WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: 'Stop CARB Act' Target's California's Ability to Force Other States to Comply with Radical Environmental Policies Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is an original cosponsor of legislation that would curb California's ability to effectively force Mississippi farmers, industries, and consumers to comply with its radical environmental policies. Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Stop Califor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement blasting yet another "show vote" scheduled by the Senate Democrats on flawed and far-reaching legislation regarding assisted reproductive technology, which has been erroneously portrayed as only protecting access to in vitro fertilization: "Here we go again with more time-wasting show votes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a grant of $1,776,048 to the Mississippi State Department of Health. This grant is part of the Fiscal Year 2024 STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Formula Grant Program, which provides critical funding to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded two significant grants to recipients within Mississippi's Second Congressional District. The grants, totaling $1,625,000, are part of the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program aimed at supporting construction and  more

BOLTON, Mississippi, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announces two significant awards granted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support critical programs in Mississippi. The awards are aimed at enhancing maternal and child health services and fostering drug-free communities. The Mississippi State Department of Health has been awarded $2,443,906 under the Maternal and Child Health S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- 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, led his colleagues in a confirmation hearing examining the nominees for top posts at U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). Lieutenant General Randall Reed, nominee for commander of TRANSCOM, and Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson, nominee for commander of USFK, tes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: Welch on Senate Floor Last Week: "We can't expect our communities--those who are ravaged by disaster--to fight alone." Welch Joins Senators from Hawai'i, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, California, and Alaska Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and a group of bipartisan Senators in calling on Senate leadership to move quickly to pass additional funding to h  more