Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) voted in opposition of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, which is an unnecessary piece of legislation with the sole objective to delegitimize the United States Supreme Court and its previous decision to make all marriages, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin, legal. "Instead of working towards bipartisan legislation to he... Read More »
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, current member of the Mississippi National Guard, and staunch supporter of our servicemembers, Congressman Palazzo ensured the NDAA contained provisions that would bolster our national security and equip the military with the neces... Read More »
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) voted in support of S. 3373, the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, which will allow veterans exposed to burn pits or other dangerous toxins during their service in our nation’s military to receive the healthcare benefits they earned and are entitled to through the Department of ... Read More »
Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) have introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize the University of Mississippi baseball team for winning the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in ... Read More »
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) introduced H.R. 8371, the Border Bonds for America Act of 2022, to establish the Border Trust Fund in the Treasury Department, with proceeds going toward the construction of reinforced fencing, physical barriers, and related infrastructure for the southwest border with Mexico. This legislation aims to increase n... Read More »
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “This landmark decision made by the Supreme Court is a win for every child that has been cruelly aborted and every child who has yet to be born in this country,” said Congressman Palazzo. “It’s also a win for every state. Roe v. Wade was never a decision to be made on a federal l... Read More »
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) attended the United States Coast Guard Change of Command ceremony Wednesday morning at the United States Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Adm. Linda L. Fagan replaced retiring Adm. Karl L. Schultz as the first female Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. Adm. Schultz served in the position since 2018. "I would first like to cong... Read More »
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) are among more than 50 lawmakers asking the World Health Organization (WHO) to retract its recent far-reaching guidelines on abortion. In a letter to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the lawmakers express strong opposition to the agency... Read More »
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today welcomed the announcement of more than $15 million in new investments from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for enhancement projects at 29 Mississippi airfields. The grants come from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP),... Read More »
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) reacted to reports of a leak claiming the Supreme Court had reached a decision to overturn the Court’s previous decision on Roe v. Wade. “While this leak is incredibly concerning when it comes to the validity of the nine justice’s final decision, I am hopeful that it is more than just a leak and is reflective of the Court’s final decision o... Read More »
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today welcomed the distribution of more than $36.7 million to the State of Mississippi and its three coastal counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities. The funding represents Mississippi’s share of revenues generated through the 2006 ... Read More »
Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congressmen Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Co-Chair of the House Dyslexia Caucus, introduced the bipartisan 21st Century Dyslexia Act to reclassify dyslexia within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The members released the following statement: "By reclassifying dyslexia as its own, stand-alone category within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Ac... Read More »
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Representatives Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., joined 196 of their colleagues in filing an amici curiae brief in support of the petitioners in the pending case Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Sackett case is directly rela... Read More »
Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) today condemned the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) decision to suspend Title 42, a highly effective order put in place by President Trump, which allowed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to facilitate the swift removal of a historic amount of illegal immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The numbers speak for themselves, and they'... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today joined lawmakers from the Maine congressional delegation in a letter urging Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro to include funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in next year’s FY2023 budget. “As you work to finalize the Depa... Read More »
