May 30, 2018
Dear Friend,
Memorial Day is a day to remember the men and women who gave their all to preserve our way of life. Our children can go to school. We can pray in public. We have the right to voice our opinion wherever we choose because they were brave. General George S. Patton said it best, "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
Those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice did not die in vain. It was for a cause so that we can live free. We celebrate their lives and remember what they gave for us. It goes back to John 15:13, "Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his friends."
It was an honor to participate in Memorial Day ceremonies in Blue Mountain, Tupelo and Ripley this week. Mississippians demonstrated their patriotic spirit in ceremonies across the First District and throughout our great state. Please click on the link to watch an excerpt from a speech I was honored to deliver at Veterans Park in Tupelo.
Title X regulations
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Last month, I joined my colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asking him to review the current Title X regulations, and draw a more definitive line separating family planning from abortion. Abortion is not family planning, and clinics that provide abortions should not be funded by taxpayers. I am proud to see the proposed Title X rule announced by the Trump Administration on May 22. This rule will require definitive physical and financial separation of family planning services and abortion services, as well as roll back the requirement for Title X grant recipients to refer patients for abortions. As a Member of Congress, I have always fought to protect the lives of the unborn and the consciences of the American people.
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How can we assist you?
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Some of the most valuable resources we have are our team members. They are eager to help with the services you need. If you have any questions or concerns, they will work to find the answers. Robert Smith, a native of Tupelo, is our field representative, serving Monroe, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Winston Counties.
Robert assists constituents at our Columbus field office. If you need assistance, please contact him at (662) 687-1540 or send him an e-mail at robert.smith@mail.house.gov.
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military academy appointment
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It is an honor to announce the appointment of Landon Long to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Landon, an 18-year-old Tupelo High School graduate, and son of Ken and Dana Long, said he always wanted to serve his country.
"I have always wanted to be out there," Landon said. "Helping others and serving my country is important to me." Landon said he plans to major in civil engineering. We wish him well in his endeavors.
For more information about attending one of the five federal service academies, please contact our military academy liaison Melinda Whited at (662) 687-1525. You can send her an e-mail at melinda.whited@mail.house.gov
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a week in pictures
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For more photos from a week in pictures, please visit my Facebook page.
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National Air Traffic Controllers
Association Mississippi and Tennessee
representatives Chad Collins
(Olive Branch), Nick Armstead (Gulfport),
and Frederick Steele (Southaven) |
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National Association of Insurance
Financial Advisors representatives
Demetrius Bryant (Jackson),
Priscilla King (Columbus),
and Jack Curtis (Tupelo) |
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| University of Mississippi political science students |
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| Steel Dynamics Sales Manager Don Switzer |
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| U.S. Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper |
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Tricia Glover, Sergeant Johnny Jones,
and Ruth Albritton in Blue Mountain |
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Brad, Rebecca, Claire and Morgan
Posey in Tupelo |
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| Rickey Hopper and Jerry Reno in Ripley |
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| Cambellrail and Georgette McDonald in Ripley |
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Jimmy Gunn, Chad Newby, and
Randy Graves in Ripley |
For more photos from a week in pictures, please visit my Facebook page.
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STAY IN TOUCH
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Let me know if there is anything my office can do to assist you. You can keep up with the latest news by signing up for my newsletter and following me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Thanks for reading,
Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01)
Member of Congress
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