I want to thank Mayor Gene McGee for taking time this week to give me an update on all the great things happening in Ridgeland. Mayor McGee was sworn in as mayor in 1989 and Ridgeland has grown tremendously under Mayor McGee’s leadership.

I enjoyed attending the EMBDC Annual Meeting in Meridian and the Compass Datacenter Announcement Ceremony. While in Meridian, I was honored to talk with local community leaders who also attended. I want to thank each of these local leaders for your service to Meridian.

Haley and I were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Mississippi native Andrew Eaves, who was among the military officials who lost his life on the helicopter involved in the crash in Washington, D.C., last night.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eaves grew up in Noxubee County and dedicated his life to service of country. Our prayers are with his family and everyone impacted by this terrible event.

I was in Meridian for the EMBDC annual meeting; and had the opportunity to meet with local leaders. I want to thank these individuals for their hard work, and I look forward to finding new opportunities for my office to partner with East Mississippi community leaders.

I want to congratulate Kadence Anding for winning the Congressional App Challenge for Mississippi’s Third District. I was honored to meet her at Brandon High School, and present Kadence with an award for her hard work.

I had the opportunity to meet with the Colonial Pipeline team - the largest pipeline in the United States for delivering refined petroleum products. I appreciate their commitment to safely delivering reliably domestically produced energy and their investment in Mississippi.

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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is estimated that more than 1 million lives were taken at Auschwitz and approximately 6 million Jewish lives were taken across Europe by the Nazi regime. Today, we remember, and we will never forget.

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This past week my family and I were able to celebrate the inauguration of President Trump. This historic day will be something we will never forget. I am looking forward to working alongside Trump to Make America Great Again. Welcome back 47!

Thank you to Judge Brandon Paul Rowell of Marion County for stopping by my office. I enjoyed meeting with Judge Rowell and his daughter Isabelle. If you are in D.C., please reach out to my office and visit with us while you are in our nation’s capital.

I was honored to join Congressman Kelly to welcome members of the Mississippi National Guard to Washington, D.C., for the Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. I want to thank these brave men and women for their service to the American people.

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I am honored to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, and I look forward to getting to work to incorporate President Trump’s America First agenda.

I am proud to be a pro-life conservative who represents the great state of Mississippi in the United States Congress, and I am proud that Mississippi led the way in overturning Roe v. Wade.

President Trump is already working to secure the border, and his work is having an immediate effect.