WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Dear Friend, This week, I discussed Memphis priorities, including the need for a new Interstate 55 bridge over the Mississippi River, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. I also announced a $21.8 million grant to complete the final mile of the Wolf River Greenway, held an event in Memphis focusing on the use of bankruptcy to avoid civil liability, met with the new Ambassador to the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), former Chairman of the Bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, released the below statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Fischer v. United States, pertaining to January 6 prosecutions: "I am disappointed that today's overly technical opinion jeopardizes dozens of prosecutions   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Army Corps Releases Draft EIS for New Plan to Alleviate Yazoo Backwater Area Flooding, Rules Out Do-Nothing & No-Pumps Approaches Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the release of a key draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to address the recurring backwater flooding in the south Mississippi Delta. The Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project, prepared by the U.S. Army Corp  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Plan has been promised to Yazoo since 1941 One of Senator Wicker's longstanding priorities The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District today released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Yazoo Backwater Study Area. The federal government authorized the pumps 80 years ago, but the project has been held up by bureaucrats and red tape ever since. U.S. Senator Roger Wick  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), responded to press reports that the Gaza pier has again been suspended because of rough sea conditions and may not be redeployed. Previous press reports indicated the Mediterranean Sea's rough waters were expected to worsen over the summer, which called into question if the pier would be an   more