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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Thursday December 11, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Congressman Cohen Applauds $6.3 Million Investment in Western Tennessee by the Delta Regional Authority
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Applauds $6.3 Million Investment in Western Tennessee by the Delta Regional Authority * Includes funding for skills training in Memphis region WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today applauded the announcement by the Clarksdale, Mississippi-based Delta Regional Authority (DRA) that it will invest more than $6.3 million in a variety of projects in West Tennessee, includ  more

Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Provision Allowing Unchecked DHS Surveillance Slipped Into NDAA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Provision Allowing Unchecked DHS Surveillance Slipped into NDAA Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement opposing the Trump Administration's counterdrone proposal being slipped in the National Defense   more

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES CONFIRMATION OF OXFORD'S JAMES MAXWELL TO SERVE ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH PRAISES CONFIRMATION OF OXFORD'S JAMES MAXWELL TO SERVE ON U.S. DISTRICT COURT * Maxwell's Confirmation Represents Second Mississippi Trump Judicial Pick Confirmed on Tuesday WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement marking the Senate confirmation of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James D. Maxwell II of Oxford to serve as   more

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO CONFIRM CHAMBERLIN AS U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO CONFIRM CHAMBERLIN AS U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE * Chamberlin Confirmation the First of Two Mississippi Judgeships the Senate Will Consider this Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the 51-46 vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Robert P. Chamberlin of Her  more

Sen. Wicker Statement on Justices Chamberlin and Maxwell's Confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Wicker Statement on Justices Chamberlin and Maxwell's Confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Justices Robert "Bobby" Chamberlin and James "Jimmy" Maxwell to be Judges on the United States District Court for the Northern District  more