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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.

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After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

After a Veto, Pump Talks Continue in the Mississippi Delta

By Alexandra Watts

Recent flooding in the South Mississippi Delta is reigniting conversations about a controversial pump project. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on why people are for and against the pumps...

Taylor Defense Products to extend life of US Marine Corps cranes

Naval Technology 

Taylor Defense Products to extend life of US Marine Corps cranes

Taylor Defense Products has secured an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity contract to repair and maintain all-terrain cranes for the US Marine Corps.

The contract is worth up to $84m and was awarded as part...

Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding

Associated Press

Mississippi senator asks Trump for pumps to ease flooding
 
By Jeff Amy

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that's been underwater since February, one of the state's U.S. senators on Wednesday asked President Donald Trump to order temporary...