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.
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi delegation urges Trump to approve FEMA assistance after mid-March tornadoes
By Ben Milam
Mississippi’s top elected officials at the federal level have joined together to urge President Donald Trump to sign Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster...
ExchangeMonitor
Deputy energy secretary nominee Danly testifies for Senate panel
By ExchangeMonitor
The Donald Trump administration’s pick to be deputy secretary of energy, told a Senate panel Wednesday that if confirmed his focus would be on easing federal regulatory approval for new...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & SCHATZ LEAD EFFORT TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH ACCESS, PERMANENTLY SECURE FLEXIBILITIES
Bipartisan Group of Senators Renews Push to Enact Most Extensive Telehealth Legislation in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Wednesday led 60 of their colleagues in a bipartisan effort to reintroduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act.
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HYDE-SMITH CITES NEED FOR MORE OFFSHORE, NUCLEAR POWER WITH KEY TRUMP NOMINEES
Nominees for Interior & Energy Departments Could Influence Mississippi’s Energy Outlook as State Grows
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from two top Trump administration nominees to work on increasing energy production in the Gulf of America and expanding the...
MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
Lawmakers Issue Letter Endorsing State Request for Assistance Following Deadly Tornadoes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly weather struck the state on March 14-15.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie...
American Battlefield Trust
National Park Service Awards Two Grants to Preserve Key Parts of Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield
Acquisitions continue successful efforts by preservationists to preserve the core battlefield by purchasing numerous smaller parcels.
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March 25, 2025
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Newsweek
Republicans Urge Treasury to Keep 'Critical' Fund After Trump Order
By Mandy Taheri and Gabe Whisnant
The Trump administration's move to cut funding for Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI), which helps expand access to capital is facing strong bipartisan backlash...
WAPT-TV Jackson
New fire station being built on Air National Guard base
The facility aims to help improve response times to base emergencies.
By Richard Bourne
JACKSON, Miss. — A local Mississippi National Guard base is receiving a new facility to help with fighting fires and other emergencies...
Magnolia Tribune
Trump signs resolution backed by Hyde-Smith, Ezell that eases Gulf energy production requirement
The resolution rolls back a Biden era BOEM rule on new oil and gas leaseholders in the Gulf of America.
By: Frank Corder
President Donald Trump has signed S.J. Res. 11, a joint...
Vicksburg Daily News
Bill to strengthen rural water system resilience, disaster response reintroduced
By Staff Reports
WASHINGTON (VDN) — U.S. Sens. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) have reintroduced the Rural Water System Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act...
