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...
Wicker Urges Leadership, Solutions as Shutdown Approaches
Working Americans Face Extraordinary Challenges in Obama EconomyIn the days leading up to October 1, when the new fiscal year begins, Republicans in Congress joined in favor of legislation with two...
Wicker Calls for Obamacare’s Repeal as Major Deadline Looms
Insurance Exchanges Are Scheduled to Begin on October 1In less than two weeks, the President’s controversial health-care law will face a major test: Meeting the open enrollment start date for its...
Wicker Urges Congress to Finalize 2013 Farm Bill
Long-Term Reauthorization Would Offer Needed Certainty to Mississippi’s Agriculture ProducersWith harvest time well underway, we are reminded of the important role that agriculture plays in...