WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Rep. Mike Ezell (MS-04) joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the Biden administration to overturn its de facto electric mandate on trucks, tractors, buses, and semis. The final rule is entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Phase 3" and w  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Mississippi Senator Issues 2024 Independence Day Message VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2024 Independence Day Message. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a 2024 Independence Day message in which she encourages Americans to "embrace our shared responsibility to uphold the ideals of freedom and justice, allowing them to unite us as one nation, under God." "As we come together with fam  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Congressman Bennie Thompson is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $5.2 million in 17 new grants supporting urban agriculture and innovative production. Among the recipients, the only project selected from Mississippi was the Mississippi Community House Development Organization in Vicksburg, MS. Grant recipients, including community gardens and nonprofi  more

BOLTON, Mississippi, July 3 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: The Office of Representative Bennie Thompson is pleased to announce the awarding of a grant from the Department of Transportation for the City of Belzoni, MS. The FY24 AIG Grant has been allocated to the Belzoni Municipal Airport in the amount of $172,000. This grant will support the installation of 50 feet of perimeter fencing and one entrance gate to bring the airport into conformity wit  more