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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Sunday June 02, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Sen. Wicker Responds to Press Reports Indicating Biden Administration Will Allow Ukraine to Conduct Limited Strikes Inside Russia
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Press reports indicate that the Biden administration will allow Ukraine to "use U.S.-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region so Ukraine can hit back against Russian forces that are attacking them or preparing to attack them." The Biden administration had prohibited Ukraine from using U.S.-provided weapons to strike any targets inside Russia, including troop formations and firing   more

Senator Wicker Statement on Migrant Housing Project Halted in Tunica, Still Has Concerns About Its Future
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: TUNICA COUNTY - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) recently announced that they were considering housing unaccompanied migrant children in Tunica County, Mississippi. If the plan was approved, up to 2,000 children would have been housed at a vacant hotel. Last night, the Tunica Board of Supervisors voted to halt this proposal. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker,  more