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 STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who was nominated to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
“President Trump has exercised his right to put forth a...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $22.7 MILLION TO REPAIR STORM-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS IN MISS.
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $22.7 MILLION TO REPAIR STORM-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS IN MISS.
Funding Includes $8.0 Million Dedicated to Vicksburg National Military Park & Natchez Trace
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the award of more than $22.7 million in emergency relief funding to offset the costs for repairing and reconstructing federal roadways damaged by flooding and storms earlier this year.
Among...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.22 MILLION GRANT FOR GRENADA RAILROAD PROJECT
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.22 MILLION GRANT FOR GRENADA RAILROAD PROJECT
Federal Grant Will Strengthen Cargo Rail Service Between Grenada and Memphis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $6.22 million grant to Grenada Railroad, LLC, to complete the final phase of a project to refurbish a rail line between Canton and Memphis, Tenn.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith, strong supporters of the Grenada rail line, wrote...
Federal grants to help airports in Houston, Grenada, Iuka, Corinth and Oxford
WTVA-TV Tupelo-Columbus
Federal grants to help airports in Houston, Grenada, Iuka, Corinth and Oxford
$6.6 million in federal grants will help with improvements at nine airfields in Mississippi.
By Zac Carlisle
WASHINGTON (WTVA) - $6.6 million in federal grants will help with improvements at...
Analysis: Mississippi senators split on infrastructure bill
Associated Press
Analysis: Mississippi senators split on infrastructure bill
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s two Republican U.S. senators agree on many issues, but they split on a proposal for the federal government to spend $1 trillion on highways, water systems...
I-14 now a little closer to being reality
Brookhaven Daily Leader
I-14 now a little closer to being reality
By Brett Campbell
A new interstate could soon intersect Lincoln County along the Hwy. 84 corridor, as I-14 moves toward expansion from West Texas through Georgia.
The U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed an amendment adding...