HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES GREATER RURAL SERVICES UNDER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES GREATER RURAL SERVICES UNDER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

In Testimony, Miss. Senator Urges Senate to Find Consensus on Stalled Efforts to Reauthorize Law

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Testifies at Judiciary Committee VAWA Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today advocated for greater attention to serving victims of domestic violence and abuse in rural areas as the Senate attempts to reach...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR HURRICANE IDA

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR HURRICANE IDA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a major disaster declaration for Hurricane Ida.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.)...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR AFGHANISTAN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR AFGHANISTAN ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored comprehensive legislation to address outstanding issues related to the Biden administration’s ill-planned and disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith are original cosponsors of the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act (S.2863).  The measure outlines a list of requirements to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO PRAISE NAVY CONTRACTS FOR WORK ON MISS. COAST

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO PRAISE NAVY CONTRACTS FOR WORK ON MISS. COAST

Navy Approves $54 Million Award for United States Marine Inc., $9.2 Million for Rolls Royce Foundry Work

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss), today praised the award of two U.S. Navy contracts for shipbuilding-related work on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The Navy awarded a five-year, $54.3 million contract to United States...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL OUT HARMFUL MARRIAGE PENALTIES IN DEMOCRATS’ TAX & SPEND BILL

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL OUT HARMFUL MARRIAGE PENALTIES IN DEMOCRATS’ TAX & SPEND BILL

Miss. Senators Urge Support for Strong Families, Removal of Penalties on Married Couples from Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) to urge Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to remove new tax penalties that would discourage marriage from the...

Holly Springs Road completion celebrated

DeSoto County News

Holly Springs Road completion celebrated

By Bob Bakken 

DeSoto Holly Springs Road

Officials said Monday it will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. when Holly Springs Road is fully opened to traffic. A main county road through DeSoto County that also affects parts of Tate and Marshall counties can now be fully used...

Wicker, Hyde-Smith oppose federal same-sex marriage bill

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Wicker, Hyde-Smith oppose federal same-sex marriage bill

By Taylor Vance

JACKSON — Both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators on Wednesday night voted against a key move to advance legislation that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

Twelve...

U.S. Senate advances bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages

Fox 13 Memphis

U.S. Senate advances bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages

By Samantha Manning

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that gives federal protections to same-sex and interracial marriages in a vote of 62-37.

“Marriage equality is too important an...

Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural

CQ Roll Call

Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural

By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ

Senate Agriculture members from both parties on Tuesday offered a glimpse into what could be a thorny issue as lawmakers begin work on the 2023 farm bill: the federal definition of rural. 
 
The...