WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on the Federal Response to the Texas Floods Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on Federal response to the floods in Texas and what the Trump administration must do: "Our thoughts continue to be w  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following news release: * * * SASC Chairman Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Jack Reed Announce FY 2026 NDAA Markup Schedule U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss, and Jack Reed, D-RI, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced that the full committee markup for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 will begin on July 8  more