WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Roger Wicker issued the following press release:
The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared its strong support for Governor Tate Reeves' request for a major disaster declaration after devastating tornadoes and severe weather struck the state on May 6-7, 2026.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Mike Ezell, R-Miss., sent President Trump a letter endorsing the governor's request for an expedited major disaster declaration for Lamar, Lincoln, Franklin, Lawrence, and Wilkinson counties for individual assistance and public assistance. If approved, the major disaster declarati...