SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 18 AS 'KIDS TO PARKS DAY'
SENATE DESIGNATES MAY 18 AS 'KIDS TO PARKS DAY'
Hyde-Smith & Wyden Lead Resolution Designating Day to Promote Outdoor Recreation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate this week approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to promote healthy outdoor recreation by designating May 18, 2024, as National Kids to Parks Day and to encourage young people and their families to get outdoors.
The bipartisan Kids to Parks Resolution (S.Res.686) was...
HYDE-SMITH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FALLEN OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE
HYDE-SMITH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FALLEN OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today paid tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, including two from Mississippi, in commemoration of 2024 National Police Week.
Hyde-Smith’s tribute, which was entered into the Congressional Record on Thursday, specifically highlights Madison Police Department Officer Horren Randal Tyler, who lost his life in June 2023 while responding to a hostage...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BILL
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BILL
Miss. Senators Cosponsored the Bipartisan ‘America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded Senate passage of conservation legislation they cosponsored that will reauthorize or establish programs important to sportsmen, hunters, and cattlemen in Mississippi.
The Senate approved the America’s Conservation...
Biden Changes Course On A Major Power Grid Rule After Backlash
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Biden Changes Course On A Major Power Grid Rule After Backlash
Facing bipartisan pushback and a nationwide shortage of electrical transformers, federal regulators tweaked a major new energy-efficiency rule.
By Alexander C. Kaufman
In the years before the United States’ aging network of...
Senators press for AEWR freeze
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Senators press for AEWR freeze
By Spencer Chase
Some 16 Republican senators are calling on congressional leaders to move legislation that would freeze the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A workers at 2023 levels.
In a letter to the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and...
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Medical Economics
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Letter to leadership outlines bleak financial picture for doctors, possible decrease in care for patients.
By Richard Payerchin
At least 32 senators are urging their peers to address the 3.37% cut...
PREGNANCY CENTERS
PREGNANCY CENTERS
Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 12
(Senate - January 23, 2024) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to tell you the story of one
of my constituents named Hannah. When faced with an unplanned
pregnancy, Hannah chose life for her baby with the help of a pregnancy
cent...
REMEMBERING JACK H. LUCAS
REMEMBERING JACK H. LUCAS
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 163
(Senate - October 4, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I am honored to pay tribute to the
memory of a true American hero, Jacklyn ``Jack'' Harrell Lucas.
Jack, a long-time resident of Mississippi, and the youngest...
REMEMBERING JIMMY BUFFETT (Executive Session)
REMEMBERING JIMMY BUFFETT (Executive Session)
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 147
(Senate - September 12, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the
remarkable life of a legendary native of Mississippi whose music is
synonymous with the spirit of summertime...