WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Releases Statement on the FY26 Budget Proposal WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after the White House unveiled the FY26 budget proposal outline: "President Trump successfully campaigned on a Peace Through Strength agenda, but his advisers at the Office of Management and Budg  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES WANT TO ENCOURAGE ORGAN DONATIONS BY PROTECTING DONORS Bill Introduced to Shield Living Donors from Denied Coverage, Higher Insurance Premiums WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in introducing legislation to encourage organ donations by shielding donors from the threat of losing or paying more o  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on the President's Preliminary Budget Request for DHS (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the President's preliminary budget request for the Department of Homeland Security: "The P  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following floor remarks on May 1, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, on behalf of the people of Mississippi, I commend Dr. Sam Polles, a public servant who has worked tirelessly to benefit the State. A native of the delta, Dr. Polles is a lifelong learner. He graduated from Clarksdale High School and continued his   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Wicker, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Co-Chairs of the Senate Nursing Caucus, introduced the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act. This legislation would ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps do not need to pay income tax on their student loan repayments and scholarships. "Nurses are essentia  more