MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $34.9 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS
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 CHINESE CLOSE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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...
WITH MARKET COLLAPSE, SENATORS SEEK COVID-19 AID FOR U.S. CATFISH, AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES
WITH MARKET COLLAPSE, SENATORS SEEK COVID-19 AID FOR U.S. CATFISH, AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES
Hyde-Smith Leads Effort Asking USDA Sec. Perdue to Use Authority to Help Sustain Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators from leading catfish-producing states today asked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use his authority to provide CARES Act funding to help sustain the U.S. aquaculture industry, which has been hit by sharp market share declines and depressed prices.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith committed to working with new administration
WTVA-TV Tupelo-Columbus
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith committed to working with new administration
A new chapter in American history has begun. Sen. Hyde-Smith said she wishes the new president and vice-president well as they undertake the challenges the nation is facing.
By: Zac Carlisle
WASHINGTON...
Mississippi congressman, senators react after attending inauguration ceremony
WAPT-TV Jackson
Mississippi congressman, senators react after attending inauguration ceremony
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and his wife Gayle. SOURCE: Twitter
By Angela Williams
WASHINGTON — Mississippi Congressional leaders are speaking out after attending Wednesday's...
Mississippi pump project gets go-ahead, but needs funding
Associated Press
Mississippi pump project gets go-ahead, but needs funding
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday gave the green light to long-debated flood control project in Mississippi. But the project still needs federal funding, and the start...