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PRESIDENT NAMES HYDE-SMITH TO OPENING UP AMERICA AGAIN CONGRESSIONAL GROUP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today accepted an invitation from President Donald Trump to serve on the Opening Up America Again Congressional Group to focus on providing advice and counsel on actions needed to safely open and restart economy following the COVID-19 public health emergency.

“I appreciate President Trump’s determination to safely open and restart the American economy.   His...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS IMMEDIATE FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR EASTER STORM DAMAGE

(Update:  On April 16, 2020, President Trump approved the Major Disaster Declaration requested by Governor Tate Reeves. Read more here.)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration in the wake of devastating weather events across the...

BICAMERAL GROUP PRESSES FDA TO ENFORCE MEDICATION ABORTION RESTRICTIONS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Sen. Hyde-Smith, Rep. Latta Lead Effort to Prevent Expansion of Mail-Order Abortions as Nation Toils to Reduce Coronavirus Deaths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) today led a significant number of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress to urge the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to resist efforts by pro-abortion activists to...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $34.9 MILLION CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE GRANTS FOR MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Detail CARES Act Airport Grants Offering Support to 73 Facilities Statewide

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of $34,855,031 in grants to 73 Mississippi airfields experiencing severe economic disruption because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awards, made...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH LAUD $108 MILLION SPECIAL OPS CONTRACT TO GULFPORT SHIPBUILDER

United States Marine, Inc. Lands Contract to Build USSOCOM Vessels

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today lauded the award of a $108 million defense contract to United States Marine, Inc. (USMI) of Gulfport to produce vessels for the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

“This is excellent news for the talented craftsmen at USMI,” Wicker said.  “This...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS EFFORT TO CLOSE CHINESE “WET” MARKETS LINKED TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Calls for Global Ban on Wet Markets Considered Breeding Ground for Pandemic Diseases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined a bipartisan push for a global ban on live wildlife or “wet” markets to help prevent future pandemics like the novel coronavirus now damaging the U.S. health system and economy.

Hyde-Smith is among the Senators who are...

WITH MARKET COLLAPSE, SENATORS SEEK COVID-19 AID FOR U.S. CATFISH, AQUACULTURE INDUSTRIES

Hyde-Smith Leads Effort Asking USDA Sec. Perdue to Use Authority to Help Sustain Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators from leading catfish-producing states today asked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to use his authority to provide CARES Act funding to help sustain the U.S. aquaculture industry, which has been hit by sharp market share declines and depressed prices.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH:  HHS MAKES FIRST $374.8 MILLION COVID-19 RELIEF PAYMENTS TO MISS. HEALTH PROVIDERS

Miss. Senator Payments Will Offset COVID-19 Testing, Treatment Costs for Hospitals & Providers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that healthcare providers in Mississippi are receiving an initial $374.8 million to cover healthcare-related costs associated with treating COVID-19 cases.

The funding is Mississippi’s share of an initial $30 billion distribution of...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES MISS. LEVEE BOARD ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HARM CAUSED BY YAZOO BACKWATER FLOODING

Miss. Senator Says Solid Scientific Data Demonstrates Backwater Flooding Causes Severe Environmental Damage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the release of a Mississippi Levee Board (MSLB) statement that succinctly outlines the severe and ongoing environmental harm caused by the persistent flooding in the Yazoo Backwater Area.

The MSLB issued the...

MANCHIN & HYDE-SMITH LEAD BIPARTISAN PUSH FOR HHS TO PRIORITIZE RURAL HOSPITALS IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led a bipartisan group of 19 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider the needs of rural hospitals and hospitals with high percentages of Medicaid and Medicare patients as HHS distributes the $100 billion healthcare fund included in the CARES Act...