Photo of a boat being built

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.

FY2026 Community Project Funding Requests


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.5M FOR BALDWYN GAS LINE REPAIR

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.5M FOR BALDWYN GAS LINE REPAIR
 
Economic Development Grant Expected to Create 425 Jobs, Retain 1,439 Jobs, and Spur $57M in Private Investment

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $1.5 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the City of Baldwyn to upgrade the city’s natural gas transmission system.
 
According to City of Baldwyn estimates, the project is expected to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $14.94 MILLION GRANT FOR OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT PURCHASE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $14.94 MILLION GRANT FOR OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT PURCHASE
 
North Mississippi Airport to Be Acquired by City in Pursuit of Economic Development

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $14.94 million U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant to the City of Olive Branch to assist with the purchase of the Olive Branch Airport.
 
The city will become the primary operator of the airfield and will...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS PERMANENT “DEATH TAX” REPEAL BILL

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS PERMANENT “DEATH TAX” REPEAL BILL

Enacting Permanent Repeal Would Help Next Generation Keep Family Farms, Businesses Alive

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her support for legislation to repeal the federal estate tax or “death tax” permanently.

The Death Tax Repeal Act (S.205) would end collection of punitive taxes collected by the federal government from family-owned farms, ranches, and small businesses once their owners pass...

Editorial: Looking out for our future

Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger

Editorial: Looking out for our future

DEC 22, 2019

Almost nobody gets through life without at least a few health care woes. Making sure that knowledge about how best to address medical issues continues to advance is the mission of the National Institutes of Health. The...

Approval of spending bill good news for future of backwater pumps

Vicksburg Post

Approval of spending bill good news for future of backwater pumps

By Tim Reeves

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to advance a $1.4 trillion government spending package in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before leaving for the holidays.

The first bill in a two-bill package...