WITH EYE ON HEALTH OF U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY, HYDE-SMITH SEEKS DATA ON FDA INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FROM ECUADOR

WITH EYE ON HEALTH OF U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY, HYDE-SMITH SEEKS DATA ON FDA INSPECTION OF IMPORTS FROM ECUADOR

At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Warms that Gulf Coast Shrimpers are Suffering from Effects of Foreign Subsidized Importers

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and FDA Commissioner Discuss Imported Shrimp Inspections, Domestic Shrimp Industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide detailed information on its...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM 

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION CONDEMNING CAMPUS ANTISEMITISM 

Hyde-Smith also Cosponsors ‘No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday cosponsored a resolution that condemns the escalation of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses and urges President Biden’s Department of Education to take necessary actions to ensure that colleges and universities are complying with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students.

S.Res...

MEDGAR EVERS TO POSTHUMOUSLY RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

MEDGAR EVERS TO POSTHUMOUSLY RECEIVE THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM

Miss. Congressional Delegation Had Encouraged President Biden to Honor Slain Civil Rights Leader

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded posthumously today to Medgar Wiley Evers, the World War II veteran and civil rights leader who was assassinated on June 12, 1963, in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Miss. 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MEDICARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MEDICARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES

Backs Bipartisan Bill to Keep Vital Telehealth Available to Patients Past December Deadline

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Urges HHS Secretary Becerra to Work with Congress to Extend Telehealth Services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is now a cosponsor of bipartisan legislation to authorize permanent telehealth flexibilities under Medicare, critical legislation required to avoid a December deadline...

HYDE-SMITH ATTACKS BIDEN TITLE IX GENDER RULE, CHALLENGES EDUCATION SEC. ABOUT ELIMINATING ‘SAFE SPACES’ FOR GIRLS

HYDE-SMITH ATTACKS BIDEN TITLE IX GENDER RULE, CHALLENGES EDUCATION SEC. ABOUT ELIMINATING ‘SAFE SPACES’ FOR GIRLS

Transgender Students Take Focus in Final Title IX Rule that was Originally Meant to Protect Women & Girls

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VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Challenges Education Secretary on Whether Title IX Rule Changes Eliminate Safe Spaces for Female Students.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Education Secretary Cardona on Title IX Rule.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R...

Strengthening Crop Insurance

Leader’s Edge

Strengthening Crop Insurance

Eight Republican senators have introduced legislation to help farmers afford more crop coverage.

By Blaire Bartlett

In early April, Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced legislation that would strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage...

Pushback on plans for immigrant children at vacant Harrah’s hotels

DeSoto County News

Pushback on plans for immigrant children at vacant Harrah’s hotels

By Bob Bakken

There have been different levels of reaction voiced, ranging from concern to near outrage, about the possibility of former Harrah’s Casino hotels being used to house as many as 2,000 unaccompanied...

Army Corps updates include Backwater Area Project

Vicksburg Post

Army Corps updates include Backwater Area Project

By Miranda Willson

The Army Corps of Engineers updated lawmakers on hot-button water and energy projects recently, including a World War II-era flood-control proposal.

The agency plans to issue a draft environmental impact...