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WXXV: Rep. Ezell visits leaders on the Coast

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Congressman Mike Ezell is on the Coast this week meeting with city leaders and enjoying the Fourth of July holiday. Ezell visited WXXV and talked to us about coastal bills and national policies. Even while home for a holiday, Congressman Mike Ezell is still handling business. “Just getting out into the community, talking to folks, and hearing some of their concerns and trying to meet…

Magnolia Tribune: U.S. House double-refers Articles of Impeachment against President Biden to Judiciary, Homeland Security Committees

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Of note, three of the four Mississippi Congressman serve on one of the two committees that will be considering the impeachment resolutions, that being the House Homeland Security Committee. Congressman Guest is the Vice Ranking Republican member on the committee. Congressman Thompson is the Ranking Democrat and former committee chairman. Congressman Ezell is the Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee.

Lawmakers Offer Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee Readmission for Guard, Reserve Students

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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Mike Ezell (R-MS-04) today led the introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ensure that students, who serve in the National Guard and Reserve, will be guaranteed readmission to their schools following a deployment.  The lead Democratic sponsors are U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and U.S. Representative…

Daily Leader: Mississippi lawmakers offer bill to guarantee readmission for Guard, Reserve students

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A new bill submitted in Congress, if passed, will guarantee readmission to schools for any National Guard or Reserve students following a deployment. The Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education (SERVE) Act was introduced Wednesday by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, and Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.). Lead Democratic sponsors are Sen. Maggie Hassan…

WDAM: Ezell speaks at graduation of Class 58 of National Guard’s Youth Challenge

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Dozens of students from across the Magnolia State graduated Saturday from the Mississippi National Guard’s Youth Challenge Academy. A ceremony held at Temple Baptist Church saw 157 cadets from Class 58 receive their diplomas. For the last 22 weeks, the graduates attended the military-style academy at Camp Shelby. “I feel great, another day, another day to be made,” said Garrett…

POLITICO China Watcher: GOP LAWMAKERS DEMAND DEETS ON CHINA’S CUBAN SPY FACILITY

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FIRST IN CHINA WATCHER: GOP LAWMAKERS DEMAND DEETS ON CHINA’S CUBAN SPY FACILITY:  A group of 10 GOP House Homeland Security Committee members including chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) want the Biden administration to provide details about China’s spy facility in Cuba. “We request…

Congressman Mike Ezell Marks 100 Days of Delivering for South Mississippi

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Today marks 100 days since Congressman Mike Ezell was sworn in as a part of the new Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives. "It's been a productive first 100 days," said Congressman Ezell. "The people of South Mississippi sent me to Washington to work, and that's what I'm continuing to…

KFDX: Bill seeks to reinstate, back pay troops who refused COVID-19 vaccination

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A bill recently introduced to the United States House of Representatives seeks to reinstate and backpay service members removed from the military for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, February 6, 2023, Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-02) introduced the Troop Return of Overdue Payment Act to Congress. According to a press release from Rep. Jackson,…

FOX News: Biden's decision to 'allow' Chinese spy balloon over US is 'a joke,' Homeland Security committee member says

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A member of the House Committee on Homeland Security says it's a "joke" that the Biden administration allowed the Chinese spy balloon to fly over the continental United States. During a Thursday briefing, a senior defense official said that the U.S. government is "confident" the surveillance balloon is from the People's Republic of China, and said it was seen over Montana.…

Homeland Newswire: Mississippi Congressman: Confucius Institutes 'give our enemies the opportunity to spread propaganda to our young people'

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The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has found that many once-defunct, controversial Confucius Institutes have reopened under new names. The Chinese government had sponsored Confucius Institutes -- which are educational and cultural programs -- since 2004 on college and university campuses worldwide, the NAS said. The institutes provided teachers, textbooks and operating…