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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COMMEND PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT

Miss. Senators Championed Efforts to Make Jackson Civil Rights Landmark Part of the National Park System

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended Senate passage of S.47, the Natural Resources Management Act, which includes a proposal authored by the Senators to designate the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home in Jackson as...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE FEMA FUNDS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL SAFE ROOMS IN FORREST COUNTY

$1.0 Million Grant Awarded to Complete Last of 10 Safe Rooms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $1.06 million in federal funding to build two more safe rooms in Forrest County.
 
The new safe rooms would complete the goal of constructing 10 safe rooms at schools around Forrest...

HYDE-SMITH LANDS SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP

Miss. Senator Will Chair Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has been named chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security, a panel with oversight over livestock and dairy production, marketing, food safety, and security issues.
 
The appointment means Hyde-Smith will chair two subcommittees in...