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...
Wicker Says Illegal Prison Cell Phones Are Growing Safety Concern
Senator Backs Legislation to Allow Prisons to Jam Inmates’ Use of Smuggled PhonesAcross Mississippi and the rest of the nation, a dangerous new epidemic is occurring in prisons and correctional...
Wicker Says Public Health Option Is “Bait & Switch” Tactic
In the ongoing debate on health care reform, it has become clear that this is a competition between two very different philosophies of government. On one hand, there are those who believe...
Wicker Says Defense Bill Important For Troops, National Security
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have the opportunity to participate in many of the debates that shape policies important to our nation’s defense and the men and women of our...