Calhoun (Ala.) Journal
Senators Introduce Cormorant Relief Act to Support Catfish Farmers and Aquaculture Producers
Lee Evancho
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), along with several of their Senate colleagues, have introduced the Cormorant Relief Act, a...
Issues and Insights
Reviving Community Banking By Lifting Barriers To New Banks
By Patricia Patnode and Ari Patinkin
Americans have far fewer banks to choose from than they once did. The American banking industry has consolidated, with the number of U.S. banks falling from more than 8,000 to less...
Progressive Farmer
Senators Want Special Investigator at USDA for Packers and Stockyards Violations
By Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced legislation to establish a special investigator at USDA to look into competition issues surrounding...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE ‘MEAT PACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR ACT’
Bipartisan Bill Would Help Local Ranchers, Consumers by Combatting Anticompetitive Acts in Meatpacking Industry, 85 Percent Controlled by Just Four Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have introduced legislation to crack down on America’s Big Four meatpackers that undercut local ranchers and drive up prices paid by shoppers for meat and eggs.
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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & SCHATZ LEAD EFFORT TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, PERMANENTLY SECURE FLEXIBILITIES
Bipartisan Group of Senators Renews Push to Enact Most Extensive Telehealth Legislation in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Wednesday led 60 of their colleagues in a bipartisan effort to reintroduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.
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HYDE-SMITH CITES NEED FOR MORE OFFSHORE, NUCLEAR POWER WITH KEY TRUMP NOMINEES
Nominees for Interior & Energy Departments Could Influence Mississippi’s Energy Outlook as State Grows
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from two top Trump administration nominees to work on increasing energy production in the Gulf of America and expanding the...
MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie...
HYDE-SMITH JOINS RENEWED BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO ADDRESS RURAL VETERINARY SHORTAGE
Rural Veterinary Workforce Act Tackles Veterinarian Deficit in Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group of Senators who are reintroducing critical legislation aimed at addressing the increasing shortage of veterinarians in rural communities.
The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act (S.1163) would eliminate the 39 percent federal withholding tax on loan...
Fox News
'Excessive' state taxes on guns, ammunition sales are target of new GOP crackdown effort
'Blue states that implement an excessive excise tax to fund gun control initiatives are exploiting the Second Amendment,' Sen. Jim Risch said
By Diana Stancy Fox News
FIRST ON FOX: Republican...
Police Magazine
Bills to Let Officers and LE Retirees Carry in No-Gun Zones Reintroduced in Congress
The legislation would permit LEOSA-qualified officers and law enforcement retirees to carry in state, local, and private property otherwise open to the public; national parks; certain federal...
