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...
Wicker: Federal Spending on an Unsustainable Course
Interest Payments on Debt Are Poised to Become Third-Largest ExpenditureFor 40 years, the independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has provided economic analyses and cost estimates to assist...
Wicker: Tax Reform Should Boost Jobs, Not Drive More Gov’t Spending
GOP Congress Makes the Case for a Simpler Tax Code That Empowers WorkersPresident Obama is pitching more of the same tax-and-spend proposals – this time to a Republican majority in Congress. In his...
Wicker: President Should Focus on Pro-Growth Ideas in State of the Union
Stagnant Wages Leave Americans Wondering, ‘Where Is the Recovery?’In the weeks leading up to his State of the Union address, President Obama has been busy defending his policies with speeches across...