Delta Region

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1.2 MILLION FEMA GRANT FOR SUNFLOWER COUNTY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $1.2 million in federal disaster assistance to Sunflower County for roadway repairs associated with flood damage earlier this year.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the Public Assistance funding to the county, which was included in the major disaster declaration approved in April by President Trump.

“FEMA Public...

HYDE-SMITH DRAWS ATTENTION TO MISS. ISSUES WITH INTERIOR NOMINEE 

National Parks, Flooded Refuge Habitat, and Agricultural Interests Cited at Hearing 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cited the importance of several U.S. Department of the Interior activities in Mississippi as the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered the nominee for the second-highest position at the agency.

The confirmation hearing on the nomination of Katherine MacGregor...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS PUSH TO IMPROVE KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENTS

Primary Cosponsor of Measure to Develop New Treatment Devices for End-Stage Renal Disease

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) to introduce legislation to spur development of new treatment devices for people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

The Patient Access to ESRD New Innovative Devices Act (S.2751) would direct the Secretary of the U.S. Department of...