Rural Communities

HYDE-SMITH TEAMS WITH RISCH TO RESTORE FAIRNESS FOR FIREARMS SMALL BUSINESSES

Hyde-Smith Also Cosponsors Resolution Designating August as National Shooting Sports Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week teamed up with U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce legislation to stop the Small Business Administration (SBA) from using its loan programs to discriminate against firearms-related businesses.

The Equal Shot Act (S.2562) responds to concerns of...

HYDE-SMITH & KLOBUCHAR ANNOUNCE EXPANDED SENATE VETERINARY MEDICINE CAUCUS

Senators Announce Bipartisan Group Focused on Boosting Veterinary Medicine Roles in Public Health, Food Supply & Medical Research

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the 119th Congress membership of the Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus, which they founded in 2023 to focus attention on the critical policy challenges facing an industry that is key to the...

SCREWWORMS ARE BACK AND CONGRESS MUST ACT | OPINION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following is an op-ed piece penned by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) regarding the threat of the New World Screwworm spreading into the United States.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, is working with colleagues to address the challenge.

Read the online version of the op-ed, which was published by the Wa...