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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO & GUEST ANNOUNCE $33.1 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO & GUEST ANNOUNCE $33.1 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Gulfport, Starkville Projects Receive Major Boost from U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $33.1 million in federal grant funding for road improvements in Gulfport and Starkville.
The U.S. Department...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO ADVANDCE FOUR FUNDING BILLS, CALLS ON DEMS TO COOPERATE ON REMAINING MEASURES
HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE TO ADVANDCE FOUR FUNDING BILLS, CALLS ON DEMS TO COOPERATE ON REMAINING MEASURES
Miss. Senator Used Appropriations Committee Position to Support Mississippi Priorities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted for passage of four FY2020 funding bills that will support agricultural, NASA, environmental, and transportation projects in Mississippi.
The Senate today approved a FY2020...
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION VOTE
HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION VOTE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the Democratic resolution passed by the House of Representatives to establish rules for the partisan impeachment inquiry targeting President Trump:
“The Democrats’ impeachment resolution is biased and rigged to ensure the President, his legal team, and defenders are denied basic procedural and due process rights. The travesty is...
Congress approves $24.3M plan for courthouse renovation
Monroe Journal
Congress approves $24.3M plan for courthouse renovation
By Ray Van Dusen
ABERDEEN – Since late 2017, an approach to remedy mold issues inside the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building has hit its strides and its stalls. Thanks to a joint effort by Mississippi representation in...
Army Corps report supports Mississippi flood-control pumps
Associated Press
Army Corps report supports Mississippi flood-control pumps
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report Friday favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER: 'Insanely fast' flood project races past Interior pushback
Greenwire
MISSISSIPPI RIVER: 'Insanely fast' flood project races past Interior pushback
by Hannah Northey and Ariel Wittenberg
The Trump administration is moving at breakneck speed to sign off on a sprawling flood mitigation project in Mississippi that EPA originally vetoed in 2008 — a move that...