It is critical that Mississippi has a seat at the table as these decisions are made, and I will continue working to ensure our state's priorities are heard.
Mike Ezell will continue working to ensure Mississippi's priorities are heard in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and federal water resource policy decisions.
Occurrences
Evidence
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In a House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing, Rep. Mike Ezell questioned Army civil works and Corps leaders about WRDA remedies for cost-estimate transparency affecting non-federal stakeholders in his district and the Port of Gulfport. Assistant Secretary Adam Telle said Ezell had been a strong advocate for the Port of Gulfport and that his work caused the Corps to relook at the issue with the non-federal sponsor. Ezell also asked about reusable dredging material for the Gulf Coast, and Corps leaders discussed beneficial reuse and planning for ports like Gulfport.
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Ezell's office said Congress advanced 11 appropriations bills and that, through the appropriations process, Ezell secured targeted funding for Mississippi's Fourth District. Listed water-related wins included $5,000,000 to complete the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study, evaluating long-term management solutions for the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf of America, and $1,750,000 for Petal Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to protect the Leaf River.
Assessments
The promise was framed as a continuing advocacy commitment, not a discrete enactment target. During his current House term, Ezell pressed Army Corps and Army civil works officials in a WRDA-related hearing on Gulfport, dredging reuse, cost-estimate transparency, and non-federal stakeholder issues, with administration testimony acknowledging his advocacy. His office also documented water-resource and infrastructure appropriations wins or advances for Mississippi priorities. That is enough to count the federal office promise as delivered in the same term.