Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
HYDE-SMITH: FARM BILL AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT MISSISSIPPI
HYDE-SMITH: FARM BILL AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT MISSISSIPPI
Final Agreement Retains Policies Secured by Hyde-Smith in Senate Bill, Offers Certainty for Rural America
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today voted for a new Farm Bill that will benefit Mississippi by offering greater certainty to the state’s agricultural sector, supporting agricultural research at universities, and promoting natural resources conservation.
The...
MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $14.1 MILLION USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR NEW ALBANY WASTEWATER PLANT
MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $14.1 MILLION USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR NEW ALBANY WASTEWATER PLANT
USDA Provides $29.4 Million in Loan & Grant Awards for Water & Wastewater Projects in State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today praised the approval of a $14.1 million loan and grant package from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will allow the City of New Albany to replace its wastewater...
HYDE-SMITH & WICKER DEMAND SBA RULE CHANGE TO PROTECT MISS. POULTRY FARMERS
HYDE-SMITH & WICKER DEMAND SBA RULE CHANGE TO PROTECT MISS. POULTRY FARMERS
Proposed SBA Rule Would Deny Financing Option for Family-Owned Poultry Operations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today challenged a proposed Small Business Administration (SBA) rule that would deny many family-owned poultry producers in Mississippi from accessing SBA-sponsored financing.
In a letter to SBA Administrator Linda McMahon, Hyde-Smith and Wicker asked...
Federal law cripples telehealth in Medicare. New bill changes that.
American Medical Association
Federal law cripples telehealth in Medicare. New bill changes that.
Kevin B. O'Reilly, News Editor, American Medical Association
What’s the news: A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled last week would make it easier for patients enrolled in Medicare to receive telehealth...
Third Time Could Be the Charm for Telehealth Medicare Legislation
Home Health Care News
Third Time Could Be the Charm for Telehealth Medicare Legislation
By Joyce Famakinwa
Is the third time the charm for a bill that would expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services?
A bipartisan group of lawmakers took another swing at introducing the Creating...
Progress Water Receives $1.25M Grant, $1.9M Loan
Pine Belt News
Progress Water Receives $1.25M Grant, $1.9M Loan
By HASKEL BURNS
For the last several years, officials from Progress Community Water Association in Purvis have had maintenance issues with outdated water lines in the community – some of which were originally installed in the late...