WITH EYE ON HEALTH OF U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY, HYDE-SMITH SEEKS DATA ON FDA INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FROM ECUADOR

WITH EYE ON HEALTH OF U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY, HYDE-SMITH SEEKS DATA ON FDA INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FROM ECUADOR

At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Warms that Gulf Coast Shrimpers are Suffering from Effects of Foreign Subsidized Importers

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and FDA Commissioner Discuss Imported Shrimp Inspections, Domestic Shrimp Industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide detailed information on its...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM 

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM 

Hyde-Smith also Cosponsors ‘No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday cosponsored a resolution that condemns the escalation of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses and urges President Biden’s Department of Education to take necessary actions to ensure that colleges and universities are complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students.

S.Res...

MEDGAR EVERS TO POSTHUMOUSLY RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

MEDGAR EVERS TO POSTHUMOUSLY RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

Miss. Congressional Delegation Had Encouraged President Biden to Honor Slain Civil Rights Leader

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded posthumously today to Medgar Wiley Evers, the World War II veteran and civil rights leader who was assassinated on June 12, 1963, in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Miss. 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S...

Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money

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Dec. 7, 2023 – 11:22 a.m.

Lawmakers cry foul on USDA changes to stretch disaster aid money

By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ

The Agriculture Department's payment formula for the second phase of the emergency disaster relief program has sparked letters of concern from Republicans and a request for a...