Washington, DC – Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), today released the following statement praising Camp Shelby’s successful ten-year mission as a premier mobilization center in support of the War on Terror. Palazzo is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, serves on the House Armed Services Committee, and fulfills drill duty at Camp Shelby as an actively-serving member of the Mississippi National Gu... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), today applauded a letter received from twenty retired U.S. Marine Corps Generals, requesting an additional amphibious LPD-17 design warship. Palazzo recently questioned top Navy and Marine Corps officials about the ship at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. In a statement, Palazzo said: “We’re talking about more than just an additional ... Read more »
By Walter Pincus, Published: March 19 Closing military bases and consolidating operations to save money are not simple moves. Take the Air Force’s constantly shifting plans to move 10 of the 20 C-130J Super Hercules transport planes. Stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., the planes are part of the Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing and are used primarily for tactical airlift missions. Pl... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4), Vice Chairman of the Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications (EPRC), today joined Chairwoman Susan W. Brooks (IN-5), Ranking Member Donald Payne (D-NJ10), and Rep. Eric Swallwell (D-CA15), in introducing the Social Media Working Group Act of 2014. The bill, H.R. 4263, would expand the membership o... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), today pressed Air Force leadership at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY15 budget proposal. Palazzo, who chaired the second half of the hearing, demanded justification for proposed rebasing of Keesler aircraft and vowed to “fight to kill this proposal, just as I’ve fought to kill the previous two.” The FY15 budget proposal call... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), today questioned top Navy and Marine Corps officials at a hearing on the FY15 Navy Budget Request released last week. Witnesses included Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James F. Amos, Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. In remarks before the House Armed Services Committee, Palazzo ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), released the following statement in response to the president’s budget released earlier this week. “Despite the fact that the president’s latest plan proposes to increase spending by almost $800 billion, raise taxes by an additional $1.8 trillion, and add more than $8 trillion to the national debt, our military continues to be last on this Adm... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Palazzo, (MS-4), responded to recent remarks made by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in a preview of the president’s FY15 defense budget plan. “This isn’t the first time the Obama Administration has tried to balance the budget on the backs of our men and women in uniform, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. My number one constitutional responsibility is provid... Read more »
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-District 4, has been selected to receive the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Eagle Award, which is given to members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives who have contributed outstanding and exceptional service to the National Guard by The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States. Palazzo is the only member of Congress who ser... Read more »
Gulfport, MS – Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-MS), invites the public to attend a ceremony to recognize local Montford Point Marines and their families on Wednesday, February 19th , at 2 PM at the World War II Memorial in Gulfport. “These first African American Marines stepped up to serve at a difficult time in our nation’s history,” Palazzo stated. “As a Marine veteran, I consider it an honor to r... Read more »
