Life News
President Trump’s New Rules Will Protect Americans From Funding Abortions Under Obamacare
By Micaiah Bilger
WASHINGTON, DC - A new Trump administration rule to protect Americans from funding abortions under Obamacare is one step closer to taking effect.
The required public...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith receives committee assignments
By Steven Gagliano
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith will serve on four Senate committees during the 116th Congress.
Hyde-Smith said she will use her expanded committee assignments, including chairmanship of an appropriations...
KTIC-FM West Point, Nebraska
Sens. Moran, Durbin Introduce Resolution To Honor 100 Years Of American Farm Bureau
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) today introduced a resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and...
CQ Roll Call
Appropriations Subcommittee Gavels Announced in Senate
By Jennifer Shutt
Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., who was formally ratified as Appropriations Chairman for the 116th Congress on Wednesday, laid out who will wield subcommittee gavels for the next two years. They include...
WLOX-TV Biloxi
Sen. Wicker named chairman of commerce committee; Sen. Hyde-Smith expands assignments
By Annie Johnson
MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker was named Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Wednesday. As chairman, Wicker will have broad...
Roll Call
Cindy Hyde-Smith to lead Senate Legislative Branch spending panel
By Katherine Tully-McManus
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will take the gavel of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee for the new Congress. The Mississippi Republican is a relative newcomer to the panel...
Liberty Headlines
Pro-Life Sens. Urge HHS Dept. to Undo Obamacare’s Abortion Mandate
By Kaylee McGhee
A group of Republican senators submitted a letter to the Trump administration this week, encouraging the adoption of an Obamacare rules clarification that would ensure pro-life consumers...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith introduces budget resolution
By Steven Gagliano
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has introduced a balanced budget resolution in Washington.
With the 116th Congress now in session, Hyde-Smith has introduced legislation to require the President and Congress to enact...
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Senate confirms Shepherd as U.S. Marshal
By Gopika Nair
Former Pike County Sheriff Mark Shepherd will serve as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Mississippi, the U.S. Senate confirmed Wednesday evening.
President Donald Trump nominated Shepherd for the position...
CQ Roll Call
Preliminary 116th Roster: Senate Appropriations
CQ News
Following is a preliminary roster for the 116th Congress for the Senate Appropriations Committee, released by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Jan. 3 (Republicans) and by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., on...
