Unplanned to rise to the top of the box office charts. But the true story of Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood clinic director turned...