WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Baker Donelson on behalf of Amplify Cell Technologies LLC has urged the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security to adopt a measured approach to trade restrictions on imported critical minerals and their derivative products. The company, investing billions to establish battery cell manufacturing in the U.S., cautions that aggressive tariffs could jeopardize thousands of American manufacturing jobs. Amplify, which is constructing a 21-gigawatt hour facto  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Thompson Announces Department of Transportation Award to Copiah County Airport * BOLTON, MS - Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $570,950 to Copiah County Airport through the Federal Aviation Administration. The funds will be used to reseal 4,007 feet of existing runway 18/36 pavement and reconstruct 57,000   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $21.3 MILLION GRANT FOR HIGHWAY 49 IMPROVEMENTS AT MENDENHALL * Senator Supported Miss. Bid for U.S. Transportation Dept. BUILD Grant Funds WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the approval of a $21.3 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to improve the movement of traffic and commerce where U.S. Highway 49 intersects wit  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Kristi Noem's Incompetence Slowing FEMA's Response to Texas Floods Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on news that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's incompetence slowed FEMA's Response to  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride and deep respect to honor the life and remarkable public service of Mississippi State Senator David L. Jordan--a man whose journey from the cotton fields of Leflore County to the Mississippi State Capitol is not just inspiring--it's the story of Mississippi, and of Americ  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following news release on July 11, 2025: * * * SASC Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Today, 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 Committee voted 26-1 to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Th  more