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., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for a… Read more »
Washington - The House Armed Services Committee has passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 57 to 2.
"The passage of the NDAA out of the Armed Services Committee marks the next major step in ensuring that we are sustaining our victories against foreign adversaries, protecting the homeland, and providing adequate resources to the men and women… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Virtual Academy Day 2021. This is an opportunity for Mississippi's First Congressional District parents, students, and educators to learn more about America's prestigious service academies. Representatives will be participating from the following institutions: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Coast Guard Academy,… Read more »
WASHINGTON - The deadly attacks on our American Service Members and innocent civilians are tragic and heartbreaking. My prayers go out to those who were injured and to the families of those who were killed.
I demand action from this administration to address this crisis, which they created with a lack of leadership and silence. This chaotic withdrawal has allowed our enemies to take… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, led House Armed Services Committee Republicans in pressing the Biden administration for a plan on Afghanistan.
In the letter the members wrote, “For months, we have been asking you for a plan on your withdrawal from Afghanistan. You failed to provide us with one and based… Read more »
Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) is pleased to invite First District middle and high school students, parents, and educators to participate in Academy Day 2021. Representatives from the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce that President Joe Biden has signed into law H.R. 208. The legislation names the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office."
Colonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for just under eight years, enduring starvation,… Read more »
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 Manchin to officially set aside this day to recognize the sacrifices of the children of… 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 protecting life.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.),… 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 Carlyle "Smitty" Harris Post Office.
"Colonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam… Read more »
