WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEFEND NATIONAL SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEFEND NATIONAL SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS 

Constitutional Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill Reintroduced with 45 Senate Sponsors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in reintroducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

The legislation would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR ‘JOBS ACT’ TO MAKE PELL GRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR ‘JOBS ACT’ TO MAKE PELL GRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday cosponsored bipartisan legislation to help more Americans secure better-paying jobs by allowing students to use federal Pell Grants to afford high-quality, shorter-term job training programs.

The Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act (S.161) would expand Pell Grant eligibility in...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO MANDATE E-VERIFY FOR ALL EMPLOYERS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO MANDATE E-VERIFY FOR ALL EMPLOYERS

Requiring E-Verify of All Employers Would Help Put American Workers First 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation to help businesses comply with immigration laws by certifying the legal status of their workforce.

The Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act would permanently authorize and expand the E-Verify...

Wicker, Hyde-Smith oppose federal same-sex marriage bill

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Wicker, Hyde-Smith oppose federal same-sex marriage bill

By Taylor Vance

JACKSON — Both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators on Wednesday night voted against a key move to advance legislation that would protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

Twelve...

U.S. Senate advances bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages

Fox 13 Memphis

U.S. Senate advances bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriages

By Samantha Manning

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that gives federal protections to same-sex and interracial marriages in a vote of 62-37.

“Marriage equality is too important an...

Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural

CQ Roll Call

Working on farm bill, senators frustrated by what counts as rural

By Ellyn Ferguson, CQ

Senate Agriculture members from both parties on Tuesday offered a glimpse into what could be a thorny issue as lawmakers begin work on the 2023 farm bill: the federal definition of rural. 
 
The...