HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE BUDGET-NEUTRAL, BIPARTISAN FARM BILL
Senate Ag Committee Bill Includes Hyde-Smith Amendments and Programs Important to Mississippi
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Post-Markup Statement: https://youtu.be/SOTXnrmgq9g
Watch Senator Hyde-Smith Opening Statement: https://youtu.be/wCTFctssZAo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance a new five-year farm bill authorizing a broad array of policies and programs important to Mississippi...
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH: ADDITIONAL $55.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOOD CONTROL & OTHER MISS. PROJECTS
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH: ADDITIONAL $55.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOOD CONTROL & OTHER MISS. PROJECTS
Miss. Senators Praise U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY2018 Work Plan Attention to Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its plan to invest an additional $55.9 million in Mississippi to support infrastructure improvements throughout the state.
The Corps of Engineers...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $2.37 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS
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
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
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...
Roberts Leads Letter to Urge School Meal Flexibility
US Ag Net
Roberts Leads Letter to Urge School Meal Flexibility
Iowa Ag Connection - 08/18/2020
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Monday sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the Department to...
Women’s Right to Vote: “A monumental victory for equality, justice, and America.”
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Women’s Right to Vote: “A monumental victory for equality, justice, and America.”
By Andi Davis
100 years ago today, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote.
In honor of the historic event, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation and said the...
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago & continue to make progress
The Clinton Courier
Women won the right to vote 100 years ago & continue to make progress
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
In 1980, I voted in my first presidential election. I remember the feeling of excitement walking into my local polling location in Monticello, Mississippi. I was...
House bill calls for removing Confederate monuments from national parks
Vicksburg Post
House bill calls for removing Confederate monuments from national parks
By John Surratt
Erected in 1909 in the Vicksburg National Military Park, the Mississippi Memorial “represents various actions of the Mississippi troops during the Siege of Vicksburg.” And, if a bill that...
Oyster restoration will be funded on the Coast
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Oyster restoration will be funded on the Coast
By Bailey Martin
Governor Tate Reeves and U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Representative Steven Palazzo, celebrated the award of $7,624,559 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to support...