Saturday - April 19, 2025
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Thursday April 03, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Cotton, Colleagues: Allow Fish Farmers to Protect Ponds from Predatory Birds
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues: Allow Fish Farmers to Protect Ponds from Predatory Birds Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the Cormorant Relief Act, legislation that would fully restore the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant population  more

HYDE-SMITH CITES NEED FOR MORE OFFSHORE, NUCLEAR POWER WITH KEY TRUMP NOMINEES
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH CITES NEED FOR MORE OFFSHORE, NUCLEAR POWER WITH KEY TRUMP NOMINEES Nominees for Interior & Energy Departments Could Influence Mississippi's Energy Outlook as State Grows VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Nominees on Commitment to More Offshore & Nuclear Energy Production. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from two top Trump  more

Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Federal Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Federal Disaster Declaration Washington, D.C. - The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Represen  more

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15.   more

Miss. Delegation Urges Trump to Approve Federal Disaster Declaration for Mississippi
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Miss. Delegation Urges Trump to Approve Federal Disaster Declaration for Mississippi WASHINGTON - The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie T  more

Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for Its Attack on American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T  more