HYDE-SMITH HELPS SENATE ADVANCE FIRST FY2019 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
HYDE-SMITH HELPS SENATE ADVANCE FIRST FY2019 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
Senate Approves Three Bills That Will Aid Miss. Infrastructure, Veterans, and Library of Congress Outreach to Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today voted with her Senate colleagues to approve the first series of appropriations bills for the 2019 fiscal year, including measures to fund Army Corps of Engineers activities in Mississippi and increase funding for veterans’ programs.
The Senate voted 86-5...
KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS
KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
Generations of American men and women have served our country in the Armed Forces and sacrificed to protect our freedoms. In gratitude, promises are made to them that the federal government has sometimes failed to keep like it should. This is a problem I'm committed to working to improve so veterans and their families get the benefits they earned through their service.
The responsibility for keeping our commitments...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORDER WALL FUNDING AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR BORDER WALL FUNDING AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY BILL
Appropriations Committee Bill Funds President’s Budget Request, Programs Important to Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for an appropriations bill that meets President Trump’s FY2019 budget request for building a border wall to help control illegal immigration.
The FY2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill was approved, 26-5, on Thursday by the Senate...
Column: Okhissa imagined
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Column: Okhissa imagined
By Ernest Herndon
Imagine driving to the north boat ramp at Okhissa Lake and, instead of just a parking lot, bathroom and launch area, you see a large building with a conference center and rustic lodge. Out back on a small peninsula in...
Congress moves on Criminal Justice Reform
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Congress moves on Criminal Justice Reform
By Alex Paton
Legislation to improve the criminal justice system has been passed in Washington.
Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith voted for the “First Step Act” which they say will address a number of...
Congress looks to clarify clean water regulations
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Congress looks to clarify clean water regulations
By Alex Paton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a revised definition of the “Waters of the United States” that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act, specifically what waters the federal...