Political Quotes

“I join my colleague Senator Roger Wicker to draw the attention of the American people to the widespread devastation caused by Winter Storm Fern. This powerful storm has affected millions of Americans across the country, but its effects were especially severe in the South, a region not typically equipped to manage prolonged snow, ice, sleet, and dangerous winter conditions. This storm was particularly devastating in Mississippi, a State that simply lacks the infrastructure and equipment necessary to respond to a storm of this magnitude. Tragically, Winter Storm Fern has claimed the lives of at least 26 Mississippians as of February 2. Each loss is heartbreaking and comes with so many stories, as Senator Wicker reflected upon. The breadth and severity of this disaster have left swaths of the Delta and north Mississippi with landscapes littered with shattered trees and downed power lines. Line crews in this bitter cold from Mississippi and other States are making steady progress in restoring power to nearly 200,000 families and businesses that lost power. Long-term recovery, of course, will take much longer than that.”