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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday June 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

House Ethics Committee Leaders Issue Statement Regarding Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Pursuant to Committee Rule 7(g), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On December 27, 2023, the Committee announced it had voted to establish an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) with jurisdiction to determine w  more

HYDE-SMITH, CRAMER & OTHERS FILE BICAMERAL AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST SEC CLIMATE DISCLOSURE RULE
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Hyde-Smith Previously Critical of SEC Rule Forcing Companies to Submit Climate-Related Info Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and others in filing a bicameral amicus brief against a final rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions data. The bicame  more

Wicker Notches Victory In America's Military Rebuild
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on June 24, 2024: * * * Wicker Notches Victory In America's Military Rebuild This month, I led a group of my U.S. Senate colleagues in a successful effort to begin rebuilding the American military. I serve as the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate committee that drafts Congress' annual national defense bill. In that role, I introduced legislation to invest $25 billion more in the kinds of muniti  more