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...
Wicker Backs Legislation Supporting Mississippi’s Great Outdoors, Sporting Heritage
Bills Would Promote Second Amendment Rights, Expedite Process for Hunters to Obtain a Federal Duck StampMississippi’s natural beauty and abundant wildlife make our state a vibrant place for...
Wicker: Obama Budget Would Drive Debt to $25 Trillion
Political Priorities Trump Deficit Reduction in President’s Latest Funding ProposalHopes were quickly dashed that President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget would offer a responsible blueprint for...
Wicker: Obamacare Cuts Impose Additional Burden on Seniors
Funds Raided From Effective Programs Will Be Spent on Flawed LawThe bad news continues about Obamacare, but the President and his Administration refuse to heed it. Instead, the law’s advocates...
Wicker: Unemployment Still a Top Concern Five Years After Obama’s Failed Stimulus
Republicans Offer Job-Creating Ideas Without More SpendingFive years ago, President Obama assured Americans that his stimulus plan would generate “shovel-ready” jobs and jumpstart the economy. At a...