Southwest Region

MISS. SENATORS CALL FOR NATIONAL WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE DAY

Cosponsor Bipartisan Resolution Designating March 24 as Day to Honor Women in Ag

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of Women’s History Month and National Agriculture Week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored a bipartisan resolution to designate March 24 as “National Women in Agriculture Day.”

The resolution seeks to honor both women who lead farming operations, and those who work in various...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO EMPOWER AMERICA’S WORKFORCE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored the Employee Rights Act of 2022, legislation that would protect workers and small businesses from the pro-labor union tactics advanced by the Biden administration.

The bill would update and modernize the Employee Rights Act to protect independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking flexible work...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & COLLEAGUES MOVE TO STOP FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS

Miss. Senators Join Resolution to Overturn Biden Administration Final Rule on Title X 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined 29 Republican colleagues in a Congressional Review Act (CRA) challenge to overturn the Biden administration’s 2021 Final Rule on the Title X Family Planning Program, which permits abortion providers like Planned Parenthood to receive...