Fiscal Responsibility

Mississippi families are forced to live within a budget, and I believe the federal government should be no different. I am frustrated by the rate of increase in government spending, which is why I have consistently supported budget resolutions that hold the line on discretionary spending and keep taxes on working families low.

Read More
09/30/2016
Press Releases
Wicker, Cochran Push Obama Administration to Abandon Proposed Estate Tax Regs
Proposed Regulations Would Have Severe Chilling Effect on Family Farms and Businesses
Read More
09/28/2016
Press Releases
Wicker: Senate Approves Temporary Gov’t Funding Bill
Chamber Passes Measure After Democrats Drop Objections to ‘Clean’ Spending Bill
Read More
09/27/2016
Press Releases
Wicker: Senate Democrats Block Gov’t Funding Bill
Democrats Reverse Support for ‘Clean’ Spending Bill
Read More
09/21/2016
Press Releases
Miss. Lawmakers: FAA Grants $3.8 Million To Supplement Jackson Airport Improvements
Read More
09/16/2016
Press Releases
Wicker, Cochran Announce $1.49 Million Grant for Coahoma County Safe Room
FEMA Funding Will Support Multi-Purpose Safe Room Construction at Coahoma Community College
Read More
09/15/2016
Press Releases
Wicker Questions Joint Chiefs of Staff
Miss. Senator Asks Top Military Brass About Shipbuilding Priorities, Afghanistan
Read More
09/12/2016
Weekly Reports
Wicker: More Premium Increases on the Horizon Under Obamacare
State Exchanges Are Losing Insurers, Leaving Consumers With Few – If Any – Choices
Read More
08/3/2016
Press Releases
Wicker, Cochran Urge USDA to Revise SNAP Rule
Bipartisan Group of Senators Contends USDA Plan Would Limit Food Access in Rural Areas
Read More
07/27/2016
Press Releases
Wicker, Cochran, Harper Announce $10 Million Grant to Upgrade Natchez Railway
Natchez Railway Bridge Upgrades Could Spur Economic Growth in Southwest Mississippi
Read More
07/25/2016
Press Releases
Miss. Senators Ask Interior Dept. to Drop Proposed Offshore Rule
Interior Dept. Fails to Show Offshore Activities Negatively Affect Onshore Air Quality, 17 Senators Assert