Approval of House-Senate Agreement Coincides With Positive News at Port of GulfportEarlier this month, Mississippi welcomed a new addition to the Port of Gulfport. McDermott International, which...
Wicker Fights Administration’s Proposed Changes to National Guard
Guard Components Are Integral to Army’s Overall Strength and CapabilityAfter more than a decade of combat, the National Guard is facing dramatic changes to its role as a ready reserve force of the...
Wicker Part of Effort to Prevent Military Suicides
New Legislation Would Increase Mental Health Outreach for All Service MembersEarlier this year, I had the opportunity to meet the parents of Jacob Sexton – a member of the Indiana National Guard who...
Wicker Commends Success of Storm Weather Technology
Advanced Communication Tools Important to Emergency Response, Economic GrowthEarly last year, I joined the National Weather Service in Jackson to celebrate state-of-the-art upgrades to its Doppler...
Wicker: Mississippi Hospitals Play a Key Role in Improving Rural Health
Legislation Would Mitigate Harmful Impact of Health-Care LawMississippians understand the importance of rural hospitals and the critical services they provide. Sixty-five of our 82 counties are...
Wicker: Financial Stewardship Is Needed in Washington
Tax Day Frustrations Reflect Complicated Tax Code, Obama’s Big-Government SpendingTax Day on April 15 is not a date Americans look forward to on the calendar. At nearly 74,000 pages, the complex tax...
Wicker Highlights Mississippi’s Defense Role in Armed Services Hearings
Committee Assesses Proposals in President's FY2015 BudgetAs a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I am directly involved with the defense authorization process and the blueprint it...
Wicker: LNG Exports Important to U.S. Economy, National Security
Mississippi Poised to Play Leading Role in Shale RevolutionAdvances in technology are bringing southwest Mississippi closer to the shale boom that scientists and energy producers have anticipated in...
Wicker: Supreme Court Considers Pivotal Case on Religious Freedom
Health-Care Law Should Not Violate Americans’ Right of ConscienceThe Obama Administration’s intrusiveness into Americans’ daily lives is again under scrutiny by the Supreme Court. This time the...
Wicker Praises Passage of Flood Insurance Bill
Provisions Would Protect Many Mississippi Homeowners and BusinessesEarlier this month, Congress approved a bipartisan compromise preventing millions of Americans from enduring unworkable flood...