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Senator Hyde-Smith supports federal policies to foster an economic environment that encourages job growth in Mississippi and the nation.  She supports the tax cuts and reforms enacted by President Trump and the Republican-majority Congress.  She believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry.

The Senator supports policies and opportunities to continue and expand Mississippi’s ability to contribute to national security, high-tech research, agricultural innovation, and energy production.

Senator Hyde-Smith welcomes opportunities to work with local, state, and federal officials to make Mississippi a better place to work and raise families.

FY2025 Community Project Funding Requests


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO CELEBRATE $7.6 MILLION AWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI OYSTER HATCHERY AT SOUTHERN MISS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO CELEBRATE $7.6 MILLION AWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI OYSTER HATCHERY AT SOUTHERN MISS

RESTORE Act Funding Will Support Oyster Restoration. Aquaculture on Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today celebrated the award of $7,624,559 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to support construction of an oyster hatchery and research center operated by the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.17 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.17 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

FEMA Grants to Support Safety Upgrades for First Responders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $1,174,106 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to support safety upgrades for fire departments in eight Mississippi communities.

The grants were awarded under the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.

“Each year, FEMA...

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO CATFISH PRODUCERS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO CATFISH PRODUCERS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Worked to Qualify Farm-Raised Catfish for USDA Relief Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make farm-raised catfish producers eligible for direct relief for losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Catfish is now among the list of commodities now eligible for the USDA Coronavirus Food...

$11.6M in coronavirus response grants awarded to Mississippi airports

WJTV-TV Jackson

$11.6M in coronavirus response grants awarded to Mississippi airports

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic...

GOP Senators Reintroduce Mandatory E-Verify to Protect U.S. Workforce

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GOP Senators Reintroduce Mandatory E-Verify to Protect U.S. Workforce

By John Binder

A group of Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), have reintroduced legislation that would mandate E-Verify, the program designed to protect the United States workforce by banning...