HYDE-SMITH NAMED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
HYDE-SMITH NAMED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Senator Will Help Reconcile Senate-House Differences on FY2019 Appropriations for Agriculture, Transportation & Other Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been named to the negotiation team that will work to resolve differences on a FY2019 appropriations package to fund federal agriculture, transportation, and other programs.
“I am committed to being a good steward...
SENATE PASSES ‘GOLD STAR FAMILIES’ RESOLUTION AUTHORED BY SENATOR HYDE-SMITH
SENATE PASSES ‘GOLD STAR FAMILIES’ RESOLUTION AUTHORED BY SENATOR HYDE-SMITH
Miss. Senator’s Measure Designates Sept. 23-29, 2018, as ‘Gold Star Families Remembrance Week’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution authored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) that honors the families of fallen members of the Armed Forces by designating Sept. 23-29, 2018, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.”
Approved by unanimous consent late Thursday, S.Res.522 was introduced...
HYDE-SMITH: MDOT ELIGIBLE FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & REHAB FUNDS
HYDE-SMITH: MDOT ELIGIBLE FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & REHAB FUNDS
$225 Million in FY2018 Appropriations Available to Mississippi & 24 Other Rural States
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today said the Mississippi Department of Transportation is eligible to compete for a share of $225 million available to rural states for bridge replacement and rehabilitation.
Mississippi is among 25 states with low population density...
Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court
Associated Press
Mississippi-based federal judge nominated to appeals court
By Emiliy Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump is nominating a federal district judge from southern Mississippi to serve on one of the nation's most conservative federal appeals courts.
The White...
Farewell to a southern gentleman
High Plains Journal
Farewell to a southern gentleman
By Seymour Klierly
On May 30, 2019, former Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran died.
Cochran grew up in Pontotoc, Mississippi, where he graduated valedictorian and lettered in multiple sports. Among his many jobs, he worked at a grocery...
Thad reminded us to search for common good
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Thad reminded us to search for common good
By My Turn
Draped in black mourning cloth, a life-sized portrait of Senator Thad Cochran sitting in a favorite chair looked as if he was gazing over the packed Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson Tuesday morning. The painting...