Delta Region

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15.

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

HYDE-SMITH JOINS RENEWED BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO ADDRESS RURAL VETERINARY SHORTAGE

Rural Veterinary Workforce Act Tackles Veterinarian Deficit in Rural America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group of Senators who are reintroducing critical legislation aimed at addressing the increasing shortage of veterinarians in rural communities.

The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act (S.1163) would eliminate the 39 percent federal withholding tax on loan...

HYDE-SMITH AGAIN PUSHES TO DELIVER COMBAT-INJURED VETERANS FULL MILITARY BENEFITS

Legislation Reintroduced to Provide Combat-Injured Veterans with Full Earned Disability Compensation & Retirement Pay

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of National Vietnam War Veterans Day on Saturday, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that she is again supporting an effort to overturn a policy that denies some combat-disabled veterans from receiving full military retirement pay and veteran...