National Agriculture Week Puts Spotlight on Industry’s Far-Reaching ImpactIf the growing impact of agriculture were ever in doubt, consider this: The number of people who benefit from the work of...
Wicker Bill to Empower Patients Earns Committee Support
Legislation Would Add Transparency to FDA’s Drug Review ProcessAvailable and affordable cutting-edge drugs, devices, and treatments have the potential to transform the lives of Americans who have...
Wicker Calls for Repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard
Amendment to Energy Bill Would End Mandate by 2022America’s energy landscape has changed dramatically since the creation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) a decade ago. What began as a federal...
Congress Honors Mississippians During Black History Month
The annual designation of February as Black History Month has been a U.S. tradition for 40 years. Every President since 1976 has issued a proclamation naming this month a special time for honoring...
Wicker: Passenger Rail May Return to Our Gulf Coast
Officials Embark on Inspection Trip From New Orleans to JacksonvilleMississippi’s rail infrastructure could become even stronger if passenger service is restored along our Gulf Coast. On February...
Wicker Supports Expanded Sanctions on North Korea
Rogue Nation’s Nuclear Ambitions Are a Serious Threat to National SecurityNorth Korea has already kicked off 2016 with defiance, brazenly claiming to have tested a hydrogen bomb last month and then...
Wicker Introduces Major Telehealth Legislation
Proposal to Expand Services in Medicare Looks to Mississippi SuccessesTelehealth success in Mississippi has helped inspire new legislation that could lead to better health care for patients across...
Wicker: Senate Sets Sights on Comprehensive Energy Bill
Bill Would Promote Efficiency, Accountability, and ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy ApproachThe future of U.S. energy has reached the forefront of the Senate’s legislative agenda. The time is ripe for a...
Wicker: Accountability Is Crucial After Ill-Advised Lifting of Iran Sanctions
More Than $100 Billion in Assets Now Available to State Sponsor of TerrorismAn international deal with Iran over its nuclear program raised widespread concerns when it was reached last summer. ...
Wicker Reaffirms the Importance of Religious Freedom
Another Obamacare Encroachment Set to Go Before Supreme CourtCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …– U.S. Constitution,...