WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), former Chairman of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, released the following statement on news the FBI has sent detailed information on 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to the Justice Department: "Trump's retaliation against FBI employees who investigated the January 6th attack   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Trump has attempted to fire Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub: "Donald Trump is methodically dismantling our democracy. He is firing every person with exper  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR REFORMING SUPPRESSOR REGS TO HELP PREVENT HEARING LOSS AMONG HUNTERS Miss. Senator Again Cosponsors 'Hearing Protection Act' to Increase Access to Suppressors by Reclassifying Them as Standard Firearms WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today renewed her support for reforming federal regulations that restrict access to suppressors, equipm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Perspectives From the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 2" at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Mr. Bret Erickson, Chairman, U.S. Government Relations Council, International Fresh Produce Association, Edinburg, TX * Mr. Jeremy Hinton, Vice President, Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation, Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Wicker, Blumenthal Reintroduce Legislation to Protect Amateur Radio Operators WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., today reintroduced the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act, which would give amateur radio operators the right to install amateur radio antennas and serve their communities. Many homeowner associations prevent amateur radio o  more