Gene Taylor In The News
September 04, 2008 Navy secretary concerned about storms' impact on shipyards
WASHINGTON — In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, U.S. Navy Secretary Donald Winter is worried that the repeated specter of hurricanes is taking a toll on the shipbuilding workers on the Gulf Coast. "He expressed concern about the workforce on the Gulf
Source: Centre Daily Times
September 03, 2008 More Coast residents have flood coverage
Many Mississippians who suffered losses from Hurricane Gustav will feel less pain than they did three years ago, and not only because the storm was weaker than Katrina. Before Katrina, many residents were unaware that tidal surge from a hurricane was
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
September 03, 2008 More Coast residents have flood coverage
US Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss. and a conferee, is lobbying to add wind insurance to the program so that Coast residents would be covered for both perils under ...
August 31, 2008 Katrina's lessons put in practice
Fourth District US Rep. Gene Taylor recalled that, in the aftermath of the storm, Hancock County had just one satellite phone. ...
August 31, 2008 AROUND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
Contra-flow of evacuees out of lower coastal counties in Mississippi and out of Louisiana will begin at 6 a.m. today on Interstate 59. It will continue until Louisiana officials determine the need for the contra-flow has ended. The NASA Shared Services
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
August 30, 2008 Affordable housing hard to come by on Coast
Fourth District Rep. Gene Taylor of Bay St. Louis said "insurance is the problem." Not only for homeowners but also for homebuilders. ...
August 29, 2008 High insurance hurting Coast rebound
Like many, Longo is putting his faith in 4th District Rep. Gene Taylor's multi-peril insurance bill, which would provide wind and flood insurance as part of ...
August 29, 2008 NASA cuts ribbon on new facility at Stenns
STENNIS SPACE CENTER — While everyone continues to keep a wary eye on the tropics, Tropical Storm Gustav and his uncertain path did little to dampen the high spirits of the ribbon cutting ceremony of the brand new, state-of-the-art NASA Shared
Source: The Picayune Item
August 29, 2008 Wicker touts Katrina efforts in Coast visit
"Almost everything that we have been able to do from the federal level has my fingerprints on it in terms of Katrina relief," Wicker said in a meeting with the Sun Herald. In the race to replace Lott, Musgrove has painted himself as a fiscal
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
August 28, 2008 A Moral Prescription
The efforts also convinced some representatives, such as Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS), to change position and vote in favor of SCHIP reauthorization. ...
August 28, 2008 Army Corps supplying ice
At the time, he said, ice can be a comfort, but is not a necessity. Coast residents, including US Rep. Gene Taylor, were appalled. ...
August 26, 2008 Leakesville Receives Funds For Sewer Upgrades
US Representative Gene Taylor and US Senator Roger Wicker helped USDA Rural Development State Director George Phillips announce the $2 million federal grant ...
August 26, 2008 Stronger, safer construction is insurance key
Insurance companies dislike US Rep. Gene Taylor's plan to combine wind and flood insurance under one federal policy; proponents of the multiperil policy ...
August 24, 2008 Democrats: High hopes at 'Mile High'
Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, and Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, are considered locks for re-election to their House seats. First District US Rep. ...
August 23, 2008 Sentinel comes online
Though it collects and pumps out information around the clock, officials say the new sentinel will be especially helpful during the advance of natural disasters, helping efforts to monitor weather and make critical predictions. It takes readings every
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
August 22, 2008 Navy unfortunately bows to pressure from Congress to build a ...
Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., represents an area that includes a shipyard scheduled to build one of the Zumwalt destroyers and said he understands his ...
August 22, 2008 Toohey: A Furey-ous effort, from Hook to Nall
Gene Taylor from the Marcus Hook/Trainer Fire Company was a huge help, as usual. Regina Willett and Marianne Toohey, Janet DiIorio, Theresa Dunbar, ...
August 22, 2008 Sentinel comes online
US Rep. Gene Taylor, a longtime local boater and fisherman, gave his blessing to the short trip. "Just don't hit my crab traps," he said.
August 22, 2008 Insurance Called Key To Housing Solution
The multi-peril insurance proposed by Rep. Gene Taylor drew White House opposition. It adds wind damage to the National Flood Insurance Program. ...
August 20, 2008 I am for more offshore drilling'
By CHERIE WARD PASCAGOULA -- US Rep. Gene Taylor spoke about several national issues to Pascagoula Kiwanians Tuesday, including offshore oil drilling, ...
August 20, 2008 Taylor addresses home buildiers
By Ginger Schmidt PICAYUNE â Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., delivered a glimmer of hope to home builders of Pearl River County. âYou canât have affordable ...
August 16, 2008 Report: Shipbuilding in ‘serious disarray’
Navy shipbuilding is in “serious disarray” because top commanders have pursued an acquisition plan that has little to do with actual requirements or strategy, according to an early August report from a Washington think tank. A “strategy-reality
Source: Military Times
August 15, 2008 Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports ...
Congressional overseers made clear there was a credibility problem with the Navy â Cordesman and Kaeser cite the comment by Rep. Gene Taylor, D. Miss., ...
August 13, 2008 Musgrove stumps in Coast counties
"The American Dream is getting harder and harder to reach," Musgrove said. In the race to replace Trent Lott, who retired late last year, Musgrove is taking the route of being a fiscal conservative. His opponent, interim Sen. Roger Wicker, in his
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
August 12, 2008 Musgrove stumps in Coast counties
He said Mississippi needs senators who will approach the plan with as much enthusiasm as Democratic US Rep. Gene Taylor, a champion of the bill, ...
August 09, 2008 Taylor sees good, bad in Obama and McCain
U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor said many of his constituents aren't too jazzed about the choices for president this year. In a meeting with the Sun Herald on Friday, Taylor said the main things he hears from Coast residents is there is a need for more
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald
August 06, 2008 Free speech may be all some candidates have
In south Mississippi's 4th District, Republican John McCay III of Gulfport is running a low-budget race against Democratic Rep. Gene Taylor of Bay St. Louis ...
August 04, 2008 NAVY: DDG-51s NEEDED TO THWART NEW THREAT; DDG-1000s A âMISMATCHâ
House seapower subcommittee Chairman Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) has for months been calling for the Navy to truncate the program, in part citing ballooning ...
August 03, 2008 Boaters spared from pollution requirements
Last week, in a rare showing of bipartisan cooperation, the U.S. House and Senate approved a law that will help recreational boaters deal with environmental regulations, to the consternation of some conservationists. The Clean Boating Act of 2008
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 03, 2008 WHAT'S HAPPENING
Picayune town meeting, 6-7:30 pm, Picayune Criminal Justice Center, 328 South Main St. US Rep. Gene Taylor (D). 1699 Historical Committee meeting, 7 pm, ...
