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Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong.  The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care.  She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically.  The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.


HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $6.85 MILLION AWARDED TO REPAIR DISASTER-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS IN MISS. 

HYDE-SMITH REPORTS $6.85 MILLION AWARDED TO REPAIR DISASTER-DAMAGED FEDERAL ROADWAYS IN MISS. 

FHWA Emergency Relief Grants Include $4.3 Million for Vicksburg National Military Park & Natchez Trace Repairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved more than $6.85 million in emergency relief grants to defray the costs for repairing and reconstructing federal roadways damaged by flooding, storms, and...

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES MISS. RURAL HEALTH, CAREER TRAINING IN LABOR-HHS FUNDING BILL

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES MISS. RURAL HEALTH, CAREER TRAINING IN LABOR-HHS FUNDING BILL

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2025 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined her colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve a funding bill that will support Mississippi’s rural health and job training initiatives.

The FY2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill...

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS BILL TO STRENGTHEN NIH RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN SMALLER STATES

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS BILL TO STRENGTHEN NIH RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN SMALLER STATES

Bill Seeks to Ensure Future of NIH Institutional Development Award Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to strengthen a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program that aims to build U.S. biomedical research capacity by distributing funding more broadly around the country.

Hyde-Smith introduced the IDeA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S.4968) to amend the...

Pine Beetle Issue Costly For Madison, Ridgeland And Others Affected

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Pine Beetle Issue Costly For Madison, Ridgeland And Others Affected

By Nell Luter Floyd

The city of Madison has spent about $80,000 cutting pine trees that pose a hazard along roadways, and that’s just a start.

“We’re looking at in excess of $1 million to remove all the dead trees...