HYDE-SMITH PRAISES AWARD OF $27.7 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDING
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES AWARD OF $27.7 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, today praised the Interior Department announcement to distribute more than $27.7 million this year to the State of Mississippi and three coast counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities.
The funding, announced by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, represents Phase II...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY BILL
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to allow law-abiding citizens with concealed carry privileges to take firearms across state lines.
Hyde-Smith has added her support to the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.446), which would allow qualified individuals to carry a concealed handgun into another state in accordance with that state’s laws. Concealed carry permits are...
HYDE-SMITH & COCHRAN SHARE LOVE OF THE PIANO
HYDE-SMITH & COCHRAN SHARE LOVE OF THE PIANO
Watch the video: Senators Hyde-Smith and Cochran at the piano.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined her predecessor retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) as he closes his Washington office after more than 39 years of service in the U.S. Senate.
Both Hyde-Smith and Cochran took the opportunity to enjoy the Cochran’s baby grand piano. Cochran has reluctantly decided to sell the piano, which has been a...
Column: The forgotten people of the Yazoo Backwater flood
Vicksburg Post
Column: The forgotten people of the Yazoo Backwater flood
By Gina Hendrickson
Eagle Lake has been fairly covered through local and state news, as well as social media. My heart aches for everyone affected and I have the upmost respect for each and every individual who tried to save...
GOP senators ask PhRMA for solutions to lower drug prices
The Hill
GOP senators ask PhRMA for solutions to lower drug prices
By Peter Sullivan
A group of eight Republican senators is writing to pharmaceutical companies asking them what solutions they have for lowering drug prices.
The letter to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America...
New Jersey congressman calls Mississippi a ‘moocher state.’ Here's what he forgets.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
New Jersey congressman calls Mississippi a ‘moocher state.’ Here's what he forgets.
By Sid Salter, guest columnist
STARKVILLE – A Democratic New Jersey congressman recently vented his contempt for so-called "moocher states" like Mississippi that receive more money from the...