Strategies to Lower Costs, Increase Choice Would Replace President’s Disastrous LawRepublicans had an answer ready when President Obama recently implied they lacked a viable alternative to his...
Wicker Challenges Obama Administration’s Executive Overreach
President’s Vow to Act Alone Infringes on Constitutional Separation of PowersPresident Obama is making no apologies for his use of executive power to advance an ultra-liberal agenda. In recent...
Wicker: Obama’s Late Budget Violates Basic Executive Responsibility
President Will Again Miss the Legal Deadline for Submitting a Budget to CongressThe Obama Administration has a habit of missing deadlines. Major provisions of the President’s flawed...
Wicker Calls for Answers in President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Americans Losing Faith in Administration’s Competence to GovernOn January 28, President Obama is expected to deliver his sixth State of the Union address to Congress and the nation. The...
Wicker: Supreme Court Should Strike Down Obama’s Unconstitutional Recess Appointments
Ruling Could Have a Major Impact on the Power of the PresidencyTwo years ago, President Obama defied the Constitution’s limits on executive power with three appointments to the National Labor...
Wicker: America’s Job Creators Need Less Government Intrusion, More Certainty
Concerns About Regulation, Taxes, and Political Partisanship Continue to Hurt OptimismAt the end of last year, a Gallup poll surveyed small business owners about their outlook for 2014. Nearly...
Wicker: Obamacare Troubles Kick Off 2014
New Year Brings More Uncertainty, Higher Costs as Major Provisions of Health-Care Law Take EffectOne of the most controversial provisions in the President's health-care law is the individual mandate...
Wicker Champions National Security Priorities in Defense Bill
Key Provisions Highlight Importance of Troop Preparedness, Fully Equipped FleetFor the past 52 years, Congress has passed a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) outlining the country’s military...
Wicker Objects to Budget Deal’s Broken Promise to Military Retirees
Proposed Cuts Disproportionately and Unfairly Affect VeteransOn December 18, the Senate passed the budget agreement introduced by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who chair...
Wicker Calls on Congress to Finalize Water Resources Legislation
Legislation for Upgrading U.S. Ports and Waterways Is Important to Economic GrowthFor the first time in six years, Congress is nearing final passage of a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)....