Photo of empty road with wooden 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.


U.S. officials award $5.5M for Gulf Coast train service

The Associated Press

U.S. officials award $5.5M for Gulf Coast train service

The Associated Press 

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Plans to restore passenger train service along the Gulf Coast are getting a big boost.

Members of Congress from Mississippi announced Friday that the Federal Railroad...

Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay

Roll Call 

Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay
 
VIDEO

By Gopal Ratnam and Jinitzail Hernandez

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York City hospitals, intensive care specialists more than 350 miles away at the University of Pittsburgh...

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Roll Call 

Telemedicine key to US health care even after pandemic ends

Doctors, advocates, lawmakers call for permanent lifting of telehealth restrictions once current emergency eases

By Gopal Ratnam

As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York...

East Mississippi airports awarded federal grants

Meridian Star

East Mississippi airports awarded federal grants

By Bill Graham

Key Field Airport in Meridian will receive a federal grant of $614,333 to reconstruct the taxiway, rehabilitate an emergency generator and seal the runway pavement.

Several airports in East Mississippi will receive...

Nearly 20 area houses damaged Sunday

McComb Enterprise-Journal 

Nearly 20 area houses damaged Sunday

By Matt Williamson

Seventeen homes in southwest Mississippi were damaged in Sunday's storm that spawned a tornado and killed one person in Mississippi, the state's Emergency Management Agency confirmed Tuesday.

The National Weather...

Hyde-Smith among Senators calling for updates to 5G Fund maps

Y’all Politics

Hyde-Smith among Senators calling for updates to 5G Fund maps

By YallPolitics Staff

Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the broadband coverage...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO ELIMINATE FEMA COST-SHARE FOR 2020 DISASTERS TO HELP STATES, CITIES DURING PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO ELIMINATE FEMA COST-SHARE FOR 2020 DISASTERS TO HELP STATES, CITIES DURING PANDEMIC

Bipartisan Bill Would Ease COVID-19 Burden to Aid in Disaster Recovery Where Needed

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VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Discusses Bills Offering Direct Aid to Cities, Counties & States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to eliminate the cost-share payments required of states and communities included in federal disaster declarations in 2020.

Th...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO OFFSET COVID-19 REVENUE LOSSES AMONG STATES, COUNTIES & CITIES

HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO OFFSET COVID-19 REVENUE LOSSES AMONG STATES, COUNTIES & CITIES

Miss. Senator Works to Ensure Rural Needs Addressed in $500 Billion SMART Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined as a leading sponsor of bipartisan legislation to help states, counties, and municipalities offset the significant revenue losses caused by COVID-19 shelter-at-home decrees, a measure that would ensure rural communities affected by the pandemic have access...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE GRANT TO RESTORE GULF COAST PASSENGER RAIL

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE GRANT TO RESTORE GULF COAST PASSENGER RAIL

$5.45 Million Will Support Service with Mississippi Gulf Coast Station Stops 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced a $5.45 million grant to support operating costs for the first three years of passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast, which ended in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged the...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $10.45 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $10.45 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Annual FAA Grants Include Additional Aid for Coronavirus Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today marked the award of $10,458,442 in grants to make improvements at 13 Mississippi airports.

The annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants include full reimbursement for the local match requirement because of the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief...