WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REQUEST RETURN TO REAGAN-ERA TITLE X REGULATIONS TO PREVENT TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTION PROVIDERS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REQUEST RETURN TO REAGAN-ERA TITLE X REGULATIONS TO PREVENT TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTION PROVIDERS
Miss. Senators Assert Current Regulations Undermine Law Preventing Federal Funding for Abortions
WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 41 Senators calling for a return to regulations to bar Title X Family Planning grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics, or from promoting, counseling, or referring clients...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES AWARD OF $27.7 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDING
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES AWARD OF $27.7 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, today praised the Interior Department announcement to distribute more than $27.7 million this year to the State of Mississippi and three coast counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities.
The funding, announced by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, represents Phase II...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY BILL
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to allow law-abiding citizens with concealed carry privileges to take firearms across state lines.
Hyde-Smith has added her support to the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.446), which would allow qualified individuals to carry a concealed handgun into another state in accordance with that state’s laws. Concealed carry permits are...
HYDE-SMITH & COCHRAN SHARE LOVE OF THE PIANO
HYDE-SMITH & COCHRAN SHARE LOVE OF THE PIANO
Watch the video: Senators Hyde-Smith and Cochran at the piano.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined her predecessor retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) as he closes his Washington office after more than 39 years of service in the U.S. Senate.
Both Hyde-Smith and Cochran took the opportunity to enjoy the Cochran’s baby grand piano. Cochran has reluctantly decided to sell the piano, which has been a...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR SENATE RULES CHANGE TO MOVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR SENATE RULES CHANGE TO MOVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a resolution to change Senate rules and overcome partisan foot-dragging on judicial and executive branch nominations.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Rules Committee, which has approved a resolution (S.Res.355) to change the Senate rules to reduce debate time for most presidential nominees. The resolution would institute a permanent rule...
Senate approves bill that will spend $900 m/year on national parks, public lands, without amendment increasing Gulf Coast restoration funding
Associated Press/New Orleans Times-Picayune
Senate approves bill that will spend $900 m/year on national parks, public lands, without amendment increasing Gulf Coast restoration funding
Associated Press and Staff Report
WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would spend...
Three Rivers awarded $400,000 to assist in region's economic recovery efforts
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Three Rivers awarded $400,000 to assist in region's economic recovery efforts
By Taylor Vance
PONTOTOC • The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced on Tuesday that it was awarding $400,000 in federal COVID-19 relief...
Pascagoula attorney nominated to serve as U.S. District Judge
Mississippi Press
Pascagoula attorney nominated to serve as U.S. District Judge
By Warren Kulo
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pascagoula attorney Taylor McNeel has been nominated to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith...
Military Matters: Lauderdale County teen to attend U.S. Air Force Academy
WTOK-TV Meridian
Military Matters: Lauderdale County teen to attend U.S. Air Force Academy
News
MERIDIAN, MISS. (WTOK) - A Lauderdale County teen recently received his high school diploma and now he’s on his way to Colorado to further his education at the United States Air Force Academy.
Trey...
Senators Target Telehealth Access for Farmers, Loggers and Fishermen
mHealth Intelligence
Senators Target Telehealth Access for Farmers, Loggers and Fishermen
By Eric Wicklund
June 16, 2020 - Lawmakers are looking to extend telehealth into rural parts of America to improve access for people in need of mental health services.
A group of Senators last week...