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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.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE FEMA TO DELAY FLOOD INSURANCE CHANGES THAT WOULD RAISE PREMIUMS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH URGE FEMA TO DELAY FLOOD INSURANCE CHANGES THAT WOULD RAISE PREMIUMS
Nearly 8-in-10 NFIP Policyholders Face Premium Increases, Prompting Concerns 20% Could Drop Coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today strongly encouraged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to delay a new flood insurance rating system that will raise premiums on a majority of policyholders.
Wicker and Hyde-Smith signed a bipartisan...
HYDE-SMITH WARNS DEMS’ $3.5 TRILLION PLAN COULD HARM MISS. DAIRIES, FARMS
HYDE-SMITH WARNS DEMS’ $3.5 TRILLION PLAN COULD HARM MISS. DAIRIES, FARMS
Ag. Subcommittee Reviews Challenges Facing Nations Dairies, Needed Reforms
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Democratic Tax Threat to Family Farms.
VIDEO CLIP: Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Hardships on Dairy Farms in Mississippi, Southeast.
VIDEO CLIP: Tate County Dairy Farmer Mike Ferguson Testifies Before Senate Agriculture Panel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today warned that the...
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Original Cosponsor of Legislation to Sustain Mississippi-critical Program Before Sept. 30 Expiration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today said she will push for passage of legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) before it expires on Sept. 30.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the NFIP Extension...
Funding to help with planning of overpass in Tupelo and extension of Tanglefoot Trail
WTVA-TV Tupelo-Columbus
Funding to help with planning of overpass in Tupelo and extension of Tanglefoot Trail
By Zac Carlisle
WASHINGTON (WTVA) - $2.8 million will be used for the planning of an overpass in Tupelo and the extension of the Tanglefoot Trail by 20 miles.
The federal government...
Mississippi receives $15.4M in transportation infrastructure investments
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Mississippi receives $15.4M in transportation infrastructure investments
By Brent Addleman | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A new infrastructure investment is coming to Mississippi.
Three grants, totaling $15.4 million, have been designated...
Senators pass resolution to designate August National Catfish Month
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senators pass resolution to designate August National Catfish Month
By Maggie Wade
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Senators join other national lawmakers to designate August as National Catfish Month.
They passed a resolution to recognize the importance of U.S. catfish to the...