Excessive Executive Action Threatens Constitutional System of Checks and Balances The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved...
Wicker: Trade Agreements Promise More Jobs, Economic Growth
Congress Should Pass Legislation to Streamline Approval Process Trade is important to Mississippi’s economy, boosting job creation and expanding access to new markets. Last year, our state...
Wicker Supports Balanced Budget
Republican Plan Offers Economic Growth, Less Debt Earlier this year, President Obama released a budget proposal that would borrow more, spend more, and tax more – adding $6 trillion in deficits over...
Wicker Challenges Internet Rules, White House Overreach
FCC Decision Joins Litany of Excessive Bureaucratic Actions Threatening Jobs, InnovationCostly regulations often make news headlines when related to Obamacare and the Environmental Protection Agency...
Wicker: Another Day in Court for Fundamentally Flawed Obamacare
Justices Review Administration’s Unilateral Decision to Expand Law’s ReachAs its fifth anniversary approaches, the President’s health-care law is again being scrutinized by the Supreme Court. ...
Wicker Applauds Bipartisan Effort in Congress to Stop Human Trafficking
Needs of Victims Are Prioritized in Two Bills Headed to Senate FloorThe fight against human trafficking is a bipartisan battle. The buying and selling of humans is not a crime isolated to...
Wicker Troubled by Absence of U.S. Leadership as Global Threats Multiply
Under Obama’s Watch, 2014 Was Most Lethal Year on Record for TerrorismDirector of National Intelligence James Clapper has summed up today’s global threats this way: “Unpredictable instability...
Wicker Encouraged by Court Ruling to Block Obama’s Amnesty Order
Legal Battle Continues Against Executive OverreachThe Constitution’s system of checks and balances was designed to keep one branch of the government from becoming more powerful than the...
Wicker Raises Concerns About Looming Defense Cuts
Congress, White House Should Address Sequestration in a Responsible WayOne of the biggest challenges facing our military today is the return of sequestration on October 1 of this year. These...
Wicker Presides Over National Prayer Breakfast
63rd Annual Event Celebrates Faith and FellowshipEach year, the National Prayer Breakfast is one of the most memorable events in our nation’s capital. Drawing thousands of people from across...