Press releases
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2 rows where chamber = "Senate", state = "MS" and year = 2018 sorted by date descending
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| url | title | date ▲ | year | month | party | chamber | state | member_name | bioguide_id | domain | scraper | source | date_source | text | has_text | collected_at | updated_at |
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| https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/tribute-major-paul-v-bankston | Tribute to Major Paul. V. Bankston | 2018-12-13 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | Senate | MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | H001079 | www.hydesmith.senate.gov | hydesmith | https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom | scraper | Congressional Record (Senate - December 13, 2018) Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend MAJ Paul V. Bankston for his dedication to duty and service as an Army legislative fellow on my staff. In January 2019, Paul will transfer to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, where he will serve as a congressional budget liaison. A native of Okeechobee, FL, Paul received a bachelor of science degree in applied science and technology from Thomas Edison State College. He also earned a master of arts degree in legislative affairs from George Washington University. Paul enlisted in the Army in 2000, rose through the enlisted ranks to sergeant first class, and received his commission in 2008. Most recently, Paul served as the Army legislative fellow on my staff, and for the Honorable Senator Thad Cochran prior to that. His operational experience in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to his technical expertise in special operations, medical logistics, and combat medical care, have been pivotal in helping to shape Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. He has served the State of Mississippi and the Nation admirably. The staff and I have enjoyed the benefit of Paul's counsel and have truly enjoyed working with him. Paul's leadership has brought great credit to the army, and I appreciate and commend his commitment to continue to serve our Nation. It is a pleasure to recognize and thank MAJ Paul V. Bankston for his exceptional service to our country. My staff and I extend our gratitude to Paul and his family for their sacrifices and service to the Nation, and we wish him well as he takes the next step in his admirable career. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T23:11:43Z |
| https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/honoring-durell-wade | Honoring Durell Wade | 2018-12-06 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | Senate | MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | H001079 | www.hydesmith.senate.gov | hydesmith | https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/newsroom | scraper | Congressional Record -- (Senate - December 06, 2018) Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, 77 years after being killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, AD2 Durell Wade of Calhoun County, MS, will be laid to rest in the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery. On December 7, 1941, 429 men lost their lives aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma, including Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Wade. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1936 and was in line to be promoted to chief aviation machinist mate shortly before his death. His service in the U.S. Navy helped in the ultimate fight to protect our liberty. The U.S. Department of Defense and its Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency deserve commendation for its work to identify casualties, like Durell Wade, and offer some measure of closure to families of fallen servicemembers. In this instance, I am pleased that Wade's family, including his 84-year-old sister Nancy, have an opportunity to be part of a burial ceremony with full military honors in Kilmichael, MS. So many families in Mississippi lost loved ones during World War II, but Durell's long absence made this family's sacrifice all the more heartbreaking. I hope the families of those who perished on the U.S.S. Oklahoma will find comfort and peace in knowing their loved ones' service in defense of our Nation helped in the ultimate fight to protect our liberty. I ask unanimous consent that an August 18, 2018, article from The Baton Rouge Advocate titled, “Pearl Harbor casualty's remains getting a proper funeral ends lifetime of wondering for Baton Rouge family members,” be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [August 18, 2018] Pearl Harbor Casualty's Remains Getting a Proper Funeral Ends Lifetime of Wondering for Baton Rouge Family Members (By George Morris) Seventy-seven years after he was killed, sailor Durell Wade will finally get a proper burial. For his Baton Rouge nephew, it ends a lifetime of wondering. “I knew that I had his name, and I … | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-06-27T23:11:43Z |
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