North Mississippi

MISS. SENATORS RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF CORY WILSON TO SERVE ON FIFTH CIRCUIT

Senate Committee Considers Nomination of Mississippian Selected by Trump for Federal Bench

VIDEO: Hyde-Smith Introduces Judge Wilson.
VIDEO: Wicker Introduces Judge Wilson

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today offered strong recommendations for Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Cory T. Wilson to be a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $8.25 MILLION IN CORONAVIRUS FUNDS FOR MISS. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Additional Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Expected for the State as May 29 Application Deadline Nears

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that law enforcement entities are beginning to receive CARES Act funding related to their work to help communities meet COVID-19 challenges.

Thirty-seven Mississippi law...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO OFFSET COVID-19 REVENUE LOSSES AMONG STATES, COUNTIES & CITIES

Miss. Senator Works to Ensure Rural Needs Addressed in $500 Billion SMART Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined as a leading sponsor of bipartisan legislation to help states, counties, and municipalities offset the significant revenue losses caused by COVID-19 shelter-at-home decrees, a measure that would ensure rural communities affected by the pandemic have access...

HYDE-SMITH HONORS FALLEN MISS. OFFICERS IN POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE

Miss. Senator Commends All Law Enforcement for Dedication, Bravery

VIDEO: U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith Message for National Police Week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement commemorating Mississippi police officers who died in the line of service in 2019 as part of National Police Week commemorations, which have been disrupted this year by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hyde-Smith remembered the...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY IN CATTLE PRICING 

Also Joins Request for DOJ Investigation of Potential Anticompetitive Practices by Beef Packers 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to introduce bipartisan legislation to foster efficient markets while increasing competition and transparency among meat packers who purchase livestock directly from independent producers.

The bill would make systemic changes...

HYDE-SMITH, WICKER TARGET CHINA BY COSPONSORING COVID-19 ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

New Legislation Would Authorize Sanctions if China Fails to Cooperate in Investigation of Pandemic Outbreak

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today joined an effort to hold the Chinese government accountable for its role in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mississippi Senators are original cosponsors of the COVID-19 Accountability Act, which would authorize the President...

HYDE-SMITH:  MISS. AGRIBUSINESSES HARMED BY COVID-19 CAN APPLY FOR SBA ASSISTANCE

SBA Reopens Portal to Accept Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications from Farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today encouraged eligible Mississippi agriculture producers and agribusinesses suffering losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic to consider applying for assistance through the Small Business Administration (SBA).
 
The SBA on Monday announced that agricultural...

HYDE-SMITH WORKS TO ENSURE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE UPHELD AS COVID-19 PROGRAMS TAKE HOLD 

Senator Addresses Firearms Dealers Access to Loans, Background Check Delays

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed that federal agencies and financial institutions must protect Second Amendment rights as COVID-19 relief programs are implemented.

Hyde-Smith addressed Second Amendment rights in a pair of letters to federal officials, including those administering the...

MANCHIN, HYDE-SMITH, SHAHEEN & MORAN LEAD BIPARTISAN CALL FOR EQUAL TELEPHONE-BASED HEALTH SERVICES REIMBURSEMENTS

Medicare Payments Currently Lower for Telephone-Based Telehealth Services for Patients

04/30/2020 UPDATE: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday praised action by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase Medicare reimbursements for telemedicine services limited to telephone visits due to a lack of broadband access. The COVID-19 outbreak has...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $10.45 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Annual FAA Grants Include Additional Aid for Coronavirus Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today marked the award of $10,458,442 in grants to make improvements at 13 Mississippi airports.

The annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants include full reimbursement for the local match requirement because of the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief...