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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 12, 2018

Chairman Wicker acts to protect religious freedom in Europe and Central Asia

Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (MS) today introduced a bipartisan resolution (S.Res.539) urging President Trump to take action against some of the worst violators of religious freedom in Europe and Central Asia. Key targets of the legislation include the governments of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Russia, as well as Russian-led separatist…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 12, 2018

Cindy Hyde-Smith and Chris McDaniel start their first real back-and-forth over scorecards

On Monday, BIPEC released their Legislative scorecard which ranks Legislators according to their pro-business voting record.  BIPEC is considered the leading voice of business in the Mississippi legislature in terms of advocacy. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign critiqued her opponent Chris McDaniel’s score in the BIPEC calculation. Hyde-Smith is not on the 2018 Scorecard as she is…