USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue have announced up to 14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who have experienced declining prices for their products due to COVID-19. Signup for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2) begins… Read more »
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 particularly critical for patients with kidney disease.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)… Read more »
Jackson - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has issued a statewide mask mandate, including in schools. He has signed an Executive Order that delays the start of school for grades 7-12 in eight counties. Those counties are: Bolivar, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Hinds, Panola, Sunflower, and Washington. Additionally, State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs has issued a statewide order for the… Read more »
Ten Counties Added to State Mask Mandate
Mississippi - Governor Tate Reeves has announced that ten counties have been added to the state mask mandate. The counties are: Boliver, Panola, Covingtion, Sharkey, Humphreys, Forrest, Simpson, Tallahatchie, Walthall, and Tate. Claiborne, DeSoto, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, and… 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 statement regarding a new effort to rename The NASA John C. Stennis Space Center in… 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 healthcare providers increasingly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The letter,… 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 resources to the men and women of our Armed Forces," Rep. Kelly said. "Our work on H.R.… 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 Military Family Readiness Act in the Military Personnel Subcommittee’s portion of the FY21… 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 Military Family Readiness Act in the Military Personnel Subcommittee’s portion of the FY21… Read more »
