Press Releases

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., along with U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and Trent Kelly, R-Miss., celebrated the designation of August 1, 2021 as Gold Star Children’s Day. On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution introduced by Wicker and... Read more »

WASHINGTON – The Mississippi congressional delegation and the House Pro-Life Caucus today led more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi’s law ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, by both chambers in the U.S. Congress. The bill now awaits the President's signature. This legislation will name the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the Colonel Carly... Read more »

WASHINGTON – In the wake of a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) that would address what the head of the National Guard Bureau, Army General Daniel Hokanson, called “one of my most pressing concerns”, several military and service member sup... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the placement of Taylor Kitakis at the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Taylor, a Calhoun City High School graduate, completed her high school education one year ahead of schedule an... Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., have sent President Biden a letter opposing his recent budget request for the U.S. Navy, whi... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) introduced the Healthcare for our Troops Act, a bill that would make no-fee healthcare available to the over 800,000 Americans serving our nation in the Reserve and National Guard. The bipartisan bill is co-spon... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Armstrong to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This week, Ben graduated with honors from Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch, Mississippi. He has maintained excellent grades in school while a... Read more »

BOONEVILLE - Today, U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented military medals to the family of World War II Veteran Walter Gann. In 1941, the 18-year-old Calhoun City resident was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces. Five months later, Mr. Gann and his comrades, charged with protecting ... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Service Committee’s Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, today issued the following joint statement after they hosted an inaugural briefing with the European... Read more »