HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO CODIFY OVERSIGHT, REGULATION OF LAB-GROWN MEAT & POULTRY

HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO CODIFY OVERSIGHT, REGULATION OF LAB-GROWN MEAT & POULTRY

Introduces Legislation Placing Inspection, Regulation & Labeling of Cell-Cultured Meat Products under USDA Jurisdiction

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the introduction of legislation giving the U.S. Department of Agriculture primary responsibility to regulate, inspect, and label cell-cultured meat and poultry marketed to the American public.

HYDE-SMITH MOVES TO CODIFY OVERSIGHT, REGULATION OF LAB-GROWN MEAT & POULTRY

The Cell-Cultured Meat and...

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA ISSUES $148.8 MILLION LOAN FOR RURAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM UPGRADES IN MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA ISSUES $148.8 MILLION LOAN FOR RURAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM UPGRADES IN MISSISSIPPI

USDA Rural Development Issues Funds to Cooperative Energy for Work in 55 Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $148.8 million loan to a Hattiesburg-based rural electric partnership to finance system upgrades for a rural electric system serving 55 Mississippi counties.

The Electric Loan Program financing to Cooperative Energy of...

HYDE-SMITH RECEIVES U.S. CHAMBER’S SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE AWARD 

HYDE-SMITH RECEIVES U.S. CHAMBER’S SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE AWARD 

Mississippi Senator Recognized for Pro-Business Voting Record 

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and U.S. Chamber President Thomas Donohue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award recognizing her support of pro-business policies and legislation.
 
The Spirit of Enterprise Award is given annually to members of Congress for their voting record on...

COVID-19 relief funds designated for hospitals

WTOK-TV Meridian

COVID-19 relief funds designated for hospitals

By WTOK Staff

WASHINGTON (WTOK) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded over $219 million in Provider Relief Funds to Mississippi hospitals. The funds are intended to help “safety net” hospitals that serve a...

FCC Grant Gives Boost To Center For Telehealth’s COVID-19 Care

Choctaw Plaindealer

FCC Grant Gives Boost To Center For Telehealth’s COVID-19 Care

By Submitted

JACKSON, Miss. – The Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is using a $1 million federal grant to speed expansion of services to meet the changing needs of patients...

Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act

Indianola Enterprise-Tocsin

Hyde-Smith Cosponsors Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act

TUE, 06/09/2020

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to help financially vulnerable rural hospitals keep their doors open by expanding eligibility to higher Medicare...