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HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS AGRICULTURAL TRUCKING RELIEF ACT

Measure Streamlines Federal Rules on the Shipping of Commodities like Catfish

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her full-fledged support for a measure to change federal regulations that currently penalize certain agriculture products, including catfish, once they’re placed on a truck for shipping.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Agricultural Trucking Relief Act (S.2025). ...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $13.39 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

Miss. Senators Detail Eight FAA Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $13.39 million for improvements to seven airports in Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to Mississippi.

“This third round of FAA...

SENATE, HOUSE LAWMAKERS PRESS HHS TO END HIDDEN ABORTION SURCHARGE

Sen. Hyde-Smith & Rep. Cloud Lead Letter Seeking Swift Action to Replace Obama-era Rule on Abortion Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate and House lawmakers, led by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas), today pressed the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to quickly finalize a rule to end a hidden surcharge within many health plans that funds elective abortion services.

Hyde...