East Central Region

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES WANT ABORTION PILL CLASSIFIED AS HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH

Lawmakers Urge FDA Commissioner to Remove Abortion Pill from U.S. Market

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 20 Senators urging Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn to exercise FDA authority to classify the abortion pill Mifeprex (or mifepristone) as an “imminent hazard to the public health” that poses a “significant...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISS. STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM USDA SCHOOL MEALS WAIVER

Hyde-Smith Advocated for Extension to Ensure Meal Deliveries throughout Fall Semester

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today thanked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for approving a school nutrition waiver that will provide schools in Mississippi with greater flexibility to provide meals and other child nutrition benefits as schools open around the country.

Perdue on Monday approved...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE AWARD OF $3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

Annual Grants Include Additional Aid for Coronavirus Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today marked the award of $3,001,470 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to make improvements at five Mississippi airports. 

“Each year, grants from the Federal Aviation Administration help Mississippi airports make important improvements to their...