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Former Senator Thad Cochran passes away at age 81
By Steven Gagliano
According to a spokesman, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, who represented Mississippi in Congress for more than 45 years, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning in Oxford.
Cochran, a Navy veteran who...
National Public Radio
Thad Cochran, Long-Serving Mississippi Senator, Dies At 81
By Merrit Kennedy
Thad Cochran, the Republican senator from Mississippi who served for some four decades, has died at the age of 81, his successor, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said on Thursday.
Cochran used his...
Florida Daily
Marco Rubio Wants Tax Reform to Help Companies, Individuals Who Lose Timber in Natural Disasters
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is championing a proposal to amend the federal tax code to help tree farmers and the timber industry after natural disasters.
On Tuesday...
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Hyde-Smith tours Climb CDC
By Andrew Scherer
While on a trip to the Gulf Coast, United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visited with a local Gulfport organization.
The senator toured Climb CDC, an organization that provides workforce training and development to 16 to 26-year...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith’s bill aims to assist forest owners after disasters
By Steven Gagliano
A bill introduced by Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith aims to help private forest owners recover from natural disasters.
According to the Senator, one-third of forest land in the United States is held by...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Trump's aircraft carrier wish could affect area employer General Atomics
By Dennis Seid
TUPELO • For at least the fourth time since taking office in 2017, President Donald Trump railed against the U.S. Navy’s next-generation catapult system being...
Breitbart
One-Fifth of Senate Co-Sponsors Bill Cassidy’s ‘Stop Surprise Medical Bills’ Act
By Sean Moran
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced Wednesday that he has gained over 21 co-sponsors on his legislation that would end surprise medical bills, in a rare showing of bipartisan action on health...
News Mississippi
Thompson Calls for Impeachment! Trump says “The Case is Closed”!
By Andi Davis
Special Counsel Robert Mueller spoke Wednesday, nearly 70 days since turning over his Russia report to the Attorney General. Muller said that his report speaks for itself and he does not intend to...
Financial Regulation News
Sens. Menendez, Cassidy seek flood insurance reforms
By Douglas Clark
A bipartisan group of legislators recently supported an effort favoring long-term, comprehensive reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Bill Cassidy (R...
Laurel Leader-Call
Senator honors ailing vet with sterling service
From staff reports
An ailing World War II veteran and POW from Myrick was honored by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Friday, just before the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend.
Tom O’Loughlin, 94, was a prisoner of war for more than...
