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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $2.37 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
 
Miss. Senators Detail Nine Grants to Support Statewide Transportation Upgrades
 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $2.37 million for improvements to nine airports across the state. The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
 
“Mississippi’s airports provide...

SENATORS CALL ON ADMINISTRATION TO RESTORE MORE CHOICE IN HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and 34 other senators today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta, and HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar urging the administration to restore 12-month terms for short-term, limited duration insurance plans, which were available for two decades before being prohibited by Obama administration rules in 2016. The senators also...

WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING
 
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
 

The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak.  I’ve got an advantage over many of my colleagues because we in Mississippi know something about summer heat.  There are two excellent reasons why the Senate should break with tradition and stay in Washington this...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ADDED FY2019 FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
 
Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill Benefits Army Lab in Vicksburg, Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of the FY2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill which provides record-setting levels of funding for veterans care.
 
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION TO ADDRESS DEFERRED VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK REPAIRS
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the National Park Service will direct more than $5.9 million to address deferred maintenance needs at the Vicksburg National Military Park.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the NPS, said the $5.9 million will address erosion and ground deterioration at the historic Vicksburg...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & HARPER WELCOME RAYTHEON DEVELOPMENT PLANS
 
Defense Manufacturer to Construct 50,000 Square Foot Radar Development Facility in Forest
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) today welcomed the announcement of a planned 50,000-square-foot expansion of the Raytheon Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center plant in Forest.
 
The new facility will be used to develop radar equipment for the...

HYDE-SMITH SIGNS BRIEF URGING SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD CASE
 
Case Would Influence 2016 Mississippi Law Barring Medicaid Funding for Abortion Providers
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among two dozen Senators who have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that challenges the use of Medicaid funding to support abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
 
Hyde-Smith has signed an amicus brief that encourages the Supreme Court to consider...

HYDE-SMITH: TWO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS WILL SUPPORT ARMY CORPS WORK AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN MISS.
 
Senate Committee Approves FY2019 Energy & Water Development, FY19 Agriculture, FDA Bills
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday supported committee passage of two FY2019 appropriations bills that will support public infrastructure and agriculture programs in Mississippi.
 
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee that has approved the FY2019...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘GOLD STAR FAMILIES’ RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY
 
Miss. Senator Pays Tribute to the Fallen and the Families They Left Behind
 

Photo:  Senator Hyde-Smith signs her 'Gold Star Families' resolution for introduction.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced a Senate resolution to designate Sept. 23-29, 2018, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week” to honor the families of fallen members of the Armed...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO EXTEND FEDERAL DUCK HUNTING SEASON CLOSING DATE

Miss. Senator’s First Bill Would Give States More Power, Establish Special Hunting Days for Veterans, Active Military, National Guard & Youths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation authored and introduced today by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) would answer the call of sportsmen in Mississippi and around the country to allow states to extend duck hunting season to January 31.

The Migratory Bird Framework and...