{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where party = \"Republican\", state = \"MS\" and year = 2021 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5528", "Press Releases Palazzo, Kelly, and Guest Join Strong Opposition to CMS Vaccine Mandate\n\nDecember 13, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nHealthcare\n\n\nWashington, D.C. - Congressmen Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Michael Guest (MS-03) joined over 150 Republicans to support a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to halt President Biden's vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid providers.\r\n\r\n\"I was happy to join this effort and continue my charge against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates,\" said Congressman\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-12-13", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Michael Guest (MS-03) joined over 150 Republicans to support a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to halt President Biden's vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid providers.\n\n\"I was happy to join this effort and continue my charge against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates,\" said Congressman Steven Palazzo. \"Our nation's healthcare workers have carried the lion's share of the pandemic's burden and President Biden is thanking them by threatening their jobs. Forcing our frontline workers to choose between a their values and their livelihoods is unconstitutional and dangerous. We have all heard of the labor shortages our nation is facing, and the healthcare industry is no different. Forcing Medicare and Medicaid providers into such a challenging position is not only a flagrant misuse of power, it could also put lives at risk.\"\n\n\u201cSince the Coronavirus Pandemic started, we have called on our frontline workers for help and they have delivered all across this great Nation,\u201d Congressman Trent Kelly said. \u201cThese heroes deserve the right to make the best possible choices regarding their personal health.\u201d\n\n\u201cAfter diligently working through one of the worst pandemics this country has seen, this Administration is threatening the jobs of those front-line workers who saved hundreds of thousands of American lives,\u201d Congressman Michael Guest said. \u201cOur healthcare workers, law enforcement officers, and other first responders have given their time and wellbeing to keep our country healthy and safe over the last 18 months. They have earned the right to decide for themselves whether to receive the vaccine, and we must fight against this Administration to defend that right.\u201d\n\nBackground: The Congressional Review Act process is the legal process whereby Congress can overturn an Administration regulation, once it has been properly noticed. \u201cProper notice\u201d occurs once a regulation is printed in the Federal Register and received by the Clerks of the House and Senate. The CMS vaccine mandate regulation was printed in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021. It was noted as received by the Senate Clerk on December 1, 2021, and by the House Clerk on December 9, 2021. Now that all three of those notices have been received, a CRA receives privilege in the House if the Minority Leader brings it up as a \u201cprivileged resolution,\u201d which means the House must bring the legislation to the floor for a vote.\n\nThis resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives on December 9, 2021. A companion bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS).\n\nCLICK HERE to read the resolution.", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:36Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-issues-statement-reimplementation-vital-immigration-program", "Guest Issues Statement on Reimplementation of Vital Immigration Program", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) commented on the reimplementation of the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) program, also known as the Remain in Mexico Policy, after a court ruling compelled the Biden Administration to reinstate the program.\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration took a simple approach to the border: undo any policy implemented by President Trump without regard to its effectiveness. But we are pushing back, and we are making progress. The Remain in Mexico policy was reimplemented this week, which I have been calling for over the last several months,\u201d Congressman Guest said in an online post.\n\n\u201cThe President put politics over our national security [when he ended the MPP program], but the order by the court to reimplement the Remain in Mexico program is the first step in undoing the President Biden\u2019s border crisis,\u201d Congressman Guest added in a recorded statement.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, Congressman Michael Guest sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security that questioned the Biden\u2019s Administration\u2019s termination of the MPP program, accusing the Administration of terminating the program without any justification.\n\n\u201cThe Department\u2019s seemingly impulsive announcement lacked explanation, justification, or any other indicia that the decision had been made only after the careful deliberations and consultations that are both appropriate and lawfully required of Executive Branch agencies by the Administrative Procedures Act (APA),\u201d the letter read.\n\nFollowing the termination of the MPP program, encounters on the border reached a 20-year high in July 2021.\n\nOn August 13, 2021, a Texas U.S. District Court judge determined that the Administration\u2019s actions to terminate the MPP program were unconstitutional, a decision that was later upheld by the Supreme Court.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5525", "FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Passes U.S. House of Representatives\n\nDecember 9, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWASHINGTON - Last night, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 passed the U.S. House of Representatives.\u00a0\r\n\r\n\"As the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, I am proud to pass the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),\" Rep. Kelly said. \"This legislation will ensure Combatant Commanders rapidly receive the\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-12-09", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Last night, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 passed the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\"As the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, I am proud to pass the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),\" Rep. Kelly said. \"This legislation will ensure Combatant Commanders rapidly receive the intelligence they need in the field, continues modernization efforts safeguarding our competitive edge over China, and eliminate all Red Flag provisions previously included in this bill. I appreciate my defense staff, Rodney Hall, Jr., Tony Starks, and Colin Hawkins, for their steadfast work on this bill.\"\n\n\"Rep. Kelly has been a leader on the House Armed Services Committee. In his role as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, he has been focused on bolstering our national security. The FY22 NDAA is bipartisan and bicameral legislation that ensures our servicemembers have the funding and tools they need to be prepared for conflict. I thank Rep. Kelly for his work on this incredibly important piece of legislation,\" said Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL).\n\nFor more information contained within the NDAA, please click on the link.\n\nCongressman Trent Kelly represents Mississippi's First Congressional District. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, serving as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations. Congressman Kelly also serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Agriculture Committee, and the House Budget Committee. This is his fourth term.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:36Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-speaks-pro-life-rally-following-opening-statements-supreme-court-hearing", "Guest Speaks at Pro-Life Rally Following Opening Statements of Supreme Court Hearing to Overturn Roe v. Wade", "2021-12-01", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) spoke to a crowd of pro-life supporters gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to support the Dobbs v. Jackson case. Congressman Guest joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and other pro-life elected officials to discuss the importance of the case as hundreds of supporters voiced their support of a decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade.\n\nEarlier this year, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined the Mississippi delegation in leading an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to uphold the Mississippi law that limits abortions after 15 weeks.\n\n\u201cMississippi remains united in our desire to protect the lives of our unborn children, which is why the Mississippi delegation has come together to support the right to life movement in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. This case is a strong step in defending our unborn children and I am thankful for the opportunity to support their right to life,\u201d Guest said following the introduction of the brief.\n\nPro-life advocates believe a decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the Mississippi law would provide states with the power to impose their own limits on abortions, effectively undoing the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which prohibited local and state governments from limiting abortions to a certain extent.\n\nClick Here to view/download video of Congressman Guest's speech\n\nCongressman Guest\u2019s speech as prepared can be found below:\n\nWe stand today on the steps of the United States Supreme Court \u2013 the highest Court in this great nation that we call home. A nation that was divinely inspired. That divine inspiration can be seen in the very foundational documents of our country. In the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence we see these words penned:\n\n\u201cWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.\u201d\n\nToday, we stand for the unalienable right to life that our founding fathers envisioned as this Court revisits one of the most controversial decisions it has rendered in its history.\n\nOn January 22, 1973, in the case of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court, by the stroke of a pen, legalized abortion across our land. Now almost 50 years have passed since Roe was handed down, and because of that decision more than 60 million children have been robbed of their life through abortion.\n\nIndividual states have enacted laws, states such as my home state of Mississippi.\n\nOur citizens and our leaders, especially our Attorney General, Lynn Fitch, have been instrumental in protecting the lives of the unborn.\n\nIf our nation can unite around any singular issue, it should be that life is sacred, especially the life of a child.\n\nMy favorite president, President Ronald Reagan, once said: \u201cAmerica was founded on the moral proposition that human life, all human life, is sacred. And this proposition is the bedrock of our national life, the foundation of our laws. It is the wellspring of our Constitution.\u201d\n\nWe know that the innocent life of a child is worth protecting, because when we look into the eyes of a child, we see the miracle of life divinely created by our Heavenly Father.\n\nGod\u2019s word tells us that He has a plan for every child before they are born.\n\nJeremiah 1:5 states, \u201cBefore I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I set you apart.\u201d\n\nAs we gather in this place where it began, the United States Supreme Court, let us find comfort in knowing that we are fighting for truth.\n\nLet\u2019s find hope in knowing we are fighting for mothers and for families.\n\nBut, most important, let us find strength in knowing we are fighting for one of God\u2019s greatest miracles: the gift of life.\n\nThank you. May God bless you, may God bless the great State of Mississippi, and may God bless the United States of America.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5512", "Congressman Trent Kelly Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Roe v. Wade\n\nDecember 1, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\nWASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on the steps of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., in support of historic legislation passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 2018 that restricts abortions after 15 weeks. Today, U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments from General Fitch's legal\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-12-01", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) joined Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on the steps of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., in support of historic legislation passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 2018 that restricts abortions after 15 weeks. Today, U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments from General Fitch's legal team on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to determine whether or not states should have the authority to restrict abortions.\n\n\"The majority of Mississippians believe the lives of the unborn must be protected,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"Millions of babies have been aborted - children who deserved protection and a chance at life.\"\n\nTo watch Congressman Kelly's remarks, please click on the link.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:36Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-republicans-oppose-biden-plan-release-domestic-oil-reserves", "Guest, Republicans Oppose Biden Plan to Release Domestic Oil Reserves", "2021-11-22", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 In anticipation of a possible White House announcement to release oil reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) and other Republicans sent a letter to the Biden Administration with an alternative strategy \u2013 increase domestic oil production.\n\n\u201cGas prices have and will continue to rise due to production restrictions on federal lands, cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, and heightened environmental regulations, including those on methane emissions\u2026 We should not extract oil from the SPR to address a self-inflicted crisis caused by this administration\u2026 Rather, it would be in our best interest to reopen oil and gas production on federal lands, which would equate to a 20% increase in our domestic oil production,\u201d the Members write.\n\nThe letter, sent last Thursday, came days before reports of the Administration\u2019s potential announcement to use SPR reserves to curb rising gas prices. After learning of the potential announcement, Congressman Guest released the following statement:\n\n\u201cThis decision would place our country at risk by tapping into our only emergency reserve of petroleum. President Biden\u2019s decision to restrict domestic drilling has made us more reliant on OPEC, Russia, and other foreign countries for oil, which has driven up domestic prices. Instead of using our reserves, President Biden could lift these unnecessary restrictions, increasing our ability to supply our own oil by up to 20 percent. Simply admitting his mistake and reversing those decisions would help ease gas prices without placing our country at an elevated risk during a national crisis,\u201d Guest said.\n\nSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for the use of the SPR to lower gas prices, and a group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the Biden Administration last week asking for the Administration to tap into the SPR reserves, according to a Reuters article.\n\nSome Democrats have joined Republicans in opposing this proposal, including U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who shared the position with Republicans that the SPR should be reserved for times of emergency.\n\nAnalysts have warned that the use of the SPR to reduce gas prices would only have a short-term impact on the price of gas.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5498", "The Office of U.S. Representative Trent Kelly Honors Vietnam Veteran\n\nNovember 19, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nTUPELO - The office of U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) hosted a ceremony to officially designate the United States Post Office in Tupelo as the \"Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office.\" In August, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 208, a bill introduced by Congressman Kelly earlier this year.\r\n\r\n\"Col. Harris defended our great Nation with courage and bravery,\" Rep.\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-11-19", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "TUPELO - The office of U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) hosted a ceremony to officially designate the United States Post Office in Tupelo as the \"Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office.\" In August, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 208, a bill introduced by Congressman Kelly earlier this year.\n\n\"Col. Harris defended our great Nation with courage and bravery,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"After his capture, Col. Harris endured eight years of torture and starvation while never giving in to his captors. Instead, Col. Harris made the most of his training by using a communication system called the Tap Code to convey messages to other prisoners. After the war, Col. Harris continued to lead service members until his retirement from the Air Force in 1979. Over the years, Col. Harris has devoted himself to public service as an advocate for numerous charitable organizations. His accomplishments are many and his accolades are too numerous to name, but through it all, Col. Harris has remained a humble servant to his community. As people enter the post office that bears his name, they will be reminded of this outstanding man who proudly served the greatest Nation on Earth.\"\n\n\"Tupelo has been very supportive of me and my family,\" Col. Harris said. \"Though neither Louise nor I grew up here, we have adopted Tupelo and in return, Tupelo has adopted us. The kids grew up here, made lots of friends, and got a good education. We have loved it as have our three kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids, who all live in Tupelo. Now, I have the great honor to have the Tupelo Post Office named after me. I am deeply grateful for Congressman Trent Kelly's leadership and strong devotion to the citizens of Mississippi's First Congressional District. I could have never dreamed of such a wonderful outcome and honor.\"\n\nCongressman Trent Kelly represents Mississippi's First Congressional District. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, serving as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations. Congressman Kelly also serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Agriculture Committee, and the House Budget Committee. This is his fourth term.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:35Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-leads-bipartisan-letter-support-taiwans-inclusion-international-police", "Guest Leads Bipartisan Letter of Support for Taiwan\u2019s Inclusion in International Police Organization", "2021-11-18", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Representatives Michael Guest (R-MS), John Curtis (R-UT), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) led a bipartisan letter in support of Taiwan's inclusion in the Interpol General Assembly meeting and other Interpol activities to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Interpol Washington Director Michael Hughes.\n\nThe letter encourages the executive branch and diplomatic corps to work with Interpol colleagues to secure Taiwan's participation in this year's General Assembly meeting, November 23-25, as an observer and ensure Taiwan is able to attend other relevant meetings, activities, and mechanisms under Interpol to combat terrorism, organized crimes, and cybercrime.\n\n\"Taiwan is an important player in the global effort to combat international crime and deserves a role at the Interpol General Assembly,\" said Rep. Guest. \"Taiwan's presence would assist in the international effort to combat crime and help curb the potential for the Chinese government to use the organization's systems against political dissidents, threats to its regime, or the people of Taiwan. It's vital this Administration take a stand and push for Taiwan's admittance into Interpol.\"\n\n\"Taiwan deserves a seat at the table to work with the U.S. and other democratic partners to root out corruption and abuse in Interpol,\" said Rep. Curtis. \"This Administration needs to fulfill the intent laws passed by Congress, counter China's influence, and make a strong push for Taiwan's participation in Interpol ahead of the General Assembly meeting later this month.\"\n\nThe International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is an international organization facilitating global police cooperation with its 194 member countries. This mission is carried out by enabling member countries to share and access data on crimes and criminals, as well as access technical support for global crime-fighting. The main tool in data sharing and cooperation is the I-24/7 global police communications system, which provides real-time information on criminals and global criminal activities. Recently, malign actors, including China and Belarus, have used the I-24/7's \"red-notice\" alert system to harass political dissidents or individuals these governments see as a threat to their regimes.\n\nTaiwan is not a member of Interpol, nor does the country have observer status within the organization. This means that they are unable to access the data provided through the I-24/7 system. This hurts Taiwan's overall ability to fight global crime, but also poses a threat that the system can be used against them by the Chinese.\n\nThe letter highlights existing laws that require the U.S. to develop a strategy to have Taiwan included as a member or observer of Interpol.\n\nRead the full letter here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-points-record-debunk-liberal-spending-plan", "Guest Points to Record to Debunk Liberal Spending Plan", "2021-11-18", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Click Here to View/Download Video\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) released a video outlining his opposition to the Build Back Better (BBB) Act. Congressman Guest intends to vote against the bill when it comes to the floor, which could happen as early as tonight.\n\nIn the video, he cites previous instances Republicans have accurately predicted the negative impacts of Progressive policies before or shortly after they were implemented. He uses the Republican record on correctly predicting the fallout of liberal bills to boost the credibility of the Republican arguments against the BBB.\n\nFirst, he references President Biden\u2019s decision to repeal the Migrant Protection Protocols and promote catch-and-release policies, which led to higher rates of illegal immigration.\n\n\u201cWe stood on the house floor in February, warning that the radical policies imposed by the Biden Administration would create a border crisis. Nine months later, we are still reeling from the border crisis the President created with his executive orders that ended important border security programs,\u201d Guest says in his speech.\n\nHe then calls attention to the warnings in early 2021 from across the political spectrum, including cautions from President Obama\u2019s administration, that the American Rescue Plan was unnecessary to combat COVID-19 and would cause inflation to skyrocket.\n\n\u201cWe stood on the house floor in March, warning that using the American Rescue Plan as an excuse to fund liberal priorities would do nothing to combat COVID-19, and the increased spending would drive up inflation. Just last month, we hit a 40-year record on inflation that was caused by Democrat spending,\u201d Guest says.\n\nGuest notes that some of the Republican concern with the BBB is already being confirmed, such as the Republican observation that much of the taxes will fall on the middle class. Research from the Tax Policy Center shows that about 30% of middle-income homes would pay more in taxes under the BBB, despite claims from the President of the United States that, \u201canybody making less than $400,000 a year will not pay a single penny in taxes.\u201d\n\nGuest lists other Republicans concerns, such as mass amnesty for illegal immigrants, higher levels of inflation, creating a welfare without work system, and taxpayer funded abortions.\n\nGuest sums up his argument simply, \u201cWe have been right over and over again about the terrible consequences of Progressive policies. We are right about the Build Back Better plan.\u201d\n\nRead the full text of his speech below:\n\nSince February, my Democratic colleagues have pursued a radical agenda, and their Progressive policies have created a new crisis each month.\n\nAnd each month, Republicans have stood on the floor and warned over and over that if Democrats continue to push their agenda, the consequences will continue to stack up and fall on the middle class.\n\nWe stood on the house floor in February, warning that the radical policies imposed by the Biden Administration would create a border crisis.\n\nNine months later, we are still reeling from the border crisis the President created with his executive orders that ended important border security programs.\n\nWe stood on the house floor in March, warning that using the American Rescue Plan as an excuse to fund liberal priorities would do nothing to combat COVID-19, and the increased spending would drive up inflation.\n\nJust last month, we hit a 40-year record on inflation that was caused by Democrat spending.\n\nWe stood on the House floor and warned that, by ending the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, thousands of Americans would lose their jobs and gas prices would skyrocket.\n\nToday, many of those Americans employed by the pipeline are still out of work and gas prices have increased over 60 percent since last year.\n\nIssue after issue, Republicans were proven to be right, but our colleagues across the aisle failed to listen, and the American people are paying the price.\n\nNow we are warning about this huge liberal spending bill, President Biden\u2019s Build Back Better Plan.\n\nFor months, Republicans have warned that the taxes would fall on middle income Americans.\n\nLast week, even the left-leaning Tax Policy Center released analysis showing that this legislation would increase taxes for upwards of 30 percent of middle-class Americans.\n\nRepublicans warned that this bill would not pay for itself, and we have now learned that President Biden\u2019s plan will not generate enough revenue to cover the cost of these expensive programs. Instead, it will pay 87,000 new IRS agents to spy on American bank accounts.\n\nThis bill will give mass amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants and make the border crisis worse, it will cause inflation to skyrocket to unsustainable levels, it will make our labor crisis worse by creating a welfare without work system, and it will strip pro-life provisions that have protected unborn life for decades.\n\nWe have been right over and over again about the terrible consequences of Progressive policies.\n\nWe are right about the Build Back Better plan.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/trump-administration", "TRUMP ADMINISTRATION", "2021-11-18", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "TRUMP ADMINISTRATION\n\nCongressional Record Vol. 167, No. 201\n\n(Senate - November 18, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to\n\nhear the most anticipated abortion case in nearly 30 years when it\n\nconsiders Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in oral argument\n\non December 1, 2021. This development allows us to consider the many\n\npeople whose dedication to the pro-life cause has led us to this point.\n\nOne of those people is former President Donald J. Trump. The pro-life\n\nmovement would not be where it is today absent his advocacy for pro-\n\nlife policies and for conservative judges.\n\nIn January 2016, Presidential candidate Trump said, \"America, when\n\nit is at its best, follows a set of rules that have worked since our\n\nFounding. One of those rules is that we, as Americans, revere life and\n\nhave done so since our Founders made it the first, and most important,\n\nof our 'unalienable' rights.\"\n\nHe continued, \"Over time, our culture of life in this country has\n\nstarted sliding toward a culture of death. Perhaps the most significant\n\npiece of evidence to support this assertion is that since Roe v. Wade\n\nwas decided by the Supreme Count 43 years ago, over 50 million\n\nAmericans never had the chance to enjoy the opportunities offered by\n\nthis country. They never had the chance to become doctors, musicians,\n\nfarmers, teachers, husbands, fathers, sons or daughters. They never had\n\nthe chance to enrich the culture of this nation or to bring their\n\nskills, lives, loves or passions into the fabric of this country. They\n\nare missing, and they are missed.\"\n\nThese words helped guide President Trump's actions in office as he\n\nadvocated for pro-life policies both domestically and abroad.\n\nDomestically, President Trump fought to defund Planned Parenthood and\n\nother abortion providers from receiving Federal funding. He prohibited\n\nsuch entities from receiving title X funding and permitted States to\n\nprohibit them from participating in Medicaid as well. In 2018,\n\nPresident Trump issued a rule requiring health insurers to specify\n\nwhether plans cover abortion. He also issued rules to protect religious\n\nobjectors and moral objectors from the Department of Health and Human\n\nServices contraceptive mandate. In addition, the President established\n\na new Conscience and Religious Freedom division of the Office for Civil\n\nRights to protect healthcare providers who object to participating in\n\nabortions.\n\nPresident Trump's commitment to the unborn was just as strong abroad.\n\nJust days after his inauguration, President Trump ended Federal funding\n\nof abortion overseas by reinstating the Mexico City Policy, which\n\nprohibits nongovernment organizations receiving U.S. aid grants from\n\nperforming and promoting abortions overseas. He directed the Secretary\n\nof State to implement the ban on taxpayer funds for overseas abortions\n\nacross most U.S. global health programs through his Protecting Life in\n\nGlobal Health Assistance policy.\n\nIn addition, President Trump also defunded the United Nations\n\nPopulation Fund, a program long tied to China's forced abortion one-\n\nchild policy. To further underline this, the Trump administration in\n\n2020 declared to the United Nations that abortion is not a human right\n\nand signed the Geneva Consensus Declaration, where 33 nations joined\n\ntogether to reaffirm the value of unborn life. Finally, in January\n\n2021, the Trump administration and called for the Chinese Communist\n\nParty to immediately end its system of forced abortions.\n\nIn addition to his work within the executive branch, President Trump\n\nalso showed his commitment to the pro-life cause by nominating\n\nconstitutional conservative and originalist judges to the Federal\n\njudiciary. He nominated three originalist Justices to the U.S. Supreme\n\nCourt: Justice Neil Gorsuch in 2017, Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018,\n\nand Justice Amy Coney Barrett in 2020. More broadly, President Trump\n\nnominated 234 new article III judges who share this commitment to\n\nupholding our Constitution as written.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-michael-guest-releases-video-thanking-veterans-anticipation", "Congressman Michael Guest Releases Video Thanking Veterans in Anticipation of Veterans Day", "2021-11-10", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Click here to view/download video of speech\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest released a video of his address from the House floor to American veterans in honor of Veterans Day to thank them for their service and to highlight the example former members of the Armed Services set following active duty.\n\nIn his speech, Congressman Guest encouraged Mississippians to reach out to a veteran they might know and thank them for their service.\n\nCongressman Guest plans to address veterans directly tomorrow at two events in the Jackson metro area during Veterans Day celebrations.\n\nThe transcript of Congressman Guest's floor speech can be found below:\n\nFormer President Ronald Reagan once said, \"Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they've suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.\"\n\nToday, we remember the service of our veterans, the price they have paid, and the nation they helped build and fought to protect.\n\nWe know that America's veterans risked their lives on the field of battle to preserve this nation and the ideals of democracy, liberty, and freedom.\n\nBut we must not forget that they not only fought to protect the rights that were established by our founding fathers, but they also returned home to set an example of enduring patriotism and leadership in our communities, our state, and our nation.\n\nWhen their service ended, our veterans helped advance our country by embodying the American spirit of hard work and perseverance.\n\nToday, we thank them for the example they set.\n\nThis day, more than any, let every American reach out to a veteran and say, \"thank you for your service. We are grateful for your many sacrifices that you have made on behalf of our nation.\"\n\nAs we stand in this great institution of democracy that our veterans helped build and then fought to preserve, let our nation remember the hundreds of thousands of men and women who fought for our freedoms.\n\nAnd let us always remember that our nation would have been long forgotten to history if not for those men and women brave enough to protect it.\n\nMay God bless our country, and may God bless our veterans.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-higgins-guest-bishop-clyde-bidens-vaccination-mandate-threatens-border", "ICYMI: Higgins, Guest, Bishop, Clyde: Biden\u2019s Vaccination Mandate Threatens Border Security", "2021-11-05", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security (CHS) Michael Guest and other Republican members of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations are raising concerns that the Biden Administration's vaccination mandate will negatively impact U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel and our overall border security.\n\nThe members wrote, \"If the Biden Administration really wanted to protect frontline Border Patrol Agents, then it would stop allowing unvetted and unvaccinated migrants to illegally cross our borders at their own discretion.\"\n\n\"Across the nation, essential workers have been forced to leave the workforce because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Due to the trends of workforce attrition when COVID-19 vaccine mandates have gone into effect at workplaces, we are greatly concerned about the effects it will have on the already short-staffed U.S. Border Patrol,\" they continued. \"While border encounters remain well above 170,000 for the seventh month straight, it is clear that this crisis is not going to abate anytime soon.\"\n\n\"If the U.S. Border Patrol loses essential personnel due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, we are extremely concerned about their ability to maintain any semblance of operational control of our nation's borders,\" the members concluded.\n\nRead the full letter here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/bill-help-expand-rural-broadband-receives-overwhelming-bipartisan-support", "Bill to Help Expand Rural Broadband Receives Overwhelming Bipartisan Support in House", "2021-11-04", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 A bill to remove barriers preventing rural communities from using Economic Development Authority (EDA) grants to expand access to high-speed broadband internet passed the House of Representatives today. The Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act bill was introduced by Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Sam Graves and Congressman Michael Guest\n\n\"The E-BRIDGE Act would implement modern approaches to economic development and create new opportunities for individuals to work, attend school, socialize, and access healthcare in every corner of our country,\" said Guest. \"This legislation is a strong step towards meeting the goal of ending the digital divide and delivering broadband to every American community.\"\n\nBy removing barriers preventing the use of EDA grants to investments in broadband in rural communities, the E-BRIDGE Act would expand access to high-speed internet in rural and underserved communities, which is a necessary component in modern economic development strategies. This bill would help attract new businesses and support existing ones while connecting rural America to the world.\n\nCongressman Guest spoke on the floor in support of the bill. The text of the speech as prepared is below:\n\nThank you, Ranking Member Graves, for your leadership on this important piece of legislation that would eliminate hurdles and leverage Economic Development Agency dollars to invest in broadband deployment across America's communities. By utilizing public-private partnerships and consortia between Internet Service Providers and economic development agencies, EDA dollars could be leveraged to deploy broadband and spur modern economic development for rural and economically distressed communities.\n\nMany of these consortia exist within the private sector, including many large corporations working to deploy broadband across vast, rural areas. However, EDA funds have been held back from small towns and communities working to attract private investment in their communities. The E-BRIDGE Act would directly respond to the needs of these communities and provide flexibilities to leverage in-kind services and other federal resources.\n\nThe COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the necessity of internet in our lives and the need to close the digital divide that exists between rural and urban areas. This bill is supported by the App Association, American Farm Bureau, and the National Association of Development Organizations.\n\nI appreciate the Chairman and Ranking Member for bringing this legislation to the floor and urge my colleagues to support it.\n\nClick here for the text of the E-BRIDGE Act.\n\nClick here to read a previous press release on the bill.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/bill-introduced-congressman-guest-enable-fiscal-responsibility-federal-real", "Bill Introduced by Congressman Guest to Enable Fiscal Responsibility in Federal Real Estate Passes House", "2021-11-04", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, a bill that would allow the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into bargain price purchasing agreements passed the House of Representatives. The bill, which would save taxpayer dollars from costly long-term lease contracts by allowing the GSA to purchase property as an alternative to expensive rental contracts, was introduced by Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) earlier this year.\n\n\"This is a common-sense correction that will continue this committee's work in reducing the taxpayer's burden in federal real estate. I appreciate the Chairman and Ranking Member for bringing this legislation to the floor and for my colleague and friend Congressman Greg Pence's work on this issue in the previous Congress. I urge my colleagues to support the bill,\" Congressman Guest said.\n\n\"With our nation's real infrastructure so broken and too often ignored by Congress, I am committed to working with Congressman Guest and my colleagues to put common-sense options on the table that reduce government waste, and free up funds to invest in our crumbling roads and more,\" said Congressman Pence. \"Sensible legislation like this has the potential to save billions of taxpayer dollars by bringing fair market practices to federal real estate. Hoosiers, and all Americans deserve an efficient government that can meet our 21st Century infrastructure needs.\"\n\nClick here to read the bill text.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-cosponsors-legislation-curb-chinese-influence-american-free", "Congressman Guest Cosponsors Legislation to Curb Chinese Influence in American Free Market", "2021-11-02", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Last week, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) cosponsored the Exposing China's Belt and Road Investment in America Act of 2021. The legislation would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review any foreign investment in the United States resulting in China's control of a business or property. It also would ensure this review includes real estate acquisitions in the United States by a foreign person and the establishment of a U.S. business to operate this real estate.\n\n\"The Chinese Communist Party has used many tactics and strategies to gain an economic advantage over American businesses and institutions, one of which is to take advantage of incentives offered to American companies in order to expand their own influence. We will not allow China to exploit the free market with underhanded business tricks and closed-door deals.\"\n\nThe Chinese Communist Party and their business subsidiaries routinely make \"greenfield\" investments, a foreign direct investment in which a parent company creates a subsidiary in a different country. The subsidiary then builds or expands operations while buying land, building factories, and taking advantage of state and local tax breaks in America to expand China's influence in the United States.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5483", "Congressman Trent Kelly Presents Congressional Gold Medal to Family of World War II Veteran\n\nOctober 30, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\nTUPELO - Today, U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented the Congressional Gold Medal to the family of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Embra Jackson, Sr., during a ceremony held at the First United Methodist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi. \r\n\r\nIn July 1943, Mr. Jackson enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and reported to basic training at Montford Point Camp, North\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-10-30", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "TUPELO - Today, U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented the Congressional Gold Medal to the family of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Embra Jackson, Sr., during a ceremony held at the First United Methodist Church in Tupelo, Mississippi.\n\nIn July 1943, Mr. Jackson enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and reported to basic training at Montford Point Camp, North Carolina. He was among the first African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps and one of the thousands sent to fight in the Pacific Theatre.\n\n\"Mr. Jackson was a true hero,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"He had a love for America that compelled him to leave the only life he had ever known without any assurances that he would return. Mr. Jackson's great patriotism will always be remembered, as will the service of his fellow Montford Point Marines. It is an honor to present America's highest civilian award to the family of this great American.\"\n\nBackground: From 1942-1949, more than 20,000 African American men joined the United States Marine Corps. These patriotic Americans reported to Montford Point Camp in Jacksonville, North Carolina, for segregated basic training. During World War II, thousands of Montford Point Marines fought with courage and bravery during fierce fighting in the Pacific. Many paid the ultimate sacrifice. In 1948, President Harry Truman ended segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces - a decision believed to have been influenced by the distinguished service of the Montford Point Marines.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:34Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-and-colleagues-send-second-letter-yellen-expressing-concern", "Congressman Guest and Colleagues Send Second Letter to Yellen Expressing Concern over IRS Proposal", "2021-10-22", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) and 200 of their colleagues in a letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen to reassert their concerns with the Administration's proposal to expand the data collected on Americans' bank accounts.\n\nYou can read the full text of the letter here.\n\nLast week, Congressman Guest also cosponsored Congressman Drew Ferguson's (GA-03) bill, H.R. 5586 \u2013 Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act. The bill would \"prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals.\" Yesterday, House Democrats blocked H.R. 5586 from coming to the House floor for a vote.\n\n\"The White House plan to review American bank accounts is an invasion of privacy, increases the risk of data breaches, & creates an immense reporting burden on financial institutions. There is no reason that justifies a government surveillance program that allows the IRS to monitor and track the bank transactions of Americans. The passage of this bill would secure the privacy of U.S. citizens from this potential government overreach,\" Guest said.\n\nYou can view the press release on H.R. 5586 by clicking here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-cosponsors-bill-protect-american-bank-accounts-government", "Congressman Guest Cosponsors Bill to Protect American Bank Accounts from Government Surveillance", "2021-10-12", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) has cosponsored Congresswoman Ashley Hinson's (IA-01) bill H.R. 5451 \u2013 The Protecting Financial Privacy Act. The bill would \"prohibit any Federal agency from requiring financial institutions to report on the financial transactions of their customers.\"\n\n\"The White House plan to review American bank accounts is an invasion of privacy, increases the risk of data breaches, & creates an immense reporting burden on financial institutions. There is no reason that justifies a government surveillance program that allows the IRS to monitor and track the bank transactions of Americans. The passage of this bill would secure the privacy of U.S. citizens from this potential government overreach,\" Guest said.\n\nThe bill aims to prevent the Biden Administration from implementing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) bank reporting proposal that would allow the IRS to collect data on transactions over $600. Opponents are concerned that such a breach of privacy would be susceptible to breaches, as the IRS is a primary target of cyber-attack, and others question the right of the federal government to collect such data on American citizens regardless of its use or security.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tribute-warrant-officer-hershel-woody-williams", "TRIBUTE TO WARRANT OFFICER HERSHEL \u201cWOODY\u201d WILLIAMS", "2021-10-07", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 177\n\n(Senate - October 7, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I also want to wish Woody a happy\n\nbirthday as well.\n\nI just join my colleagues today to commemorate and honor some of the\n\nNation's most admirable warfighters in the Second World War, and I so\n\nappreciate my colleagues bringing their personal stories to the floor\n\ntoday. This is something that all Americans should cherish--the stories\n\nof these heroes. We have very few of these brave heroes still among us\n\ntoday, and it is so important that they receive every ounce of\n\nrecognition that we can give them for their selflessness and\n\nextraordinary heroism.\n\nI am pleased to be a cosponsor of Senator Manchin's legislation to\n\nprovide a merited celebration and commemoration of the last living\n\nWorld War II Medal of Honor recipient, Woody Williams, who recently\n\ncelebrated his 98th birthday.\n\nMedal of Honor recipients like Mr. Williams demonstrated a courageous\n\nand noble commitment to our Nation, and their exemplary actions deserve\n\nall the praise that we can give them.\n\nI am proud to represent a State that has several World War II Medal\n\nof Honor recipients of its own, in Mississippi: Van Thomas Barfoot of\n\nEdinburg, Robert T. Henry of Greenville, James Daniel Slaton of\n\nGulfport, Louis Hugh Wilson of Brandon, and Jack Harold Lucas of\n\nHattiesburg, whom I still remain friends with his family today.\n\nFrom Germany to Japan, these men served our Nation without hesitation\n\nin the height of the Second World War, defending our Nation, our\n\nallies, and the very principles of freedom. It fills my heart with\n\ngreat pride to call these late veterans my fellow Mississippians. The\n\ntributes we offer today for Mr. Williams in truth stand for our deep\n\nappreciation for all of those who fought in World War II.\n\nI thank my colleagues for their great work on this important\n\nrecognition and the opportunity to be a part of this.\n\nThank you, Mr. President.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5463", "Miss. Delegation Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Ida\n\nOctober 6, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\nWASHINGTON\u00a0\u2013 The Mississippi congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves\u2019s request for a\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-10-06", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The Mississippi congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration for Hurricane Ida.\n\nIf approved, the disaster declaration would unlock additional federal resources to supplement state recovery efforts.\n\nThe delegation letter referenced the severe damage to Highway 26 in George County that killed three Mississippians and caused injuries to 10 individuals. The state has also reported damages to at least 1,600 homes and a total estimate of $22.5 million in Emergency and Permanent Work costs across 19 counties that met the threshold for public assistance.\n\nThe full text of the delegation letter is below:\n\nDear President Biden,\n\nIn the wake of Hurricane Ida, which brought devastating weather events to the state of Mississippi, we request your full consideration of Governor Tate Reeves\u2019 request for a Major Disaster Declaration under the Stafford Act.\n\nWe appreciate the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy rapidly to Mississippi to assist state and local officials in estimating the severity of damages across our state from heavy rainfall, severe power outages, flooding, and tornadoes. We recognize that 36 counties and 35 cities have submitted damage reports or filed local emergency proclamations.\n\nHurricane Ida severely damaged sections of Highway 26, which led to a highway pile-up that killed three Mississippians and caused injuries to 10 individuals. As Governor Reeves indicated in his request, an initial evaluation of the damages from Ida showed that at least 1,600 homes were damaged. The State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) assessed reports of 130,000 power outages, with thousands of families left without power for over one week and hundreds for up to two weeks. Out of the 21 counties that requested public assistance, 19 met their threshold, with a total estimate of approximately $22.5 million in Emergency and Permanent Work costs.\n\nResources from state and local governments and volunteer organizations are not adequate to help our state recover from these damages. The effects of straight-line winds, severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes require significant federal funding and assistance. We stand ready to face this challenge together by working with our local communities, the state, and federal agencies to rebuild areas affected by these major weather events.\n\nThank you for your consideration of this request. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need further assistance in this effort.\n\nSincerely,\n\nRoger F. Wicker, United States Senator\n\nCindy Hyde-Smith, United States Senator\n\nBennie G. Thompson, Member of Congress\n\nSteven Palazzo, Member of Congress\n\nTrent Kelly, Member of Congress\n\nMichael Guest, Member of Congress\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:34Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-congressman-guests-drone-bill-approved-house", "ICYMI: Congressman Guest\u2019s Drone Bill Approved in House", "2021-10-05", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 In case you missed it, H.R. 4682 - The Unmanned Aerial Security (UAS) Act, introduced by Vice Ranking Member Michael Guest (R-MS), passed the United States House of Representatives last week by voice vote. The UAS Act would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into or renewing a contract for any unmanned aircraft systems, also known as drones, manufactured in China or other adversaries. This bill aims to safeguard the sensitive data collected by these drones for homeland security purposes and combat Chinese aggression towards the U.S.\n\n\"We know that drones made by our adversaries can be manipulated to undermine American security \u2013 a security risk that we cannot tolerate as the Chinese Communist Party presents a continuous threat against our nation and our allies,\"said Vice Ranking Member Guest. \"The Department of Homeland Security utilizes drones for critical missions, and it is imperative that we trust the technology we are using. It is well known that the Chinese Communist Party has stolen our technology and information in the past. That's why this legislation is so important. It would help mitigate security risks by ensuring our drones are not manufactured by our adversaries \u2013 including those manufacturers influenced by the CCP. I'm honored to have worked closely with Ranking Member Katko and other Members on the Committee on Homeland Security on this bill, and I'd like to thank my colleagues in the House for supporting this important piece of legislation.\"\n\nVice Ranking Member Guest also explained the importance of this bill in an audio recording for release. You can listen to/download the Congressman's statement here and find a transcript of the recording below.\n\n\"Of the top drone manufacturers that supply the United States market, a single Chinese manufacturer has nearly 77% of the market share. The Department of Homeland Security has issued warnings about Chinese made drones, specifically citing concerns that data collected by the drones can be accessed by the Chinese government. This legislation is vital to protect our sensitive information from the Chinese Communist Party.\"\n\nThis bill would require DHS to provide a threat assessment report to Congress on whether DHS has analyzed the threat of its drones from \u2018covered foreign countries,' the number of these drones the Department has in operation, and the extent to which the information gathered by these drones may be a threat to the homeland or economic security of the United States. The report is required not later than 180 days after enactment.\n\nIn addition, this bill would:\n\nProhibit DHS from buying or using drones made in a \u2018covered foreign country,' which is a country officially identified as a foreign adversary by the intelligence community.\n\nAllow the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive the prohibition on using or purchasing drones from covered foreign countries after certifying in writing to Congress that the drone is in the national interest of the U.S., is needed for counter-UAS research and training, or for intelligence and warfare information testing and analysis.\n\nRequire DHS to notify relevant Congressional Committees within 14 days of any waiver granted.\n\nRequire DHS to specify the DHS Component receiving a waiver.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/abortion-demand-act-receives-adamant-opposition-congressman-guest", "Abortion on Demand Act Receives \u2018Adamant Opposition\u2019 from Congressman Guest", "2021-09-24", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, also referred to as the Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act. The legislation would remove nearly all regulations and restrictions on abortions, which would effectively make abortion legal up to the moment of birth across the nation.\n\nAfter casting his vote against the legislation, Congressman Guest released the following recorded statement:\n\nThis nation was established on a set of morals, one of those being that individual life is sacred. The Preamble to the Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights;, that first and foremost among those is the right to life.\n\nCongressional Democrats are seeking to legalize abortion and remove all pro-life protections imposed by state legislative bodies. This bill is radical, pro-abortion legislation that would legalize the killing of a child up to the day of birth.\n\nBefore today, it was unthinkable that I would have to urge my colleagues across the aisle to oppose a bill like this, but I am here to oppose this terrible legislation and to support the ability for states to enact pro-life protections \u2014 states like my home state of Mississippi, which has championed the right to life of our unborn children through state legislative action.\n\nI adamantly oppose this bill and will continue to fight for the right to life of our unborn children.\n\nThe legislation is a retaliatory action to commonsense abortion laws passed by individual state legislatures across the nation, such as Mississippi's Gestational Age Act, which prohibits abortion after a 15-week period.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-joins-bipartisan-group-rebuke-progressives-attempts-undermine-israeli", "Guest Joins Bipartisan Group in Rebuke of Progressive\u2019s Attempts to Undermine Israeli Defensive Systems", "2021-09-23", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Guest (MS-03) voted in favor of the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022. This bill would provide $1 billion for the Iron Dome defense systems, funding that Progressive House Members forced Democrats to remove from the Continuing Resolution that was considered in the House of Representatives earlier this week.\n\n\"This is not a vote of military aggression, but one to save the innocent lives of our closest allies in the Middle East. I am deeply troubled that Progressive Democrats would undermine America's mission of defending our allies against terrorism,\" Guest said.\n\n\"However, I am grateful that the defense of our allies is still an issue many Democrats and Republicans can agree on,\" Guest continued. \"With today's vote, America has confirmed that we stand with our ally, Israel. But more importantly, we have supported Israel's defensive assets that will save hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens of all faiths from attacks by Palestinian terrorists and other terrorist groups.\"\n\nEarlier this year, Congressman Guest offered a similar bill that would have redirected funds intended for Gaza to instead replenish the Iron Dome Defense System. The legislation came in response to another Progressive move to undermine the safety of Israeli citizens by blocking the transfer of military assets, including Iron Dome Missiles, to Israel. As a strictly defensive military asset, rockets purposed for use by the Iron Dome would be used to protect Israeli citizens from missile barrages and are not intended for offensive military operations.\n\nAccording to its developer, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Iron Dome has a missile interception success rate of 90% since its deployment in 2011. According to a video shared by the Israel Defense Forces Twitter page that displays the use of the Iron Dome to intercept missiles, over 4,000 rockets were fired at Israel in a ten-day period earlier this year during rising tensions between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-keeps-promise-votes-against-suspension-debt-ceiling-fund", "Congressman Guest Keeps Promise; Votes Against Suspension of Debt Ceiling to Fund Progressive Spending Priorities", "2021-09-21", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Tonight, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against H.R. 5304, a bill that would suspend the debt ceiling. Suspension of the debt limit would enable the enormous $3.5 trillion partisan reconciliation bill proposed by Congressional Democrats. The bill passed the House 220-211 on a party line vote. It is expected to receive significant Republican opposition in the Senate.\n\n\"I will not support the suspension of the debt limit in order to pay for a $3.5 trillion spending bill proposed by the Democrats. It is fiscally irresponsible for the Democrats to run up billions of dollars in new debt. I believe the American people deserve better,\" Congressman Guest said in a recorded statement.\n\nCongressman Guest signed a letter last month promising the American people that he would not support suspending the debt limit, stating instead that addressing the debt ceiling is solely the responsibility of the Democratic party, which continues to pursue massive spending legislation.\n\n\"We, the undersigned Republican Representatives, are letting Democrat Representatives and the American public know that we will not vote to increase the debt ceiling, whether that increase comes through a standalone bill, a continuing resolution, or any other vehicle. This is a problem created by Democrat spending. Democrats will have to accept sole responsibility for facilitating it,\" the Members wrote in the letter.\n\n\"We should not default on our debts under any circumstances. If Democrats threaten a default, it will only be because they refuse to vote for the debt ceiling increase necessitated by their own irresponsible spending,\" the letter continues.\n\nDespite this public declaration, Democrats attached the suspension of the debt limit to a continuing resolution to fund the government until December 3rd.\n\n\"Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are tying suspension of the debt limit to the continuing resolution \u2013 which would keep the government funded. The Democrats' decision to tie these two together greatly increases the chance of a potential government shutdown,\" Guest said in a recorded statement.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-supports-ti-budget-amendments-address-failures-democrat", "Congressman Guest Supports T&I Budget Amendments to Address Failures of Democrat Leaders", "2021-09-14", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today during the budget reconciliation markup in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) spoke in favor of amendments to audit military assets left in Afghanistan by the Biden Administration, address hypocrisy of Democrats in COVID-19 response, rein in government spending until inflation is brought below three percent, and suspend federal traffic safety funding to cities that defund the police. See below for statements from Congressman Guest on these amendments.\n\nAudit of Military Assets Left in Afghanistan\n\nCongressman Guest spoke in support of an amendment to instruct the GAO to conduct an audit of Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assets and personnel deployed in Afghanistan or provided to the late Afghan military and the disposition of such assets. You can find a copy of his remarks below and the video of his remarks here.\n\nThis amendment brings to the forefront the most important issue we should be discussing in Congress.\n\nWhile President Biden and House Democrats continue to push for trillions in spending that would increase our national debt and raise taxes on hard-working Americans, this Administration has left billions of dollars \u2013 if not tens of billions of dollars \u2013 of equipment in Afghanistan.\n\nEvery committee in Congress should be conducting necessary oversight to examine the decisions that went into this chaotic withdrawal.\n\nIn my home state of Mississippi, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the National Guard occupy some of our most important government assets in the state.\n\nThe thought that some of the same equipment present in Mississippi may also be in the hands of the Taliban to use against our allies or conduct attacks against our homeland is deeply concerning.\n\nI hope the committee will adopt this amendment to ensure that we understand what we have left in the hands of the enemies and take the necessary and proper steps to examine our own security in the wake of the President's failed withdrawal from Afghanistan.\n\nPreventing the Use of FEMA Resources at the Border to Mitigate Impact on Disaster Readiness and Response\n\nCongressman Guest spoke in support of an amendment to correct the inappropriate use of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the southwest border and instruct the Department of Homeland Security to develop a plan for mitigating COVID-19. You can find a copy of his remarks below and the video of his remarks here.\n\nThe current Administration has caused a growing crisis along our southwest border in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nWhat is even more confounding is that the Administration is not holding illegal immigrants to the same standards it is requiring for American citizens.\n\nJust last week, we saw President Biden announce unprecedented mandates regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, the outcome of which could affect the employment of up to 100 million hard-working Americans.\n\nHowever, these requirements are not the same for migrants pouring across our southwest border, even though some 18 to 20 percent of immigrants are testing positive for the virus.\n\nThe American people are, understandably and rightly, frustrated.\n\nThis amendment would correct the inappropriate use of FEMA at the southwest border.\n\nThe Department of Homeland Security would be required to have a plan for mitigating COVID-19 at the border. That would include quarantining COVID-positive migrants before FEMA staff is deployed to these locations.\n\nThis language would also require the U.S. Government to review the impact of FEMA involvement at the border on the agency's readiness for other disaster responsibilities.\n\nNot only would this amendment help protect the Federal workforce and our communities from COVID, it also would ensure that FEMA staff is where they are needed most \u2013 in our neighboring states such as Texas and Louisiana which, as we speak, are being destroyed by Hurricane Nicholas.\n\nProhibiting Inflationary Spending to Ensure Inflation is Reined in Before More Spending Occurs\n\nCongressman Guest spoke in support of an amendment to ensure that Federal spending does not increase unless the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office certifies that inflation is below three percent. You can find a copy of his remarks below and the video of his remarks here.\n\nInflation of consumer goods continues to create a strain for American families during the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nU.S. inflation is forecast to be greater than 5 percent \u2013 greater than 5 percent \u2013 for the third month in a row \u2013 no doubt due in part to the partisan, $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.\n\nAt a time when we should be allowing our economy to recover, Congressional Democrats and the Biden Administration are moving ahead with a $3.5 trillion spending package.\n\nThe cost of this proposal would, no doubt, only worsen this inflation crisis.\n\nMy Republicans colleagues are offering an important safeguard on the ever-increasing spending proposals.\n\nMr. Chairman, this amendment would ensure that Federal spending does not increase unless the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office certifies that inflation is below 3 percent.\n\nThe American people deserve this relief to keep inflation in check, and I ask my colleagues to support this amendment.\n\nPreventing Jurisdictions that Have Defunded the Police from Using Federal Dollars to Bail Out Their Police Budgets\n\nCongressman Guest spoke in support of an amendment to ensure that communities that defund the police are not supported with federal traffic safety funding. You can find a copy of his remarks below and the video of his remarks here.\n\nAs a former prosecutor, I am deeply concerned about rising violent crime and the increase in attacks we have seen on the men and women of law enforcement.\n\nIn 2020, 264 federal, state, military, tribal and local law enforcement officers died in the line of duty\u2014the highest since 1974.\n\nDespite the need to reinforce and support law enforcement, progressive politicians in some jurisdictions have chosen to cut funding for their police departments.\n\nFederal funding for law enforcement activities under the jurisdiction of this committee should not be used to cover gaps caused by local governments that have made the decision to defund the police.\n\nI am proud to support the men and women of law enforcement, and I am proud to support this amendment, which would ensure that communities that defund the police are not supported with federal traffic safety funding.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/vice-ranking-member-guest-introduces-two-important-amendments-during-chs", "Vice Ranking Member Guest Introduces Two Important Amendments During CHS Budget Reconciliation Markup", "2021-09-14", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Vice Ranking Member Michael Guest (MS-03) offered two important amendments in the Committee on Homeland Security (CHS) budget reconciliation markup. The first would prohibit Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds from being used to enter or renew a contract for any unmanned aircraft system manufactured in China. The second would repurpose $40 million in the U.S. Treasury for the Operation Stonegarden grant program to enhance border security by providing grants to law enforcement agencies that are involved in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations.\n\nDrone Contract Protection Amendment\n\nBelow is an excerpt from Vice Ranking Member Guest's statements on the amendment to limit drone contracts with American adversaries. Click here to view/download the video of Guest's statement.\n\nIn this new era of persistent cyber threats targeting our homeland and critical infrastructure, it is imperative that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is able to protect the nation against all threats. This defense includes ensuring that the Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or drones, that DHS uses and buys are not made in foreign countries that do not align with American interests.\n\nDHS requires the air dominant capabilities that drones provide to accomplish many of its land and maritime missions, and utilizing drones is a cost-effective way to provide surveillance over large areas of the homeland.\n\nHowever, many of the commercial drones used in the United States are manufactured in China, which dominates the U.S. market. Of the top 10 drone manufacturers that supply the U.S. market, a single Chinese manufacturer towers over all others with nearly 77 percent of market share. The former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director wrote that \"any information collected by a drone from this particular manufacturer should be considered at risk.\"\n\nIn 2017, HIS issued a notice regarding a particular Chinese company that dominates the U.S. drone market. It warned that these drones were providing critical infrastructure and law enforcement data to the Chinese government.\n\nBecause of this threat, several other Departments, such as Commerce and the Interior, have taken actions to ground their drone fleets until the threat to U.S. government data can be determined.\n\nOur colleagues in the Senate share our concerns; Senator Rick Scott has introduced similar legislation to ban the purchase of these drones across the federal government, not just at DHS.\n\nGiven the role that drones play in protecting our homeland security, and with the Chinese Communist Party representing the greatest threat to our homeland in the last 50 years, this amendment is more important than ever. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.\n\nOperation Stonegarden Grant Funding Amendment\n\nBelow is an excerpt from Vice Ranking Member Guest's statements on the amendment to provide grant funding for Operation Stonegarden. Click here to view/download the video of Guest's statement.\n\nIt is the responsibility of Congress and specifically the responsibility of this Committee to fix gaps in our immigration system that benefit criminals and we must address the challenges that we face along our southwest border. Our law enforcement agents risk their lives to keep our communities safe. It is imperative that we provide the men and women of law enforcement with the proper equipment to perform their duties and do so safely. This amendment would provide funding for much-needed assistance to law enforcement agencies in states along our borders working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.\n\nSince January of 2021, there have been over 1.3 million illegal crossings along our southwest border. This amendment is imperative in helping CBP secure our borders given the sheer number of narcotics and individuals illegally flowing across our border in unprecedented numbers. In FY 2021, border agents have seen a 187% increase in cocaine, a 63% increase in heroine, and a 2,067% increase in fentanyl seized at the border \u2013 all these seized at the southwest border.\n\nFEMA's Operation Stonegarden grant program provides funds to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies bordering Mexico, Canada, or a maritime border. This grant program supports enhanced cooperation and coordination among CBP, the U.S. Border Patrol, and federal and State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial law enforcement agencies to improve overall border security.\n\nOperation Stonegarden is currently active in all 22 states that have ongoing U.S. Border Patrol operations.\n\nThis amendment would allow the grant program to alleviate the stress placed on CBP by providing local law enforcement agencies with additional funding to equip and train officers to successfully supplement efforts to secure our borders.\n\nI urge my colleagues on both side of the aisle to join me in support of this amendment \u2013 for our law enforcement community needs our help and it is our duty to help them as they help us keep our families and our communities safe.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-visits-world-trade-center-commemorate-20th-anniversary", "Congressman Guest Visits World Trade Center to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of September 11th", "2021-09-10", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 This week, Vice Ranking Member Michael Guest joined the Committee on Homeland Security in a visit to the One World Trade Center and with New York City first responders in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.\n\nGuest also joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security John Katko in presenting an American flag flown over the United States Capitol to the New York City Fire Department in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of September 11th. A flag was also presented by the Members of the Detectives' Endowment Association.\n\nDuring his visit, Congressman Guest recorded a video of his memories of September 11, 2001. The transcript of the video is available below, along with links to the original video, an edited version, and photos from the visit.\n\nClick here to watch/download video\n\nYou know, today as we visited the 9/11 museum, so many of those memories from 20 years ago began flooding back.\n\nI remember where I was when I learned that the plane had struck the first World Trade Center, believing that it was an aviation accident.\n\nI turned to the television and watch later in horror as we saw United Airlines flight 195 strike the south tower. At that time, we knew that our nation had been attacked.\n\nEven though I knew that Mississippi was not a target, I immediately began to call my wife and make sure that she knew what was going on and watch the events that transpired that day.\n\nLater that day, I had to be in court, and when I appeared there in the court room, the judge said, \"I'm going to do something that I've never done before, and it may cause me to get in trouble, but I think it's appropriate,\" and he opened that day in a word of prayer.\n\nAnd there you had a prayer led by the judge. You had police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, criminal defendants there all bowing their heads in a word of prayer for our nation, a very special day.\n\nOn that day, was a day of great sacrifice, a day of great loss, a day where all Americans were New Yorkers; but it was also a day that served as a rallying, unifying day for our country as we saw Members of Congress gather on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, spontaneously breaking out into God Bless America.\n\nSeveral days later as we saw President Bush come to the site and he told first responders that he heard them, that the world heard them, and soon those that knocked down these buildings would hear them.\n\nAnd we know the response of our brave men and women in the United States military. How they went to Afghanistan, how they overthrew the Taliban government there, and then 10 years later were ultimately able to hunt down and kill the mastermind of 9/11, Osama bin Laden in that daring raid in Pakistan.\n\nThose events of the last 20 years have all come flooding back over the last day.\n\nIt is our duty and our first and foremost duties as Members of Congress and, particularly, as Members of the [Committee on] Homeland Security to make sure that we prepare this nation \u2013 that we protect this nation from any future attacks.\n\nThere is nothing that we should hold more near and dear, no duty that we should treat any more importantly than our duty to protect the lives of American citizens, and it is my honor to join with Ranking Member Katko, with Chairman Thompson, other Members of the committee to be here today to celebrate and to remember the events that occurred on September 11, 2001.\n\nOriginal Video\n\nEdited Version\n\nPhotos\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5428", "Kelly's Priorities for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) FY22\n\nSeptember 3, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans, \r\n              Government Reform\n\n\nWashington - The House Armed Services Committee has passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 57 to 2.\r\n\r\n\"The passage of the NDAA out of the Armed Services Committee marks the next major step in ensuring that we are sustaining our victories against foreign adversaries, protecting the homeland, and providing adequate resources to the men and women\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-09-03", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington - The House Armed Services Committee has passed the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 57 to 2.\n\n\"The passage of the NDAA out of the Armed Services Committee marks the next major step in ensuring that we are sustaining our victories against foreign adversaries, protecting the homeland, and providing adequate resources to the men and women of our Armed Forces,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"H.R. 4350, the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), demonstrates how Congress can work collaboratively and focus on the common good. As the bill moves to a full House vote in the near future, I look forward to ensuring its passage and becoming law,\" Rep. Kelly added.\n\nThis year's bill includes several amendments that Rep. Kelly authored aimed at improving national security, efficiencies within the Department of Defense, and the quality of life of our men and women in uniform.\n\nTo read Rep. Kelly's priorities in full detail, please click on the link.", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:33Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-republicans-make-promise-american-people-not-vote-raise-debt-ceiling", "House Republicans Make Promise to American People Not to Vote to Raise Debt Ceiling", "2021-09-02", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) and 106 other Republicans wrote a letter to the American people promising not to vote for any legislation that would lead to raising the debt limit.\n\n\"We, the undersigned Republican Representatives, are letting Democrat Representatives and the American public know that we will not vote to increase the debt ceiling, whether that increase comes through a standalone bill, a continuing resolution, or any other vehicle. This is a problem created by Democrat spending. Democrats will have to accept sole responsibility for facilitating it,\" the Members write.\n\nIn their letter, the Members blame the need for an increase in the debt ceiling on the spending spree that Democrats have undertaken since assuming control of the White House and Congress, including the $1.9 trillion \"COVID relief\" bill that was approved without Republican support in March of this year. The bill was passed even though $1 trillion of COVID relief funds from previous bills had yet to be spent.\n\nThe Republican authors also point to the $3.5 trillion Budget Resolution as a major contributor for the precarious financial situation the nation now faces, which could lead to a default on debts.\n\n\"We should not default on our debts under any circumstances,\" the Republican authors write. \"If Democrats threaten a default, it will only be because they refuse to vote for the debt ceiling increase necessitated by their own irresponsible spending.\"\n\nCongressman Guest voted against the $3.5 trillion Budget Resolution, stating in a press release, \"The American people do not deserve the deficit, debt, and waste that this resolution proposes.\"\n\nCongressman Guest also voted against the $1.9 trillion \"COVID relief\" bill, stating in a press release and on social media, \"There is still $1 trillion in COVID relief funding that has yet to be spent. We need to be good stewards of the American people's money instead of pushing through legislation that overshoots the gap of what's needed to respond to the pandemic.\"\n\nYou can read the full letter here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5425", "Congressman Trent Kelly to Host Virtual Academy Day 2021\n\nAugust 31, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Virtual Academy Day 2021. This is an opportunity for Mississippi's First Congressional District parents, students, and educators to learn more about America's prestigious service academies. Representatives will be participating from the following institutions: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Coast Guard Academy,\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-08-31", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) will host Virtual Academy Day 2021. This is an opportunity for Mississippi's First Congressional District parents, students, and educators to learn more about America's prestigious service academies. Representatives will be participating from the following institutions: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Marion Military Institute, University of Mississippi ROTC and Mississippi State University ROTC. For more information, please contact Robert Smith at (662) 687-1540 or Robert.Smith@mail.house.gov", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:32Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-votes-against-deem-and-pass-rule-procedure", "Congressman Guest Votes Against \u201cDeem and Pass\u201d Rule Procedure", "2021-08-24", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against House Democrats' \"deem and pass\" procedural move that triggered automatic passage of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution. The procedure tied the passage of the budget resolution to passage of the rules of debate for other bills the House is considering \u2013 the bipartisan infrastructure package and H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. This maneuver allowed House Democrats to pass the budget resolution along party lines through the rule without a stand-alone, recorded vote on the legislation.\n\n\"Speaker Pelosi's \u2018deem and pass' process is a political scheme to provide cover to moderate Democrats by preventing an up or down vote on the wasteful $3.5 trillion budget resolution,\" Congressman Guest said. \"The American people do not deserve the deficit, debt, and waste that this resolution proposes, and they do not deserve to have the Democratic Majority act in such an underhanded way to pass a budget that does not represent the priorities of the American people.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/mississippi-house-republicans-express-dismay-president-bidens-withdrawal", "Mississippi House Republicans Express Dismay at President Biden\u2019s Withdrawal Decision", "2021-08-24", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Tonight, Representatives Michael Guest (MS-03), Steven Palazzo (MS-04), and Trent Kelly (MS-01) sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their disapproval of his decision not to extend the Afghanistan withdrawal deadline and encouraging his Administration to extend the deployment of U.S. resources and military forces until all Americans and American allies have been evacuated or deemed safe.\n\nThe letter was sent in response to reports that President Biden was not planning to extend the August 31st withdrawal deadline imposed by his Administration and follows reports of former Afghani interpreters being turned away at the Kabul Airport as the time to finalize the evacuations narrows.\n\nThe Mississippi Delegation joins bipartisan concern from Members of Congress who have criticized the decision.\n\nRead the letter from the Members of the Mississippi delegation here or below:\n\nDear President Biden:\n\nWe are dismayed at reports that you are not planning to extend your self-imposed August 31, 2021, deadline to withdraw United States troops from Afghanistan. As the world watches America end our twenty-year mission in Afghanistan, it is critically important that we not complete the withdrawal of our troops until American citizens and our Afghan allies are evacuated or brought to safety.\n\nWe are deeply concerned about the ability to meet our evacuation and rescue mission ahead of this date. We support the Administration's recent statements highlighting the priority of bringing American citizens home and committing to keep our troops in Afghanistan until Americans are removed from the country. We stand ready to assist in this effort.\n\nIt also is critical that we honor our commitments to our Afghan allies and ensure they are protected from perilous Taliban retribution in the coming days. We ask that you continue to prioritize Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders and SIV applications, as well as religious minorities and other refugees in danger in Afghanistan. Our continued support for our Afghan allies is crucial to address imminent threats against these friends of the United States, as well as to demonstrate our reliability to allies across the globe.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-announces-grants-revitalize-rural-airports", "Congressman Guest Announces Grants to Revitalize Rural Airports", "2021-08-20", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Guest applauded the announcement of two Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants.\n\nThe Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport located in Brookhaven, Mississippi, will receive over $2.2 million in funding to rehabilitate runway lighting, taxiway lighting, airport beacons, and runways.\n\nThe Hardy-Anders Field Natchez-Adams County Airport located in Natchez, Mississippi, will receive $572,928 in funding to rehabilitate the taxiway and runway.\n\n\"Rural airports provide critical services that increase travel and trade across Mississippi. I'm grateful to the FAA and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for their help in securing these grants to improve Mississippi airports, which will help drive Mississippi's rural economy,\" Congressman Guest said.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-raises-concerns-over-potential-threat-presented-rise-taliban", "Congressman Guest Raises Concerns Over the Potential Threat Presented by the Rise of the Taliban", "2021-08-18", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security John Katko and 14 other Republican committee Members in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to express their concerns over the potential threat the rise of the Taliban presents to American national security.\n\n\"The chaotic withdrawal process imposed by the Biden-Harris Administration has led to widespread Taliban control of the country in a matter of days, resulting in a dangerous new reality for the Afghan people and rapidly mounting security challenges for the United States both at home and abroad,\" the letter states.\n\nThe Members go on to write that the potential for increased terrorism activities following the release of members of terrorist organization from prisons in Afghanistan coupled with the ongoing southwestern border crisis could threaten national security.\n\n\"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Milley acknowledged to Congress the need to move up the estimated timeline for terror groups to build up their presence in Afghanistan. This comes at a time when the ongoing crisis along the southern border caused by the Biden-Harris Administration's policies and implemented by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under your leadership continues to strain our frontline security resources. This is despite an unprecedented number of Known or Suspected Terrorists crossing the southern border,\" write the Members.\n\nFor clarification on the situation, the Representatives outline six questions that should be answered by the Administration in order to ensure the safety of the American homeland and its allies:\n\nWhat efforts, if any, is Customs and Border Protection taking to ensure the National Targeting Center is prepared to track and mitigate potential increased foreign fighter and terrorist travel to the United States from Afghanistan?\n\nIn light of General Milley's assessment that Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups may quickly rebuild in Afghanistan, how is DHS working within the Intelligence Community to assess and respond to evolving terrorist threats from that region?\n\nWhat parallels does the Department see related to potential homeland security threats posed by the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban control of Afghanistan compared to Iraq and Syria under ISIS control?\n\nWhat efforts are being taken to prepare for the potential for increased instances of Homegrown Violent Extremism (HVE) inspired by the Taliban's so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as well as terrorist groups seeking to rebuild operations and capabilities in Afghanistan?\n\nWhat threat assessments does the Department intend to revisit with the benefit of hindsight, now that the Taliban has so quickly taken over Afghanistan and without a secure U.S. diplomatic presence in the country?\n\nAs Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in recent days, DHS issued a revised National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) bulletin highlighting risks in the lead up to the 20th anniversary of 9/11 posed by domestic terrorists and individuals with grievances over public health measures and government restrictions, while failing to mention potential threats posed by the situation in Afghanistan. Does the Department believe these concerns present a more pressing threat to homeland security than that of foreign terrorists using Afghanistan as a safe haven to plot attacks?\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5402", "HASC Republicans Press Biden For a Plan on Afghanistan\n\nAugust 17, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, led House Armed Services Committee Republicans in pressing the Biden administration for a plan on Afghanistan. \r\n\r\nIn the letter the members wrote, \u201cFor months, we have been asking you for a plan on your withdrawal from Afghanistan. You failed to provide us with one and based\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-08-17", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, led House Armed Services Committee Republicans in pressing the Biden administration for a plan on Afghanistan.\n\nIn the letter the members wrote, \u201cFor months, we have been asking you for a plan on your withdrawal from Afghanistan. You failed to provide us with one and based on the horrific events currently unfolding in Afghanistan, we are confident that we never received your plan because you never had one.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the letter is below.\n\nDear Mr. President:\n\nFor months, we have been asking you for a plan on your withdrawal from Afghanistan. You failed to provide us with one and based on the horrific events currently unfolding in Afghanistan, we are confident that we never received your plan because you never had one. The security and humanitarian crisis now unfolding in Afghanistan could have been avoided if you had done any planning. Pretending this isn\u2019t your problem will only make things worse.\n\nWe remain gravely concerned the void left in Afghanistan will be rapidly filled by terror groups. The Taliban now control the country. Al Qaeda used Afghanistan to plot and execute the 9/11 attacks and other acts of terrorism. You cannot let this happen again. As such, we request that you immediately provide Congress with your plan to prevent terror groups from using Afghanistan as a safe haven to recruit and train the next generation of terrorists. We demand to know how and from where our ISR, counterterrorism, and conventional forces will be used to disrupt the formation for terrorist operations.\n\nMr. President, this crisis is happening on your watch. We are simply asking: what is your plan for Afghanistan?\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:32Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5395", "President Biden Signs Kelly Bill into Law\n\nAugust 10, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce that President Joe Biden has signed into law H.R. 208. The legislation names the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the \"Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office.\"\r\n\r\nColonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for just under eight years, enduring starvation,\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-08-10", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce that President Joe Biden has signed into law H.R. 208. The legislation names the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the \"Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office.\"\n\nColonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for just under eight years, enduring starvation, solitude, and torture,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"Despite dire living conditions, Col. Harris introduced the tap code to his fellow POWs to secretly communicate between cells. During his time in captivity, letters he wrote to his wife, Louise, were delivered to the Tupelo Post Office. I am thankful for the support from members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in this endeavor to honor a great American Patriot.\"\n\nBackground: Retired United States Air Force Colonel Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris's F-105 fighter-bomber was shot down over North Vietnam on April 4, 1965. He was the sixth American to become a Prisoner of War (POW) in North Vietnam.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:32Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/sconres14-amendment-no-3568", "S.CON.RES.14--Amendment No. 3568", "2021-08-10", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 145\n\n(Senate - August 10, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3568 and\n\nask that it be reported by number.\n\nThe PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number.\n\nThe senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:\n\nThe Senator from Mississippi [Mrs. Hyde-Smith] proposes an\n\namendment numbered 3568.\n\nThe amendment is as follows:\n\n(Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to\n\nadjustments to Federal funds for certain local jurisdictions)\n\nAt the end of title III, add the following:\n\nSEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO\n\nADJUSTMENTS TO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN LOCAL\n\nJURISDICTIONS.\n\nThe Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate\n\nmay revise the allocations of a committee or committees,\n\naggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution,\n\nand make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or\n\nmore bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between\n\nthe Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to\n\nadjustments to Federal funds for local governments within the\n\njurisdiction of the committees receiving reconciliation\n\ninstructions under section 2001, which may include limiting\n\nor eliminating Federal payments, other than funding under\n\nsubpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control\n\nand Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.)\n\n(commonly known as the \"Byrne JAG grant program\"') or\n\nsection 1701 of title I of such Act (34 U.S.C. 10381)\n\n(commonly known as the \"COPS grant program\"), to a local\n\ngovernment whose district attorney directs its prosecutors to\n\nnot prosecute certain violent offenses or serious offenses\n\nthat result in damage or injury to the property of any other\n\nperson, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those\n\npurposes, provided that such legislation would not increase\n\nthe deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal\n\nyears 2022 through 2026 or the period of the total of fiscal\n\nyears 2022 through 2031.\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, our Nation's communities and small\n\nbusinesses have had it rough these past 18 months as they struggle with\n\nthe lasting effects of the pandemic. Today, they are also being\n\nvictimized amid surging violent crime rates and progressive prosecutors\n\nwho adopt nonprosecution policies. And, as a result, small businesses\n\nare left vulnerable and unassisted as they are burglarized, defaced,\n\nand destroyed.\n\nIt is understandable for victimized small businesses, law\n\nenforcement, and the public to be dispirited as they are left to pick\n\nup the pieces while rogue prosecutors ignore their constitutional duty\n\nby refusing to prosecute violent crimes that affect the health, safety,\n\nor economy of our communities.\n\nDefying the rule of law and endangering the public has Mississippians\n\nand Americans across the country saying enough is enough.\n\nMy amendment is simple and straightforward. Any city that purposely\n\nobstructs the rule of law by refusing to prosecute--\n\nThe PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH.--certain violent crimes will not be subsidized by\n\nthe American taxpayers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-applauds-91-million-contract-stabilize-natchez-national-cemetery", "Guest Applauds $9.1 Million Contract to Stabilize Natchez National Cemetery", "2021-08-03", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) applauded the news of a $9.1 million contract to speed up an emergency project to stabilize a bluff impacted by erosion that threatens the Natchez National Cemetery.\n\n\"I'm grateful for the opportunity to work alongside local, state, and federal officials to help ensure the Natchez National Cemetery is preserved for future generations of veterans and their families,\" Guest said. \"The speed of the work by officials to protect this valuable site should be commended.\"\n\nCongressman Guest worked closely with landowners, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the VA's National Cemetery Administration, and other Members of Congress to help expedite the contract in order to quickly address the erosion issues that were deemed an emergency by federal officials following a high degree of erosion in the spring. Congressman Guest also thanks Randy Reeves, former Under Secretary for Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, for his tireless efforts to address this matter.\n\nThe project targets the bluffs along the western edge of the cemetery and will utilize similar methods that have been used to stabilize other bluffs in the Natchez area. Construction is projected to be completed by August 2022.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:11:17Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5378", "Wicker, Manchin, Phillips, Kelly Cheer Passage of Gold Star Children's Day Resolution\n\nAugust 1, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., along with U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and Trent Kelly, R-Miss., celebrated the designation of August 1, 2021 as Gold Star Children\u2019s Day. On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution introduced by Wicker and Manchin to officially set aside this day to recognize the sacrifices of the children of\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-08-01", "2021", "2021-08", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., along with U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and Trent Kelly, R-Miss., celebrated the designation of August 1, 2021 as Gold Star Children\u2019s Day. On Thursday, the Senate passed a resolution introduced by Wicker and Manchin to officially set aside this day to recognize the sacrifices of the children of fallen servicemembers. Phillips introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives with Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Kelly. To date, there has been no nationally-recognized day to honor Gold Star Children.\n\n\u201cDesignating August 1 as Gold Star Children\u2019s Day will help recognize the unique sacrifices borne by the children of our nation\u2019s fallen heroes,\u201d Wicker said. \u201cI encourage all Americans to come together in support of these sons and daughters who carry on the legacy of their parents who paid the ultimate price for our country.\u201d\n\n\u201cNo child should ever have to grow up without a parent, and I can only imagine the pain that comes from losing a parent in the line of duty. While we will never be able to repay the sacrifices made by our brave patriots and their families, it is our responsibility to honor their children for their sacrifices. I am proud to lead the Senate in distinguishing August 1, 2021 as Gold Star Children\u2019s Day to recognize the sacrifices made for our country by Gold Star Children,\u201d Manchin said.\n\n\u201cThe children of our fallen men and women in uniform have experienced the unimaginable loss of a loved one. Recognizing Gold Star Children\u2019s Day will serve as a reminder to all Americans that freedom is not free,\u201d Kelly said.\n\n\u201cAs a Gold Star son, I understand firsthand the sacrifices made by some so that ALL may enjoy the freedoms we hold dear as Americans \u2013 and so that we may continue to be blessed to live in the oldest and most successful continuous democracy in the world,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cUp until now, the unimaginable sacrifices of Gold Star Children have not been recognized with a special day, and that ends here.\u201d\n\nRead the full text of the resolution here or below:\n\nWhereas the recognition of Gold Star Families in the United States dates back to World War I, when the families of fallen service members displayed a service flag in the window of their homes with a gold star;\n\nWhereas, in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law legislation declaring Gold Star Mother\u2019s Day, a national observance honoring the mothers of fallen service members annually on the last Sunday of September;\n\nWhereas, since 2010, the Senate has honored Gold Star Spouses by resolution annually on April 5, recognizing the unique sacrifices made by spouses of fallen service members;\n\nWhereas thousands of sons and daughters of military families have lost mothers or fathers who served in the Armed Forces and also deserve national recognition for the bur- den and legacy they carry; and\n\nWhereas no date has existed to specifically recognize the children of fallen service members of the United States as part of a national debt of gratitude that the people of the United States owe to the service members who sacrificed all in protecting the freedom of the United States and the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it\n\n1 Resolved, That the Senate\u2014\n\n2 (1) designates August 1, 2021, as \u2018\u2018Gold Star\n\n3 Children\u2019s Day\u2019\u2019;\n\n4 (2) honors the sacrifices and hardships of the\n\n5 children of fallen service members; and\n\n6 (3) encourages the people of the United States\n\n7 to observe Gold Star Children\u2019s Day in support of\n\n8 children of the fallen men and women of the Armed\n\n9 Forces of the United States.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:32Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-opposes-partisan-appropriations-package", "Guest Opposes Partisan Appropriations Package", "2021-07-29", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest opposed the appropriations minibus package considered in the House of Representatives. This spending package passed along party lines (219-209). The minibus included appropriations bills for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.\n\n\"Unfortunately, House Democrats are pushing appropriations bills that are going to add billions of dollars to our rising national debt. I am also concerned with the radical attempt to end the Hyde Amendment, which protects taxpayer dollars from being used to perform abortions and has received bipartisan support for decades,\" Guest said. \"Instead of a bipartisan effort, my colleagues across the aisle have passed an appropriations package filled with partisan spending items that promote the progressive agenda.\"\n\nCongressman Guest cosponsored numerous Pro-Life amendments to this legislation, which the House Democratic Majority did not allow to be considered during Floor debate.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/miss-delegation-pro-life-caucus-file-amicus-brief-urging-supreme-court-uphold", "Miss. Delegation, Pro-Life Caucus File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Mississippi Pro-Life Law", "2021-07-29", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The Mississippi congressional delegation and the House Pro-Life Caucus today led more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi's law protecting life.\n\nU.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), along with House Pro-life Caucus Co-Chair Chris Smith (R-N.J.), filed the brief. In total, 44 Senators and 184 members of the House of Representatives signed the brief.\n\n\"Mississippi is at the forefront of the fight for life, and I am glad to lead the charge in Congress on behalf of the unborn,\" Wicker said. \"For too long, the precedents of Roe and Casey have prevented states from taking meaningful steps to protect life in the womb. My colleagues and I are urging the Supreme Court to correct these decades of injustice.\"\n\n\"In taking up Mississippi's pro-life law, the Supreme Court has a chance to reconsider the current misguided abortion jurisprudence. As a Senator, as a woman, and as a mother, I think this case offers us a chance to overturn Roe and return the abortion issue to the political process and away from activist judges,\" Hyde-Smith said. \"I am thankful so many of my colleagues are standing with Mississippi and against unlimited abortion on demand in this case.\"\n\n\"I'm proud to see that Mississippi is leading the nation in the fight to defend the unborn- challenging outdated precedents that strip states of their ability to ban abortion procedures. This case offers a monumental opportunity for the highest court in the land to recognize states' right to defend the unborn. I stand with my colleagues and urge the Supreme Court to stand up for the countless innocent lives at the heart of this case,\" said Palazzo.\n\n\"We are pleased to join this important brief. Mississippians believe in the sanctity of life and our values to defend the unborn should be safeguarded,\" Kelly said.\n\n\"Mississippi remains united in our desire to protect the lives of our unborn children, which is why the Mississippi delegation has come together to support the right to life movement in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. This case is a strong step in defending our unborn children and I am thankful for the opportunity to support their right to life,\" Guest said\n\n\"In this multi-member filing, we urge the Court to affirm that federal and state governments are free to pass laws that protect children alive but not yet born,\" Smith said. \"It's time to recognize what abortion is: the killing of an unborn child through suction, dismemberment, or chemical poisoning. In the 48 years since the infamous Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion-on-demand throughout pregnancy, more than 62.5 million unborn lives have been lost. The humanity of the unborn is undeniable, and this case is a crucial opportunity to recognize that states have a compelling interest in regulating abortion prior to viability.\"\n\nIn the amicus brief, the lawmakers ask \"the Court uphold Mississippi's law as effectuating important state interests, or, alternatively, return this case to the lower courts for consideration on a full evidentiary record, recognizing that certain precedents [Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey] may be reconsidered and, where necessary, be wholly or partially overruled.\"\n\nThe State of Mississippi in 2018 enacted the Gestational Age Act, a state law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks' gestation, except in cases of medical emergency. The Jackson Women's Health Organization, an abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., sued on the grounds that the law violates the viability standard established by Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision on these grounds.\n\nThis fall, the Supreme Court will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health to consider the question of whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. This case represents the most significant challenge to Roe v. Wade and the viability standard in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in a generation. The State of Mississippi filed its case with the Supreme Court on July 22, 2021.\n\nClick here to read the full amicus brief.\n\nIn addition to Wicker and Hyde-Smith, Senators signing the amicus brief include: Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Richard Shelby, (R-Ala.), James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Burr, (R-N.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), James E. Risch (R-Idaho), Roy Blunt, (R-Mo.) Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Joni K. Ernst (R-Iowa), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).\n\nIn addition to the House sponsors, Representatives signing the brief include: Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, (Calif.-23), Robert B. Aderholt (Ala.-04), Rick W. Allen (Ga.-12), Jodey C. Arrington (Texas-19), Kelly Armstrong (N.D.-AL), Brian Babin, D.D.S. (Texas-36), Don Bacon (Neb.-02), James R. Baird (Ind.-04), Troy Balderson (Ohio-12), Jim Banks (Ind.-03), Andy Barr (Ky.-06), Jack Bergman (Mich.-01), Stephanie Bice (Okla.-05), Andy Biggs (Ariz.-05), Gus M. Bilirakis (Fla.-12), Dan Bishop (N.C.-09), Lauren Boebert (Colo.-03), Mike Bost (Ill.-12), Kevin Brady (Texas-08), Mo Brooks (Ala.-05), Ken Buck (Colo.-04), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (Ind.-08), Ted Budd (N.C.-13), Tim Burchett (Tenn.-02), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26), Ken Calvert (Calif.-42), Kat Cammack (Fla.-03), Jerry L. Carl (Ala.-01), Earl L. \"Buddy\" Carter (Ga.-01), John R. Carter (Texas-31), Steve Chabot (Ohio-01), Liz Cheney (Wyo.-AL), Ben Cline (Va.-06), Michael Cloud (Texas-27), Andrew S. Clyde (Ga.-09), Tom Cole (Okla.-04), James Comer (Ky.-01), Rick Crawford (Ark.-01), Dan Crenshaw (Texas-02), John R. Curtis (Utah-03), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.-25), Warren Davidson (Ohio-08), Rodney Davis (Ill.-13), Byron Donalds (Fla.-19), Jeff Duncan (S.C.-03), Neal P. Dunn, M.D. (Fla.-02), Tom Emmer (Minn.-06), Ron Estes (Kan.-04), Pat Fallon (Texas-04), Randy Feenstra (Iowa-04), A. Drew Ferguson IV (Ga.-03), Michelle Fischbach (Minn.-07), Scott Fitzgerald (Wis.-05), Chuck Fleischmann (Tenn.-03), Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.-01), Virginia Foxx (N.C.-05), C. Scott Franklin (Fla.-15), Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01), Mike Gallagher (Wis.-08), Andrew R. Garbarino (N.Y.-02), Mike Garcia (Calif.-25), Bob Gibbs (Ohio-07), Louie Gohmert (Texas-01), Bob Good (Va.-05), Lance Gooden (Texas-05), Tony Gonzales (Texas-23), Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (Ariz.-04), Kay Granger (Texas-12), Garret Graves (La.-06), Sam Graves (Mo.-06), Mark E. Green, M.D. (Tenn.-07), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.-14), H. Morgan Griffith (Va.-09), Glenn Grothman (Wis.-06), Brett Guthrie (Ky.-02), Jim Hagedorn (Minn.-01), Andy Harris, M.D. (Md.-01), Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.-01), Vicky Hartzler (Mo.-04), Kevin Hern (Okla.-01), Yvette Herrell (N.M.-02), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.-03), Jody Hice (Ga.-10), Clay Higgins (La.-03), French Hill (Ark.-02), Ashley Hinson (Iowa-01), Richard Hudson (N.C.-08), Bill Huizenga (Mich.-02), Darrell Issa (Calif.-50), Ronny L. Jackson (Texas-13), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.-27), Bill Johnson (Ohio-06), Dusty Johnson (S.D.-AL), Mike Johnson (La.-04), Jim Jordan (Ohio-04), John Joyce, M.D. (Pa.-13), Fred Keller (Pa.-12), Mike Kelly (Pa.-16), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.-16), Darin LaHood (Ill.-18), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.-01), Doug Lamborn (Colo.-05), Robert E. Latta (Ohio-05), Jake LaTurner (Kan.-02), Debbie Lesko (Ariz.-08), Julia Letlow (La.-05), Billy Long (Mo.-07), Barry Loudermilk (Ga.-11), Frank D. Lucas (Okla.-03), Blaine Luetkemeyer (Mo.-03), Tracey Mann (Kan.-01), Thomas Massie (Ky.-04), Brian Mast (Fla.-18), Lisa McClain (Mich.-10), Tom McClintock (Calif.-04), Patrick McHenry (N.C.-10), David B. McKinley, P.E. (W.Va.-01), Peter Meijer (Mich.-03), Carol D. Miller (W.Va.-03), Mary E. Miller (Ill.-15), Mariannette J. Miller-Meeks (Iowa-02), John R. Moolenaar (Mich.-04), Alex X. Mooney (W.Va.-02), Barry Moore (Ala.-02), Blake Moore (Utah-01), Markwayne Mullin (Okla.-02), Gregory F. Murphy, M.D. (N.C.-03), Troy E. Nehls (Texas-22), Dan Newhouse (Wash.-04), Ralph Norman (S.C.-05), Devin Nunes (Calif.-22), Burgess Owens (Utah-04), Gary Palmer (Ala.-06), Greg Pence (Ind.-06), August Pfluger (Texas-11), Bill Posey (Fla.-08), Guy Reschenthaler (Pa.-14), Tom Rice (S.C.-07), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.-05), Hal Rogers (Ky.-05), Mike D. Rogers (Ala.-03), John Rose (Tenn.-06), Matthew Rosendale, Sr. (Mont.-AL), David Rouzer (N.C.-07), Chip Roy (Texas-21), John H. Rutherford (Fla.-04), Steve Scalise (La.-01), Austin Scott (Ga.-08), Pete Sessions (Texas-17), Adrian Smith (Neb.E-03), Jason Smith (Mo.-08), Lloyd Smucker (Pa.-11), Victoria Spartz (Ind.-05), Pete Stauber (Minn.-08), Michelle Steel (Calif.-48), Elise Stefanik (N.Y.-21), Bryan Steil (Wis.-01), W. Gregory Steube (Fla.-17), Chris Stewart (Utah-02), Van Taylor (Texas-03), Claudia Tenney (N.Y.-22), Glenn \u2018GT' Thompson (Pa.-15), Tom Tiffany (Wis.-07), William R. Timmons IV (S.C.-04), Michael R. Turner (Ohio-10), David G. Valadao (Calif.-21), Beth Van Duyne (Texas-24), Ann Wagner (Mo.-02), Tim Walberg (Mich.-07), Jackie Walorski (Ind.-02), Michael Waltz (Fla.-06), Randy K. Weber (Texas-14), Daniel Webster (Fla.-11), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (Ohio-02), Bruce Westerman (Ark.-04), Roger Williams (Texas-25), Joe Wilson (S.C.-02), Robert J. Wittman (Va.-01), Steve Womack (Ark.-03), and Lee Zeldin (N.Y.-01).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5374", "Miss. Delegation, Pro-Life Caucus File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Uphold Mississippi Pro-Life Law\n\nJuly 29, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nLife\n\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 The Mississippi congressional delegation and the House Pro-Life Caucus today led more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi\u2019s law protecting life.\r\n\r\nU.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.),\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-07-29", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 The Mississippi congressional delegation and the House Pro-Life Caucus today led more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi\u2019s law protecting life.\n\nU.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), along with House Pro-life Caucus Co-Chair Chris Smith (R-N.J.), filed the brief. In total, 44 Senators and 184 members of the House of Representatives signed the brief.\n\n\u201cMississippi is at the forefront of the fight for life, and I am glad to lead the charge in Congress on behalf of the unborn,\u201d Wicker said. \u201cFor too long, the precedents of Roe and Casey have prevented states from taking meaningful steps to protect life in the womb. My colleagues and I are urging the Supreme Court to correct these decades of injustice.\u201d\n\n\u201cIn taking up Mississippi\u2019s pro-life law, the Supreme Court has a chance to reconsider the current misguided abortion jurisprudence. As a Senator, as a woman, and as a mother, I think this case offers us a chance to overturn Roe and return the abortion issue to the political process and away from activist judges,\u201d Hyde-Smith said. \u201cI am thankful so many of my colleagues are standing with Mississippi and against unlimited abortion on demand in this case.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to see that Mississippi is leading the nation in the fight to defend the unborn- challenging outdated precedents that strip states of their ability to ban abortion procedures. This case offers a monumental opportunity for the highest court in the land to recognize states\u2019 right to defend the unborn. I stand with my colleagues and urge the Supreme Court to stand up for the countless innocent lives at the heart of this case,\u201d said Palazzo.\n\n\u201cWe are pleased to join this important brief. Mississippians believe in the sanctity of life and our values to defend the unborn should be safeguarded,\u201d Kelly said.\n\n\u201cMississippi remains united in our desire to protect the lives of our unborn children, which is why the Mississippi delegation has come together to support the right to life movement in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. This case is a strong step in defending our unborn children and I am thankful for the opportunity to support their right to life,\u201d Guest said.\n\n\u201cIn this multi-member filing, we urge the Court to affirm that federal and state governments are free to pass laws that protect children alive but not yet born,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt\u2019s time to recognize what abortion is: the killing of an unborn child through suction, dismemberment, or chemical poisoning. In the 48 years since the infamous Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion-on-demand throughout pregnancy, more than 62.5 million unborn lives have been lost. The humanity of the unborn is undeniable, and this case is a crucial opportunity to recognize that states have a compelling interest in regulating abortion prior to viability.\u201d\n\nIn the amicus brief, the lawmakers ask \u201cthe Court uphold Mississippi\u2019s law as effectuating important state interests, or, alternatively, return this case to the lower courts for consideration on a full evidentiary record, recognizing that certain precedents [Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey] may be reconsidered and, where necessary, be wholly or partially overruled.\u201d\n\nThe State of Mississippi in 2018 enacted the Gestational Age Act, a state law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks\u2019 gestation, except in cases of medical emergency. The Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization, an abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., sued on the grounds that the law violates the viability standard established by Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court\u2019s decision on these grounds.\n\nThis fall, the Supreme Court will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health to consider the question of whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. This case represents the most significant challenge to Roe v. Wade and the viability standard in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in a generation. The State of Mississippi filed its case with the Supreme Court on July 22, 2021.\n\nClick here to read the full amicus brief.\n\nIn addition to Wicker and Hyde-Smith, Senators signing the amicus brief include: Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Richard Shelby, (R-Ala.), James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Richard Burr, (R-N.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), James E. Risch (R-Idaho), Roy Blunt, (R-Mo.) Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Joni K. Ernst (R-Iowa), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).\n\nIn addition to the House sponsors, Representatives signing the brief include: Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, (Calif.-23), Robert B. Aderholt (Ala.-04), Rick W. Allen (Ga.-12), Jodey C. Arrington (Texas-19), Kelly Armstrong (N.D.-AL), Brian Babin, D.D.S. (Texas-36), Don Bacon (Neb.-02), James R. Baird (Ind.-04), Troy Balderson (Ohio-12), Jim Banks (Ind.-03), Andy Barr (Ky.-06), Jack Bergman (Mich.-01), Stephanie Bice (Okla.-05), Andy Biggs (Ariz.-05), Gus M. Bilirakis (Fla.-12), Dan Bishop (N.C.-09), Lauren Boebert (Colo.-03), Mike Bost (Ill.-12), Kevin Brady (Texas-08), Mo Brooks (Ala.-05), Ken Buck (Colo.-04), Larry Bucshon, M.D. (Ind.-08), Ted Budd (N.C.-13), Tim Burchett (Tenn.-02), Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26), Ken Calvert (Calif.-42), Kat Cammack (Fla.-03), Jerry L. Carl (Ala.-01), Earl L. \u201cBuddy\u201d Carter (Ga.-01), John R. Carter (Texas-31), Steve Chabot (Ohio-01), Liz Cheney (Wyo.-AL), Ben Cline (Va.-06), Michael Cloud (Texas-27), Andrew S. Clyde (Ga.-09), Tom Cole (Okla.-04), James Comer (Ky.-01), Rick Crawford (Ark.-01), Dan Crenshaw (Texas-02), John R. Curtis (Utah-03), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.-25), Warren Davidson (Ohio-08), Rodney Davis (Ill.-13), Byron Donalds (Fla.-19), Jeff Duncan (S.C.-03), Neal P. Dunn, M.D. (Fla.-02), Tom Emmer (Minn.-06), Ron Estes (Kan.-04), Pat Fallon (Texas-04), Randy Feenstra (Iowa-04), A. Drew Ferguson IV (Ga.-03), Michelle Fischbach (Minn.-07), Scott Fitzgerald (Wis.-05), Chuck Fleischmann (Tenn.-03), Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.-01), Virginia Foxx (N.C.-05), C. Scott Franklin (Fla.-15), Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01), Mike Gallagher (Wis.-08), Andrew R. Garbarino (N.Y.-02), Mike Garcia (Calif.-25), Bob Gibbs (Ohio-07), Louie Gohmert (Texas-01), Bob Good (Va.-05), Lance Gooden (Texas-05), Tony Gonzales (Texas-23), Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (Ariz.-04), Kay Granger (Texas-12), Garret Graves (La.-06), Sam Graves (Mo.-06), Mark E. Green, M.D. (Tenn.-07), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.-14), H. Morgan Griffith (Va.-09), Glenn Grothman (Wis.-06), Brett Guthrie (Ky.-02), Jim Hagedorn (Minn.-01), Andy Harris, M.D. (Md.-01), Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.-01), Vicky Hartzler (Mo.-04), Kevin Hern (Okla.-01), Yvette Herrell (N.M.-02), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.-03), Jody Hice (Ga.-10), Clay Higgins (La.-03), French Hill (Ark.-02), Ashley Hinson (Iowa-01), Richard Hudson (N.C.-08), Bill Huizenga (Mich.-02), Darrell Issa (Calif.-50), Ronny L. Jackson (Texas-13), Chris Jacobs (N.Y.-27), Bill Johnson (Ohio-06), Dusty Johnson (S.D.-AL), Mike Johnson (La.-04), Jim Jordan (Ohio-04), John Joyce, M.D. (Pa.-13), Fred Keller (Pa.-12), Mike Kelly (Pa.-16), Adam Kinzinger (Ill.-16), Darin LaHood (Ill.-18), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.-01), Doug Lamborn (Colo.-05), Robert E. Latta (Ohio-05), Jake LaTurner (Kan.-02), Debbie Lesko (Ariz.-08), Julia Letlow (La.-05), Billy Long (Mo.-07), Barry Loudermilk (Ga.-11), Frank D. Lucas (Okla.-03), Blaine Luetkemeyer (Mo.-03), Tracey Mann (Kan.-01), Thomas Massie (Ky.-04), Brian Mast (Fla.-18), Lisa McClain (Mich.-10), Tom McClintock (Calif.-04), Patrick McHenry (N.C.-10), David B. McKinley, P.E. (W.Va.-01), Peter Meijer (Mich.-03), Carol D. Miller (W.Va.-03), Mary E. Miller (Ill.-15), Mariannette J. Miller-Meeks (Iowa-02), John R. Moolenaar (Mich.-04), Alex X. Mooney (W.Va.-02), Barry Moore (Ala.-02), Blake Moore (Utah-01), Markwayne Mullin (Okla.-02), Gregory F. Murphy, M.D. (N.C.-03), Troy E. Nehls (Texas-22), Dan Newhouse (Wash.-04), Ralph Norman (S.C.-05), Devin Nunes (Calif.-22), Burgess Owens (Utah-04), Gary Palmer (Ala.-06), Greg Pence (Ind.-06), August Pfluger (Texas-11), Bill Posey (Fla.-08), Guy Reschenthaler (Pa.-14), Tom Rice (S.C.-07), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.-05), Hal Rogers (Ky.-05), Mike D. Rogers (Ala.-03), John Rose (Tenn.-06), Matthew Rosendale, Sr. (Mont.-AL), David Rouzer (N.C.-07), Chip Roy (Texas-21), John H. Rutherford (Fla.-04), Steve Scalise (La.-01), Austin Scott (Ga.-08), Pete Sessions (Texas-17), Adrian Smith (Neb.E-03), Jason Smith (Mo.-08), Lloyd Smucker (Pa.-11), Victoria Spartz (Ind.-05), Pete Stauber (Minn.-08), Michelle Steel (Calif.-48), Elise Stefanik (N.Y.-21), Bryan Steil (Wis.-01), W. Gregory Steube (Fla.-17), Chris Stewart (Utah-02), Van Taylor (Texas-03), Claudia Tenney (N.Y.-22), Glenn \u2018GT\u2019 Thompson (Pa.-15), Tom Tiffany (Wis.-07), William R. Timmons IV (S.C.-04), Michael R. Turner (Ohio-10), David G. Valadao (Calif.-21), Beth Van Duyne (Texas-24), Ann Wagner (Mo.-02), Tim Walberg (Mich.-07), Jackie Walorski (Ind.-02), Michael Waltz (Fla.-06), Randy K. Weber (Texas-14), Daniel Webster (Fla.-11), Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (Ohio-02), Bruce Westerman (Ark.-04), Roger Williams (Texas-25), Joe Wilson (S.C.-02), Robert J. Wittman (Va.-01), Steve Womack (Ark.-03), and Lee Zeldin (N.Y.-01).\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:31Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5373", "Kelly Announces Passage of Legislation to Name Tupelo Post Office in Honor of Colonel Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris\n\nJuly 28, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, by both chambers in the U.S. Congress. The bill now awaits the President's signature. This legislation will name the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the Colonel Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris Post Office.\r\n\r\n\"Colonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-07-28", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, by both chambers in the U.S. Congress. The bill now awaits the President's signature. This legislation will name the U.S. Post Office located at 500 West Main Street in Tupelo, Mississippi, the Colonel Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris Post Office.\n\n\"Colonel Harris was held as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for just under eight years, enduring starvation, solitude, and torture,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"Despite dire living conditions, Col. Harris introduced the tap code to his fellow POWs to secretly communicate between cells. During his time in captivity, letters he wrote to his wife, Louise, were delivered to the Tupelo Post Office. I am thankful for the support from members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in this endeavor to honor a great American Patriot.\"\n\nBackground: Retired United States Air Force Colonel Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris's F-105 fighter-bomber was shot down over North Vietnam on April 4, 1965. He was the sixth American to become a Prisoner of War (POW) in North Vietnam.", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:31Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/republicans-call-out-biden-redirecting-covid-19-funds", "Republicans Call Out Biden for Redirecting COVID-19 Funds", "2021-07-26", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) joined a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra that expresses concern over the Biden Administration's decision to redirect $860 million of funding dedicated to COVID-19 efforts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assist with the border crisis. The federal funds in question were appropriated by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic but were reallocated to address the needs of unaccompanied children on the border that have surged under the Biden Administration.\n\n\"The President should work with Congress to address the crisis at the border instead of taking funds Congress intended for other purposes,\" Guest said.\n\nIn the letter led by Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL), a Member on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, the Members write, \"We are extremely disappointed to see the Department disregard Congressional appropriations amounts to only further incentivize migrants to break U.S. laws. As such, we urge the Department to ensure taxpayer funds to the NIH are maintained at their appropriated levels and work with border officials to address the ongoing crisis occurring at our southern border.\"\n\nThe full text of the letter can be found here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/nomination-tracy-stone-manning-executive-calendar", "NOMINATION OF TRACY STONE-MANNING (Executive Calendar)", "2021-07-21", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 131\n\n(Senate - July 27, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I rise to join my colleagues in\n\nexpressing my grave concern over the nomination of Ms. Tracy Stone-\n\nManning to be the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.\n\nThe Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management is tasked\n\nwith an enormous responsibility. As it manages an eighth of our\n\nNation's land, its leadership should be held to the highest standards.\n\nEvery nominee referred to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee\n\nmust complete and submit the statement for completion by Presidential\n\nnominees, which is the standard committee questionnaire. In the sworn\n\nstatement, Ms. Stone-Manning told the committee that she has never been\n\narrested or charged and, to her knowledge, has never been the target of\n\nan investigation.\n\nUnfortunately, as many of us are now aware, Ms. Stone-Manning's\n\nresponses were not forthcoming nor fully accurate.\n\nI am particularly disturbed by Ms. Stone-Manning's involvement with\n\nthe ecoterrorist organization Earth First!, which organized the tree-\n\nspiking plot in Idaho. As you all may know, tree spiking involves\n\nhammering a metal or ceramic rod into a tree trunk in order to prevent\n\nloggers from harvesting the timber. If the saw makes contact with a\n\nspike, it can result in severe injury or even the logger's death.\n\nMake no mistake, the people who put these spikes into the trees are\n\nwell aware of the potential consequences of their actions. These\n\nschemes are carried out with intent to harm or even, at the very least,\n\nthe intent to frighten the loggers who are carrying out their daily\n\njobs.\n\nI want to be clear, no one is claiming that Ms. Stone-Manning put any\n\nspikes in any trees herself. However, it is undisputed that Ms. Stone-\n\nManning assisted the people who did.\n\nMs. Stone-Manning wrote a letter laced with vulgarities to the U.S.\n\nForest Service, threatening loggers who were simply carrying out their\n\njobs, doing what they do for a living.\n\nIn the aftermath of this tree-spiking conspiracy, Ms. Stone-Manning\n\nwas investigated and subpoenaed by a Federal grand jury. Ms. Stone-\n\nManning was silent about her involvement in the plot, but when new\n\nevidence came to light 4 years later, she struck a deal for immunity in\n\n1993.\n\nTracy Stone-Manning's involvement in ecoterrorism as well as her\n\ndishonesty to the Senate is more than alarming. There are questions\n\nthat need to be revisited and answered. The statements from the former\n\nlead investigator of the Idaho tree-spiking scheme as well as the\n\nactions of the Federal grand jury tell a different tale than what Ms.\n\nStone-Manning led the committee to believe. These discrepancies must\n\nnot be cast aside.\n\nI am concerned about the precedent that will be set for future\n\nnominees if my colleagues simply agree to accept or disregard these\n\ninconsistencies.\n\nI am very disappointed that my Democratic colleagues on the Energy\n\nCommittee moved forward with Ms. Stone-Manning's nomination. There are\n\nserious unanswered questions about her voracity and her qualifications\n\nto lead.\n\nI applaud my colleagues who have sought the truth, and I am\n\ndisheartened that those efforts have met with resistance. The American\n\npeople deserve transparency. I cannot support this nominee, and I would\n\nurge my colleagues to do the same.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tax-increases", "TAX INCREASES", "2021-07-21", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "TAX INCREASES\n\nCongressional Record Vol. 167, No. 128\n\n(Senate - July 21, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to join\n\na number of my colleagues representing farm States to sound the alarm\n\nto the millions of rural Americans who will be harmed by proposed tax\n\nchanges outlined in the American Families Plan. Described as a plan to\n\nhelp American families, it would do the exact opposite for farm\n\nfamilies across the United States.\n\nThe most concerning changes to the Tax Code include decreasing the\n\nestate tax exemption, increasing capital gains tax rates on transfers\n\nof property to heirs, and increasing taxes on appreciated assets, such\n\nas farmland, which has increased in value very significantly in recent\n\nyears.\n\nThese misguided proposals fail to take into consideration the fact\n\nthat farmers in general are highly vulnerable to these types of tax\n\nchanges, as land and equipment comprise most of the farmer's net worth.\n\nIf enacted, these tax provisions would strongly discourage and make\n\nit more difficult for our next generation to get into farming. The\n\nprovisions would create significant hurdles from a financial\n\nperspective, to say the least.\n\nWith the average age of U.S. farmers being nearly 60 years old, do we\n\nreally want to force surviving spouses or heirs to sell half of the\n\nfarm they inherited simply to continue farming the land that has been\n\npassed down for generations?\n\nFamily farms are the backbone of American agriculture. Roughly 98\n\npercent of all U.S. farms are family owned and operated. Whether you\n\nlike large family farming operations or not, they account for 44\n\npercent of total U.S. farm production annually. That is a staggering\n\nfigure, given that American farmers contributed $136 billion to the\n\nU.S. gross domestic product in 2019. These people who put food on our\n\ntable and clothes on our back do not need to go out of business because\n\nthey are being taxed at every turn, punished for their achievements and\n\nsacrifices.\n\nInitial reports from the Biden administration suggested that the\n\nproposed tax changes I am discussing would have very little impact on\n\nAmerica's farmers and ranchers. However, recent research and analysis\n\nconducted by Texas A&M University paints a very different picture.\n\nFor instance, should the proposed capital gains tax changes and\n\ngenerational transfers become enacted into law, nearly all U.S. family\n\nfarms would face higher taxes. Nationwide, the average additional tax\n\nliability per farm under the capital gains tax change would be\n\n$726,104. Mississippi would be the State most heavily affected, with an\n\naverage additional tax liability per farm of $2.1 million. It is\n\ntotally unbelievable.\n\nShould the estate tax changes become law, recent analysis also\n\ndetermined that nearly half of all U.S. family farms would face higher\n\ntaxes. The average additional tax liability per farm nationwide would\n\nbe $2.2 million, and the fifth most heavily impacted State would again\n\nbe Mississippi, with an average additional tax liability per farm of\n\n$4.6 million. That is totally incredible. As a former ag commissioner\n\nof Mississippi, I personally know these farmers and their families.\n\nThis is truly unbelievable.\n\nMore than 3 years of net cash farm income would be needed to meet\n\nthese additional tax obligations alone. That is simply unmanageable. I\n\nam perplexed as to why Democrats want to place the highest tax burden\n\non one of the most economically challenged and socially disadvantaged\n\nStates in the Nation, my home State of Mississippi.\n\nLet's not forget that in rural America, the primary source of jobs\n\nand income are often associated with agriculture. It is the No. 1\n\nindustry in Mississippi, employing more than 17 percent of the State's\n\nworkforce either directly or indirectly.\n\nIf family farms are taxed out of business, far more than the farmers\n\nwill suffer. Low-income and minority populations across rural America\n\nwill lose jobs and be forced to rely on government support. I hope this\n\nis not the underlying plan of my Democratic colleagues.\n\nLet me be clear. For those who are willing to pay for reckless\n\nspending by punishing America's farmers and ranchers and everyone who\n\nrelies on them, you will be doing far more than just that. You will be\n\nrunning off our next generation of farmers. You will be making it\n\neasier for large corporations owned by foreign adversaries, such as\n\nChina, to buy up available farmland, and you will be ensuring that\n\nevery American pays more for the food they eat and the clothes they\n\nwear. The list goes on.\n\nI know there is a deep desire on the other side of the aisle to enact\n\na reckless tax-and-spending spree that makes Americans more dependent\n\non the Federal Government, but family farms cannot be caught up in the\n\nadministration's punitive dragnet to find ways to pay for it.\n\nAny changes to the Federal Tax Code should be geared toward\n\nsupporting economic growth and helping the next generation keep these\n\nfamily-owned operations alive. I hope that we can all come to our\n\nsenses on this.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tribute-mississippi-state-university-baseball-team", "TRIBUTE TO MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM", "2021-07-20", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 127\n\n(Senate - July 20, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am so pleased to join my colleague\n\nin congratulating Mississippi State University's baseball team on its\n\nrecent 2021 NCAA College World Series championship, the first NCAA\n\nchampionship in school history.\n\nMississippi State capped off its extraordinary season by defeating an\n\nincredibly talented Vanderbilt University team 9 to 0 in game 3. My\n\nhouse was full. We were all cheering. Their impressive and remarkable\n\nrun through this year's College World Series is a testament to the rich\n\ntradition of the MSU baseball program, which has now appeared in 12\n\nNCAA College World Series in its history, including most recently 3\n\nconsecutive series. The inspiring performance of this baseball team\n\ncontinues to be celebrated all over our State. Maroon is everywhere.\n\nI truly appreciate the hard work, skill, and dedication that earned\n\nthese athletes the first NCAA Division I baseball championship for\n\nMississippi State, which are aptly described in the accompanying\n\nresolution.\n\nWe take pride in the legacy and inspiring example of these young men\n\nand their coaches. Thank you for such a wonderful and historic season.\n\nHail State.\n\n(Rings cowbell.)", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/democrats-push-green-new-deal-measures-other-liberal-policies-through-house", "Democrats Push Green New Deal Measures, Other Liberal Policies Through House", "2021-07-01", "2021", "2021-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against the Democratic Majority's $715 billion package reauthorizing surface transportation and water and wastewater programs. The bill excluded almost all of the Republican alternative proposals in the STARTER Act 2.0, including those that would address the gaps in funding between rural and urban transportation, create more flexibility for local governments to address their state or region's own unique needs, and streamline costly review processes in order to reduce bureaucratic delays. The legislation passed 221-201.\n\n\"This legislation includes more than $715 billion in wasteful spending. One out of every two dollars would go toward Green New Deal requirements. Funding for passenger rail for big cities has been increased eight-fold in this bill, sacrificing our rural roads and bridges for costly urban projects. The electric charging station grant program in this bill would receive four times more funding than a rural grant program and take away funding from states that don't comply, even in states like Mississippi\u2014which has less than one thousand electric vehicles. This bill is bad for our economy, it's bad for our rural states, and, without significant change, this bill is bad for America,\" Guest said in a speech on the House floor.\n\nThe bill would authorize these costly and wasteful programs for five years and is largely focused on pushing a major part of the progressive Democrats' Green New Deal, which has received bipartisan pushback. In addition to the concerns the Congressman addressed on the floor, he has also raised concerns over the bill's failure to address project delays, exclusion of any provision to pay for the huge price tag of the bill, the inclusion of \"art as infrastructure\" provision, and a top-down approach that ties the hands of states to address their own infrastructure needs.\n\nAs a Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Guest offered or supported various amendments in the committee process to address these issues, but many of these efforts were not included in the final bill.\n\nClick here to view/download video of floor speech\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest serves as the Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, as a Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and as a Member of the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:03:51Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-firmly-opposes-pelosis-select-committee", "Congressman Guest Firmly Opposes Pelosi\u2019s Select Committee", "2021-06-30", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against the resolution to establish a select committee to examine the events of January 6th.\n\n\"I am firmly opposing Speaker Pelosi's Select Committee to \u2018investigate' the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Speaker Pelosi's Select Committee is set up to operate more like the partisan impeachment process than a real investigation, and it will only be used to attack the political opponents of the Democratic Party.\"\n\nAs written, the select committee will be composed of 13 members, all of whom will be selected by Speaker Pelosi, although she will consult with Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on five of the appointees. The committee is expected to be run almost exclusively by House Democrats, will be given the power of subpoena, and is not bound to a deadline within which to present findings.\n\nBecause the resolution establishes a House of Representatives select committee, the resolution does not require Senate approval.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-opposes-use-federal-government-overreach-remove-statues-us", "Congressman Guest Opposes Use of Federal Government Overreach to Remove Statues from U.S. Capitol", "2021-06-30", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) was delayed in his return this week to Washington, D.C., following the passing of a close family member. As a result, he was unable to vote on H.R. 3005, a bill to remove confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol. The legislation passed 285-120.\n\nCongressman Guest voted against a similar piece of legislation last year, and his stance remains unchanged:\n\n\" I would be opposed to the federal government ordering or dictating Mississippi to remove those statues,\" Guest said in an interview last year.\n\nThe process for removing or changing states' statues displayed in the U.S. Capitol already exists, and the authority is granted to state legislatures to make these decisions.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-applauds-funding-msu-uas-program", "Congressman Guest Applauds Funding of MSU UAS Program", "2021-06-29", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) applauded the recent announcement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of funding for Mississippi State University's Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).\n\nFor fiscal year 2021, the funds provided to the MSU center by FEMA's Homeland Security National Training Program Continuing Training Grant total approximately $2 million and are intended to be used to develop training programs for the use of drones in disaster preparation and response.\n\n\"The development of these UAS training programs will save lives in the coming years. Mississippi and other states in our region will face the inevitable storms and floods of the future with increased preparedness thanks in part to this program and the grants that make it possible,\" Guest said.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/highlight-guest-calls-transparency-abrupt-suspension-remain-mexico-policy", "HIGHLIGHT: Guest Calls for Transparency into Abrupt Suspension of \u2018Remain in Mexico\u2019 Policy", "2021-06-22", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today called for transparency into the Biden Administration's hasty suspension of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the \"Remain in Mexico\" policy. Guest highlights the rash nature in which the administration made this announcement on January 20, 2021, concluding that it likely failed to conduct a proper analysis or notify the appropriate stakeholders before the suspension took effect.\n\nIn a letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas, Guest wrote, \"The Department's seemingly impulsive announcement lacked explanation, justification, or any other indicia that the decision had been made only after the careful deliberations and consultations that are both appropriate and lawfully required of Executive Branch agencies by the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). It further appears, based on a lawsuit filed by several states, that those states who stood to bear the largest and most immediate burden from the Department's suspension of MPP were not consulted or even notified prior to the announcement. Given that MPP provided major relief to the strain on border states, immigration courts, and Department resources, it is imperative that the Department provide a fulsome and transparent justification of its decision to suspend MPP.\"\n\n\"The apparent failure of the Department to engage in any analysis of costs, benefits, and alternatives prior to the Department's announcement is deeply troubling. It also raises concerns that the Department used the discretion afforded to it by Congress in the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) to make this hasty decision for political purposes. Therefore, it is necessary that Congress exercises our constitutionally vested oversight authority to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the Department's MPP decision,\" Guest continued.\n\nView the full letter here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5341", "Military Support Organizations Endorse Rep. Kim and Kelly Effort to Expand Healthcare to Service Members\n\nJune 17, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans, \r\n              Healthcare\n\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 In the wake of a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) that would address what the head of the National Guard Bureau, Army General Daniel Hokanson, called \u201cone of my most pressing concerns\u201d, several military and service member support organizations have endorsed the Healthcare for our Troops Act.\r\n\r\nThe bill, H.R. 3512,\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-06-17", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 In the wake of a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) that would address what the head of the National Guard Bureau, Army General Daniel Hokanson, called \u201cone of my most pressing concerns\u201d, several military and service member support organizations have endorsed the Healthcare for our Troops Act.\n\nThe bill, H.R. 3512, which would make no-fee healthcare available to the over 800,000 Americans serving our nation in the Reserve and National Guard, is co-sponsored by the two co-chairs of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-04), as well as Congressman Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05), Congresswoman Marie Newman (IL-03), Congressman Kaiali\u02bbi Kahele (HI-02), and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10).\n\nThis bill has the support of: National Guard Association of the U.S. (NGAUS), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S. (EANGUS), Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Chief Warrant Officers Association of the U.S. Coast Guard, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, Reserve Organization of America (formerly Reserve Officers Association), Air Force Sergeants Association, the Wounded Warrior Project, VoteVets, and the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.\n\n\u201cYou would think members of the force America counts on to be always ready, always there would all have health insurance, but that\u2019s not the case. In fact, we\u2019ve had to send National Guard soldiers and airmen to the frontlines of the worst public health crisis in a century without medical coverage. This legislation would ensure that never happens again. We applaud it,\u201d said retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the NGAUS president. \u201cIt would also provide the Guard with a game-changing recruiting and retention tool, which would go a long way toward paying for this coverage,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do for the Guard and the nation.\u201d\n\n\"The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) would like to express our gratitude to Rep. Andy Kim for his hard work and dedication to the National Guard and his efforts to ensure medical readiness for our servicemembers,\" said Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Karen Craig, President of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States. \"Ensuring that National Guard servicemembers are ready to answer our nation's call is always of the utmost concern. Medical readiness is one of the most critical aspects of ensuring our members are prepared at a moment's notice and providing healthcare is the key to ensuring this happens.\"\n\n\u201cThe Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to Representatives Andy Kim and Trent Kelly for introducing this crucial legislation,\u201d said the AFSA\u2019s Executive Director Keith A. Reed. \u201cFor too long, members of the reserve component have been denied equitable access to the healthcare they are entitled to receive by virtue of serving our country in uniform. This legislation would remedy this wrong by allowing eligible beneficiaries to enroll in the healthcare plan of their choice at no cost and provide early age retirees who are drawing retirement pay with long-desired coverage parity. The AFSA is proud to support this bill, and we are looking forward to working with members of Congress to secure its expeditious codification in public law.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, if enacted, the Healthcare for our Troops Act would:\n\nEnsure every service member has healthcare\n\nProvide premium-free/zero cost sharing medical and dental coverage for Selected Reserve members eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS)\n\nAddress financial barriers to seeking mental health care\n\nImprove readiness\n\nPrepare service members for no-notice deployments\n\nProvide comprehensive treatment for illnesses and injuries which affect medical readiness, regardless of duty status\n\nRequire a study on eliminating annual physicals during drill and replacing them with forms to be completed by civilian providers to assess medical readiness--giving commanders back valuable training days and saving over $162 Million annually in contracted medical assessments\n\nProvide incentives for service and hiring service members\n\nProvide an employer incentive to hiring Guard and Reserve members by lessening demand for employer-sponsored healthcare plans.\n\nEliminate the statutory language that excludes those eligible for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program from TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility\n\nFix the parity gap for Reserve Component retirees receiving early retirement pay due to deployment credits making them eligible for TRICARE upon receipt of retirement pay", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:30Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/highlight-rep-michael-guest-named-vice-ranking-member-homeland-security", "HIGHLIGHT: Rep. Michael Guest Named Vice Ranking Member of Homeland Security Committee", "2021-06-16", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) has been named Vice Ranking Member of the Committee. Guest has served on the Homeland Security Committee since coming to Congress in 2019.\n\n\"Rep. Michael Guest is a thoughtful, hard-working, and valued member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and I appreciate his willingness to serve in this leadership position,\" said Ranking Member Katko. \"A former prosecutor, Rep. Guest has used his unique perspective to lead several key counterterrorism and border security efforts in Congress. The Committee has set forth an aggressive agenda, and I look forward to continued partnership with Vice Ranking Member Guest as we take strong action to improve our overall homeland security.\"\n\n\"I'm honored to fill this role and thankful for the opportunity to work alongside Ranking Member Katko to advance a homeland security agenda that will create safer American communities and, in turn, a safer nation. I plan to continue to work closely with our national leaders, Department of Homeland Security officials, and law enforcement community to construct sound policies that will protect the homeland from threats \u2013 both foreign and domestic,\" said Vice Ranking Member Guest.\n\nGuest has proven himself as an effective legislator and staunch advocate for our homeland security. He became the first Republican freshman House Member to pass a piece of legislation in the 116th Congress with The Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019. Guest also introduced the Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act in both the 116th and 117th Congress to support state law enforcement tasked with aiding in protecting the U.S. borders.\n\nVice Ranking Member Guest also joined Ranking Member Katko on a visit to the border in April, where they heard directly from state law enforcement and border patrol agents and gained firsthand insight into the border crisis.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/unanimous-consent-request-s1899-stop-taxpayer-funding-hamas-act", "UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S.1899, Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act", "2021-06-16", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 105\n\n(Senate - June 16, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I join my colleagues today in\n\ndefense of our longtime friend and trusted ally, Israel, and to argue\n\nthat absolutely no American taxpayer dollars should be spent to benefit\n\nterrorist organizations.\n\nIsrael has no greater friend than the United States, and the Israeli\n\npeople have long relied on assistance from the American people and\n\nother allies. It is an unshakeable bond based on mutual respect, shared\n\ndemocratic values, and common interests that existed long before the\n\nmodern State of Israel was founded. We must continue to support and\n\nfoster that relationship with everything we have as Israel faces\n\ngrowing threats from Hamas and other terrorist groups in the region.\n\nAs the annual appropriations process moves along, I am concerned, as\n\nare many of my colleagues, that foreign aid--U.S. taxpayer dollars--\n\ncould end up in the hands of those who have boldly proclaimed that\n\ntheir intent is to do harm to Israel and our interests in the region.\n\nThe most recent wave of violence in the Middle East makes it clear\n\nthat our resources must be responsibly spent and kept out of the\n\ncoffers of terrorist organizations and bad actors whose violence can be\n\nbankrolled by commandeering U.S. foreign aid.\n\nThe Biden administration admitted recently \"there are no\n\nguarantees\" our humanitarian assistance will reach the intended\n\nrecipients. I believe it is our duty to guarantee this. It is\n\nimperative that we are certain that not a single cent of taxpayer money\n\nis spent to fund Hamas and its military arsenal.\n\nIn this effort, my colleagues and I have teamed up to ensure that\n\nsafeguards are in place to make sure anti-American and anti-Israel\n\ngroups do not continue down this dangerous path of radicalization and\n\nindoctrination at the expense of hard-working Americans.\n\nThe Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act, introduced by my friend\n\nSenator Scott of Florida, is commonsense legislation. It protects\n\nAmerican assets and allies, while ensuring that not a penny of foreign\n\naid is spent indoctrinating students abroad and bankrolling terrorist\n\nactivities.\n\nThis is a nonpartisan issue. Americans do not support terrorism, so\n\nthey certainly should not have to subsidize terrorism. We must take a\n\nstand against this barbarism and the harm it poses to most innocent\n\ncivilians.\n\nI simply cannot imagine why any of my colleagues--Republican,\n\nDemocrat, or Independent--would oppose legislation that is fiscally\n\nresponsible, morally sound, and in the best interest of our allies,\n\nservicemembers, and our future generations.\n\nFinally, I believe we should recognize that American citizens feel\n\nthe painful effects from the recent flareup of violence toward Israel.\n\nIn tandem with the global unrest, we have witnessed the significant\n\nrise in anti-Semitic attacks largely fueled by old prejudices and\n\naccelerated by harmful political rhetoric. It is my fervent hope that\n\nwe would dedicate ourselves to stopping anti-Semitic violence, to\n\nfortifying our determination to protect the State of Israel, and to\n\npromoting peaceful relations in the Middle East.\n\nThank you.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5326", "Kelly Announces Service Academy Preparatory School Placement\n\nJune 10, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the placement of Taylor Kitakis at the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Taylor, a Calhoun City High School graduate, completed her high school education one year ahead of schedule and she ranked 7th in her high school class. Beginning this fall, she will advance to the\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-06-10", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly is pleased to announce the placement of Taylor Kitakis at the United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Taylor, a Calhoun City High School graduate, completed her high school education one year ahead of schedule and she ranked 7th in her high school class. Beginning this fall, she will advance to the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School. Upon completion of her studies, Taylor plans to attend the United States Air Force Academy. She is excited to continue the tradition of military service in her family and eager to serve our great Nation as an officer in the Air Force. Taylor is the daughter of Alex and Melissa Kitakis. \"I am excited about the future because I know this will be a life-changing experience,\" Taylor said. \"I am looking forward to this career path and serving my country.\"", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:30Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5329", "Miss. Delegation Requests Administration Restore Second Destroyer to Budget\n\nJune 10, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., have sent President Biden a letter opposing his recent budget request for the U.S. Navy, which would reduce the number of ships in the fleet and cut a destroyer from the Navy\u2019s\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-06-10", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., have sent President Biden a letter opposing his recent budget request for the U.S. Navy, which would reduce the number of ships in the fleet and cut a destroyer from the Navy\u2019s procurement plan for Fiscal Year 2022.\n\n\u201cWe were deeply troubled by the shipbuilding portion of the Navy\u2019s recently released budget request for Fiscal Year 2022, which reduced the number of planned ships from 12 to just eight. This sends the exact wrong message to our global competitors\u2014particularly China, which now boasts the world\u2019s largest Navy fleet and is continuing to build modern warships at a breakneck pace,\u201d the members wrote.\n\nIn 2018, the Navy embarked on a five-year contract to procure a minimum of 10 Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 Flight III destroyers, which are built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Bath, Maine. The President\u2019s budget request would procure only one destroyer, down from the planned rate of two. The lawmakers emphasized that this would have adverse consequences to both the shipbuilding industry and its thousands of employees.\n\n\u201cThere is simply no shortcut to building the naval fleet that America needs. We urge you to intervene by restoring a second destroyer to the budget request and prioritizing reaching a 355-ship fleet,\u201d the lawmakers concluded.\n\nDear Mr. President:\n\nWe were deeply troubled by the shipbuilding portion of the Navy's recently released budget request for Fiscal Year 2022, which reduced the number of planned ships from 12 to just eight. This sends the exact wrong message to our global competitors-particularly China, which now boasts the world's largest Navy fleet and is continuing to build modem warships at a breakneck pace.\n\nIn your address to Congress last month, you declared, \"We're in competition with China and other countries to win the 21st century. We're at a great inflection point in history... We have to compete more strenuously than we have.\" Seapower is the most relevant currency in the Western Pacific. Losing more Navy power relative to China would result in the loss of our ability to deter Chinese aggression against our regional partners and Beijing's disregard for maritime rule of law.\n\nThe most alarming aspect of the Navy's budget request is the planned reduction from two to a single Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 Flight ID destroyer. The DDG-51 class is by far the most successful warship program in modern history, with an unmatched ability to project power at sea. Other recent shipbuilding programs have been plagued by cost overruns, production delays, and immature technology, yet production of Arleigh Burke destroyers remains reliable and efficient. Recognizing this, the Navy in 2018 entered into a five\u00ad year multiyear contract that authorized procurement of a minimum of 10 destroyers. Our nation's shrinking shipbuilding industry relies on consistent orders to establish predictable,serial production rates. Removing a destroyer from the planned FY 2022 build rate would have adverse consequences to both the industry and its many thousands of employees.\n\nCongress stands committed to building a Navy that can deter aggression and, when necessary, fight and win wars. Since 2017, it has been ''the policy of the United States to have available, as soon as practicable, not fewer than 355 battle force ships (Public Law 115-91, Section 1025).\" Unfortunately, the Navy is still struggling to reach 300 battle force ships even as China surges past 360. This is a visible manifestation of the eroding competitive gap between the United States and China.\n\nThere is simply no shortcut to building the naval fleet that America needs.We urge you to intervene by restoring a second destroyer to the budget request and prioritizing reaching a 355-ship fleet.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:30Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-leads-bipartisan-letter-calling-doj-update-congress-cattle", "Congressman Guest Leads Bipartisan Letter calling on DOJ to Update Congress on Cattle Market Investigations", "2021-06-08", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) and Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) provide updates or a final report to Congress on the DOJ's investigations into anticompetitive conduct within the beef industry.\n\nCattle producers in Mississippi and across the country have continued to experience volatile livestock markets driven by supply chain disruptions and labor challenges driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and a consolidated beef market. In May of 2020, the Department of Justice launched investigations into the four largest meatpackers in the United States to examine if anticompetitive market-distorting practices led to price disparities between live cattle prices and wholesale beef.\n\nSee the full text of the letter here or below:\n\nDear Attorney General Garland:\n\nOn May 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division issued civil investigative demands (CIDs) to the four largest meatpackers in the United States due to concerns of anticompetitive conduct within the beef industry. Unfortunately, the DOJ has not provided any updates regarding the investigation's status or conclusive reports resulting from this review. We respectfully request details on the outcome of the investigation. Should this matter require more time, we encourage the Antitrust Division to continue its civil investigation while at minimum providing a status update to Congress.\n\nWe understand that a thorough investigation can take many months, but it concerns us that farmers, ranchers, and the packers themselves have all been left with little direction since the CIDs were issued. As you may know, the price for live cattle in the United States has decreased in the last several years, forcing many small operators to make difficult decisions as they strive to stay in business and keep their farms operational. Yet, at the same time, the price of boxed beef has increased significantly, raising consumer prices and widening the gap between live cattle prices, which is a concern for ranchers and consumers alike. This disparity has only been accelerated by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the labor shortages in processing facilities due to enhanced government benefits, all of which has resulted in continued food supply chain disruption.\n\nThese challenges reinforce the need to ensure that our nation's farmers, ranchers, and producers operate in transparent markets, which in turn helps feed American families. We ask that the DOJ continue its attentiveness to this matter and provide updates of findings to ensure confidence in our commodity markets. Thank you for your review and consideration of this request.\n\nCosigners Include: Trent Kelly (MS-01); Sanford Bishop (GA-02); Rick Crawford (AR-01); Rick Allen (GA-12); William Timmons (SC-04); Austin Scott (GA-08); Scott DesJarlais (TN-04); Mike Rogers (AL-03); Scott Franklin (FL-15); Bill Posey (FL-08); Kat Cammack (FL-03); Clay Higgins (LA-03); Bruce Westerman (AR-04); Tom Rice (SC-07); Ralph Norman (SC-05); Garret Graves (LA-06); Jeff Duncan (SC-03); Barry Moore (AL-02); Diana Harshbarger (TN-01); John Rose (TN-06); Julia Letlow (LA-05); Drew Ferguson (GA-03); Steven Palazzo (MS-04); Joe Wilson (SC-02); David Rouzer (NC-07); Madison Cawthorn (NC-11); Gregory F. Murphy (NC-03); Mike Johnson (LA-04); Robert Aderholt (AL-04); Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03); Frank Lucas (OK-03); Gregory W. Steube (FL-17); Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25); Bob Gibbs (OH-07); Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-02); Mary E. Miller (IL-15); Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16); Bill Johnson (OH-06); Adrian Smith (NE-03); Warren Davidson (OH-08); James Comer (KY-01); Vicky Hartzler (MO-04); Cliff Bentz (OR-02); Lisa McClain (MI-10); Michelle Fischbach (MN-07); Tom Cole (OK-04); Markwayne Mullin (OK-02); Liz Cheney (WY-AL); Stephanie Bice (OK-05); David G. Valadao (CA-21).\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/honoring-trooper-john-martin-harris", "HONORING TROOPER JOHN MARTIN HARRIS", "2021-06-08", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 99\n\n(Senate - June 8, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I rise to pay tribute to\n\nMississippi Highway Patrol Trooper John Martin Harris, who was killed\n\nin the line of duty on May 28, 2021. Harris was conducting a routine\n\ntraffic stop on Highway 16 in Madison County when a vehicle struck and\n\nkilled him. I honor Trooper Harris' service, extend my deepest\n\ncondolences to his family, and reiterate my unwavering support for our\n\nlaw enforcement personnel.\n\nA Clarksdale native, Harris knew from a young age he wanted to serve\n\nhis community as a law enforcement officer. Trooper Harris began his\n\nlaw enforcement career in 1997 in Webb, MS. He earned his first Law\n\nEnforcement Purple Heart while serving on the police force in Friars\n\nPoint and earned a second Purple Heart while serving at the Madison\n\nCounty Sheriff's Office. Harris then continued his career at the\n\nRichland Police Department. In 2018, Harris achieved his lifelong dream\n\nof becoming a Mississippi Highway Patrolman and graduated from Trooper\n\nSchool as part of Cadet Class No. 62. In addition to the Purple Heart\n\nmedals, Harris received dozens of awards, too numerous to mention here,\n\nfor valor and bravery. Several were commendations for his work on\n\nnarcotics teams and with K-9 units.\n\nTrooper Harris is survived by his wife Katie Parker Harris of\n\nMadison, his two children Parker and Cooper, and his parents Jean and\n\nJimmy Harris of Clarksdale. I send my deepest sympathies to his family\n\nand to all who knew him. May God grant them comfort, grace, and peace\n\nin these unspeakably difficult times.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-joins-letter-calling-investigation-covid-19s-origins", "Congressman Guest Joins Letter Calling for Investigation Into COVID-19\u2019s Origins", "2021-06-07", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) recently joined more than 200 of his House Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Pelosi calling for her to direct the appropriate Democratic Committee Chairs to investigate the origins of COVID-19. The letter follows a report by the Wall Street Journal revealing that three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology displayed COVID-19-like symptoms in November of 2019, which has revitalized calls for a probe to further examine the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a Wuhan lab.\n\nThe letter also calls for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to be held accountable for its role in the origins of COVID-19. The letter specifically notes House Democrats' concerning statements and legislative agenda, which have not focused on ensuring the CCP is held accountable for its role in COVID-19, and contrasts that to statements from officials in the Biden Administration demonstrating their interest in learning about the virus's origins and the need for an independent investigation. The letter reinforces the need for Congressional action on this matter, as the World Health Organization's report released on March 30, 2021, is not trustworthy, given the CCP's role in the development of the study.\n\nRead the full text of the letter here or below:\n\nDear Speaker Pelosi,\n\nWe request that you instruct the appropriate Democrat committee chairs to immediately join Republican calls to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its role in causing the global COVID-19 pandemic. There is mounting evidence the pandemic started in a Chinese lab, and the CCP covered it up. If that is the case, the CCP is responsible for the deaths of almost 600,000 Americans and millions more worldwide. These questions about the CCP's liability are not a diversion, as you falsely claimed. To the contrary, every American family that lost someone deserves answers about the origin of this terrible virus, and House Democrats' ongoing refusal to allocate investigative resources to get those answers is an affront to them.\n\nRepeatedly, House Republicans called for a full investigation to address the CCP's complicity in obscuring the origins of COVID-19. Repeatedly, our requests were ignored. Instead, House Democrats pursued a radical left-wing agenda that is pushing the economy toward the highest inflation rates since 1979. Indeed, in March 2020, Democrat Whip James Clyburn set the tone when he told House Democrats the pandemic represented \"a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.\" Now, more than one year later, Democrats have a record of pushing partisan extremist priorities with no connection to COVID-19 relief, while alarmingly shielding the CCP from scrutiny. After more than a year of inaction in light of mounting evidence against the CCP, it raises serious questions as to why House Democrats continue to cover for the CCP's lies and obfuscation.\n\nThe CCP admitted to \"firmly oppos[ing] certain countries' attempts to . . . hold China accountable.\" House Republicans have rejected the CCP's position with respect to cooperating with an outside investigation. As Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan said back on July 2, 2020, \"[I]f [the CCP] had told us earlier, lots more people would be alive today in our country and around the world. [But] for some reason, the majority doesn't want to look at that fundamental issue.\" To hold the CCP accountable, however, we need access to the full range of tools available to congressional investigators, including subpoenas for documents and the power to compel key witnesses to give testimony. To date, Democrat committee chairs throughout the House are refusing to allocate those resources for questioning about the origins of the COVID-19 virus.\n\nThis investigation is more urgent now considering the recent report that, according to U.S. intelligence sources, three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) became ill and sought hospital care in November 2019, a full month before the CCP publicly reported any COVID-19 cases. Although House Democrats have been mum on this new evidence, it certainly got the attention of the Biden Administration, which appears to share the concerns of House Republicans about the CCP's role in the pandemic. For instance, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said, \"[w]e continue to have serious questions about the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its origins within the [CCP].\" The calls for a full and complete investigation of the CCP's role, however, are not limited to President Biden's National Security Council:\n\nSecretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said, \"we have to understand how COVID-19 surfaced, we have to understand how it spread so we can try to make sure we are prepared for next time\" and \"[a] COVID origins study must be launched\u2026to fully assess the source of the virus and the early days of the outbreak.\"\n\nChief Medical Advisor to President Biden Dr. Anthony Fauci, when asked if he was confident COVID-19 developed naturally, said, \"no actually, I am not convinced about that, I think we should . . . investigate what went on in China.\"\n\nFinding answers to the questions that Secretary Beccera and Dr. Fauci raised will be difficult. The CCP has made it clear that key evidence is not forthcoming. In fact, since the beginning of the pandemic, the CCP has proactively misled the world about COVID-19. One of the possible origins, the WIV, has never shared any raw data, safety logs, or lab records on its work pertaining to coronaviruses.\n\nThis follows a similar pattern of deception by the CCP for the past year. The CCP has:\n\ncoordinated with health officials to conceal the origins and spread of COVID-19;\n\nled propaganda campaigns to pass the blame for COVID-19 to other countries, including the United States;\n\nsilenced and censored COVID-19 whistleblowers, researchers, physicians, and scientists;\n\nthreatened U.S. elected officials, including Members of the House; and\n\nexpelled American journalists.\n\nIt is also clear the World Health Organization (WHO) is not up to the task of investigating these questions. On May 19, 2020, member nations directed the WHO to \"identify the . . . source\" of COVID-19. On March 30, 2021, the WHO released a report that was undermined by the CCP's ability to influence the underlying investigation. The CCP had full veto power over inclusion of American scientists; vetoed the three Americans put forward by the U.S. government; designed the mission's itinerary and refused access to Chinese scientists and raw data; and had full power to edit and alter the final report.\n\nThe WHO's inability to conduct a review that yielded meaningful findings makes the need for a bipartisan congressional investigation more acute. The concerns about the WHO's investigation are not isolated to House Republicans\u2014several Biden Administration officials raised similar questions about the reliability of the WHO's report and called for an independent investigation:\n\nChief Medical Advisor to President Biden Dr. Anthony Fauci said, \"[t]here was a lot of restrictions on the ability of the people who went there to really take a look . . . [I] have some considerable concerns about that.\"\n\nAfter the WHO said a laboratory accident was \"extremely unlikely,\" Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said, \"that is not [the Biden Administration's] assessment.\"\n\nSecretary of State Antony Blinken stated, \"[w]e've got real concerns about the methodology and the process that went into [the WHO] report, including the fact that the government in Beijing apparently helped write it.\"\n\nIt is clear the WHO failed to produce the final word on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the CCP's liability. That task falls to us in Congress. House Republicans have consistently called on you to uncover this truth. It is time you join this battle.\n\nWe hope House Democrats will abandon their partisan agenda and join House Republicans' investigation into the origins of COVID-19. This is one of the most important questions we face. Thank you for your attention to this urgent request\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tribute-dr-heber-simmons-jr", "TRIBUTE TO DR. HEBER SIMMONS, JR.", "2021-06-07", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 98\n\n(Senate - June 7, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, the American Academy of\n\nPediatric Dentists, AAPD, last month named Dr. Heber Simmons, Jr., of\n\nJackson, MS, as its 2021 Pediatric Dentist of the Year. I commend him\n\nfor his decades of service and for the significant contributions he has\n\nmade to the dental profession. His lifetime commitment to the specialty\n\nof pediatric dentistry has helped advance children's health in\n\nMississippi and around the country. Dr. Simmons' many years of clinical\n\npractice, his dedication to improving academic dentistry, and his\n\npassion for public policy make him a deserving recipient of the\n\nPediatric Dentist of the Year honor.\n\nDr. Simmons received his dental degree from the University of\n\nTennessee and completed his pediatric dentistry training there after\n\nserving our Nation for 3 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. Following\n\nhis training and military service, Dr. Simmons practiced for 57 years\n\nin Jackson before retiring recently from active practice. His passion\n\nand dedication have made him a national leader in dentistry, proven by\n\nhis past presidencies of the AAPD, the American Academy of Dental\n\nPractice Administration, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and the\n\nMississippi Dental Association. Furthermore, he received the AAPD\n\nDistinguished Service Award in 1994 and the Ann Page Griffin\n\nHumanitarian Award in 2011. For many years, he served on the Board of\n\nTrustees of the American Dental Association, ADA, serving as a\n\nspokesperson for the ADA from 1981 to 2019. In this role, he was\n\nfeatured on nationally televised programs such as \"60 Minutes\" and\n\n\"Good Morning, America.\"\n\nDr. Simmons currently serves as a special consultant to the AAPD\n\nBoard of Trustees after serving as the academy's congressional liaison\n\nsince 1997. As AAPD Congressional Liaison, he helped educate Members of\n\nCongress and their staffs concerning oral health issues for children,\n\ntestified before Congress, and served in a key leadership role in AAPD\n\nadvocacy efforts. This includes helping to allocate more than $158\n\nmillion for pediatric dentistry to the title VII program at the Health\n\nResources and Services Administration. For this work, Heber was awarded\n\nan AAPD Presidential Citation in 2001, and more recently, his alma\n\nmater, the College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health\n\nScience Center, recreated an endowed professorship in his name. Last\n\nyear, at the AAPD Pediatric Oral Health Advocacy Conference, Dr.\n\nSimmons was the keynote speaker and received another Presidential\n\ncitation in recognition of and appreciation for his tireless and\n\ndedicated national advocacy for his profession and the oral health of\n\nAmerica's children.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/protect-innocent-lives-hamas-missiles-congressman-guest-introduces-legislation", "To Protect Innocent Lives from Hamas Missiles, Congressman Guest Introduces Legislation to Replenish Iron Dome Missile Supply", "2021-06-04", "2021", "2021-06", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to support the replenishment of Israel's missile defense systems, also known as the Iron Dome. The Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act of 2021 is a companion to a bill introduced by Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Ted Cruz (R-TX). The legislation would redirect funds appropriated for Gaza to replenish Israel's defense missile systems.\n\nCongressman Guest introduced the legislation following Secretary of State Antony Blinken's admission that the funds allocated to Gaza could be used by Hamas to replenish its stockpiles.\n\nThe Senate and House companion bills were introduced after Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced legislation to block the sale of weapons to Israel.\n\n\"This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is about protecting innocent lives from the continued attacks by the terrorist group Hamas, which aims to kill Israeli citizens and cause destruction. The Iron Dome is the strongest asset that Israel has to defend against the targeting of innocent civilians by Hamas and other Iran-backed terrorist groups, so until a lasting peace is achieved, we must support Israel's efforts to protect its people,\" Rep. Guest said.\n\n\"I just returned from Israel where I inspected IRON DOME defense systems and the tragic devastation caused by Iranian-backed terrorists' rockets, so I believe resupplying the life-saving IRON DOME interceptors must be a top priority for Congress. I'm pleased that Representative Guest has introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to the bill that Senators Rubio, Cotton, Cruz, and I introduced in the U.S. Senate to require the Executive Branch to redirect U.S. foreign assistance to help Israel replenish its highly-effective missile defense interceptors,\" Sen. Hagerty said.\n\nAccording to its developer, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the Iron Dome has a missile interception success rate of 90% since its deployment in 2011. According to a video shared by the Israel Defense Forces Twitter page that displays the use of the Iron Dome to intercept missiles, over 4,000 rockets were fired at Israel in a ten day period. As a strictly defensive military asset, rockets purposed for use by the Iron Dome would be used to protect Israeli citizens from missile barrages and are not intended for offensive military operations.\n\nThe House companion legislation has received 22 original cosponsors:\n\nRep. Ralph Norman (SC-05); Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14); Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18); Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-25); Rep. Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04); Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03); Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06); Rep. W. Gregory Steube (FL-17); Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02); Rep. Bill Posey (FL-08); Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10); Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21); Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01); Rep. Tedd Budd (NC-13); Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25); Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06); Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-16); Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01); Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04); Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-01); Rep. Bob Good (VA-05); and Andrew Clyde (GA-09).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:57:00Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-discourages-use-government-resources-fly-blm-flags-over", "Congressman Guest Discourages Use of Government Resources to Fly BLM Flags over Embassies", "2021-05-28", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) cosponsored the Stars and Stripes Act of 2021, legislation to ensure that only American flags, host nation flags, U.S. state flags, federal entity flags, armed forces flags, and POW/MIA flags are flown on United States of America embassy grounds.\n\nThe legislation was introduced by Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) after Secretary of State Antony Blinken \"strongly encouraged\" foreign embassies to use department resources to fly Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags on the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd.\n\n\"The death of George Floyd opened important discussions surrounding police reform in the United States. However, using United States resources to display a non-governmental flag over United States embassies is not permissible. I encourage all Americans to exercise their First Amendment right to free speech and to continue civil dialogue around this matter. However, these discussions should not be aired out on an international stage. Our country's resources should be used to highlight our unity, not our political divisions,\" Guest said.\"\n\nBLM is a decentralized social movement that has been incorporated by numerous organizations, some contradictory to one another. Protestors displaying BLM flags have threatened police officers, and the official organization supports defunding the police. Recently, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Foundation stepped down amid criticisms from other Black Lives Matter chapters for the foundation's lack of transparency involving funds collected under BLM sponsored fundraising.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-introduces-resolution-honor-memorial-day", "Congressman Guest Introduces Resolution in Honor of Memorial Day", "2021-05-28", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) introduced a resolution in honor of Memorial Day. The resolution expresses that the House of Representatives \"calls on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day as a special day of remembrance to honor the men and women of the United States who died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.\"\n\n\"We can never repay the debt we owe the men and women who gave their lives for our great nation, but we can remain committed to the values they fought and died for \u2013 values such as hard-work, determination, and truth. We must always remember that we are blessed to be citizens of this great republic, to live in a nation that was divinely inspired, and to call this land our home.\"\n\nThe bipartisan resolution was cosponsored by 90 Members of Congress at the time of introduction:\n\nRep. Matt Gaetz (FL-01); Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-22); Rep. Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04); Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01); Rep. David McKinley (WV-01); Rep. John Carter (TX-31); Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25); Rep. W. Gregory Steube (FL-17); Rep. Garret Graves (LA-06); Rep. David P. Joyce (OH-14); Rep. Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar (FL-27); Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-02); Rep. Troy E. Nehls (TX-22); Rep. Yvette Herrell (NM-02); Rep. Madison Cawthorn (NC-11); Rep. Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (At large PR); Rep. Michael T. McCaul (TX-10); Rep. Mike Waltz (FL-06); Rep. Ben Cline (VA-06); Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13); Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01); Rep. J. Luis Correa (CA-46); Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02); Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02); Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14); Rep. Steven Palazzo (MS-04); Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14); Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16); Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05); Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08); Rep. Glenn \u2018GT' Thompson (PA-15); Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01); Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-02); Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05); Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16); Rep. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08); Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks (IA-02); Rep. Robert E. Latta (OH-05); Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08); Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-07); Rep. Ed Case (HI-01); Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15); Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06); Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07); Rep. Alex Mooney (WV-02); Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02); Rep. Rick W. Allen (GA-12); Rep. John H. Rutherford (FL-04); Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05); Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03); Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05); Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-05); Rep. Bob Good (VA-05); Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05); Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12); Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04); Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14); Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-09); Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03); Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04); Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03); Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-02); Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12); Rep. Bill Posey (FL-08); Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-11); Rep. Greg Pence (IN-06); Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01); Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03); Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01); Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19); Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03); Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42); Rep. David Kustoff (TN-08); Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01); Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02); Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18); Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-06); Rep. Warren Davidson (OH-08); Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02); Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-01); Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07); Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04); Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05); Rep. Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL); Jody Hice (GA-10); Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11); Pete Sessions (TX-17); Rep. Lee Zeldin (NY-01); Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06).\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tribute-paul-hollis", "TRIBUTE TO PAUL HOLLIS", "2021-05-27", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 93\n\n(Senate - May 27, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend Mr.\n\nPaul Hollis of Rolling Fork, MS, for his service and contributions to\n\nthe State of Mississippi while serving as the 85th president of Delta\n\nCouncil.\n\nOrganized in 1935, Delta Council plays an important role in uniting\n\nthe agricultural, business, and economic development leadership to\n\nsolve problems and promote greater opportunities in the Mississippi\n\nDelta region, which encompasses 19 counties in Northwest Mississippi.\n\nMr. Hollis has selflessly committed himself this year to the standing\n\npriorities of Delta Council's agenda, namely flood control, among other\n\nmajor issues the council addresses. As the owner and operator of Hollis\n\nFarms in Anguilla, MS, for over 30 years, he knows all too well the\n\nunjust history and devastation the incomplete Yazoo Backwater Pumps\n\nflood control project has brought to his community. There are few\n\nproponents of the Yazoo Backwater Pump Project who have volunteered the\n\ntime, loyalty, attention, and leadership as fervently as Paul Hollis.\n\nMr. Hollis assumed the role of Delta Council president in a\n\nnontraditional fashion by way of the first-ever virtual meeting of\n\nDelta Council, due to the unprecedented challenges we faced during the\n\nCOVID-19 global pandemic. Despite the hardships the virus brought upon\n\nour State and Delta Council, Mr. Hollis led this organization admirably\n\nthrough the rest of 2020 to restore the traditional Delta Council Day\n\nat the 86th annual meeting, at which I am honored to serve as the\n\nkeynote speaker.\n\nOutside of his time spent working on his farm and serving Delta\n\nCouncil, Mr. Hollis contributes his leadership skills to many valuable\n\ncommunity organizations. He serves as commissioner for the Mississippi\n\nLevee Board and chairman of the Delta Council Flood Control Committee.\n\nHe is president of his local Rotary Club, president of the Sharkey\n\nCountry Club, serves on the board for Sharkey-Issaquena Academy, as\n\nwell as Sharkey County School Board, chairman of the Board for Central\n\nMississippi Walk to Emmaus, and a board member for the Lower Delta\n\nPartnership. He has also served as past chairman of Farm Service Agency\n\nfor Sharkey County and is chairman of Trustees for Rolling Fork United\n\nMethodist Church.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tribute-tom-gresham", "TRIBUTE TO TOM GRESHAM", "2021-05-27", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 93\n\n(Senate - May 27, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, on May 31, 2020, Mr. Tom\n\nGresham of Indianola, MS, concluded his term as the 84th president of\n\nDelta Council. I am pleased to commend him for his service and\n\ncontributions to the Delta region and the State of Mississippi.\n\nOrganized in 1935, Delta Council plays an important role in uniting\n\nthe agricultural, business, and economic development leadership to\n\nsolve problems and promote greater opportunities in the Mississippi\n\nDelta region, which encompasses 19 counties in Northwest Mississippi.\n\nMr. Gresham's tenure began on the heels of the devastating and\n\nhistorical Yazoo Backwater Flood of 2019, which destroyed thousands of\n\nacres, hundreds of homes, and took two lives. As a Delta native,\n\nbusiness owner, and servant to his community, his leadership helped\n\nbring tremendous attention and change to a new plan proposed by the\n\nU.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address this critical flood control\n\nissue.\n\nHe also met challenges unlike any other Delta Council president in\n\nthe unprecedented times we faced during the onset of the global\n\npandemic of COVID-19. In leading Delta Council throughout his\n\npresidency, he navigated the way for the council to continue its\n\ndevoted work to the region, despite the difficulties the virus brought\n\nus. This included the first-ever virtual meeting of Delta Council.\n\nI also applaud Mr. Gresham, as a longtime former chairman of Delta\n\nCouncil's Development Department, along with Delta Strong leadership,\n\non bringing hundreds of jobs to the Delta through the Delta Strong\n\nindustrial recruitment initiative. As the president of Double Quick,\n\nInc., for over 35 years, Tom Gresham knows what it takes to grow a\n\nsuccessful business in the Delta.\n\nDespite the time spent dedicated to his presidency and career, Mr.\n\nGresham still finds time to serve in a multitude of capacities locally\n\nand regionally. He has served in leadership roles as cochairman of the\n\nIndianola Promise Community, director of Northwest Mississippi\n\nCommunity Foundation, past chairman of Mississippi Economic Council\n\npast president of Mississippi Association of Convenience Stores,\n\nIndianola Educational Foundation, Indianola Rotary Flub, Mid-Delta Arts\n\nAssociation, Society of Independent Gas Marketers of America, and more.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5314", "Reps Kim and Kelly Introduce Bill to Expand No-Fee Healthcare for Reserve and National Guard\n\nMay 25, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans, \r\n              Healthcare\n\n\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) introduced the Healthcare for our Troops Act, a bill that would make no-fee healthcare available to the over 800,000 Americans serving our nation in the Reserve and National Guard. The bipartisan bill is co-sponsored by the two co-chairs of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, Congressman Tim Ryan\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-05-25", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) introduced the Healthcare for our Troops Act, a bill that would make no-fee healthcare available to the over 800,000 Americans serving our nation in the Reserve and National Guard. The bipartisan bill is co-sponsored by the two co-chairs of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-04), as well as Congressman Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33).\n\n\u201cAmericans who wear the uniform and protect our nation should not be without healthcare. It\u2019s that simple,\u201d said Congressman Kim. \u201cWe owe our Reservists and National Guard so much, and this bill fulfills a basic bipartisan promise: that we will be there for them as they are there for us every day to keep our country safe. I want to thank Congressman Kelly for his partnership on this mission to make sure that every one of our Reservists and National Guard members has the health care they deserve. I look forward to working with our colleagues across the aisle to get this across the finish line and deliver for those who serve.\u201d\n\nThe bill would ensure that every member of the Reserves and National Guard, including the roughly 130,000 members who don't have private health insurance, can access TRICARE Reserve Select at no cost. The bill also addresses a recent call by the head of the National Guard Bureau, Army General Daniel Hokanson, for no-cost healthcare for every member of the National Guard. General Hokanson called the issue, \u201cone of my most pressing concerns.\u201d\n\n\u201cFrom being deployed nonstop, protecting our nation\u2019s capital, and handling pandemic relief efforts, we witnessed an unprecedented use of our military,\u201d said Congressman Kelly. \u201cCurrent bureaucratic policies prevent some of our service members from having the same healthcare benefits as their counterparts on active-duty. Providing health care for all service members is a readiness issue that is easily fixed. Our Guardsmen and Reservists deserve to have access to preventive and routine healthcare. The Healthcare for our Troops Act ensures that no military member will have to worry about paying for medical bills.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, if enacted, the Healthcare for our Troops Act would:\n\n\u2022 Ensure Reservists and National Guard members have no-fee healthcare through TRICARE Reserve Select that covers medical and dental coverage\n\n\u2022 Increases military readiness by ensuring service members can access physicals needed to be ready for no-notice deployments which have increased over the past year\n\n\u2022 Provide an incentive for small businesses to hire Reserve and National Guard members by ensuring their healthcare costs are covered\n\n\u2022 Require a study on eliminating annual physicals during drill and replacing them with forms to be completed by civilian providers to assess medical readiness--giving commanders back valuable training days and saving over $162 Million annually in contracted medical assessments\n\n\u2022 Eliminate the statutory language that excludes Federal Employees Health Benefits Program eligible service members from TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility.\n\n\u2022 Fix the parity gap for Reserve Component retirees receiving early retirement pay due to deployment credits making them eligible for TRICARE upon receipt of retirement pay\n\n\u201cAs a Cochair of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, I could not be more proud of the work that these service members have done for our country \u2013 especially over this last year,\u201d said Congressman Ryan. \u201cBut back-to-back deployments, whether overseas or here at home, take their toll. This legislation represents a huge step forward in making sure our citizen Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines not only have access to the health care they need to take care of themselves, but also to do their jobs. I\u2019m honored to support this bill,\u201d\n\n\u201cI am proud to support the Tricare Reserve Select expansion bill, to ensure that our National Guard and Reserve members are not over-paying for the healthcare they deserve. As a Mississippi National Guardsman and Co-chair of the National Guard and Reserve Caucus, I can attest to how this legislation improves Tricare by increasing affordability and retention rates,\u201d said Congressman Palazzo. \u201cThis year, we saw our National Guardsmen and Reservists drop everything to serve this country. They have had our backs, this bill helps us have theirs.\u201d\n\nThis bill has the support of: National Guard Association of the U.S. (NGAUS), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S. (EANGUS), Association of the United States Army (AUSA), Chief Warrant Officers Association of the U.S. Coast Guard, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, Reserve Organization of America (formerly Reserve Officers Association), Air Force Sergeants Association, VoteVets, and the Wounded Warrior Project.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:29Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5324", "Kelly Announces Service Academy Appointment\n\nMay 25, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Armstrong to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This week, Ben graduated with honors from Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch, Mississippi. He has maintained excellent grades in school while achieving great success in athletics. While in high school, Ben served as a Student Council\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-05-25", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Armstrong to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. This week, Ben graduated with honors from Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch, Mississippi. He has maintained excellent grades in school while achieving great success in athletics. While in high school, Ben served as a Student Council Representative as well as the Boys Swim Team Captain. Additionally, Ben collaborated with local high schools to establish swim programs. We are proud to know that Ben wishes to serve our great Nation as an officer in the U.S. Army. \"When I was in middle school, our class visited Washington, D.C., and the United States Naval Academy,\" Ben said. \"That was when I learned about Service Academies. I knew that attending the U.S. Military Academy at West Point would provide the tools to be successful in life.\"", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:29Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5307", "Kelly Presents Military Medals to the Family of Late World War II Soldier Walter Gann\n\nMay 21, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nBOONEVILLE - Today, U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented military medals to the family of World War II Veteran Walter Gann. In 1941, the 18-year-old Calhoun City resident was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces. Five months later, Mr. Gann and his comrades, charged with protecting the Bataan Peninsula, were fiercely attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army. After months of\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-05-21", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "BOONEVILLE - Today, U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) presented military medals to the family of World War II Veteran Walter Gann. In 1941, the 18-year-old Calhoun City resident was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Forces. Five months later, Mr. Gann and his comrades, charged with protecting the Bataan Peninsula, were fiercely attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army. After months of battle, with rapidly dwindling supplies, they were forced to surrender. On March 8, 1942, Mr. Gann was among approximately 76,000 American and Filipino troops forced to walk some 65 miles without adequate food, water, or shelter from the heat. The soldiers who survived the experience endured torture and starvation in Prisoner of War (POW) camps. Mr. Gann was a POW for 3.5 years, where he was forced to work in coal mines. He managed to survive the experience and eventually settled in Booneville, marrying Juanita Goddard in 1949. Throughout his life, he was plagued by his war experiences and wounds he suffered in battle and as a POW. In his later years, Mr. Gann lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until he passed away on October 14, 1980.\n\nIn January, Debbie Stolz, Mr. Gann's daughter, began an effort to acquire military medals that her father earned, but never received. Her journey began with the Booneville Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) George Robert Mitchell Post 4877 and came to fruition with Congressman Kelly in the lead.\n\n\"Mr. Gann was a war hero,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"It is unimaginable what he endured, but he did so in the name of liberty. Freedom is not free. The price is paid with the blood of great Patriots who will always be remembered for their service.\"\n\nDuring a gathering of family, friends, and members of the community at the Booneville VFW, Rep. Kelly presented Debbie Stolz and numerous members of Mr. Gann's family with the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in active ground combat, the Prisoner of War Medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. Mr. Gann has been verified to receive the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation.\n\nCongressman Trent Kelly represents Mississippi's First Congressional District. He serves on the House Armed Services Committee, serving as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations. Rep. Kelly also serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Agriculture Committee, and the House Budget Committee. This is his fourth term.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:29Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-calls-action-increase-hiring-rates", "Congressman Guest Calls for Action to Increase Hiring Rates", "2021-05-19", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) called for Congress to address the reduced hiring rates in the United States by ending Federal supplemental unemployment payments. Over 20 states, including Mississippi, have announced they will opt out of the program as early as June 12th. These moves come as businesses struggle to find employees due to the government's paying individuals more to stay home than to work in some cases.\n\nWith federal benefits and state unemployment, unemployed Americans are eligible to receive up to $17.17 an hour based on a 40-hour work week, more than double the Federal minimum wage and about 10 percent more than the median income of wage and salary workers.\n\nBelow is a transcript of Congressman Guest's speech:\n\nFormer President Ronald Reagan once said that \"the best social program is a job.\" Job creation and growing our economy are bipartisan issues that benefit all Americans. This past year, we saw the impact that COVID had on our businesses both large and small; but now as we are reopening the economy, many employers are unable to find workers to keep up with the high demand for goods and services. A major roadblock to businesses' being able to hire staff comes from the Federal supplemental unemployment payments made on top of the unemployment already provided by the states. These payments have caused many potential employees to continuing collecting unemployment from the government rather than reentering the workforce. Thankfully, many Republican Governors, including Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves, have ordered the end of the Federal supplemental unemployment payments now that the economy is open. As a Congress, we need to follow the example of Mississippi and other states and bring this program to a close as more Americans find it possible to return to normal life.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/letter-biden-administration-congressman-guest-calls-additional-support-taiwan", "In Letter to Biden Administration, Congressman Guest Calls for Additional Support for Taiwan", "2021-05-17", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03), Congressman Tim Burchett (TN-02), and 44 other Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging the Biden Administration to prioritize Taiwan in the Administration's East Asia strategy and, specifically, to address the exclusion of Taiwan from a United Nations (UN) organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).\n\nThe ICAO oversees air traffic cooperation of 193 national governments, but Taiwan remains excluded from the group despite being home to the eleventh largest airport in the world. By joining the ICAO, Taiwan would gain access to important resources in international aviation, and the UN would gain another valuable partner at ICAO, which would further the UN goal of international cooperation.\n\nTaiwan's entrance into the ICAO would also deter Chinese aggression in the region. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has targeted Taiwanese independence as a threat and continues to seek to undermine Taiwan's autonomy. In the month of January, the CCP conducted almost daily incursions into Taiwan's airspace, including by aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Admission into the ICAO would help counteract the anti-democratic actions and intentions of the CCP against the people of Taiwan.\n\nThe letter calls for bipartisan support of Taiwan's entrance into the ICAO:\n\nWe urge you to continue to fully support Taiwan and uphold the provisions of the Taiwan Relations Act as you craft the Administration's East Asia strategy. Specifically, we are concerned about the continued exclusion of Taiwan from the International Civil Aviation Organization\u2026 It is critical that we continue to publicly work with Taiwan and our other allies across the globe in combatting CCP influence in the region and international community, as well as continuing to build our diplomatic and defensive relationships. We are ready to work with your departments to see Taiwan included in the ICAO and the WHO, as well as to build on previous work to ease restrictions that allow us to increase our diplomatic missions to Taiwan. Lastly, we encourage you to continue to work to implement the Taiwan Relations Act and similar legislation related to Taiwan. These steps will reinforce the strength of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and promote further cooperation between Taiwan and our other allies in the region. We stand ready to work with you on this effort and look forward to protecting the autonomy of a free, democratic Taiwan.\n\nIn addition to Guest, the Members of Congress joining the letter are:\n\nRep. Tim Burchett (TN-02); Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10); Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04); Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27); Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-10); Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05); Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02); Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06); Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13); Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07); Rep. Yvette Herrell (NM-02); Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-22); Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Rep. Greg Steube (FL-17); Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05); Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36); Rep. Lance Gooden (TX-05); Rep. Madison Cawthorn (NC-11); Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13); Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02); Rep. William R. Timmons, IV (SC-04); Rep. Bob Good (VA-05); Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12); Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-17); Rep. Ron Estes (KS-04); Rep. Ken Buck (CO-04); Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18); Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01);Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08); Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05); Rep. Greg Pence (IN-06); Rep. Jake LaTurner (KS-02); Rep. Peter Meijer (MI-03); Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01); Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02); Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (IA-02); Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-05); Rep. Ronny L. Jackson (TX-13); Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15); Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01); Rep. Don Young (AK-At large); Rep. Young Kim (CA-39); Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08); Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03); Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-announces-legislation-expand-body-worn-cameras-rural-jurisdictions", "Guest Announces Legislation to Expand Body-Worn Cameras in Rural Jurisdictions", "2021-05-14", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) introduced the American Body-Worn Camera (ABC) Act, a bill that would increase access to body-worn cameras (BWCs) in smaller, more rural areas. The legislation would allocate a portion of the Department of Justice's body-worn camera grant funding to jurisdictions serving small populations and establish a 75 percent Federal to 25 percent local matching requirement to ensure smaller communities are not financially precluded from participating.\n\n\"Both sides of the aisle have expressed support for additional use of body-worn cameras because they help create transparency and accountability between the community and law enforcement agents while also protecting agents from false claims of misconduct. The overall mission of law enforcement is to serve and protect. This legislation would advance that mission by providing additional accountability and personal protection of our law enforcement officers,\" Guest said.\n\nLaw enforcement agencies serving smaller communities often lack access to needed resources to obtain BWCs and other relevant technology. The ABC Act would help ensure these departments have the ability and resources to protect and serve their communities. .\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-introduces-legislation-equip-law-enforcement-agencies", "Congressman Guest Introduces Legislation to Equip Law Enforcement Agencies to Address the Border Crisis", "2021-05-13", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 This week, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) reintroduced H.R. 3130 the Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act, a bill to grant statutory authorization for the Operation Stonegarden grant program. This is the second of three pieces of legislation Congressman Guest plans to introduce to support the law enforcement community and the work of law enforcement agencies across the United States during National Police Week.\n\nThe Operation Stonegarden Act would provide grant funding to support law enforcement agencies located in states bordering Mexico, Canada, or a maritime border that are working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As the crisis on the border continues to worsen, this legislation would support efforts of local agencies to supplement the work of CBP.\n\n\"Illegal border crossings remain near 20-year highs and more than 21,000 unaccompanied children are in federal custody. Increased drug and human trafficking efforts have stretched CBP efforts thin as agents spend much of their time processing the thousands of illegal immigrants entering the United States. Managing this crisis requires resources and manpower. This legislation would help fill in the gaps in border security that President Biden's executive orders have caused and continue to exacerbate,\" Guest said.\n\nThere has been a 233% increase in fentanyl seizures compared to the same time last year, migrants are entering the United States without COVID-19 testing, and as many as 1,500 illegal immigrants evade police encounters per day based on numbers reported last month. Overwhelming evidence points to a humanitarian, health, immigration, and national security crisis on the border and, during Congressman Guest's visit to the border last month, agents provided personal accounts in discussions with lawmakers of how the Administration's policies have restricted their ability to perform their duties as law enforcement agents.\n\nThis legislation would help alleviate the stress placed on CBP by providing local law enforcement agencies with additional funding to equip and train themselves to successfully supplement efforts to secure American borders.\n\nThe legislation currently has support from 9 cosponsors: Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36); Rep. Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02); Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02); Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-26); Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11); Rep. Peter Meijer (MI-03); Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02); Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL); and Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03).\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/national-police-week-2", "NATIONAL POLICE WEEK", "2021-05-13", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 83\n\n(Senate - May 13, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH.\n\nMr. President, it is a solemn honor to recognize National Police\n\nWeek. Each year, we dedicate this week to express our admiration\n\nand gratitude to all of the law enforcement officers working to\n\nkeep us safe. We also take this time to remember those who have\n\npaid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty over the past\n\nyear.\n\nLaw enforcement officers face many challenges in their mission to\n\nprotect and serve. I greatly admire members of the law enforcement\n\ncommunity who remain steadfast amidst the dangers of their noble\n\nprofession.\n\nTo all the law enforcement officers across the State of Mississippi,\n\nI want to say to you that I am in Washington, DC, as your Senator to\n\nsupport you and to work to ensure you have what you need to do your\n\njob. You are truly our hometown heroes. You are the thin blue line\n\nkeeping our families and our communities safe.\n\nThe loss of any officer deeply affects entire communities beyond\n\ntheir own department, and the ramifications for their family and\n\nfriends are heartbreaking.\n\nThis Police Week, we honor and mourn three heroes from Mississippi,\n\nofficers who died in the line of duty last year.\n\nMonroe County Deputy Sheriff Dylan Scott Pickle, 24, died on July 26,\n\n2020, while on duty after a vehicle struck him during a safety\n\ncheckpoint operation. Dylan, a decorated veteran awarded three medals\n\nfor his heroism in Syria, knew at an early age that he wanted to serve\n\nhis community and his country. An Amory native and an Itawamba\n\nCommunity College graduate, Deputy Pickle's life of service was cut\n\nshort soon after earning a promotion within the sheriff's department.\n\nHe leaves behind his mother, a sister, a brother, and stepsister.\n\nSimpson County Sheriff Deputy James Harold Blair lost his life on\n\nJuly 12, 2020, after a subject he was transporting fatally wounded him.\n\nThis 77-year-old grandfather served in law enforcement honorably for\n\nmore than 50 years in Simpson County, Lincoln County, Pike County, and\n\nLouisiana. He even worked as a crossing guard for his grandchildren's\n\nschool. Deputy Sheriff Blair leaves behind a large grieving family,\n\nincluding his wife, 3 sons, 4 daughters, 17 grandchildren, and 48\n\ngreat-grandchildren.\n\nCorrectional Officer Marshall Lee \"Bem\" London, Jr., 66, of the\n\nLincoln County Sheriff's Office, passed away May 18, 2020. A 16-year\n\nveteran of the sheriff's office, Bem is among the tragic number of law\n\nenforcement officers who succumbed to COVID-19 last year while serving\n\nthe public. A dedicated family man, Deputy London is survived by his\n\nchildren and grandchildren.\n\nAs a lasting tribute, the names of these three brave officers will be\n\nadded this year to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in\n\nWashington, DC.\n\nIn addition to these recent losses, the National Law Enforcement\n\nOfficers Memorial will now also bear the names of three DeSoto County\n\nsheriff's deputies who died in the line of duty 123 years ago. Deputy\n\nSheriffs Henry R. Campbell, William C. Cooper, and Carter I. Jones lost\n\ntheir lives on May 18, 1898, while attempting to arrest a father and\n\nson wanted for four murders. Even after more than a century, we still\n\nremember loss and honor their service.\n\nThen and now, our law enforcement offices face tremendous dangers as\n\nthey work to ensure the public safety and enforce the law. Today, all\n\nofficers must deal with unprecedented challenges, pressures, and\n\nscrutiny. Supporting our law enforcement ought to be uncontroversial.\n\nUnfortunately, that is not always the case.\n\nAs we mark National Police Week, let us embrace the memories of these\n\nfallen officers as a cause to redouble our commitment to supporting law\n\nenforcement. I assure you that I will continue to be an advocate for\n\nlaw enforcement professionals and do my very best to honor the legacy\n\nof all those lost in the line of duty.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/representatives-guest-and-letlow-introduce-resolution-recognize-national", "Representatives Guest and Letlow Introduce Resolution to Recognize National Police Week in the House", "2021-05-12", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) and Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) introduced H. Res. 386, a resolution expressing support of the United States House of Representatives for recognizing National Police Week and the 394 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty and whose stories were recovered during 2020.\n\nThis resolution is the first of three pieces of legislation Congressman Guest plans to introduce during National Police Week to support the law enforcement community and the work of law enforcement agencies across the United States.\n\nAlmost 60 years ago, President Kennedy signed into law legislation authorizing that President of the United States to declare the week that includes May 15th each year as National Police Week. It is a time to pay special recognition and respect to those officers who lost their lives in the previous year and take actions to prevent injury and death of law enforcement agents.\n\n\"As a Congress, it's important to amplify our respect to police officers and reverence for those officers who have paid the ultimate price in service to their communities. Every day, law enforcement officers place their lives in harm's way so that Americans can pursue the opportunities that make our country great. I'm thankful every day for the hard work of our law enforcement community, and, with this resolution, we can send a positive message to our officers that their Congress supports their efforts and joins the nation in remembering the brave heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend their communities from violence and crime,\" Guest said.\n\nThis resolution comes to the floor following a year of anti-police rhetoric and policies from progressive politicians. Congressman Guest has been an outspoken critic of anti-police rhetoric and policies.\n\nIn addition to Congressman Guest and Congresswoman Letlow, the legislation has received support from 76 cosponsors:\n\nRep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01); Rep. Trent Kelly (MS-01) Rep. Bob Good (VA-05); Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12); Rep. David Valadao (CA-21); Rep. Vern Buchanan (FL-16); Rep. Tom Rice (SC-07); Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03); Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13); Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2); Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03); Rep. Greg Steube (FL-17); Rep. Yvette Harrell (NM-02); Rep. Greg Pence (IN-06); Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04); Rep. Jody Hice (GA-10); Rep. Mo Brooks (AL-05); Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07); Rep. Jake LaTurner (KS-02); Rep. Frank Lucas (OK-03); Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03); Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05); Rep. Lance Gooden (TX-05; Rep. Garret Graves (LA-06); Rep. Austin Scott (GA-08); Rep. Tracey Mann (KS-01); Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04); Rep. Mary Miller (IL-15); Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04); Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-07); Rep. Jay Obernolt (CA-08); Rep. Kat Cammack (FL-03); Rep. Mar\u00eda Elvira Salazar (FL-27); Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01); Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02); Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-17); Rep. Steven Palazzo (MS-04); Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01); Rep. Kelly Armstrong (ND-01); Rep. GT Thompson (PA-15); Rep. Jason Smith (MO-08); Rep. Jim Baird (IN-04); Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25); Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-08); Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10); Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY-02); Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11); Rep. David McKinley (WV-01); Rep. Ron Estes (KS-04); Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18); Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14); Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06); Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-09); Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42); Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-10); Rep. John Rutherford (FL-04); Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-05); Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06); Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-09); Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-01); Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14); Rep. Jim Hagedorn (MN-01); Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05); Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06); Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23); Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05); Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12); Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01); Rep. Byron Donalds (FL-19); Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-01); Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09); Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02); Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13); Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-15); Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-01); Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16).\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5299", "Gallego and Kelly Joint Statement on Inaugural Briefing with the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats \n\nMay 11, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Service Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, today issued the following joint statement after they hosted an inaugural briefing with the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe were pleased today to host the\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-05-11", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Service Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, today issued the following joint statement after they hosted an inaugural briefing with the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.\n\n\u201cWe were pleased today to host the inaugural briefing with the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). This event is a continuation of the subcommittee\u2019s March 16 hearing entitled, \u2018Disinformation in the Gray Zone: Opportunities, Limitations, and Challenges.\u2019\n\n\u201cThe Director of the Hybrid CoE, Dr. Teija Tiilikainen, briefed the subcommittee on the current and emerging threat landscape and the way states can develop resilience and build capacities to counter disinformation and other hybrid threats. The independent nature of the Hybrid CoE, working across the European Union and NATO, as well as with academia and the private sector, is truly unique; and is generating more integrated approaches to building resiliency.\n\n\u201cRussia, China, and others have operated with near impunity conducting aggressive disinformation and misinformation campaigns to undermine democracies. These destructive and destabilizing actions require a dedicated and cohesive effort from the international community of allies and partners; Hybrid CoE is leading in that effort. We commend the Hybrid CoE for their accomplishments and look forward to continuing to support the work of the Hybrid CoE to inform our oversight within the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:29Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-cosponsors-legislation-finish-border-wall", "Congressman Guest Cosponsors Legislation to Finish the Border Wall", "2021-04-22", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) cosponsored the Finish the Wall Act, a bill that would require the Biden Administration to resume construction on the border wall system following President Biden's executive order to halt further construction.\n\n\"The crisis at the border is a result of the Biden Administration's policies and is the outcome Republicans warned the President about in February. Since then, President Biden has failed the American people repeatedly through his inaction. Members from both sides of the aisle have traveled to the border, spoken with migrants and border security agents, and developed a plan. We have listened to the American people, and we are putting our plan in action with this legislation,\" Guest said.\n\nResuming border wall construction is one of the five pillars of the Republicans' plan to address the Biden border crisis. The others include reinstating the Remain in Mexico Policy, protecting Title 42, requiring a negative COVID test from migrants, and adopting clear messaging to discourage illegal immigration.\n\nIf adopted, the Finish the Wall Act would:\n\nImmediately resume border wall system construction;\n\nProhibit cancellations of border wall system construction contract in place; and\n\nRequire allotted funds be spent on construction of the border wall system.\n\nRead the full text here.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. He serves on the House Committee on Homeland Security, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the House Committee on Ethics. Before beginning his first term in Congress, Congressman Guest served as the district attorney for Madison and Rankin Counties.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-opposes-dc-statehood-power-grab", "Congressman Guest Opposes D.C. Statehood Power Grab", "2021-04-22", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against H.R. 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act. The legislation would admit Washington, D.C., as the 51st state of the Union.\n\n\"The attempt to add D.C. as the 51st state is simply a power grab to add Democratic seats to the House and Senate. I have joined an alternative bill that would grant Washington residents citizenship in Maryland. This solution is simple and maintains the balance of power between the parties. Unfortunately, Democrats have not shown an interest in this common-sense approach. Their goal is to expand Democrats' majorities in Congress.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5249", "Miss. Delegation Requests Federal Disaster Declaration to Overcome February Storm\n\nApril 16, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., issued a letter today asking President Biden to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration due to the extreme winter weather that hit the\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-04-16", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., issued a letter today asking President Biden to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration due to the extreme winter weather that hit the state of Mississippi in February.\n\nIf approved, the disaster declaration would unlock additional federal resources to supplement state recovery efforts.\n\nGovernor Reeves this week formally requested a federal disaster declaration to gain access to FEMA Public Assistance funding for Adams, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Tallahatchie, Walthall, Warren, Winston, and Yazoo counties, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The request also included statewide FEMA Hazard Mitigation assistance.\n\nThe full text of the delegation letter is below:\n\nDear President Biden,\n\nIn the wake of the extreme winter weather that hit the State of Mississippi beginning on February 11, 2021, we ask for your full consideration of Governor Tate Reeves\u2019s request for a Major Disaster Declaration under the Stafford Act. Because of the numerous major declarations over the past year in Mississippi, including from COVID-19 and an active hurricane season on the Gulf Coast, federal support to state and local officials in Mississippi is necessary to ensure a complete recovery.\n\nWe appreciate the continued efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and anticipate expeditious assistance from FEMA to aid state and local officials in Mississippi as they continue responding to and recovering from the devastating winter weather events that occurred beginning on February 11, 2021.\n\nAs Governor Reeves indicated in his request, the Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments showed that the winter storms caused nearly $25 million in damages across Mississippi. Additionally, six Mississippians lost their lives because of these extreme winter weather events. Reports also stated that 170,224 customers lost power and 56 boil notices were in effect across Mississippi. The state used its resources to deliver drinkable water to the impacted counties, including to the City of Jackson, which did not have running water in parts of the city for nearly a month.\n\nOn February 14, 2021, Governor Reeves declared a State of Emergency in Mississippi to assist in the recovery. However, resources from the state government, local governments, and volunteer organizations are not adequate to offset these damages. Significant federal assistance is required for the 31 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians requesting Public Assistance.\n\nWe are determined to assist our residents\u2019 recovery by supporting the affected local communities and the State of Mississippi as they work to recover from these devastating winter weather events.\n\nThank you for your consideration of this request. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you need further assistance in this effort.\n\nSincerely,\n\nRoger F. Wicker, United States Senator\n\nCindy Hyde-Smith, United States Senator\n\nBennie G. Thompson, Member of Congress\n\nSteven Palazzo, Member of Congress\n\nTrent Kelly, Member of Congress\n\nMichael Guest, Member of Congress\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:28Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-hold-academy-day", "Congressman Guest To Hold Academy Day", "2021-04-15", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) will host Academy Day for students interested in learning more about admission to one of the five Service Academies. The program will take place on April 24th from 10:00 a.m. \u2013 12:00 noon CT.\n\nRepresentatives from the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy will be present to answer questions about these prestigious institutions. Congressional staff, midshipmen, cadets, and alumni will also be on hand to provide guidance on obtaining academy appointments. Representatives from all ROTC branches will attend.\n\nThis year's Academy Day will be a virtual event. All interested parties must register at this link.\n\nThe honor of attending a service academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. For more information, please review the page of Frequently Asked Questions for those seeking a Military Academy Nomination.\n\nFor more information about individual Academies or the process to apply to a particular Academy, please visit their respective website:\n\nUnited States Military Academy at West Point\n\nUnited States Naval Academy\n\nUnited States Air Force Academy\n\nUnited States Merchant Marine Academy\n\nUnited States Coast Guard Academy\n\nFor more information on Academy Day or to apply for a nomination from Congressman Guest, please visit https://guest.house.gov/services/military-academy-nominations.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-hold-congressional-art-competition", "Congressman Guest to Hold Congressional Art Competition", "2021-04-15", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) has announced the details of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in Mississippi's Third Congressional District and across the nation. High school students from the Third District are invited to submit a piece of artwork, which will be judged by a panel selected by the office of Congressman Guest. The winner of the competition will have their artwork displayed in the United States Capitol until the 2022 winner is selected. Students may call (769) 241-6120 for submission details. Deadline for submission is noon on April 23, 2021.\n\nArtwork entered in the contest may be up to 26 inches by 26 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and not weigh more than 15 pounds. Acceptable forms include:\n\nPaintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor\n\nDrawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)\n\nCollages - must be two dimensional\n\nPrints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints\n\nMixed Media - use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.\n\nComputer-generated art\n\nPhotography\n\nAll entries must be original in concept, design and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-visits-southwest-border-fellow-committee-members", "Congressman Guest Visits Southwest Border with Fellow Committee Members", "2021-04-14", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Over the weekend, Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS) joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security (CHS) John Katko (R-NY) and other CHS Members on a trip to the southwest border to visit an immigrant processing facility, a port of entry, and other immigration-related infrastructure, personnel, and law enforcement.\n\n\"The situation on our border is far worse than I initially expected. On the very first night, we encountered a group of about a dozen walking down an old dirt path looking for the processing facility. One of those men was carrying a little girl that he claimed to be his daughter. After border patrol officers indicated they would perform a DNA check, he admitted he had no relation to the little girl. She is here now, in an unknown land with no family.\n\nWe learned that cartels have been active as well, with border agents seeing a 131 percent increase in guns, a 187 percent increase in cocaine, a 63 percent increase in heroin, and a staggering 2,067 percent increase in fentanyl seized by agents in fiscal year 2021.\n\nThis is no coincidence. This is not a typical occurrence, as President Biden has claimed. This surge is directly tied to his administration's executive orders and rhetoric. I encourage him and Vice-President Harris to do what so many Republicans have done in the last few days \u2014 come to the border and see for themselves what is happening.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-introduces-legislation-reduce-waste-federal-real-estate", "Guest Introduces Legislation to Reduce Waste in Federal Real Estate", "2021-03-26", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (R-MS), joined by Congressmen Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Greg Pence (R-IN), introduced legislation that would allow the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into bargain price purchasing agreements in situations when the buying of federal property is the cheaper alternative to a long-term lease. Designed as a measure to bring free market efficiency into federal real estate, the legislation would save taxpayer dollars from costly long-term lease contracts. A Senate companion bill was introduced by Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI).\n\n\"Innovation and free market solutions continue to provide pathways toward a more efficient government budget. With legislation like this, we can work to reign in waste that is a byproduct of big government and replace it with common-sense solutions,\" Congressman Guest said.\n\n\"Every dollar spent in Washington, is a dollar taken out of a hardworking American's pocket,\" said Congressman Daniel Webster. \"I ran for Congress pledging to get our fiscal house in order, so the federal government is better investing taxpayer dollars. This bill is a step in the right direction to improve efficiencies and eliminate waste.\"\n\n\"If we are serious about transforming how we approach federal real estate, it is critical for us to do things differently and put more options on the table. Hoosiers and Americans deserve an efficient government that can meet our 21st Century infrastructure needs,\" said Congressman Pence. \"I am grateful that my colleague, Congressman Guest, who sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has agreed to reintroduce this important piece of legislation.\"\n\n\"Outdated federal purchasing practices that never change continue to waste taxpayer dollars and federal workers' time. Congress must act,\" said Lankford. \"Updating outdated leasing and purchase processes for federal property will allow the federal government to get the best value for taxpayers. We need the flexibility to strategically buy properties where it is more cost effective for American taxpayers,\" Senator Lankford said.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-recognized-high-performing-freshman-116th-congress", "Guest Recognized As \u201cHigh-Performing Freshman\u201d in 116th Congress", "2021-03-22", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) was named as a \"High-Performing Freshman\" by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. The organization measures \"legislative effectiveness\" by looking at a Congressional Member's ability to pass legislation.\n\n\"I'm honored to be recognized as an effective legislative leader for the great state of Mississippi and our nation in Congress. When I was elected, I made a promise to the people of Mississippi that I would work hard every day to make them proud. I plan to continue to keep that promise.\"\n\nThe organization found that 26 out of 96 freshmen \"exceeded expectations as lawmakers\" in the 116th Congress. Congressman Guest is listed as number 22 on the list, with only two other Republican House Members listed higher. As Members of the minority party, Republicans faced additional challenges in the legislative process, which further highlights the degree of this accomplishment.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-grills-dhs-secretary-border-crisis", "Guest Grills DHS Secretary on Border Crisis", "2021-03-18", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Click Here to view/download comments from hearing\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Yesterday, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) participated in a Committee on Homeland Security hearing with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandra Mayorkas testifying. In his remarks, Congressman Guest pointed to statistics and statements from his colleagues to show how policies from the Biden Administration have created the humanitarian crisis on the border.\n\nCongressman Guest referenced a Customs and Border Protection report from February 2021 that reveals more than 100,000 migrants were encountered at the southwest border, which represents an increase of more than 170 percent from February 2020.\n\nGuest also highlighted how the crisis on the southern border is a growing concern for both Democrats and Republicans, quoting three Democratic Members of Congress:\n\nCongressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) - \"We are weeks, maybe even days away from a crisis on the southern border. Inaction is not an option\u2026 Migrants are illegally crossing, potentially exposing border communities to the coronavirus and putting us at risk.\"\n\nCongressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) - \"I can assure you it won't be long before we have tens of thousands of people showing up to our border, and it'll be catastrophic for [the Democratic] party, for our country, for my region, for my district\u2026\"\n\nSenator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) statement - \"Whatever message was sent \u2014 it was sure interpreted the wrong way. It's a crisis \u2014 oh, it's a crisis.\"\n\nCongressman Guest went on to reference the bipartisan efforts of Republicans and Democrats to address the 2019 border crisis.\n\n\"In the summer of 2019, both Republicans and Democrats came together. They recognized what they were seeing \u2014 the surge across our border \u2014 was an immigration crisis and it was a humanitarian crisis,\" Guest said. \"We saw President Trump put forth policies that almost immediately began to address the overcrowding that we saw across our southwest border. I will tell you that it's time that this administration does the same thing. In less than 60 days, they have completely destroyed what was a successful policy and rolled back those successful policies by the Trump Administration.\"\n\nIn closing, Guest said that the Biden Administration should follow the \"Pottery Barn rule,\" suggesting that because the Biden Administration has broken our immigration system, they are responsible for it.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-immigration-bills-democrats-are-signaling-our-border-open-illegal", "Guest on Immigration Bills: \u201cDemocrats Are Signaling That Our Border Is Open to Illegal Immigration\u201d", "2021-03-18", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Guest has been a vocal critic of President Biden's immigration policies, which have led to a surge in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encounters with illegal immigrants at the southern border. Today, Guest criticized two pieces of Democratic legislation in the House that would exacerbate the problem on the border, H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act and H.R. 1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act. Both pieces of legislation passed the House. Congressman Guest voted in opposition to both bills.\n\n\"During a pandemic and at a time we are seeing an immigration crisis unfold at our southern border, House Democrats are bringing up two immigration bills to provide amnesty, allow foreign workers to become eligible for U.S. citizenship, and make convicted criminals eligible to receive green cards,\" Guest said. \"It is evident that President Biden and the Democrats are signaling that our border is open. We cannot fix our immigration system while illegal immigration is encouraged through such poor policy, and we cannot fix the humanitarian crisis on our border when Democrats continue to refuse to admit it exists.\"\n\nRepublicans offered an amendment to ensure gang members would not qualify for the benefits under H.R. 6. The amendment was rejected by Democrats.\n\nCongressman Guest also criticized the Biden Administration for creating the crisis during a recent Committee on Homeland Security hearing where Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified, noting statistics and statements from Democratic colleagues. Guest also cited what he referred to as the \"Pottery Barn rule,\" which Guest defines as, \"if you break it, you own it,\" inferring President Biden's executive orders to remove the Trump Administration's border security measures have \"broken\" the American immigration system.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-makes-second-vote-against-partisan-covid-relief", "Congressman Guest Makes Second Vote Against Partisan \u201cCOVID Relief\u201d", "2021-03-10", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against H.R. 1319 \u2013 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The bill returned to the House of Representatives after it passed the Senate along party lines. No Republicans in either chamber have voted for the legislation. In a speech on the House floor, Congressman Guest urged his colleagues to vote against the measure. The text of his speech can be found below.\n\n\"Over the last year, Republicans and Democrats have worked together numerous times to pass COVID relief for the American people. Unfortunately, this bill was not that way. The legislation is a completely partisan bill that has yet to receive one Republican vote in either the House or the Senate. This spending bill will appropriate nearly $2 trillion at a time we still have $1 trillion in unspent funding from our previous relief bills. This bill will be passed at a time that our economy is growing, unemployment is dropping (14.7% to 6.2%), and Americans are being vaccinated. Instead of prioritizing public health needs, focusing on reopening the economy and reopening our schools, or even securing our border, we will be voting to add almost $2 trillion to our national debt, with most of the spending going to fulfill campaign promises and fund the agenda of the far-left. We must reject this partisan bill, that even Democrats admit is the most progressive legislation in the last quarter century, and Congress should instead focus on working together for the good of the American people,\" Congressman Guest said on the House floor.\n\nCongressman Guest raised his concerns over the bill's lack of relief for rural Americans in a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup earlier this year.\n\n\"Over the last year, we worked together on legislation that addressed the needs of Americans everywhere. This legislation is strong evidence as to why we need bipartisanship more than ever, because by excluding Republicans in developing this bill, you have excluded millions of rural Americans,\" Congressman Guest said in the hearing.\n\nIn that markup, over 50 amendments were offered by Republicans, including an amendment by Congressman Guest to expand the distribution of vaccines in rural America. All of the amendments were rejected by House Democrats.\n\nCongressman Guest has also raised concerns over the necessity of the bill, citing funds left over from previous relief bills as sufficient for current relief efforts.\n\n\"There is still $1 trillion in COVID relief funding that has yet to be spent. We need to be good stewards of the American people's money instead of pushing through legislation that overshoots the gap of what's needed to respond to the pandemic,\" Guest said in a Facebook post. In another post, the Congressman included additional details on the specific amounts of funds available for various relief efforts, including:\n\n$280 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program,\n\n$239 billion for public health programs,\n\n$172 billion for economic injury disaster loans,\n\n$59 billion for education, and\n\n$58 billion for state and local aid.\n\nCongressman Michael Guest represents Mississippi's Third Congressional District. Currently serving his second term, Congressman Guest is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Ethics.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-promises-work-towards-meaningful-justice-reform", "Guest Promises to Work Towards Meaningful Justice Reform", "2021-03-03", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) tonight voted against H.R. 1280 \u2013 George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.\n\n\"This is little more than a messaging bill. When the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act went through the Committee process last year, Republicans offered amendments that were all rejected. Instead, Republicans have offered a standalone bill called the JUSTICE Act that includes provisions to reform our law enforcement system that could receive bipartisan agreement. Unfortunately, instead of working together in a bipartisan manner, Democrats passed H.R. 1280, a bill that would make communities less safe.\n\nI will continue to work to pass meaningful legislation to help protect our officers and increase transparency in policing by promoting beneficial legislation to expand the use of body-worn cameras and provide additional resources for law enforcement agencies.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/guest-votes-against-politicians-act", "Guest Votes Against \u201cFor the Politicians Act\u201d", "2021-03-03", "2021", "2021-03", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against H.R. 1 \u2013 For the People Act of 2021. The legislation is targeted primarily at election reform and is similar to the bill by the same name introduced in the 116th Congress. Congressman Guest released the following statement after the legislation passed 220-210.\n\n\"Free speech and fair elections are the bedrock of our Republic, but this bill targets those ideals as hostile. It reforms the Federal Election Commission in a way that would grant a small, partisan group the ability to limit free speech. This bill also repurposes public funding dollars to support attack ads by matching political donations with Federal funds. As Americans call for a reduction in divisive political rhetoric, Democrats have proposed subsidizing divisive campaign ads across the nation.\"\n\nCongressman Guest also criticized the measures in the bill to federalize elections.\n\n\"What's best for California and New York is not always best for the rest of the country. The designers of our great Republic understood this reality when they created our Constitution. Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution gives states\u2014 not Congress, not the Executive Branch, not the judiciary\u2014the authority over elections.\n\nH.R. 1 should be seen as nothing less than a federal takeover of elections. This bill would undermine the integrity of our elections by codifying many of the voting changes implemented during the pandemic.\n\nHouse Democrats have entitled H.R. 1 the \u2018For the People Act of 2021,' but not one of the provisions in this bill is for the people. All I see is a bill designed to protect certain politicians in Washington, D.C. It would more appropriately titled the \u2018For the Politicians Act.'\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:33:37Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-wilderness-act-despite-republican-objections", "House Passes Wilderness Act Despite Republican Objections", "2021-02-26", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest voted against H.R. 803 - Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, legislation that would seize 1.5 million acres of land and restrict their use. The legislation would permanently withdraw 1.2 million acres from mineral production, essential resources that provide jobs to thousands of Americans and support our domestic energy sector.\n\n\"As Americans fight to return to work, Democrats in the White House and Congress continue to threaten American jobs by placing their own agenda over the wellbeing of the American people. We have seen a pattern. While Democrats are focused on their partisan agenda, Republicans remain committed to growing American jobs for every citizen.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/wicker-hyde-smith-guest-announce-526-million-rural-health-education-projects", "Wicker, Hyde-Smith & Guest Announce $5.26 Million For Rural Health, Education Projects", "2021-02-26", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "USDA Rural Development Provides Funds to Improve Telemedicine, Distance Learning Capabilities Across Mississippi\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.), today welcomed the award of more than $5.26 million to boost rural telemedicine and distance learning capabilities across Mississippi.\n\nThe U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development awarded grants for 10 Mississippi projects to improve health and education responses to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The grants are funded through the CARES Act and other congressional appropriations.\n\n\"These investments from the USDA will help connect more Mississippians to telehealth and distance learning opportunities,\" Wicker said. \"I look forward to increasing access to these vital resources for all Mississippians.\"\n\n\"Expanding the ability of public schools, libraries, and health facilities to use technology to reach people in rural Mississippi is essential as we work our way through the pandemic,\" said Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. \"The projects funded by USDA Rural Development will have the added benefit of helping students, seniors, businesses and many others in the years to come when COVID-19 no longer dominates the headlines.\"\n\n\"I'm proud to have consistently supported USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine program and to promote these useful tools that bring our state closer together, particularly during these times. With technology, we are reducing the distance between doctors and patients and connecting more students with new and unique ways of learning. I'm proud to work with our delegation to advance these priorities for our state and rural America,\" Guest said.\n\nA total of $5,266,706 in Rural Development grants for Mississippi include:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-stands-women-people-faith-vote-against-hr-5", "Congressman Guest Stands with Women, People of Faith in Vote Against H.R. 5", "2021-02-25", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Michael Guest voted against H.R. 5. Entitled the \"Equality Act\" by House Democrats, Congressman Guest cited the complications the bill would create for women, religious institutions, and pro-life protections in his opposition.\n\n\"This legislation poses a serious and real threat to the rights of women, people of faith, and our unborn children and imposes an unscientific definition of gender across our country. I stood with women, children, and our religious institutions by voting against this bill,\" Congressman Guest said.\n\nH.R. 5 would include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes under the Civil Rights Act and would redefine sex to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity. It also would remove protections for churches and other religious organizations by prohibiting the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) from being applied in relevant cases.\n\nH.R. 5 was considered in the 116th Congress, where it passed the House of Representatives but failed to receive Senate consideration. Congressman Guest voted in opposition of the legislation in 2019.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5197", "House Passes Rep. Trent Kelly's Bill to Name Tupelo Post Office for Colonel Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris \n\nFebruary 24, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102, in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the \"Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office.\" Last night, the bill passed by\u00a0a two-thirds majority recorded vote in the U.S. House of\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-02-24", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the passage of H.R. 208, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102, in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the \"Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office.\" Last night, the bill passed by a two-thirds majority recorded vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\n\"Colonel Harris is a true war hero,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"During the Vietnam War, he was held captive at the famous Hanoi Hilton for eight years, where he employed the tap code to communicate with his fellow prisoners. Despite the constant threat of torture, Col. Harris taught other prisoners how to use the secret code. After a long and distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force, Col. Harris completed law school and joined the Mississippi Bar in 1981. Col. Harris is a role model for our entire community - a gentleman of all gentlemen. I am proud to call him a friend.\"\n\n\"There have been a lot of wonderful men who have done great things for Tupelo,\" Col. Harris said. \"Representative Kelly is one of them. I appreciate this recognition and honor. When I was shot down, my wife, Louise, and our children, were welcomed by a wonderful and supportive community. When I retired from the U.S. Air Force, there was no question where we would live - Tupelo.\"\n\nBackground: Retired United States Air Force Col. Carlyle \"Smitty\" Harris's F-105 fighter-bomber was shot down over North Vietnam on April 4, 1965. He was the sixth American to become a Prisoner of War at the Hoa Lo Prison, also known as the \"Hanoi Hilton.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:25Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5198", "Kelly, Ryan Introduce Gold Star Altitude Act\n\nFebruary 24, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\nWASHINGTON -\u00a0Today, U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (MS-01) and Tim Ryan (OH-13) proudly introduced the \u201cGold Star Altitude Act.\u201d This bill will allow Gold Star family members to use travel benefits to fly on military aircraft when there is available space to select locations.\r\n\r\n\"The Space Available travel program is a military benefit that allows active and retired members\u00a0of\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-02-24", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Trent Kelly (MS-01) and Tim Ryan (OH-13) proudly introduced the \u201cGold Star Altitude Act.\u201d This bill will allow Gold Star family members to use travel benefits to fly on military aircraft when there is available space to select locations.\n\n\"The Space Available travel program is a military benefit that allows active and retired members of the Armed Forces to travel on military aircraft to select locations when unused space remain open on the aircraft,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"While families of the active and retired family enjoy this benefit, Gold Star families \u2013 families who lost their servicemember while actively serving our country - have not been included in the benefit. When someone pays the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of our country, the least we can do is ensure their family enjoy the same benefit as those who are currently servicing or retired from service. I\u2019m extremely proud of this legislation, and I\u2019m looking forward to working with my colleagues to see that it is signed into law.\"\n\n\u201cOffering space-available travel to family members of those that have paid the ultimate price is the least we can do to express our gratitude as a nation for those servicemembers that have given their lives for our country,\u201d said Congressman Tim Ryan.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:25Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5191", "Kelly Announces Selection to House Budget Committee 117th Congress\n\nFebruary 18, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01) is pleased to announce his selection to serve on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress. The Budget Committee is responsible for preparing the Annual Budget Resolution, has oversight over the Congressional Budget Office, and sets funding allocations for each Congressional Committee.\r\n\r\n\"Congressman Trent Kelly will be a\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-02-18", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01) is pleased to announce his selection to serve on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress. The Budget Committee is responsible for preparing the Annual Budget Resolution, has oversight over the Congressional Budget Office, and sets funding allocations for each Congressional Committee.\n\n\"Congressman Trent Kelly will be a strong voice on the House Budget Committee in standing up for working-class Americans and advocating on behalf of our military members and their families,\" Ranking Member Jason Smith said. \"Together, we will work to advance solutions that strengthen Main Street America.\"\n\n\"As members of the House Budget Committee, it is our duty to be fiscally conservative, wisely spending taxpayer dollars when and where they are needed most,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"Transparency is essential if we are to achieve the confidence of the American people. Additionally, we must do everything in our power to eliminate wasteful spending and seek ways to reduce the national debt. Through my role on the House Budget Committee, I look forward to implementing fiscally conservative solutions to government spending.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:25Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5182", "Kelly Announces Service Academy Appointment\n\nFebruary 11, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Williams to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The Corinth native is an Alcorn Central High School senior. Benjamin is an outstanding student who has devoted himself to his studies and to community service. Frank and Leanne Williams, Benjamin's parents, have always encouraged\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-02-11", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin Williams to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The Corinth native is an Alcorn Central High School senior. Benjamin is an outstanding student who has devoted himself to his studies and to community service. Frank and Leanne Williams, Benjamin's parents, have always encouraged their son to serve others. \"My father is a pastor and my mother is a teacher,\" Benjamin said. \"They always told me to find opportunities to serve others. I want to serve my country and West Point has everything that I wanted to achieve my goals.\"", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:25Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-criticizes-democrats-ignoring-rural-americans-and-offers", "Congressman Guest Criticizes Democrats for Ignoring Rural Americans and Offers Amendments to Address Rural Issues", "2021-02-10", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) opposed the committee's current budget reconciliation legislation and offered amendments to assist rural communities and reign in government spending.\n\nCongressman Guest offered three amendments to:\n\nDedicate $5,000,000,000 from the legislation to FEMA under the Disaster Relief Fund to assist vaccine distribution in Rural and Small States.\n\nEliminate FEMA cost-share agreements to reduce federal spending.\n\nRepurpose 10 percent of airport grant funding in amounts over $100,000,000 to be used for grants to small and non-hub airports.\n\nIn his opening statement during the mark-up, Congressman Guest called for a measured, common-sense response to COVID-19 to ensure that all Americans are represented in the legislative process.\n\nBelow is Congressman Guest's statement from the committee hearing.\n\nI understand the sense of urgency by our colleagues across the aisle, especially as we approach one year of fighting COVID-19. I understand the desire to do something. However, this legislation does little to help many Americans. We need to be taking an economics and need-based approach to this issue, and the economic data doesn't support the level of relief Democrats are proposing.\n\nUnemployment is falling, consumer confidence is rising, growth in the economic sector is accelerating, and demand for homes remains high. On top of that, we still have $1 trillion, I repeat $1 trillion, in our previous relief packages that has yet to be spent. To put that into perspective, that's almost the entire GDP of Australia that we have held in reserves to combat COVID-19. The money that falls under the scope of this committee is no different. Amtrak has yet to spend a dime of the $1 billion we provided them in December, and transit has only spent 40% of funds that we allocated through the CARES Act and the most recent package.\n\nWe need to be identifying the gap between what we've already done and what's needed. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the gap between our nation's normal output and the current output would be $380 billion for the rest of 2021. That means this Democratic proposal could address this gap 4 times over. The data demonstrates that we need to slow down, create bipartisanship, create targeted legislation that addresses specific issues facing the American people.\n\nWe all agree that our focus needs to be on ending the pandemic, supporting access to vaccines, and assisting the economic recovery, but this legislation has left out millions of rural Americans and their needs in the recovery. They need us to continue to support vaccine manufacturing and distribution so that everyone who wants to get their shots can. They need us to expand access to vaccines for essential workers covered by this committee, workers like truckers, flight attendants, and municipal workers to get their vaccines in a flexible way that can let them continue working. Nowhere are these goals more important than rural America, where vaccinations sites are miles or even hours away and access to information is many times more difficult to come by.\n\nOver the last year, we worked together on legislation that addressed the needs of Americans everywhere. This legislation is strong evidence as to why we need bipartisanship more than ever, because by excluding Republicans in developing this bill, you have excluded millions of rural Americans.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"], ["https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5181", "Kelly Selected as Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations\n\nFebruary 5, 2021 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nTags:\nNational Defense / Veterans\n\n\n\r\nWASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has selected Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) to serve as the Ranking Member of the new Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations (ISO). The new subcommittee will have jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD) policy and programs and accounts related to military intelligence, national intelligence,\u2026 Read more \u00bb", "2021-02-05", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Trent Kelly", "K000388", "trentkelly.house.gov", "trentkelly", "https://trentkelly.house.gov/newsroom/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has selected Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) to serve as the Ranking Member of the new Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations (ISO). The new subcommittee will have jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD) policy and programs and accounts related to military intelligence, national intelligence, countering weapons of mass destruction, counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, other sensitive military operations, and special operations forces. Additionally, Rep. Kelly will continue to serve on the HASC Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.\n\n\"Rep. Kelly has a clear understanding of the threats we are facing from our adversaries, and he will make sure that our Armed Forces are ready to address those threats,\" House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers said. \"His knowledge and his background make him the right person to be the lead Republican on the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations.\"\n\n\"We must do everything in our power to support our men and women in uniform,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"Now, more than ever, we must arm our troops with the best intelligence and resources available to defeat our enemies - known and unknown. Through my role on the House Armed Services Committee, I will continue to work with my colleagues to strengthen our Nation's military might on multiple fronts.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-07T14:16:54Z", "2026-04-07T14:20:25Z"], ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-guest-sides-economic-data-vote-against-partisan-covid-relief", "Congressman Guest Sides With Economic Data in Vote Against Partisan COVID Relief Legislation", "2021-02-03", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) voted against H.Con.Res. 11, the shell of a budget proposal required for advancing Democratic plans to invoke budget reconciliation, a process that would avoid the 60-vote threshold ordinarily required to approve legislation in the United States Senate. This is the first step to pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan that is likely to include mandating a $15 minimum wage, a proposal Congressman Guest opposes, citing the 1.3 million jobs the minimum wage law would destroy. The Democrats' COVID-19 relief has received pushback from House and Senate Republicans, citing the size of the relief bill, the partisan provisions and nature of the process, and the speed at which President Biden departed from his message promoting \"unity.\"\n\n\"The economy is on the mend, and we have seen projections for strong economic growth over the next 10 years. This would not have been achievable without the economic relief the Trump Administration and Congress worked together in a bipartisan effort to achieve,\" Congressman Guest said. \"Unfortunately, President Biden, backed by the Progressive wing of his party, is using COVID relief in an attempt to claim responsibility for the economic and public health wins that the bipartisan efforts under the Trump Administration brought our nation. Sadly, it has become clear that Democrats had no interest in continuing these bipartisan efforts when they opted to use the budget reconciliation process in an attempt to approve partisan legislation.\"\n\nThe Congressional Budget Office released a study earlier this week that projects \"real GDP [will expand] rapidly over the coming year, reaching its previous peak in mid-2021.\" The CBO attributes its new and positive outlook to a less severe economic downturn than it originally projected and to a recovery that was stronger and quicker than projected. While many factors contribute to the recovery of the economy, the CBO mentions the positive impact of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 passed in December and negotiated by the Trump Administration and leaders from both parties in Congress to fund coronavirus relief efforts.\n\n\"It's evident from the economic data that the bipartisan measures we passed in 2020 were adequate to support our coronavirus relief efforts. The economic data just doesn't justify another COVID relief package, especially not one with an almost $2 trillion price tag,\" Congressman Guest said.\n\nOther economic factors back up the claims that a $1.9 trillion coronavirus package is unnecessary. In the Bloomberg article, \"The U.S. Economy's Improving\u2014and That Could Complicate Biden's Stimulus Plan,\" the improving economy is highlighted. As the savings rate, unemployment rate, unemployment claims, payroll data, consumer confidence, consumer spending, GDP growth, and more economic factors continue to point to the success of previous stimulus bills, questions will remain about the necessity of additional stimulus legislation.\n\nWith approximately a quarter of all Congressional COVID relief funds remaining unspent, Congressman Guest questioned the need for more funding. \"I think it is crucial that we utilize the $1 trillion in unspent COVID relief funds and assess the economic need before we pursue more stimulus. The President should focus on real solutions, like increasing the rate of vaccinations above the baseline level President Trump was able to set, instead of pushing through a partisan budget proposal.\"\n\nA few of the programs included in the remaining $1 trillion of COVID relief are:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"], ["https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/energy-policy", "ENERGY POLICY", "2021-02-03", "2021", "2021-02", "Republican", "Senate", "MS", "Cindy Hyde-Smith", "H001079", "www.hydesmith.senate.gov", "hydesmith", "https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom", "scraper", "ENERGY POLICY\n\nCongressional Record Vol. 167, No. 20\n\n(Senate - February 3, 2021) PDF\n\nMrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to discuss the importance of\n\nthe American energy sector and my concern about President Biden's\n\nExecutive orders regarding domestic energy policy.\n\nIn the first hours of the Biden administration, the President signed\n\nan Executive order revoking the Presidential permit of the Keystone XL\n\nPipeline, a project projected to add 11,000 American jobs this year and\n\npump $1.6 billion in wages into our economy. The new administration's\n\nactions ceased construction work, nullified contracts issued last\n\nOctober to hire an estimated 7,000 union construction workers, and\n\ndisappointed our Canadian ally.\n\nIt is deeply concerning that our national energy policy should take\n\nsuch a dramatic turn away from pro-jobs and pro-American energy\n\nindependence. Americans' unemployment rate is already in a precarious\n\nsituation due to the ongoing global pandemic, and I fail to see how\n\ndestroying more jobs unifies our Nation.\n\nMississippians and Americans in the energy industry have worked\n\ntirelessly for our Nation, and in 2019 America became energy\n\nindependent for the first time in 60 years. It is thanks to our energy\n\nworkers that we are no longer forced to rely on foreign powers who do\n\nnot wish America well.\n\nTerminating the Keystone XL Pipeline was just the start of what we\n\nnow recognize to be a concerted effort to bring down fossil fuel\n\nresources in our Nation. The administration's subsequent ban on new oil\n\nand gas leases on Federal lands will result in an estimated $33.5\n\nbillion in lost GDP across Western States in President Biden's first\n\nterm and risk over $8.8 billion annually in conservation funding.\n\nOil and natural gas from Federal lands accounted for 6.4 percent and\n\n9.2 percent, respectively, of the Nation's total production. Jobs and\n\neconomic opportunity are being carelessly stripped away.\n\nAnd while my State may not be burned by the Federal leasing ban as\n\nbadly as Wyoming, New Mexico, and other Western States, Mississippi\n\nwill certainly feel the heat from this. Mississippi has a significant\n\nenergy infrastructure which provides thousands of jobs and hundreds of\n\nmillions of dollars in economic output.\n\nThe Gulf of Mexico is one of the Nation's most important regions for\n\nenergy resources and accounts for a large portion of our crude oil and\n\nFederal offshore natural gas production.\n\nMy State is home to the 1,443-megawatt Grand Gulf nuclear power\n\nstation in Port Gibson, MS, which is the largest reactor in terms of\n\ngenerating capacity in the United States. We host a large petroleum\n\nrefinery, a natural gas processing plant, and a liquefied natural gas\n\nterminal located along the State's Gulf of Mexico coastline.\n\nAdditionally, the Red Hills surface coal mine provides lignite coal\n\nto the Red Hills Power Plant, creating jobs and generation capacity in\n\nNorth Mississippi. Along with these great sources, Mississippi has\n\ngrowing investments in natural gas and in solar power.\n\nDestructive policies that make fuel sources more difficult to obtain\n\ncould greatly harm economic growth and raise the cost of energy prices,\n\nwhich will ultimately harm low-income families and many small\n\nbusinesses, not just in Mississippi but across the entire Nation.\n\nMy concerns are not based on any objections to green or renewable\n\nenergy sources. I believe the American people want balanced national\n\nenergy policies that promote growth and price stability. However, the\n\nearly actions of the Biden administration are cause for concern and not\n\na source of unity. They signal a troubling willingness to sacrifice\n\nstrategic industries that are important to our economy and for the jobs\n\nthat they provide.\n\nThis body should take into consideration important legislation such\n\nas the POWER Act and the Conservation Funding Protection Act, which\n\nwould allow Congress to enact responsible energy policies and move away\n\nfrom policies landed in executive edits.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 109, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"party\" = :p0 and \"state\" = :p1 and \"year\" = :p2 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "Republican", "p1": "MS", "p2": "2021"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021", "results": [{"value": "Republican", "label": "Republican", "count": 109, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=MS&year=2021", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021", "results": [{"value": "House", "label": "House", "count": 95, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021&chamber=House", "selected": false}, {"value": "Senate", "label": "Senate", "count": 14, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021&chamber=Senate", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021", "results": [{"value": "MS", "label": "MS", "count": 109, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&year=2021", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021", "results": [{"value": "2021", "label": "2021", "count": 109, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2021-02-03,https~3A~2F~2Fwww~2Ehydesmith~2Esenate~2Egov~2Fenergy-policy", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?party=Republican&state=MS&year=2021&_next=2021-02-03%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fwww~2Ehydesmith~2Esenate~2Egov~2Fenergy-policy&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 92.98848290927708, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}