For Speaker of the U.S. House: Mississippi Tea Party Endorses Louie Gohmert
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. House of Representatives will have to elect a Speaker of the House to lead the 114th Congress. While some Republicans are happy...
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Holland Plans Another Run For the Legislature
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PLANTERSVILLE, Miss.–Thirty one years at the state Capitol may not be enough for Rep. Steve Holland (D). Known for his outgoing tone when arguing his...
Cybersecurity Bills on the Way to the President, Thompson Says It’s a Good Idea
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Perhaps one of the biggest threats to the security of the United States is a large-scale cyber attack on computer systems that control the...
Common Sense Solutions: Thompson Reappointed to Homeland Security Committee, Sets Priorities
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The House Committee on Homeland Security will continue to have Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-2nd District) as its ranking Democrat. Thompson was reappointed by...
The Keystone Pipeline: A No Go in the U.S. Senate, But Mississippi All For It
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Even though the Keystone XL Pipeline’s final phase wouldn’t pass directly through the Magnolia State, some feel the possible positive economic impact would justify...
The Possible Government Shutdown: Wicker Says Republicans Will Not Shut Down the Government
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following his election as the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said part of his job is to see that...
A Lot of Work to Do: Palazzo Says Miss. Delegation Getting Ready to Fight Regulators, Repeal Obama Care
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–After last Tuesday’s nation-wide vote that put Republicans in control of the U.S. Senate and strengthened their hold in the House, Mississippi’s Republican Congressional...
“I Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”: Martinson Announces She Won’t Run Again
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MADISON, Miss.–After 23 years in the Mississippi House, Rep. Rita MArtinson (R-Dist. 58) announced Thursday that she will not run again. That means her 24th...
The Air Strikes in Syria: Why Sen. Cochran Says It’s Necessary
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Your country’s lawmakers, and the ones from Mississippi, seem to be in agreement that air strikes going on in Syria right now are important...
Freedom Summer: Senate Bill Would Award Congressional Gold Medal to Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Congressional Gold Medal could go to three men who died in an effort to register black Mississippians to vote in the summer of...