Photo of an empty road with fencing on both sides of the road

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 BACKS BILL TO PROTECT RURAL CO-OPS ACCESS TO BROADBAND GRANTS, FEMA DISASTER RELIEF

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO PROTECT RURAL CO-OPS ACCESS TO BROADBAND GRANTS, FEMA DISASTER RELIEF

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation now cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) would allow rural cooperatives to receive grants and disaster relief assistance without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status.

Hyde-Smith has thrown her support behind the Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act (S.1032).  The bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure tax-exempt...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS RESOLUTION DENOUNCING HOUSE DEMOCRAT IMPEACHMENT PROCESS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS RESOLUTION DENOUNCING HOUSE DEMOCRAT IMPEACHMENT PROCESS

Measure Condemns Democrats’ Denial of Due Process or Procedures Used in Previous Cases 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today condemned the lack of due process and adherence to basic rights in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of a Senate resolution, introduced Thursday by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), that...

HYDE-SMITH ARGUES FOR US-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE PACT PASSAGE

HYDE-SMITH ARGUES FOR US-MEXICO-CANADA TRADE PACT PASSAGE

Miss. Senator Critical of Congressional Democrats’ Yearlong Delay to Ratify 21st Century Trade Agreement

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VIDEO (clip):  “No good reason for the House to have held up this 21st century trade agreement.”
VIDEO (full statement):  Senator Hyde-Smith Argues for Passage of USMCA Trade Pact.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today argued that continued delays by Democrats to obstruct passage of the United States...

Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument

Associated Press

Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument

By Emily Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation...

Erosion Undermines History at Vicksburg National Military Park

Hallowed Ground Magazine

Erosion Undermines History at Vicksburg National Military Park

Hallowed Ground Magazine

The most serious battle being fought at Vicksburg National Military Park today, according to park staff, is against erosion, the process by which earth is carried away by wind or water...