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September 21, 2016

Sen. Wicker sees Sen. Reid slow-walking spending talks to keep Senate in session until Election Day

Republicans Charge Reid With Slowing Spending Talks Harry Reid is holding Patrick J. Toomey hostage. At least that is what a growing number of Republicans are openly speculating, promoting the notion that the Senate’s departing minority leader is slow-walking spending talks to keep the most vulnerable GOP incumbents tethered to the Capitol and away from…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 21, 2016

MITCHELL: Lt. Gov. Reeves today’s “Darth Vader” for not appointing PEER representative

CHARLIE MITCHELL: PEER’s mission not a priority for Lt. Gov. Reeves? If the “Star Wars” analogy were continued, today’s Darth Vader is Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. Why? The Clarion-Ledger reported last week that Reeves had not appointed Senate representatives to the PEER, which is his job to do. That puts the brakes on committee work…