WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Trump allowing Elon Musk and DOGE access to FEMA's sensitive data networks: "FEMA is an agency that communities across the country depend on when disaster strikes. Not only does President T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, HAGERTY MOVE TO STOP PANDEMIC-ERA BURDEN ON LANDLORDS & PROPERTY OWNERS Introduce 'Respect State Housing Laws Act' to End Federal Eviction Notice Requirement, Return Responsibility to States WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) have introduced legislation to restore the right of states and localities to regulate eviction policies   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) invites residents of Mississippi's Second Congressional District to join an important town hall discussion on the impact of President Trump's executive orders. The discussion will address the direct threats the executive orders pose to Mississippi's Second Congressional District and their potential impact on key areas such as education, healthcare, tariffs, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2025: Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson announced that the application period for Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants is now open. According to FEMA's published Notices of Funding Opportunity for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance Hazard Mitigation grants, there is $7  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Today, Congressman Ezell released the following statement after voting in favor of the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which would permanently schedule fentanyl-related analogues as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act: "The passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act is a crucial step in our fight against the opioid crisis," Ezell said. "By permanently c  more