MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $30 MILLION IN AID FOR U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY
MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $30 MILLION IN AID FOR U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY
USDA Purchase of Shrimp to Support Struggling Producers, Provide Healthy Seafood to American Families
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the purchase of up to $30 million in U.S.-produced shrimp for distribution to community food and nutrition programs nationwide.
The...
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES VIGILANCE ON EVOLVING ENERGY CYBERSECURITY THREATS
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES VIGILANCE ON EVOLVING ENERGY CYBERSECURITY THREATS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for stronger and continued cooperation among government agencies and industry to ensure the security of the American energy sector, which is under consistent cyberattack from nation...
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $14.1 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN ALCORN & PONTOTOC COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $14.1 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN ALCORN & PONTOTOC COUNTIES
USDA Rural Development Awards Water & Waste Disposal Loans & Grants to Miss.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today welcomed the award of $14.1 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant and loan funding for water infrastructure improvements in Alcorn and Pontotoc counties.
USDA Rural Development Water and...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME NOMINATION OF BILL COOK TO TVA BOARD
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME NOMINATION OF BILL COOK TO TVA BOARD
President Trump Picks Oxford Entrepreneur for Five-Year Term
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Charles William “Bill” Cook, Jr., of Oxford to serve a five-year term on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Wicker and Hyde-Smith recommended Cook for the post earlier this year.
“Bill Cook is a...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FUNDING RELEASE FOR PHYSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS AT RURAL HOSPITALS
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FUNDING RELEASE FOR PHYSICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS AT RURAL HOSPITALS
Mississippi Has Established or Developing Graduate Medical Programs Across State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today advocated the release of coronavirus emergency funding intended to support physician training programs to strengthen and maintain a healthcare workforce in rural communities.
Hyde-Smith and eight of her colleagues issued a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS)...
Mississippi School Boards Association withdraws from National School Boards Association
Y’all Politics
Mississippi School Boards Association withdraws from National School Boards Association
Decision comes after the NSBA sought to silence parents by way of the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Frank Corder
According to a letter sent from the Mississippi School Boards Association to...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, join formal challenge to vaccine mandates
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, join formal challenge to vaccine mandates
By Daily Leader Staff
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., of Brookhaven, joined 48 other GOP senators in filing a Congressional Review Act challenge Thursday to stop President Joe...
Gov. Tate Reeves celebrates suspension of COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Mississippi Today
Gov. Tate Reeves celebrates suspension of COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By Bobby Harrison
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended the enactment of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for companies that employ more than 100 workers as...
Support Grows for Cattle Market Agreement
Market Screener
Support Grows for Cattle Market Agreement
11/18/2021 | 12:53pm EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are announcing growing support for the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
The...
Republican senators denounce USPS pilot program to expand into banking
Financial Regulation News
Republican senators denounce USPS pilot program to expand into banking
By Dave Kovaleski
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) is among a group of Senators that have expressed concern about a pilot program from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to implement banking services...