Press Releases

PROPOSED TRANSPLANT REGULATIONS COULD DESTABILIZE PROGRAM, MISS. DELEGATION WARNS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Mississippi Congressional Delegation today raised concerns about proposed changes to performance standards for organ procurement, which could destabilize a program that is particularl... Read more »

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo, Kelly, Guest Strongly Oppose Effort to Rename Stennis Space Center WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today issued the following s... Read more »

Hyde-Smith Leads Letter for Rural Providers Set-Aside, With Support from Wicker, Kelly & Guest WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) late Friday led a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services strongly encouraging the agency to quickly provide relief to rural h... Read more »

Washington - The House Armed Services Committee has passed the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 56-0. "This marks the next major step in ensuring that we are sustaining our victories against foreign adversaries, protecting the homeland, and providing adequate ... Read more »

THORNBERRY, KELLY APPLAUD MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MEASURES IN NDAA WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee and Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) ranking member of the Subcommittee on Military Personnel today applauded the inclusion of much of their Milita... Read more »

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping an 8-County Region in Northeast Mississippi Respond to Coronavirus WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding... Read more »

Kelly Encourages Comments on Yazoo Backwater Pump Project WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is encouraging Mississippians to share their opinion with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as they consider a project to address flooding in the South Delta. If implemented, the Yazoo ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) has launched the FARM Corps program in partnership with Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi Veterans Affairs and ... Read more »

Miss. Delegation Requests Immediate Federal Disaster Declaration for Easter Storm Damage WASHINGTON – The Mississippi congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss... Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss) has released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate's decision to reject the articles of impeachment. "I am proud to see the majority of U.S. Senators stand with President Trump," Rep. Kelly said. "Now is the time to focus on the issues that ... Read more »