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Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation.  She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth.  She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs.  Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.


HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $30.3 MILLION USDA GRANTS TO EXPAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL MISS.

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $30.3 MILLION USDA GRANTS TO EXPAND INTERNET SERVICE IN RURAL MISS.

USDA Rural Development ReConnect Grants Will Support More Broadband Fiber Service in Seven Counties

WASHINTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of more than $30.0 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funding for broadband fiber delivery to residents in seven rural Mississippi counties.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS BIDEN ADMIN. TO AMEND FUNDING REQUEST TO INCLUDE JACKSON WATER CRISIS

HYDE-SMITH ASKS BIDEN ADMIN. TO AMEND FUNDING REQUEST TO INCLUDE JACKSON WATER CRISIS

Miss. Senator Suggests Capital City Emergency Warrants as Much Attention as Other Disasters and Monkeypox

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked the Biden administration to submit a new funding request to Congress to help resolve the water crisis in Jackson, arguing the Mississippi capital city’s emergency needs to be on par with other disaster situations around the country.

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE BIDEN TO ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN THREATS TO SOUTHEAST ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE BIDEN TO ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN THREATS TO SOUTHEAST ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Miss. Senators, Colleagues Sign Letter on Shortages that Put Grid at Risk Ahead of Storm Season 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined colleagues in calling on President Biden to immediately address the urgent supply chain shortages threatening the Southeast region’s electric infrastructure as storm season begins.

U.S. Senator...

Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps

Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)

Opinion: Science backs Yazoo pumps

By Hank Burdine

I am a Commissioner on the Mississippi Levee Board and a private land owner who lives very close to the backwater area of the South Delta. Much has been said regarding the need for a comprehensive plan for...

Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?

Roll Call 

Permitting overhaul: Before or after debt ceiling talks?

Barrasso and Capito expect to mark up a bill after the debt ceiling deadline

By David Jordan

There is wide bipartisan consensus that Congress should make legislation to overhaul federal energy project permitting a priority. When...

Officials promote county needs on annual Washington trip

DeSoto County News 

Officials promote county needs on annual Washington trip

By Bob Bakken 

DeSoto County officials were in Washington, D.C. last week to meet with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with staffers representing Congressmen Trent Kelly, Mike Ezell and Michael Guest...