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Cory Wilson confirmed by U.S. Senate to serve on Fifth Circuit
By Frank Corder
Wednesday morning, Mississippian Cory Wilson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the United States Fifth Circuit by a vote of 52-48. He is the 200th judicial appointment nominated by President...
Law.com
Doing What His Predecessor Couldn't, This Trump Nominee Just Rose to the Federal Bench
The judge was confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He's become the 53rd Trump-appointed circuit judge that the Senate has confirmed.
By Angela Morris
Mississippi lawyer Cory...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith decries blocking of law enforcement reform bill
By Andi Davis
The Justice Act has stalled in the Senate and a Mississippi Senator is speaking out.
Mississippi’s U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith decried Senate Democrats’ decision to deny Senate debate on significant...
Urban Milwaukee
Senators Introduce Post Traumatic Stress Resolution
Bipartisan resolution would designate this Saturday, June 27, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day
By U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Thom Tillis...
Simpson County News
Senator Hyde-Smith Endorses Judge Cory Wilson As Federal Judge
Posted Tue, 06/23/2020 - 05:32 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged her Senate colleagues to confirm Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Cory T. Wilson to be a U.S. Circuit...
US Ag Net
Senate Ag Committee Urges Perdue to Extend WIC Flexibilities
Kansas Ag Connection
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., wrote to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting the...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith cosponsors bill to improve police training & accountability
By Steven Gagliano
A law enforcement reform bill has been introduced in D.C.
The ‘JUSTICE Act’ aims to improve community safety through police training reforms and greater law enforcement accountability...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.45 MILLION TO EXPAND MISS. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
Miss. Dept. of Employment Security Lands News Funding for Growing Job Training Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $3.45 million federal grant to expand the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program (MAP), an initiative that since 2016 has helped provide Mississippians with skills to find careers in today’s labor market.
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES)...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON SCOTUS DECISION PROTECTING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Miss. Senator Signed Amicus Brief in Support of Little Sisters of the Poor Case Challenging Obamacare Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds the Trump administration rule expanding moral and religious exemptions to an Obamacare requirement that employer-provided insurance plans cover birth control:
“Our...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS CONTINUING EXPANDED TELEHEALTH SERVICES BEYOND PANDEMIC
38 Senators Seek HHS-CMS Plan on Permanent Changes to Medicare Telehealth Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and others calling on federal health agencies to provide Congress with a written plan and timeline about any potential changes to Medicare rules governing telehealth.
In all, 38 Senators signed a letter to the U...
