Rural Communities

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $96 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR TAYLOR DEFENSE

Louisville Company to Support Army Container Handler Modernization 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a $96,851,697 U.S. Army contract award to Taylor Defense Products, LLC. of Louisville to support the Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) Modernization program.

The award follows a competitive process that selected Taylor Defense to modernize the...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS RURAL VETERINARY WORKFORCE ACT

Bipartisan Legislation Written to Address Shortage of Veterinarians in Rural America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who have reintroduced legislation to address the growing shortage of veterinarians in rural communities.

The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act (S.2829) would end the current 39 percent federal withholding tax on loan repayment awards given to veterinarians who...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO HELP WORKERS PAY FOR SKILLS TRAINING & CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS

Measure Would Expand Use of College Savings Plans for Skilled Jobs that Don’t Require Degrees

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored legislation to expand the use of 529 educational savings accounts beyond current limits that only permit workers and families to use these accounts to pay for college, university, and vocational school expenses.

The bipartisan Fre...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO BLOCK BIDEN ATTACK ON SCHOOL HUNTING, ARCHERY PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored the Allowing for Recreational Resources for Outdoor Wellness (ARROW) Act to stop the Biden administration from withholding funding for elementary and secondary schools with hunting and archery programs.

The legislation would clarify that the prohibition of the use of federal education funds for certain...