In the chaos that surrounded the attack on our country on September 11, 2001, as well as during Hurricane Katrina, first responders and law enforcement officials had difficulties communicating with...
Wicker Says Iraq Progress Being Acknowledged
Senator hears testimony on real progress from top generals in IraqA confirmation hearing last week for Generals David Petraeus and Raymond Odierno gave members of the Senate Armed Services Committee...
Wicker Says Mississippi Students Prove America Can Lead
Last weekend in Plains, Virginia, Mississippi high school students competed in the finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. Of the 643 teams that entered this advanced aerospace...
Wicker Presses for Action to Address Gas Prices
With Americans continuing to struggle with record-high gas prices, and with no relief in sight, I have renewed my call for Congress to turn up efforts to produce domestic energy in order to reduce...
Wicker Says Economic Stimulus Checks on the Way
Many Mississippians began receiving payments from the federal government last week, money that is a result of bipartisan economic stimulus legislation signed into law earlier this year. The...
Wicker Seeks Assistance for Flooding, Storm Damage
The month of April has certainly tested Mississippi, with severe weather and ongoing flooding creating hardship for thousands of Mississippians across our state. Three people have lost their...
Wicker Backs Comprehensive Plan to Lower Gas Prices
Summer-long gas tax “holiday” a good startWith the busy summer travel season right around the corner and gas prices nearing $3.40 in some parts of Mississippi, urgent action is needed to help...
Tanker Contract Would Benefit Entire State
On February 28, in a decision that had major implications for Mississippi’s economy, the Air Force announced it had awarded a $40 billion contract to Northrop Grumman and EADS North America to build...
Wicker Pushes for Bipartisan Solution to Housing Problems
Last week, after a bipartisan agreement to move forward, the U.S. Senate began working on legislation that provides relief to those struggling through the current housing slump. This...
Wicker Asks Supreme Court to Protect Second Amendment
On March 18, for the first time since 1939, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on a case relating to individuals’ right to own firearms. In hearing District of Columbia v. Heller,...