HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY ANNOUNCE ESTABLISHMENT OF CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH

HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY ANNOUNCE ESTABLISHMENT OF CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today reported success in their efforts to establish an Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

After both Senators advocated for the formation of the office, language establishing the CDC Office of Rural Health was included in the FY2023 funding bill signed into law by President Biden in...

BLACKBURN, HYDE-SMITH, BRITT ARRIVE IN DEL RIO SECTOR OF U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

BLACKBURN, HYDE-SMITH, BRITT ARRIVE IN DEL RIO SECTOR OF U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) along with U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) arrived at the Del Rio Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday evening. 

The Senators will meet with leadership from the National Border Patrol Union and officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety for an operational briefing before departing to observe human and drug...

Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill

Kanas Ag Connection

Senators Reintroduce Cattle Market Reform Bill

Kansas Ag Connection

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Thursday introduced the bipartisan Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2023.

The...

Major shakeup expected on Senate Appropriations subcommittees

CQ Roll Call

Major shakeup expected on Senate Appropriations subcommittees

By Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak, CQ

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders are close to finalizing their slate of subcommittee chairs and ranking members, with some big changes expected on both sides of the dais.

Th...