Work remains to complete missionAt the end of this month, the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end after almost seven and a half years. I am glad to see many of our troops returning home, and...
Wicker Says Mississippi Research Universities Fundamental in Gulf Coast Recovery
Over the past few weeks, we finally have seen containment of the oil leaking into the Gulf. The completion of a relief well in the coming days is expected to be the permanent solution, but the...
Wicker Says Administration Should Stop the Tax Hikes
In 2001 and 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law sweeping tax relief bills. Although Republicans were the majority at the time, the tax cuts passed with bipartisan support. As a result of...
Wicker Says Democrats Oil Spill Bill Misguided
Last week, I joined five other Senators in a press conference unveiling a Republican energy bill dealing with the BP oil spill. Our legislation contains common sense proposals to investigate...
Wicker Says Out-of-Control Government Spending Threatens America’s Future
Our nation’s spending is on an unsustainable path. Many Americans realize this and are asking when Congress will judge the price tag on new programs to be too high. When is the hole we are...
Wicker Will Oppose Kagan Nomination
Over the past several weeks, I have been reviewing the record and testimony of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to sit down with Ms. Kagan...
Wicker Says Change in Leadership Will Not Change Mission in Afghanistan
At the end of June, I joined my colleagues in unanimously confirming General David Petraeus as the Commander for international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan. I have confidence in the...
Battling an Oil Spill During Hurricane Season
Wicker Fights Bureaucracy, Urges PreparednessIt has been over 70 days since the tragic Deepwater Horizon rig explosion. Although we have been feeling the impacts of the disaster since the beginning,...
Wicker: U.S. Must Act Now With Tough Economic Sanctions on Iran
In January, I wrote a column outlining my concerns about the growing threat of a nuclear Iran and its support for international terrorism. At the time, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Wicker Delivers Weekly Republican Address to the Nation
Oil Spill Response by Administration Becoming More TroublingI was asked to give the Republican Address this week and wanted to share the text with you in place of my regular report from...