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...
Wicker Highlights Republican Plan for Health-Care Reform
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...