The newest member of the Senate, Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, will serve on two committees, Agriculture and Appropriations, that her predecessor, Thad Cochran, chaired during his 40 years in the Senate. The committee assignments were announced on Tuesday, and Smith-Hyde attended an Appropriations hearing on the USDA budget on Wednesday. A cattle farmer, Hyde-Smith,… » Read More
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