Senator Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Obama Administration to Move Plan ForwardJust over one year ago, a barrel of oil had spiked to $147 and Mississippians were paying $4 for a gallon of...
Wicker Says Health Care Debate Continues Down Wrong Path
The health care debate continued down the wrong path last week with the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of a deeply flawed bill. The measure would raise taxes, cut Medicare, increase...
Wicker Calls for Increased Legislative Transparency
Senator Says Bills Should Be Posted Online for 72 Hours Prior to VoteIn the past year, the American public has grown increasingly unhappy with the way business has been done in Washington,...
Wicker Warns Against Growing Budget Deficits
Senator Says Spending, Entitlement Reform Urgently NeededThe federal government’s budget year ended last week, an event that marked an unfortunate milestone. Our nation closed out the fiscal...
Wicker Says Action Must Be Taken Against Childhood Obesity
Education and health care leaders from across the state met in Tupelo last week to attend the 2009 Mississippi Institute on School Health, Wellness, and Safety conference. The gathering...
Wicker Says Taxpayer Funding Of ACORN Must Stop
Responding to growing taxpayer outrage, the Senate last week voted to block the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, from receiving federal funding from the Department of...
Wicker Says Delay of Cap-and-Trade Bill Is Welcome Development
Lost in the ongoing debate over health care reform was a recent decision by Senate Democrats to delay yet again the introduction of their so-called cap-and-trade legislation. The decision,...
Harvest Time Reminds Us Of Agriculture’s Importance
The signs of harvest were evident as I drove through the Mississippi Delta late last month, as farmers were hard at work gathering their soybeans, corn, and rice. To get behind slow moving...
Wicker Backs Measure To Protect Hunting On Public Lands
In Mississippi, hunting is both a time-honored tradition and a way of life for hundreds of thousands of residents. Like many states across the country, Mississippi is blessed with more than...
Wicker Says Simple Steps Can Protect Children From Swine Flu
With Kids Back in School, Senator Says Prevention is Best Method of ProtectionSchool bells are ringing once again across Mississippi. Now that children are back in the classroom, many parents...