Recommendation of Defense funding released by Senate Appropriations
The Senate Committee on Appropriations today released the FY2018 chairman’s recommendation and explanatory statement for the Department of Defense....
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Sen. Cochran responds to President Trump’s request for disaster funding
by Sarah Ulmer
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the Trump administration’s third request for supplemental disaster appropriations funding....
Potential budget deal in Congress could hold up FY2018 appropriations bills
by Sarah Ulmer
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today released the following statement regarding the need for a budget deal between Congress and the administration in...
Sen. Cochran approves FY 2018 Budget Resolution
by Sarah Ulmer
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Thursday night voted with the Senate to approve the FY2018 Budget Resolution, which includes a mechanism for the Congress...
Lawmakers hopeful, even after multiple budget cuts
by Sarah Ulmer
Gov. Bryant has made four budget cuts for the FY2017 budget. Some lawmakers are concerned for the state’s finances, while others say it’s going to...
Health, mental health, child protective services assess budget
Budget appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 have been approved by the legislature, and very few agencies were spared from cuts. Among those, the Mississippi Department...
Avoiding the Government Shutdown: Wicker, Cochran Say Plan is Good Temporarily
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A shutdown of the federal government might have meant some of the services you’re used to getting would have been interrupted. It also might’ve...
U.S. Government Could Shut Down, Mississippi Senator Has Bill to Keep It Going Temporarily
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If lawmakers cannot agree on government funding, it could, once again, take the country down the path of a government shutdown, which would mean...
The Military and Mississippi: DC Bill Ensures Miss. Defense Jobs, Shipbuilding Continues
by kim
PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Shipbuilding is a vital industry in Mississippi and the state is also invested in the U.S. military in many other ways. Thursday the Defense...
NASA Research in Mississippi: Bill Funds Research, Work at Stennis Space Center, Drug Courts
by kim
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss.–Important research that could get America back into space in a major way is being conducted in Mississippi at Stennis Space Center, in...