Posts of type: Need To Know
Nov 1, 2012
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast this week leaving in its wake a trail of destruction that will forever shape the lives of impacted Americans. Mississippians know that the real recovery begins when news coverage ends. Leaders will start by rebuilding homes, schools and churches. But wounds will not fully heal until families rethread the fabric of their communities.
Oct 26, 2012
Pro-Growth Priorities
Federal policymakers have spent the last several weeks in their home states discussing their ideas with citizens. As I’ve traveled the Magnolia State – from Natchez to Starkville – many folks seem to share the same concern: jobs.
Oct 9, 2012
Guest Column In The Sun Herald: Keeping Our Pledge
On Sept. 23, 2010, Republican lawmakers and candidates announced a conservative governing plan for the new House majority’s legislative agenda. Two years later, we have kept our Pledge to America by advancing ideas Americans believe in: pro-growth policies that promote prosperity through individual freedoms and liberties.
Oct 5, 2012
Energy Summit
Governor Phil Bryant hosted a seminar yesterday at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Miss., to unveil his energy agenda and promote the Magnolia State as a national leader in energy and economic development.
Sep 27, 2012
Work For Welfare
Policymakers across the political spectrum continue to debate the merits of the Obama administration’s issuance of waivers to forgo the work requirement packaged into the 1996 welfare overhaul.
Sep 21, 2012
Coal
House policymakers advanced a bill this week that seeks to protect American jobs and promote U.S. coal production. The “Stop the War on Coal Act” combines five House proposals that peel back exhausting Interior Department and EPA regulations that are slowly destroying domestic coal production.
Sep 13, 2012
Open & Operating
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a short-term funding bill today that keeps the federal government open and operating for six months.
Sep 7, 2012
Promoting Innovation, Advocating For Intellectual Disabilities
Like my wife, Sidney, and me, many families in Mississippi are blessed with a special needs child. When I took the Oath of Office to serve in Congress, I made clear my passion for working with those who are disabled on important disability issues.
Aug 31, 2012
Protecting Safe Drinking Water, Honoring Public Servants
Many Mississippians live in rural communities across the Magnolia State. This is why I have fought to help ensure that safe and affordable public drinking water is available in smaller municipalities.
Aug 24, 2012
Removing Regulations
This week, I had a chance to meet with the employees at Nissan in Canton and Genesis Energy in Natchez. One of their greatest concerns as manufacturers is the constant pressure of regulations coming out of federal agencies in Washington.
