The Hill
GOP senators urge Saudi Arabia to leave OPEC
By Rachel Frazin
A group of Republican senators are saying that Saudi Arabia should leave OPEC and instead become a “free market energy powerhouse.”
The six senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to make this...
Y’all Politics
Deal Done: Mississippi delegation expected to support coronavirus relief
By Frank Corder
A deal between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House was reached after midnight to provide a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that will include both individual and...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Farmer: ‘We’ve got work to do’
By Donna Campbell
Farmers farm when it’s hot, cold, dry, wet and bug infested. So they say they’re not going to let a COVID-19 outbreak come between them and their job.
“Coronavirus or no coronavirus, we’ve got work to do,” said Rep. Vince...
Ag News Wire
Senators Stress COVID-19 Relief for Agriculture
March 24, 2020
Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) led a Senate colloquy Monday to outline the importance of supporting farmers, ranchers and rural America in legislation to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-19. Hoeven worked to include...
News Mississippi
20 health centers receive federal funding for COVID-19 response
By Steven Gagliano
As lawmakers in D.C. continue to work on the third coronavirus response package, funding from the first package continues to make its way to states, including Mississippi.
On March 6, President...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Senators push for infrastructure plan in next coronavirus relief bill
by: Jessi Turnure
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – As the coronavirus threat continues to spread throughout the U.S., President Trump signed a second relief bill for free testing, paid sick leave, and food assistance.
N...
WKRN-TV Nashville, Tenn.
Senate sends House coronavirus relief bill to President Trump
by: Jessi Turnure
WASHINTON (NEXSTAR) – The Senate voted Wednesday to send the House coronavirus relief bill to President Trump to sign.
Senators will now continue their work on another plan to support small...
Y’all Politics
Wicker and Hyde-Smith vote in favor of Families First Coronavirus Response Act
By Y'all Politics Staff
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith voted today for H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The legislation will support families, workers, and...
WTOK-TV Meridian
Senators react to latest coronavirus developments
Sen. Cindy Hyde Smith (R-MS) reacts to latest coronavirus developments
By Gray DC Staff
(WASHINGTON (Gray DC / AP) -- While millions of Americans are holed up at home against the coronavirus, Senate Democrats are proposing a new...
Y'all Politics
Sen. Hyde-Smith reviewing Coronavirus package as House considers changes
By Frank Corder
Y’all Politics sought comment from Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s office on where the U.S. Senator stands as it relates to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Her office...
