Senator Hyde-Smith believes preparedness is imperative to protecting lives and property when severe storms and natural disasters hit Mississippi and other areas of the country. A state-level lawmaker when Hurricane Katrina devastated the state, she recognizes the role of the federal government in helping individuals, communities, and the state rebound after such disasters. Senator Hyde-Smith supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency and efforts to improve the agency’s effectiveness.
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Collins Fire Department receives grant for fire engine replacement
VIDEO: Federal grant to allow Collins Fire Department to replace engine
By WDAM Staff
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - The Collins Fire Department has received exciting news.
The CFD was awarded a federal grant of...
Monroe Journal
Storm shelter conversations continue at the county level
By Ray Van Dusen, Monroe Journal
ABERDEEN – A presentation about funding for wish list projects professional services firm Horne LLC is exploring for the county led to board of supervisors discussion July 7 about storm...
Insider NJ
Menendez Announces Intro of National Flood Insurance Program
By Insider NJ
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.-06) joined today with local leaders, advocates and home owners to announce the introduction of the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood...
HYDE-SMITH, WICKER & CASSIDY WANT GAO STUDY OF NEW FLOOD PROGRAM TO INCLUDE KEY INFORMATION
Senators Issue Letter to GAO Regarding Facts & Data Needed to Assess FEMA’s Troubled NFIP RR2.0 Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a letter she led with U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) that seeks to ensure the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) considers key facts and data in any legitimate assessment of the...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH HELP REINTRODUCE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REFORM LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined with colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.
The NFIP-RE Act would tackle systemic problems with flood insurance, put the program back on solid fiscal ground, and reframe the nation’s entire disaster paradigm to one focused more...
Financial Regulation News
Legislation seeks disaster recovery reform
By Douglas Clark
A group of lawmakers have reintroduced legislation they maintain would reform disaster recovery efforts via a housing and community development disaster assistance fund.
U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Susan...
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...
MISS. SENATORS COSPONSOR BILL TO REFORM HUD DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAMS
Bipartisan Legislation Would Improve Long-Term Housing, Community Development for Disaster-Struck Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday helped introduce bipartisan legislation to create a disaster assistance fund to help communities plan for and recover from major disasters.
The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act (S.1686) would strengthen the U.S. Department...
ARMY CORPS AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH ON ENLARGING YAZOO BACKWATER LEVEE
Miss. Senator Makes Case for Added Funding at Hearing to Review FY2024 Army Corps Budget Request
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Gains Army Corps Concurrence on Need to Enlarge Yazoo Backwater Levee.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Congress Funding Authorized Levee Enlargement.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today gained a positive response from that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCE ‘TORNADO ACT’
Legislation Aimed at Improving Severe Storm, Tornado Forecasting & Emergency Alert Timing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather.
The TORNADO Act would require the National Oceanic and...
