New Networks Could Enable Improved Connections and Innovations for Rural AmericaThe fifth generation of high-speed wireless networks, commonly known as 5G, is expected to increase data speeds up to...
Wicker Recounts Past Bipartisan Support for Border Barriers
Walls and Fences Have Been Embraced by Both Parties for DecadesThe debate over funding for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has invoked partisan passions and strong language. Democratic...
Wicker Champions Effort to Protect Life
Taxpayer Funds Should Never Subsidize AbortionThe Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade in 1973 represents a dark moment in our nation’s history. The decision handed down in that...
Wicker Begins Term as Chairman of Senate Commerce Committee
Committee Policies Have a Big Impact on MississippiansThe Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is one of the most important in Congress. With jurisdiction over most of the...
Wicker Bills Become Law Before Start of New Congress
Policies Promise to Benefit State and Entire Gulf RegionAs the days dwindled in 2018, legislative activity quickened on several bills I had introduced in the 115th Congress. Some were passed...
Wicker Hopeful About Reforms in ‘FIRST STEP Act’
Legislation Targets Recidivism to Improve Criminal Justice SystemA few weeks ago, I joined President Trump in Gulfport for a roundtable discussion on prison reform. Then, on December 18, I...
Wicker Reflects on Milestone Moments of This Congress
Lawmakers Deliver Tax Cuts, Reverse Military Decline, and Roll Back RegulationA full year has passed since Congress enacted the most significant tax reform of the past 31 years, and its positive...
Wicker Glad to See Farm Bill Pass Final Hurdle
Positive Senate Outcome Followed Months of NegotiationsThe Senate has passed the “Agriculture Improvement Act,” sending to President Trump a bill that empowers our farmers to continue feeding and...
Wicker Remembers President George H.W. Bush
Recalls Bush’s Personal Courtesy Years AgoIn his inaugural address almost exactly three decades ago, President George H.W. Bush reminded Americans that some ideas are timeless. Those ideas, he said,...
Wicker Participates in Roundtable With President Trump on Prison Reform
Mississippi Event Sheds Light on Repeat Arrests, Efforts to Help Nonviolent OffendersOn his recent visit to Gulfport, President Trump convened a roundtable discussion to highlight opportunities to...