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October 29, 2015

Congressional budget deal: Harper, Thompson vote yes; Palazzo, Kelly vote no

Miss. lawmakers split on budget deal Mississippi’s Republican lawmakers voted against the deal, with the exception of Rep. Gregg Harper, R-3rd District. The state’s only Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Bennie Thompson, voted for it. Here’s what the lawmakers had to say about the budget agreement: “This bill is nothing more than cost-shuffling budget gimmicks. … This…