MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MARCH STORMS

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MARCH STORMS

Tornadoes, Severe Storms Destroyed or Damaged More Than 150 Homes across State

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today requested that President Joe Biden approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’ request for federal major disaster...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS HOMELAND SEC. WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES A THREAT, RECEIVES NO ANSWER

HYDE-SMITH ASKS HOMELAND SEC. WHEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BECOMES A THREAT, RECEIVES NO ANSWER

Appropriations Subcommittee Challenges DHS Secretary Mayorkas in FY2023 Budget Review

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Presses Homeland Secretary to Determine when Migrant Influx Constitutes a National Threat.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the outlook for the ongoing border crisis projected to get worse in coming weeks, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH TO HHS SECRETARY:  YOUR AGENCY LACKS URGENCY IN HELPING THOSE HURT BY COVID-19 VACCINES

HYDE-SMITH TO HHS SECRETARY:  YOUR AGENCY LACKS URGENCY IN HELPING THOSE HURT BY COVID-19 VACCINES

Senator Cites Miss. Case during Appropriations Subcommittee Review of FY23 HHS Budget

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Cites Mississippi Case in Questioning HHS Injury Compensation Program.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions HHS Secretary Becerra.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing the case of a Mississippi constituent, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked Health and Human Services (HHS)...

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

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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

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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...