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Hyde-Smith re-election bid on firm footing as she continues to outpace Colom
First quarter finance reports show incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is sitting on nearly five times more campaign funds than her Democrat challenger. While national Democrats are crowing about large fundraising hauls in seemingly competitive races in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and North Carolina, here in Mississippi, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) continues to far outpace her Democrat midterm opponent. The latest campaign fundraising filings are perhaps the clearest indicator yet that the incumbent’s re-election bid in Mississippi is on firm footing eight months out from the November General Election. First quarter campaign finance filings were due to be submitted this week with the Federal Election Commission. As of Thursday, the reports for Hyde-Smith and Democrat nominee Scott Colom were showing as filed with the FEC while Democrat-turned-Independent candidate Ty Pinkins’ latest report was not listed. The incumbent Republican Senator’s primary campaign account pulled in over $635,000 during the first quarter of the year, with over $1 million raised between all three authorized committees supporting Hyde-Smith’s re-election bid. “Our campaign is seeing incredible momentum, and these recent fundraising numbers show Mississippians are stepping up because they’re excited to keep strong, proven conservative leadership fighting for them in Washington,” said Jake Monssen, Hyde-Smith’s Campaign Manager. As for Colom, the Democrat District Attorney’s campaign touted raising $601,000 in the first quarter while seeking to downplay Hyde-Smith’s obvious lead by saying his campaign haul was “donor-driven, with zero transfers” between committees. A review of the latest filings shows that more individual donors from Mississippi were itemized and listed as contributing to Hyde-Smith than to Colom. However, since a large portion of Colom’s donations came through the Democrat online fundraising website ActBlue, which allows donors from around the country to easily contribute, the actual residence of those donors cannot be immediately verified. Republicans have a similar fundraising tool called WinRed which Hyde-Smith’s campaign also uses for donations. Some of the higher profile names and organizations supporting each candidate on the recent reports include: Hyde-Smith Donors BullyBloc State Legislators Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Former Gov. Phil Bryant American Bankers Association Community Bancshares Colom Donors Former AG Mike Moore Democrat U.S. Senators Letitia Johnson Stuart Stevens / The Lincoln Project State Rep. Chris Bell Congressional candidate Michael Chiaradio IBEW In terms of cash on hand as the general election campaign gets underway, Hyde-Smith is sitting on nearly five times more than her Democrat challenger, reporting a balance of nearly $2.5 million while Colom listed $560,000. In a campaign release on Thursday, Colom tried to redirect attention away from the growing dollar gap between he and Hyde-Smith by promoting an interview on CBS News by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand. The New York Senator listed Mississippi as one of four races on her Senate map where she said “any one of these candidates could win because our candidates are so formidable.” The other three races were in Iowa, Texas and Florida. Democrats need four seats to flip control on the U.S. Senate this cycle. The post Hyde-Smith re-election bid on firm footing as she continues to outpace Colom appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.
Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending
President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it’ll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones. WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump’s budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House’s push to increase defense spending to nearly $1.5 trillion in the next budget year, up from nearly $1 trillion this year, while cutting health research, heating assistance and scores of other domestic programs by about 10% overall. Such cuts do not cover mandatory spending, which includes such programs as Social Security and Medicare. The debate over Trump’s proposal underscored the sharp divide that will shape some of the most significant policy debates going into a midterm election that will give voters the ultimate say on the direction of the country. “For the industrial base to double or triple and build more facilities, not just add shifts, it requires multiyear agreements to purchase into the future,” Vought told lawmakers. “That cost has to be booked in this first year.” The White House is calling for about $1.1 trillion for defense through the regular appropriations process, which typically requires support from both parties for approval. An additional $350 billion would come through a separate bill that Republicans can accomplish on their own, through party-line majority votes. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, said he believes in a strong national defense. But he said the idea of increasing defense by more than 40% while cutting programs that people need shows that the Republican administration’s priorities are “out of whack.” The committee chairman, Rep. Jodey Arrington predicted the hearing would be more “amped up” than usual, and that proved to be true, beginning with his opening statement focused on criticizing Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Arrington, R-Texas, said he did not know of any president in his lifetime who “inherited such a complete and utter mess as President Trump did in January of last year.” Since then, Arrington said, Trump has secured the border, cut taxes and constrained nondefense spending. It was the beginning of several back-and-forths at the hearing. “You know how bad this economy is when we hear Joe Biden being invoked, we hear trans people being invoked. I was waiting for Jimmy Carter to be blamed next,” Boyle said in response to Arrington’s opening remarks. Boyle said consumer confidence is plummeting under Trump and noted a gas station he passed in Philadelphia recently was selling gas at $4.11 a gallon versus less than $3 a gallon some six weeks ago because of Trump’s “war of choice in Iran.” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., called the proposed defense spending increase shocking. “We’ve never in the history of this country seen spending like this, paid for by slashing health care, education and housing,” Balint said. “Mr. Vought, yes or no, is $350 billion for the war in Iran lowering costs for Americans?” “It is certainly not defunding child care. We fully fund child care in this budget,” Vought said, not directly answering the question. Balint went on to incorporate Trump’s “America First” mantra in her questioning. She said $350 billion could pay for an enhanced health insurance tax credit for 10 years and that her constituents are asking how the country can continue to spend money on wars and not find a solution to helping people afford health care. Vought said the president has made clear he was not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapons, missiles and a navy that affect U.S. national security. “He is doing what is necessary to keep us safe, while at the same time trying to pursue diplomacy so that we can get out of wars and lower those costs over time,” Vought said. Vought said it was unclear how much the administration would seek to fund the war during the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30. That money would be part of an emergency supplemental spending bill and would be on top of the funds the White House is seeking to boost defense spending next year. “Would it be more than $50 billion?” asked Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “We’re still working on it,” Vought said. “I don’t have a ballpark for you.” The post Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.
Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending
President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it’ll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones. WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump’s budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House’s push to increase defense spending to nearly $1.5 trillion in the next budget year, up from nearly $1 trillion this year, while cutting health research, heating assistance and scores of other domestic programs by about 10% overall. Such cuts do not cover mandatory spending, which includes such programs as Social Security and Medicare. The debate over Trump’s proposal underscored the sharp divide that will shape some of the most significant policy debates going into a midterm election that will give voters the ultimate say on the direction of the country. “For the industrial base to double or triple and build more facilities, not just add shifts, it requires multiyear agreements to purchase into the future,” Vought told lawmakers. “That cost has to be booked in this first year.” The White House is calling for about $1.1 trillion for defense through the regular appropriations process, which typically requires support from both parties for approval. An additional $350 billion would come through a separate bill that Republicans can accomplish on their own, through party-line majority votes. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, said he believes in a strong national defense. But he said the idea of increasing defense by more than 40% while cutting programs that people need shows that the Republican administration’s priorities are “out of whack.” The committee chairman, Rep. Jodey Arrington predicted the hearing would be more “amped up” than usual, and that proved to be true, beginning with his opening statement focused on criticizing Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Arrington, R-Texas, said he did not know of any president in his lifetime who “inherited such a complete and utter mess as President Trump did in January of last year.” Since then, Arrington said, Trump has secured the border, cut taxes and constrained nondefense spending. It was the beginning of several back-and-forths at the hearing. “You know how bad this economy is when we hear Joe Biden being invoked, we hear trans people being invoked. I was waiting for Jimmy Carter to be blamed next,” Boyle said in response to Arrington’s opening remarks. Boyle said consumer confidence is plummeting under Trump and noted a gas station he passed in Philadelphia recently was selling gas at $4.11 a gallon versus less than $3 a gallon some six weeks ago because of Trump’s “war of choice in Iran.” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., called the proposed defense spending increase shocking. “We’ve never in the history of this country seen spending like this, paid for by slashing health care, education and housing,” Balint said. “Mr. Vought, yes or no, is $350 billion for the war in Iran lowering costs for Americans?” “It is certainly not defunding child care. We fully fund child care in this budget,” Vought said, not directly answering the question. Balint went on to incorporate Trump’s “America First” mantra in her questioning. She said $350 billion could pay for an enhanced health insurance tax credit for 10 years and that her constituents are asking how the country can continue to spend money on wars and not find a solution to helping people afford health care. Vought said the president has made clear he was not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapons, missiles and a navy that affect U.S. national security. “He is doing what is necessary to keep us safe, while at the same time trying to pursue diplomacy so that we can get out of wars and lower those costs over time,” Vought said. Vought said it was unclear how much the administration would seek to fund the war during the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30. That money would be part of an emergency supplemental spending bill and would be on top of the funds the White House is seeking to boost defense spending next year. “Would it be more than $50 billion?” asked Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “We’re still working on it,” Vought said. “I don’t have a ballpark for you.” The post Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.
Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending
President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it’ll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones. WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump’s budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House’s push to increase defense spending to nearly $1.5 trillion in the next budget year, up from nearly $1 trillion this year, while cutting health research, heating assistance and scores of other domestic programs by about 10% overall. Such cuts do not cover mandatory spending, which includes such programs as Social Security and Medicare. The debate over Trump’s proposal underscored the sharp divide that will shape some of the most significant policy debates going into a midterm election that will give voters the ultimate say on the direction of the country. “For the industrial base to double or triple and build more facilities, not just add shifts, it requires multiyear agreements to purchase into the future,” Vought told lawmakers. “That cost has to be booked in this first year.” The White House is calling for about $1.1 trillion for defense through the regular appropriations process, which typically requires support from both parties for approval. An additional $350 billion would come through a separate bill that Republicans can accomplish on their own, through party-line majority votes. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, said he believes in a strong national defense. But he said the idea of increasing defense by more than 40% while cutting programs that people need shows that the Republican administration’s priorities are “out of whack.” The committee chairman, Rep. Jodey Arrington predicted the hearing would be more “amped up” than usual, and that proved to be true, beginning with his opening statement focused on criticizing Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Arrington, R-Texas, said he did not know of any president in his lifetime who “inherited such a complete and utter mess as President Trump did in January of last year.” Since then, Arrington said, Trump has secured the border, cut taxes and constrained nondefense spending. It was the beginning of several back-and-forths at the hearing. “You know how bad this economy is when we hear Joe Biden being invoked, we hear trans people being invoked. I was waiting for Jimmy Carter to be blamed next,” Boyle said in response to Arrington’s opening remarks. Boyle said consumer confidence is plummeting under Trump and noted a gas station he passed in Philadelphia recently was selling gas at $4.11 a gallon versus less than $3 a gallon some six weeks ago because of Trump’s “war of choice in Iran.” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., called the proposed defense spending increase shocking. “We’ve never in the history of this country seen spending like this, paid for by slashing health care, education and housing,” Balint said. “Mr. Vought, yes or no, is $350 billion for the war in Iran lowering costs for Americans?” “It is certainly not defunding child care. We fully fund child care in this budget,” Vought said, not directly answering the question. Balint went on to incorporate Trump’s “America First” mantra in her questioning. She said $350 billion could pay for an enhanced health insurance tax credit for 10 years and that her constituents are asking how the country can continue to spend money on wars and not find a solution to helping people afford health care. Vought said the president has made clear he was not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapons, missiles and a navy that affect U.S. national security. “He is doing what is necessary to keep us safe, while at the same time trying to pursue diplomacy so that we can get out of wars and lower those costs over time,” Vought said. Vought said it was unclear how much the administration would seek to fund the war during the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30. That money would be part of an emergency supplemental spending bill and would be on top of the funds the White House is seeking to boost defense spending next year. “Would it be more than $50 billion?” asked Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “We’re still working on it,” Vought said. “I don’t have a ballpark for you.” The post Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.
Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending
President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it’ll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones. WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump’s budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House’s push to increase defense spending to nearly $1.5 trillion in the next budget year, up from nearly $1 trillion this year, while cutting health research, heating assistance and scores of other domestic programs by about 10% overall. Such cuts do not cover mandatory spending, which includes such programs as Social Security and Medicare. The debate over Trump’s proposal underscored the sharp divide that will shape some of the most significant policy debates going into a midterm election that will give voters the ultimate say on the direction of the country. “For the industrial base to double or triple and build more facilities, not just add shifts, it requires multiyear agreements to purchase into the future,” Vought told lawmakers. “That cost has to be booked in this first year.” The White House is calling for about $1.1 trillion for defense through the regular appropriations process, which typically requires support from both parties for approval. An additional $350 billion would come through a separate bill that Republicans can accomplish on their own, through party-line majority votes. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, said he believes in a strong national defense. But he said the idea of increasing defense by more than 40% while cutting programs that people need shows that the Republican administration’s priorities are “out of whack.” The committee chairman, Rep. Jodey Arrington predicted the hearing would be more “amped up” than usual, and that proved to be true, beginning with his opening statement focused on criticizing Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Arrington, R-Texas, said he did not know of any president in his lifetime who “inherited such a complete and utter mess as President Trump did in January of last year.” Since then, Arrington said, Trump has secured the border, cut taxes and constrained nondefense spending. It was the beginning of several back-and-forths at the hearing. “You know how bad this economy is when we hear Joe Biden being invoked, we hear trans people being invoked. I was waiting for Jimmy Carter to be blamed next,” Boyle said in response to Arrington’s opening remarks. Boyle said consumer confidence is plummeting under Trump and noted a gas station he passed in Philadelphia recently was selling gas at $4.11 a gallon versus less than $3 a gallon some six weeks ago because of Trump’s “war of choice in Iran.” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., called the proposed defense spending increase shocking. “We’ve never in the history of this country seen spending like this, paid for by slashing health care, education and housing,” Balint said. “Mr. Vought, yes or no, is $350 billion for the war in Iran lowering costs for Americans?” “It is certainly not defunding child care. We fully fund child care in this budget,” Vought said, not directly answering the question. Balint went on to incorporate Trump’s “America First” mantra in her questioning. She said $350 billion could pay for an enhanced health insurance tax credit for 10 years and that her constituents are asking how the country can continue to spend money on wars and not find a solution to helping people afford health care. Vought said the president has made clear he was not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapons, missiles and a navy that affect U.S. national security. “He is doing what is necessary to keep us safe, while at the same time trying to pursue diplomacy so that we can get out of wars and lower those costs over time,” Vought said. Vought said it was unclear how much the administration would seek to fund the war during the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30. That money would be part of an emergency supplemental spending bill and would be on top of the funds the White House is seeking to boost defense spending next year. “Would it be more than $50 billion?” asked Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “We’re still working on it,” Vought said. “I don’t have a ballpark for you.” The post Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.
Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending
President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it’ll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones. WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump’s budget director told a House committee Wednesday. The testimony from Russell Vought jump-starts the White House’s push to increase defense spending to nearly $1.5 trillion in the next budget year, up from nearly $1 trillion this year, while cutting health research, heating assistance and scores of other domestic programs by about 10% overall. Such cuts do not cover mandatory spending, which includes such programs as Social Security and Medicare. The debate over Trump’s proposal underscored the sharp divide that will shape some of the most significant policy debates going into a midterm election that will give voters the ultimate say on the direction of the country. “For the industrial base to double or triple and build more facilities, not just add shifts, it requires multiyear agreements to purchase into the future,” Vought told lawmakers. “That cost has to be booked in this first year.” The White House is calling for about $1.1 trillion for defense through the regular appropriations process, which typically requires support from both parties for approval. An additional $350 billion would come through a separate bill that Republicans can accomplish on their own, through party-line majority votes. Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, said he believes in a strong national defense. But he said the idea of increasing defense by more than 40% while cutting programs that people need shows that the Republican administration’s priorities are “out of whack.” The committee chairman, Rep. Jodey Arrington predicted the hearing would be more “amped up” than usual, and that proved to be true, beginning with his opening statement focused on criticizing Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. Arrington, R-Texas, said he did not know of any president in his lifetime who “inherited such a complete and utter mess as President Trump did in January of last year.” Since then, Arrington said, Trump has secured the border, cut taxes and constrained nondefense spending. It was the beginning of several back-and-forths at the hearing. “You know how bad this economy is when we hear Joe Biden being invoked, we hear trans people being invoked. I was waiting for Jimmy Carter to be blamed next,” Boyle said in response to Arrington’s opening remarks. Boyle said consumer confidence is plummeting under Trump and noted a gas station he passed in Philadelphia recently was selling gas at $4.11 a gallon versus less than $3 a gallon some six weeks ago because of Trump’s “war of choice in Iran.” Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., called the proposed defense spending increase shocking. “We’ve never in the history of this country seen spending like this, paid for by slashing health care, education and housing,” Balint said. “Mr. Vought, yes or no, is $350 billion for the war in Iran lowering costs for Americans?” “It is certainly not defunding child care. We fully fund child care in this budget,” Vought said, not directly answering the question. Balint went on to incorporate Trump’s “America First” mantra in her questioning. She said $350 billion could pay for an enhanced health insurance tax credit for 10 years and that her constituents are asking how the country can continue to spend money on wars and not find a solution to helping people afford health care. Vought said the president has made clear he was not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapons, missiles and a navy that affect U.S. national security. “He is doing what is necessary to keep us safe, while at the same time trying to pursue diplomacy so that we can get out of wars and lower those costs over time,” Vought said. Vought said it was unclear how much the administration would seek to fund the war during the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30. That money would be part of an emergency supplemental spending bill and would be on top of the funds the White House is seeking to boost defense spending next year. “Would it be more than $50 billion?” asked Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas. “We’re still working on it,” Vought said. “I don’t have a ballpark for you.” The post Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending appeared first on Magnolia Tribune.