WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: MISSISSIPPI An agreement has finally been reached to return Amtrak services to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. Two trains will run roundtrip from New Orleans to Mobile with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement: "Restoring Amtrak services to the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: 'Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act' is Response to Blue States Gun Control Tax Schemes Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently cosponsored legislation to stop states from imposing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition, fees that drive up costs for sportsmen, hunters, and other law-abiding gun owners. Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act (S.4960), which w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee concluded its markup of the Defense subcommittee's (SAC-D) Fiscal Year 2025 defense funding bill, which provides funding for the Department of Defense. The bill, when combined with the Military Construction and Energy and Water bills, provides $21 billion for much needed weaponry ammunition, and equipment for our troops. U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., t  more