Job Growth Should Not Be Hurt by Bureaucratic OverreachThe new Congress and White House will soon have an opportunity to roll back harmful regulations set forth by the Obama Administration – in...
Wicker Looks Ahead to New Congress
Republican Majority Should Continue Record of Bipartisan AchievementsAmericans voted for change by electing Donald J. Trump as the next President of the United States. They also chose to keep the...
Wicker: Casting Our Vote Continues the Great American Experiment
On Election Day, We Honor Our History and Those Who Have Fought to Protect Our Freedom“A republic, if you can keep it.” Those were the famous words of Benjamin Franklin after the Constitutional...
Wicker Salutes Mississippi’s Military Communities, Veterans
Local Tributes, Defense Manufacturing Underscore Our Reputation as Top-Military StatePatriotism is never in short supply in our state, and it was certainly on full display at the Mississippi Coast...
Wicker Says New Ideas Strengthen Fight Against Cancer
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Task Force Puts Forth Plan for ‘Cancer Moonshot’The trees may be turning red, orange, and yellow as the fall season gets underway, but for many pink is the...
Wicker: Another Discouraging Jobs Report Cites Slow Growth
Survey Reaffirms Value of Training for New SkillsA report issued each month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is one of the most common ways to learn about the health of our nation’s workforce....
Wicker Highlights Mississippi’s National Heritage Areas
Gulf Coast Unveils Nature-Based Tourism PlanThere are only 49 National Heritage Areas in the United States, and three of them are in Mississippi. National Heritage Areas are approved by Congress and...
Wicker’s ‘EUREKA’ Bill Marks Anniversary With Wide Support
Nearly Two-Thirds of the Senate and 78 Organizations Support Alzheimer’s LegislationOne year ago, I introduced a bill to fight Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias – the costliest disease in...
Wicker: Recent Terror Attacks Call for Greater Vigilance, Leadership
Current Strategy Has Not Stopped Extremism, Instability Around the WorldOver the course of a weekend, multiple bombs exploded in New York and New Jersey, and 10 people were stabbed in a mall in...
Wicker: Water Resources Bill Would Move Mississippi Projects Forward
Bipartisan Legislation Passes Senate With Broad SupportEarlier this year, I toured a site on the Pearl River in Hinds and Rankin counties where construction of a new underwater dam, also known as a...