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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.


LEGISLATIVE SESSION

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 148
(Senate - September 13, 2023) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased the Senate is beginning 
consideration of the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, 
Agriculture, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development 
appropr...

U.S. Senators Introduce Equal Representation Act to Address Census

Calhoun County (Ala.) Journal

U.S. Senators Introduce Equal Representation Act to Address Census

By Lee Evancho

Washington D.C. – In a recent bipartisan effort, U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined forces with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and 19 other colleagues to introduce the Equal...

Battle rages over Biden’s pause of natural gas exports

NEXSTAR

Battle rages over Biden’s pause of natural gas exports

020824 KLST-TV LNG Biden

By Jessi Turnure

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Senate Republicans are accusing President Joe Biden of waging a war against their natural gas producing states after he ordered a freeze on new liquid natural gas exports.

The group of GOP...

HYDE-SMITH CALLS HOLD ON LNG EXPORT PROJECTS JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF BIDEN’S DOMESTIC ENERGY TRAIN WRECK

HYDE-SMITH CALLS HOLD ON LNG EXPORT PROJECTS JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF BIDEN’S DOMESTIC ENERGY TRAIN WRECK

White House’s Election-year LNG Pause Garners Bipartisan Blowback at Senate Energy Hearing

020824 LNG Hearing
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Administration Rationale for Pausing LNG Exports.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to bipartisan criticism that election-year politics are the impetus for the Biden administration’s surprise decision to pause permits...

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

HYDE-SMITH ACTS TO BOOST U.S. TRANSFORMER SUPPLY CHAINS, PROTECT AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure DOE Policy Doesn’t Hurt Domestic Transformer Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to set realistic energy efficiency standards that help stabilize domestic transformer manufacturing in order to meet increasing demand without undermining American steel production, electricity distributors...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN CALL FOR PERMANENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN CALL FOR PERMANENT ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES 

Telehealth Access Set to Expire at the End of the Year, Rural Mississippians Stand to Lose

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Congress to ensure Medicare beneficiaries maintain access to telehealth.

Medicare beneficiaries have...