Infrastructure & Public Works

MISS. DELEGATION WELCOMES FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION APPROVAL

Delegation Supported Gov. Reeves’ Request for Federal Aid Following Fatal April Storms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today welcomed President Biden’s approval of Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after severe storms...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS CRUZ BILL TO REPEAL BIDEN NATURAL GAS TAX

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing legislation to repeal the natural gas tax included in the Biden administration’s climate change law.

S.4405 would repeal the section of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that authorizes a new fee on methane emissions from certain types of facilities in the oil and gas sector.  The fee is a tax that escalates...

HYDE-SMITH WANTS ARKABUTLA DAM FIX PRIORITIZED, LOOKS TO FALL FOR MAJOR MOVES ON YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS

Senator Focuses on Critical Mississippi Flood Control Projects at Army Corps Budget Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received commitments from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials regarding prioritizing two important Mississippi flood control projects, the Arkabutla Lake dam and the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps.

Hyde-Smith focused on the two...

HYDE-SMITH, PARK SERVICE AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADVANCE NATCHEZ HISTORICAL SITES BILL

Hyde-Smith Bill Written to Elevate Historic Jefferson College & Grand Village of the Natchez Indians within the National Park System

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates Her Bill to Add Natchez Sites to Natchez National Historical Park.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and the National Park Service (NPS) today agreed to work together to advance legislation she authored to...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS RESOLUTION OVERTURNING BIDEN RULE TO SHUT DOWN SMALL OIL & GAS PRODUCERS

Cosponsors Resolution to Stop BLM Rule Imposing Crushing Lease Bonds on Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined an effort to overturn a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that accelerates the Biden administration’s assault on the U.S. oil and gas industry.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, cosponsored a...

HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES JOB TRAINING GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN RURAL STATES

At Appropriations Hearing, Hyde-Smith Focuses on Job Training to Improve Workforce Participation Rates

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Promotes Community Colleges as Key to Meeting Job Training Needs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today kept her focus on training programs and the availability of grants that would allow more community colleges in rural states help fill available jobs.

Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH ASSERTS MISS. & U.S. HURT BY BIDEN BROADSIDE AGAINST U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION

Hyde-Smith Delivers Speech Citing Biden Agencies that are Targeting Energy Production, Consumer Choices

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Lambasts Biden Administration’s Energy Policy Overreach.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Mississippi consumers, businesses, and conservation activities are all being dragged down by the Biden administration’s persistent broadside against U.S...

MISS. DELEGATION COSPONSORS RESOLUTION HONORING SEABEES FOUNDING 

Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure Expresses Gratitude for Seabees’ Contributions to State, Nation & World

WASHINGTON, D.C. – All members of the Mississippi congressional delegation have cosponsored a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing the 82nd anniversary of the United States Naval Construction Force, known as the Seabees, and thanking them for their service to our country.

The introduction of the resolution (S.Res.650 an...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO STRIKE DOWN SEC CLIMATE DISCLOSURE RULE

SEC Final Rule Makes Agency Climate Change Taskmaster Over Markets, Public Companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday cosponsored a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) radical climate disclosure rule that exceeds the agency’s authority and would lead to mountains of burdensome paperwork for companies and higher costs for...

HYDE-SMITH GAINS AG SEC. COMMITMENT FOR SMOOTH SIGNUP PROCESS FOR EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION AID

At Budget Review Hearing, Miss. Senator Also Advocates Elimination of Tax on Veterinary Loan Repayment Program

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith, Ag. Secretary Vilsack Discuss Emergency Forest Restoration Aid for Mississippi.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Seeks to Overturn Tax that Hinders Veterinary Service in Rural Areas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a...