Governor’s Energy Summit Focuses on the Importance of Future GrowthFormer U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is no stranger to the national discussion on American energy policy. On December 5,...
Wicker Thankful for Mississippi’s Adoptive Families
National Adoption Month Honors Those Who Have Opened Their Hearts and Homes Every year, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, communities across the country celebrate National Adoption Day. For...
Wicker Shares Mississippi Stories About Obamacare
Higher Costs Put Burden on Families, Small Businesses Across the StateIt seems even President Obama’s health-care “success” stories end in disappointment. During a news conference last month,...
Wicker Troubled by Shrinking U.S. Workforce
More Americans Have Given Up on Finding a JobEvery month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a jobs report reflecting the health of the U.S. economy. The uptick in the national...
Wicker Demands Accountability, Solutions as Problems With Obamacare Multiply
Canceled Insurance Plans, Sticker Shock of Higher Premiums Add to President’s Broken PromisesThe disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov has dominated news headlines for good reason. Costing some...
Wicker Calls on Budget Conference to Work as Problem-Solvers
Committee Is Responsible for Spending Plan by December 13Over the next several weeks, a bipartisan committee is tasked with finding practical solutions to America’s debt crisis. The budget...
Wicker to Introduce ‘Restoring the 10th Amendment Act’
Bill Would Help Curb Excessive Overreach by the Obama AdministrationThe role of the federal government in Americans’ lives has long been a source of disagreement between Republicans and...
Wicker: An Opportunity to Address the Nation’s Debt Crisis
Congress to Convene First Budget Conference in Four YearsCongress recently passed legislation to reopen the government and avert a default on debt held by the United States. The bipartisan agreement...
Wicker: ROTC Essential to Maintaining the World’s Best-Led Military
Program for Young Americans Develops Life-Long Leadership SkillsA year before the United States formally entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Defense Act,...
Wicker Points to Spirit of Goodwill Exemplified by ‘Honor Flight’
Mississippi Veterans Defy Government Shutdown With Visit to World War II MemorialThe appropriately named “honor flights” to the military memorials in Washington are an especially meaningful way to...