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News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
July 22, 2022

Senator Wicker announces opposition to House Puerto Rico status proposal, introduces alternative

The Mississippi Senator’s alternative legislative proposal would include the option for Puerto Ricans to maintain current status. On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced his opposition to legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would end Puerto Rico’s status as a commonwealth and require the island’s residents to choose between statehood, independence,…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 22, 2022

Congressman Thompson says poll on his social media shows support for student loan debt relief

The poll was conducted on Thompson’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts but no parameters of the data were indicated in the results.  Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat representing the 2nd District, has released the results of a social media poll conducted by his office to determine the public’s perception of student loan debt relief.  It…