Representative Travis Childers News

Memphis police have identified the man who died in an accident that followed an attempted traffic stop early Tuesday.

Following the 1992 election -- the "Year of the Woman" -- women made up less than 11 percent of the incoming House members of the 103rd Congress and 6 percent of the Senate.

IF THE late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead were alive today to witness the nation's health care reform debate, he'd probably say something like this: 'What a long, strange trip it's been, man.' Wild-eyed, foaming-at-the-mouth citizens shouting down trembling congressmen at town hall meetings, erstwhile vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin ...

Efforts to fix a fallen bridge on one of West Point's busiest roads have met rejection after rejection.

The House Financial Services Committee voted 39 to 29 on Thursday to approve a bill that would create a consumer financial protection agency, clearing the first hurdle to enacting a key priority in the Obama administration's regulatory reform plan.

The House Financial Services Committee voted on Thursday to create an agency to protect consumers from predatory lending, deceptive credit card terms and other abuses.

Creating a federal agency to regulate home loans, credit cards, savings accounts and other financial services won the approval of a key House committee on Thursday in spite of loud complaints from banks and businesses.

The purpose of "Tea Party" protests across America is to remind elected officials that they work at the will and pleasure of voters, Mississippi Tea Party founder Don Daniels said Saturday.

Touting messages of progress and economic development, some of the state's most influential people gathered Monday at East Mississippi Community College-Golden Triangle to mark what Joe Higgins called 'the end of the beginning' of the Golden Triangle Regional Global Industrial Aerospace Park project.

You know how Congressional politics goes. A party gets control of the House. That party grows corrupt in their influence.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8:35 a.m. Convinced that Rep. Charles Rangel is on the ropes because of a tangle of ethical issues, House GOP leaders are debating whether to aggressively press for his removal as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee or try to drag out the controversy as long as possible for maximum political advantage.

Democratic 1st District Rep. Travis Childers has almost three times as much cash on hand as his Republican opponent, state Sen.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A variety of events are scheduled today for the investiture of Mark Keenum as Mississippi State's 19th president.

" Congressman Travis Childers today announced the award of nearly $270,000 for the Mississippi Department of Agriculture to fund 13 different projects statewide.

Innovative uses for forest and forage biomass will be featured at the LSU AgCenter's Calhoun Research Station field day Oct.

" Congressman Travis Childers today urged both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the State of Mississippi to act swiftly in gathering information necessary to provide farmers with much-needed disaster relief.

STARKVILLE a ' Next week's investiture of Mark E. Keenum as Mississippi State's 19th president will include members of Mississippi's congressional delegation and Gov.

WASHINGTON a ' The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $5.1 million in appropriations requests submitted by Congressman Travis Childers through passage of the final version of the Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

Congressman Charlie Rangel will keep his chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, after Republicans failed to pass a resolution Wednesday to remove him from the leadership position.

House Republicans came up short in a bid Wednesday to strip Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, of his post as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee because of mounting ethical problems.