Delta Region

WITH MARKET COLLAPSE, SENATORS SEEK COVID-19 AID FOR U.S. CATFISH, AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES

Hyde-Smith Leads Effort Asking USDA Sec. Perdue to Use Authority to Help Sustain Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators from leading catfish-producing states today asked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use his authority to provide CARES Act funding to help sustain the U.S. aquaculture industry, which has been hit by sharp market share declines and depressed prices.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH:  HHS MAKES FIRST $374.8 MILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS TO MISS. HEALTH PROVIDERS

Miss. Senator Payments Will Offset COVID-19 Testing, Treatment Costs for Hospitals & Providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that healthcare providers in Mississippi are receiving an initial $374.8 million to cover healthcare-related costs associated with treating COVID-19 cases.

The funding is Mississippi’s share of an initial $30 billion distribution of...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES MISS. LEVEE BOARD ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HARM CAUSED BY YAZOO BACKWATER FLOODING

Miss. Senator Says Solid Scientific Data Demonstrates Backwater Flooding Causes Severe Environmental Damage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the release of a Mississippi Levee Board (MSLB) statement that succinctly outlines the severe and ongoing environmental harm caused by the persistent flooding in the Yazoo Backwater Area.

The MSLB issued the...