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...
Wicker Supports Fresh Start and Step-by-Step Approach for Health Care
After months of struggling to get our voices heard in the health care debate, Republicans have reason to hope that our ideas will at last be welcome – or at least be considered. In contrast to the...
Wicker Says Energy Production Can Create American Jobs
Domestic Exploration Would Reduce Deficit While Spurring GrowthWith our nation’s unemployment rate near ten percent, job creation will be a major challenge for Congress this year. In a surprise move...
Wicker: Out-Of-Control Deficit Spending Wrong Way to Create Jobs
A top Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives recently said, “We’ve got to spend our way out of this recession.” Rep. James Clyburn, the Democratic Whip, said that we have two choices...
Wicker: Bipartisan Entitlement Commission Might Provide Solution to Debt Crisis
The fiscal challenges facing our country have become increasingly clear over the past 18 months. As I highlighted in last week’s column, our mounting level of debt has serious consequences. As a...