Republicans’ Balanced Budget Creates More Opportunities for Americans, Reins in SpendingThe American economy has slowed to a near-standstill, according to the latest numbers from the Commerce...
Wicker Champions Rural Water Bill
Grants for Technical Assistance and Training Are Important to Mississippi CommunitiesAddressing local water needs is a major responsibility for small and rural communities. In fact, most of...
Wicker Highlights Mississippi’s Leading Role in Telehealth
State-of-the-Art Program at UMMC Offers Quality Care Across the StateLowering costs and expanding access are the hallmarks of true health-care reform. For many Americans, a doctor’s visit is either...
Looking Ahead on Anniversary of Oil Spill
Exactly five years ago, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 Americans and set in motion the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. For 87 days, more than three million...
Wicker Renews Efforts to Uphold 10th Amendment Protections
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...