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ABA backs legislation to spur new bank creation
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A proposed bill seeks to spur new bank creation by easing federal capital requirements during their first few years of existence. The Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act, S. 3937, would encourage...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS REPUBLICAN FRAMEWORK SHOULD PROPEL SENATE TO COMPLETE NEW FARM BILL
Commodities & Risk Management Ranking Member Says Plan Holds Key to Modernized Agriculture Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the unveiling of a Republican-led Farm Bill framework that she says should propel the Senate toward completing legislation that meets the modern challenges facing farmers, ranchers, and stakeholders across the country.
Hyde-Smith, ranking...
MISS. DELEGATION WELCOMES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVAL
Delegation Supported Gov. Reeves’ Request for Federal Aid Following Fatal April Storms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today welcomed President Biden’s approval of Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after severe storms...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN LEGISLATION TO OVERTURN BIDEN NURSING HOME STAFFING MANDATES
New Staffing Requirements Would Harm Virtually All Mississippi Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored bipartisan legislation to overturn a Biden administration nursing home staffing rule that sets unreasonable staffing mandates that would harm virtually all long-term care facilities in Mississippi.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith are...
HYDE-SMITH, PANEL STRESS NEED FOR NEW FARM BILL TO SUPPORT YOUNG FARMERS, RANCHERS
Senate Agriculture Hearing Includes Testimony from Young Noxubee Co. Farmer
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Opens Hearing on Clearing Path for Young Farmers, Ranchers.
VIDEO: Opening Statement of Witness Christian Good of Macon, Miss.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Christian Good Discuss the Challenges of Catfish Farming.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for Congress...
FOR MEMORIAL DAY, HYDE-SMITH SAYS STRIVE TO BUILD NATION WORTHY OF THE SACRIFICES OF THE FALLEN
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2024 Memorial Day Message.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a message in which she encourages Americans to dedicate themselves to helping shape the United States into a nation worthy of the sacrifices of those who lost their lives in the defense of the country.
“We set aside Memorial Day each year...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATS DECEPTIVE BORDER VOTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in advance of a scheduled 1 p.m. (Central) vote on a flawed border bill that already failed in the Senate in February:
“No one should be fooled by Senator...
HYDE-SMITH HONORS LAW ENFORCEMENT, FALLEN OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today paid tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, including two from Mississippi, in commemoration of 2024 National Police Week.
Hyde-Smith’s tribute, which was entered into the Congressional Record on Thursday, specifically highlights Madison Police Department Officer Horren Randal Tyler, who lost his life in June 2023 while responding to a hostage...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD SENATE PASSAGE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BILL
Miss. Senators Cosponsored the Bipartisan ‘America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded Senate passage of conservation legislation they cosponsored that will reauthorize or establish programs important to sportsmen, hunters, and cattlemen in Mississippi.
The Senate approved the America’s Conservation...
HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES JOB TRAINING GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN RURAL STATES
At Appropriations Hearing, Hyde-Smith Focuses on Job Training to Improve Workforce Participation Rates
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Promotes Community Colleges as Key to Meeting Job Training Needs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today kept her focus on training programs and the availability of grants that would allow more community colleges in rural states help fill available jobs.
Hyde...
