WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Delegation Supported Gov. Reeves' Request for Federal Aid Following Fatal April Storms Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today welcomed President Biden's approval of Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after severe stor  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) joined conservationists and local stakeholders in Dubuque to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Since its establishment on June 7th, 1924, the refuge has served as a wildlife sanctuary and conservation of over 250,000 acres of land, including stretches of the Upper Mississippi River. Remarks as prepared are be  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Last night, President Biden approved Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after recent storms - including multiple tornadoes - brought severe damage to the State of Mississippi. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., supported t  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on June 10, 2024: * * * Wicker Holds Pentagon Accountable The Founding Fathers gave Congress the job of writing and passing bills. They also tasked it with holding the president accountable to enforcing those bills after they become law. I serve as the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, the team of senators responsible for drafting Congress' annual military legisla  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: The Biden administration is pushing forward a proposal that would require an unreasonable increase in nursing home staffing requirements. Under the new guidelines, nursing homes must provide an average of at least 3.48 hours of daily care per resident, with at least .55 daily hours of registered nurse (RN) care and 2.45 hours from nurse aides. The rule also requires an RN to be on-site 24/7. The average  more