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 and she ranked 7th in her high school class. Beginning this fall, she will advance to the… 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, which would reduce the number of ships in the fleet and cut a destroyer from the Navy’s… 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-sponsored by the two co-chairs of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, Congressman Tim Ryan… 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 achieving great success in athletics. While in high school, Ben served as a Student Council… 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 the Bataan Peninsula, were fiercely attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army. After months of… 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 Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
“We were pleased today to host the… 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., issued a letter today asking President Biden to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for a major disaster declaration due to the extreme winter weather that hit the… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102, in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office." Last night, the bill passed by a two-thirds majority recorded vote in the U.S. House of… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (MS-01) and Tim Ryan (OH-13) proudly introduced the “Gold Star Altitude Act.” This bill will allow Gold Star family members to use travel benefits to fly on military aircraft when there is available space to select locations.
"The Space Available travel program is a military benefit that allows active and retired members of… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01) is pleased to announce his selection to serve on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress. The Budget Committee is responsible for preparing the Annual Budget Resolution, has oversight over the Congressional Budget Office, and sets funding allocations for each Congressional Committee.
"Congressman Trent Kelly will be a… Read more »
