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MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $4.81 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

Wicker & Hyde-Smith Detail 18 Grants to Support Air Transportation Upgrades Statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $4.81 million for improvements to 18 airports in Mississippi.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“This large slate of FAA grants will...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES TRUMP SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN REGIME

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order imposing additional sanctions to punish Iran for recent acts against United States interests:

“President Trump is right to increase pressure on the Iranian regime.  Iran is ruled by leaders who are tyrants and sponsors of terrorist groups that threaten the safety and interest of the United States and our...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM

“Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act” Aimed at Reaching More Children through USDA Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is backing legislation to give states more flexibility to manage federal child nutrition programs to reach children during the summer months.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 (S.1918) to give states more...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.16 MILLION IN PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO MISS. COUNTIES
Dept. of the Interior Program Helps Counties with Federal Lands, Installations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi will receive $2.16 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments for 2019.

The FY2019 PILT payments going to 72 Mississippi counties range in value from $245,653 for Lafayette County to $111 for Noxubee County.  The payments are issued by...

HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Subcommittee Reviews Bid to Extend a Program Used to Preserve Battlefield Sites in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today registered her support for continuation of a battlefield preservation program that has benefited efforts to save historic sites in Mississippi.

The Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, on which Hyde-Smith serves, conducted a hearing to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION AWARD TO ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

National Science Foundation Grant to Support STEM Teacher Education in High-Need Schools

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $1,199,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to Alcorn State University to support the Be Brave Teach STEM project.

Over a five-year period, the program will serve high-need schools in Mississippi by preparing...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND FLOODING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastating weather events and record flooding across the state that occurred April 13-14, 2019.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS PRESIDENT TO APPROVE TEMPORARY PUMPS TO EASE BACKWATER FLOODING DISASTER

Sen. Seeks Similar Assistance Given to Post-Katrina New Orleans to Begin Draining Inundated Miss. Delta Region 

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Her Request for Temporary Pumps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked President Trump to approve the use of temporary pumps in the Yazoo Backwater Area to begin removing floodwaters that have contaminated the region for...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES NAVY CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE COMPANY

Taylor Defense Products Awarded Contract Worth up to $84 Million to Repair Marine Corps Cranes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the award of a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $84 million for a Winston County company to repair and maintain all-terrain cranes for the Marine Corps.

Taylor Defense Products LLC of Louisville was awarded the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME NOMINATION OF JUDGE SUL OZERDEN

President Trump Taps Miss. Judge for U.S. Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today welcomed President Trump’s nomination of Judge Sul Ozerden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Ozerden has served as the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi since 2007. 

“Judge Ozerden is the right choice for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,” Wi...