Southwest Region

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING

Bill Intended to Help Protect Firefighters, Loggers & Sawmill Workers from Eco-Terrorist Tree Spikes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is cosponsoring the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act, a measure to protect firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers against dangers posed by trees spiked by eco-terrorists.

The tree spiking involves hammering a metal or ceramic rod into tree trunks in...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO UPHOLD NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION RULE

Senators Advocate for Clear Federal Regulation for Farmers, Small Business Owners

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined Republican members of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in introducing legislation (S.2567) to codify the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which has provided clarity for farmers and businesses overly...

MISS. DELEGATION, PRO-LIFE CAUCUS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING SUPREME COURT TO UPHOLD MISSISSIPPI PRO-LIFE LAW

More than 200 Senators, House Members Sign Brief, Say Supreme Court Should Let States Protect Life

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation and the House Pro-Life Caucus today led more than 200 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to Court to...