Pine Belt Region

BICAMERAL GROUP PRESSES FDA TO ENFORCE MEDICATION ABORTION RESTRICTIONS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Sen. Hyde-Smith, Rep. Latta Lead Effort to Prevent Expansion of Mail-Order Abortions as Nation Toils to Reduce Coronavirus Deaths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) today led a significant number of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress to urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resist efforts by pro-abortion activists to...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $34.9 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Detail CARES Act Airport Grants Offering Support to 73 Facilities Statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $34,855,031 in grants to 73 Mississippi airfields experiencing severe economic disruption because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards, made...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CLOSE CHINESE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Calls for Global Ban on Wet Markets Considered Breeding Ground for Pandemic Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined a bipartisan push for a global ban on live wildlife or “wet” markets to help prevent future pandemics like the novel coronavirus now damaging the U.S. health system and economy.

Hyde-Smith is among the Senators who are...