WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9541, the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act, legislation authored by U.S. Representatives Mike Ezell (R-MS4) and Val Hoyle (D-OR4). This bill would provide more tools for public power utilities to invest in long-term hazard mitigation and grid resilience solutions while rebuilding infrastructure after  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: This weekend, the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) version prepared for final passage in the House and Senate was released. The bill does not include U.S. Senator Roger Wicker's, R-Miss., proposed and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)-passed measure to increase the topline of the defense budget by more than $25 billion. Senator Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republica  more