VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk
News Mississippi
VA reform bill heads to Trump’s desk
By Alex Paton
A bill is headed to President Trump’s desk that will improve veterans’ health care by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to home.
U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker voted with the Senate...
SID SALTER: Rand’s ‘Penny Plan’ was more political theatrics than honest fiscal policy proposal
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
SID SALTER: Rand’s ‘Penny Plan’ was more political theatrics than honest fiscal policy proposal
By Sid Salter
Federal Social Security and Medicare entitlements as they exist today are in deep trouble and can’t sustain themselves under current law while...
Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Evers home first Mississippi civil rights site declared landmark
By Jerry Mitchell
The house where Medgar and Myrlie Evers lived with their family will receive a plaque Thursday recognizing its National Historic Landmark Designation.
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers House is...
Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced
WAPT-TV Jackson
Bill to designate Medgar Evers home national monument introduced
By Adam McWilliams
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill Monday that would make the home of slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers a national monument and would make...
NIH Funding Needs to Keep Rising, Senators Say
MedPage Today
NIH Funding Needs to Keep Rising, Senators Say
By Joyce Frieden
WASHINGTON -- Federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) needs to continue going up, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate committee that reviews the agency's funding, said Thursday.
"Both...