Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
WJTV-TV Jackson
$52 million grant to revive Gloster rail service
By Kristopher White
GLOSTER, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $52 million to restore the Gloster Southern Railroad system in southwest Mississippi.
The Town of Gloster applied for a...
Meridian Star
Free Clinic set to expand due to grant
By Glenda Sanders
The Free Clinic of Meridian will be able to see more patients and offer more enhanced care after an expansion to its building now underway is completed.
Located at 4707 Poplar Springs Drive, The Free Clinic of Meridian...
Farm Progress
Senators address rural veterinarian shortage
Stabenow, Crapo introduce Rural Veterinary Workforce Act.
By Joshua Baethge
Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D- Mich., and Mike Crapo, R- Idaho, introduced legislation this week to address what they say is a critical shortage of veterinarians in...
CISION PR Newswire
AVMA reignites congressional efforts to address highest level of rural veterinary shortages
By American Veterinary Medical Association
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After months of collaborative work by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), other...
Magnolia Tribune
Mississippi U.S. Senators fight for archery, hunting class funding
The Biden Administration’s interpretation of gun control law cuts funding to programs that teach students weapon safety.
By: Jeremy Pittari
The interpretation of wording that led to the reduction in funding for a...
Breitbart
Exclusive: Sen. John Barrasso Introduces Bill Blocking Biden’s Attack on School Firearm Safety Classes
By Bradley Jaye
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced a bill Thursday to block the Biden Administration from withholding federal funds from schools that teach firearm and archery...
The Epoch Times
17 GOP Senators Move to Stop Biden’s Latest College Loan Bailout
By Mark Tapscott
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and 16 of his Senate Republican colleagues are backing a resolution under the...
WJTV-TV Jackson
Natchez National Cemetery stabilization project complete
By Kristopher White
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) – Leaders with the City of Natchez announced the stabilization project at the Natchez National Cemetery has been completed.
Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson made the announcement on...
Agri-Pulse
Lawmakers demand ag trade dispute task force
By Bill Tomson
Legislation is being introduced in the House and Senate to create a task force composed of officials with USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative's Office to identify agricultural trade barriers such as India’s farm subsidies...
MISS. SENATORS REINTRODUCE BILL TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH IN UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
Bipartisan Legislation Would Create a New Tax Credit to Promote Private Investment in Community Lenders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to promote lasting economic prosperity in low-income...
