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Madison student tapped for Senate program

Madison County Journal

Madison student tapped for Senate program

By Duncan Dent

MADISON — A Madison Central senior says she jumped at the opportunity to connect with other students nationwide in the U.S. Senate Youth Program.

Emily Adcock went through a lengthy application process including...

Mississippi senators join fellow Republicans to block voting bill

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Mississippi senators join fellow Republicans to block voting bill

Wicker, Hyde-Smith bash bill that Dems say is vital to protecting democracy

By Angela Williams

WASHINGTON — Republicans have blocked votes on bills that would have made Election Day a federal holiday.

The proposed...

Supreme Court to hear Ted Cruz challenge to campaign finance law

Roll Call 

Supreme Court to hear Ted Cruz challenge to campaign finance law

McConnell argued it is an 'ideal opportunity' for justices to wipe out the 2002 law

By Todd Ruger

The Supreme Court hears oral argument Wednesday in Sen. Ted Cruz’s challenge to a relatively obscure campaign finance...

Daines submits resolution for Religious Freedom Day

Sidney (Mont.) Herald-Leader

Daines submits resolution for Religious Freedom Day

Jan 16, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines introduced a Senate resolution designating today, Jan 16 as Religious Freedom Day. This resolution commemorates the 236th Anniversary of the Virginia Statute for...

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

Delta Business Journal

Yazoo Backwater: EPA Decision Halts Construction of Pumps

By Becky Gillette

There was light at the end of the tunnel. Now it is dark again. That is how the recent decision by the EPA to veto the Yazoo Backwater Pumps flood control project for the second time was described...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE
 
Senate Republicans Unite to Call for Halt to EPA/USACE Rulemaking until Supreme Court Decision 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), as part of a united Senate Republican Conference, are urging two federal agencies to suspend a pending rulemaking the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes consideration of a case...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES PLEDGE TO BLOCK ANY IRAN DEAL NOT SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS FOR APPROVAL 

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES PLEDGE TO BLOCK ANY IRAN DEAL NOT SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS FOR APPROVAL 

Miss. Senators Admonish Biden Administration Over Nuclear Talks 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday joined colleagues in a letter to President Biden rebuking the administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal.

The letter comes as reports emerge that the Biden administration is actively renegotiating another entry into...