Hyde-Smith condemns calls to dissolve ICE agency
Along with 15 others, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has cosponsored a resolution condemning efforts by congressional Democrats to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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House Minority Leader asks Governor for special session
JACKSON, MISS– House Minority Leader David Baria has penned a letter to Governor Phil Bryant which requested a special session. ...
The Deal With Iran: Mississippi’s Wicker Compares to 1938 Deal With Germany in Senate Speech
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–For the second time the U.S. Senate, controlled by Republicans, has failed to pass a resolution that would disapprove the president’s deal with Iran....
No Common Ground on Common Core: Republicans Split on Governor’s Veto
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JACKSON, Miss.–The bill that might’ve helped put an end to Common Core in Mississippi was vetoed Thursday by Gov. Phil Bryant. Almost immediately news releases...
Thompson Accuses Republicans of Unnecessary Drama During DHS Funding Issue
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Homeland Security was funded yesterday in the U.S. House in a clean, full-year funding bill. Mississippi’s lone DC Democrat, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said that...
A Political Peacemaker: Former Speaker Tim Ford Remembered at Memorial
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OXFORD, Miss.–A political peacemaker is what former Miss. Speaker of the House Tim Ford was called by friends and colleagues at a memorial held Tuesday...
The Speech by Benjamin Netanyahu: Miss. Republicans Attend, Say Israel Deserves Support
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–While some Democrats in Congress, including Mississippi’s Bennie Thompson (2nd District), chose to sit out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech Tuesday, Mississippi’s Republicans...
Pres. Obama’s Budget: Mississippi Senators Say Republicans Will Have a Better Plan
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Washington, D.C. is a partisan world when it comes to making policies that shape the way your government operates. Another indication that political in-fighting...
The Attack on a French Magazine: Thompson Says Homeland Security Funding Necessary
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The attack on a French magazine that left eight journalists, two police officers and two others dead Wednesday is an example of why the...
Boehner Is In As Speaker, Miss. Republicans Vote Yes, Palazzo Explains
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–It’s about not throwing you under the bus, is what Rep. Steven Palazzo said about why he voted for Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) for...