President’s New Agenda Should Include Regulatory Reform, More Energy ProductionPresident Obama announced last month that he has a new plan to create jobs and spur economic growth. He says...
Wicker Remains Focused on Gulf Coast Recovery
Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Sees New Beginnings, More Challenges for Coastal CommunitiesSix years ago this week, one of the worst natural disasters in American history made landfall along our...
Wicker Supports Court’s Rejection of Health-Care Mandate
Judges Say Forcing Americans to Buy Health Insurance Is an Unconstitutional Overstep of Government PowerThe three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a central piece of...
Wicker Says We Are Long Overdue in Getting Americans Back to Work
Unnecessary Regulations, Lack of Confidence Are Keeping Businesses From HiringEconomists point to June 2009 as the recession’s official end, yet more than two years later, millions of Americans...
Wicker Says American Energy Is the Key to Lowering Gas Prices
President Obama’s Decision to Use Strategic Petroleum Reserve Was Misguided and IneffectiveThe summer driving season has come with little relief at the pump. Gas prices are up 14 cents since...
Wicker Says Obama Playing Favorites With Health-Care Waiver
Waive Act Could Shield Against Higher Premiums, Limited BenefitsPresident Obama has made it clear over the course of the debt debate that compromise would not come at the expense of certain big...
Wicker Part of Oil Spill Compromise
New Bill Directs Clean Water Act Fines Toward Gulf Coast’s Economic and Environmental RestorationRecovery efforts continue along our Gulf Coast more than a year after the devastating Deepwater...
After the Shuttle: The Next Space Age
Wicker Says Mississippi Will Continue as Aerospace LeaderThe landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center this week closes a remarkable chapter in America’s space program. ...
Failed Stimulus Cost $278,000 Per Job
Latest Numbers Reveal Recovery and Reinvestment Act Failed to Lower Unemployment RateThe ineffectiveness of President Obama’s $789 billion economic stimulus plan made headlines last month when...
MRAPs Role Critical in Iraq and Afghanistan
Mississippi is playing an important role in supplying the large, heavily-armored vehicles that are responsible for safeguarding our troops from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). In a recent...