On April 24, a series of violent storms, including a powerful tornado, swept across Mississippi, leaving behind a path of devastation. Altogether, these storms represent the worst natural...
Wicker Emphasizes Importance of Art Education for Well-Rounded Students
On April 10, I had the opportunity to hear a series of concerts given by elementary, junior high, and high school honor choirs, comprised of talented young singers from all over Mississippi. ...
Wicker Urges Census Participation
A Strong Response Will Benefit Mississippi CommunitiesThe 2010 U.S. Census is well underway, and officials are beginning to tally the census forms that many citizens mailed back by the April 16...
Obama Drilling Plan Would Lock Up 60 Percent of Resources
At a March 31 press conference, President Obama announced his plans for expanded offshore drilling. Initially, I was encouraged by the administration’s acknowledgement that oil and gas must...
Wicker Answers Questions on How Health Care Bill will Affect Mississippians
In my column last week, I gave an update on the health care bill that President Obama signed into law. I strenuously fought this government takeover of our nation’s health care system, and I...
Wicker Says Democrats Ignored Public on Healthcare
Legislation Will Cost Jobs and Balloon Debt Congressional Democrats under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently believe they know better than the overwhelming majority of Americans when it...
Green Jobs Investment Must Not Come at Cost of Other Jobs
With our national unemployment rate at 9.7 percent, Americans are concerned about what federal lawmakers and the administration are doing to create jobs. President Obama has placed a heavy...
Wicker: Unfair Tanker Process Disadvantaged Northrop Grumman-EADS
Mississppi Role in Aerospace Corridor Will Continue to ThriveOn March 7, Mississippi and our gulf state neighbors learned that Northrop Grumman would not bid on the proposal to build next generation...
Wicker Opposes Obama Effort to End Manned Space Flight
Stennis Must Continue Key Role in Space LeadershipPresident Obama recently announced his administration’s intent to cancel the Constellation Program, which is NASA’s plan to continue human space...
Wicker Congratulates the Boy Scouts of America on 100 Years of Great Accomplishments
When Robert Baden-Powell brought 22 boys to a camp off the coast of England in the late 19th Century, and thus became the founder of worldwide scouting, he was developing some of his country’s most...