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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for 2024-12-14 ( 3 items )  
Press Reports Indicate That Border Wall Materials Are Again Being Auctioned, Senator Wicker Wants Answers (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Press reports emerged Thursday indicating that the Biden administration is hauling off unused border panels in Nogales, Tucson, and Three Points border zones, potentially in direct contravention of Senator Roger Wicker's, R-Miss.,'s FINISH IT Act which became law last year in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Specifically, the FINISH IT Act forced the Department of Defense (DoD) t more PR

SENATE APPROVES HYDE-SMITH RESOLUTION HONORING PATRICK GOTTSCH, ADVOCATE FOR RURAL AMERICA (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Hyde-Smith Measure Pays Tribute to Gottsch, the RFD-TV Founder Who Passed Away This Year Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today secured Senate passage of her resolution honoring the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch, the founder of radio and television outlets that promoted the values of rural America and agricultural issues. Hyde-Smith used a rare live unanimous consent request to gain approval more PR

Senators Wicker, Schatz Lead Group of 100 Lawmakers in Calling for Extension of Telehealth Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawai'i, led a bipartisan and bicameral group of 100 lawmakers in calling for the extension of expanded Medicare coverage of telehealth services to be included in a year-end appropriations package. Provisions from the Wicker-Schatz legislation, the CONNECT for Health Act, were included in previous COVID-19 relief legislation to allow Medicare beneficiar more PR