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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) applauded the Trump administration's announcement of $7.6 million in funding to combat the opioid crisis in Mississippi. The funds are part of $1.8 billion dollars in grants announced by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressmen Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today applauded the award of more than $21 million for infrastructure improvements to Mississippi bridges and operating assistance for passenger rail.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao officially announced the grants today during her remarks at the Coastal Region Transportation Summit in Biloxi.

Jackson, MS – Today, Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) and Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) hosted a Rural Healthcare Summit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Health Related Professions. The summit brought together healthcare leaders to discuss issues facing the rural healthcare community. Among the speakers who joined Congressman Thompson and Congressman Guest were Dr.

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Brandon, MS – This week, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) toured Mississippi's Third Congressional District to speak directly to members of the farming community. Congressman Guest visited with farmers in Adams, Amite, Franklin, Lincoln, Rankin, and Wilkinson Counties. Additional information on his visits has been provided at the end of this release.

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, July 24, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) introduced H.R. 3990, the Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act. This legislation would reauthorize the Operation Stonegarden grant program within the Department of Homeland Security. This program provides grant funding to local law enforcement agencies involved in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations and can be used for equipment or personnel needs or other appropriate activities to support the CBP mission. H.R.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) announced a $95,403 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the study of "preventative drug delivery carriers against infectious agents detrimental to the honey bee."

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03) announced a $199,992 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded to Mississippi State University and its Southern Rural Development Center. This funding will support the study of land loss in families across Mississippi and the region. The goal of the project, which is entitled "Southern Region Heir's Property Collaborative," is to develop a plan to address land loss in the South.