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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Tuesday September 17, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Sen. Wicker Weekly Report: Wicker Supports Mississippi's National Guard
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Wicker Supports Mississippi's National Guard Mississippi has owed a debt of gratitude to our National Guard since before we were even a state. By the time Mississippi was admitted to the Union, our guardsmen had already defended us in two wars. They have been faithfully serving ever since. In the U.S. Senate, I have worked to support the guard's state and national missions. M  more

Senator Wicker Statement on Nuclear Shipbuilding Contract Reform Proposal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to press reports about a new nuclear shipbuilding contracts reform proposal known as Shipyard Accountability and Workforce Support (SAWS), under consideration across the federal government: "The SAWS plan would provide the workforce support necessary to incr  more

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHT MISS. LITERACY PROGRESS AS SENATE PASSES NATIONAL RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Miss. Senators Cosponsored Bipartisan Resolution Designating September as National Literacy Month Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded unanimous Senate passage of a resolution that designates September 2024 as "National Literacy Month" and encourages greater strides to improve literacy for K-12 students nationwide. Wicker and Hyde-Smith cosponsored the res  more