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Trent Kelly is a U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district, having served since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as military and veteran affairs, economic development, and education during his time in office. Kelly has been an advocate for the interests of his constituents, particularly in rural areas of Mississippi. Before his congressional career, he served in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was a district attorney for the 11th Circuit District of Mississippi.
Like the Member who spoke before me-- General Grant served as Commander in Chief of the Union armies and later of all the Armies of the U.S. and then was President within 4 years of having that title. General Eisenhower served as Supreme …
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am humbled and honored today to rise in the memory of First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile, known to his family and friends as Donnie. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry…
We regularly hear from small business that testify before us about how the bureaucracy is such a great impediment to small businesses working with the Federal Government.
my area in north Mississippi is one of the fastest growing, industry and tech companies are coming all the time and we can't get people to come.
I wanted to first thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the staff and members of the Small Business Committee for reaching out to rural America.
Today I rise to recognize the incredible work being done by the Tupelo Police Athletic League. The Police Athletic League is a national organization that allows members of the police force to expand community outreach and connect with…
Community banks are very important. I am from Mississippi, in a rural area with a lot of manufacturing, and a lot of agriculture.
Your banker in those small communities is much more than your banker, and I understand that.
I can tell you my bankers do not have the same view as Mr. Stanley about Dodd-Frank and the impact it has on small banks.
Small business are mom-and-pop stores. They are contractors. They are all kinds of people across my district located on Main Street. They are families, they are veterans, and they are individuals in the First District of Mississippi and…
Today I rise in support of the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act, or the BRICK Act. Rules handed down by the EPA have real-world consequences on businesses and our economy. You have heard the backstory today regarding…
Today I rise to recognize retired United States Air Force Colonel Carlyle ``Smitty'' Harris of Tupelo, Mississippi. On this day in 1973, after nearly 8 years of being held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he was released to be reunited…
The Mississippi Bee Stewardship Program has been held up nationally as a model of the desired state management plan approach.
I think you have both the House and the Senate who the majority of Members, regardless of which party, think it is not being implemented correctly.
The majority of America does not believe protects them, and they believe it is punitive, and not helpful.
I am joined today by Congressmen Thompson, Harper, and Palazzo, all from Mississippi. We rise to mourn the 11 lives that were lost in Mississippi due to severe weather over the Christmas holiday. We had 11 deaths and 57 injuries reported…
I, too, am encouraged. It seems like you want to work and to fix all these things, and I am very encouraged by that.
in his experience, when people lawyer up, as you folks did, it often means they have something to hide.
I hope that you will keep a check, checking on my folks, and making sure that SBA does all they can with disaster relief in Mississippi, which has been declared a Federal emergency.
I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Costello) for leading this important Special Order today. We stand with our allies across the world who have repeatedly and recently experienced violent acts of terrorism, specifically in Israel…
the amount of regulation which we are getting across the board, whether it be in agriculture, or whether it be in banking or whatever, that just our small, local regular businesses can no longer perform and it is shutting them down and…
Today, July 10, I rise to celebrate my son's birthday. I also rise in honor of my father's birthday, which was yesterday, and he would have been 74. A representation of the future, I recognize John Forest Kelly, known to us as JFK. He was…
I thank Congressman Thompson, Congressman Harper, and the rest of the Mississippi delegation; and, most importantly, thank you, God. I would also like to thank Senator Wicker and Senator Cochran, who are present. Thank you to my family…
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