Coast Region

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST WELCOME $32.7 MILLION AWARD FOR MISS. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE

NTIA Awards Grant to 10 Projects Serving 12,487 Households in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today praised the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) award of $32.7 million to expand broadband infrastructure in Mississippi.

The grant, sought by the State of Mississippi...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

“I congratulate Judge Jackson on being the first African American woman nominated to serve on the Supreme Court.

“The advice...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT BILL TO USE AMERICAN ENERGY TO REDUCE GLOBAL DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIA

Legislation Requires More U.S. Production to Supplement Energy Needs of Allies, Including Those Stressed by Russian Invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored legislation that would ramp up U.S. natural gas production in order to reduce global dependence on Russian energy sources.

The Energy Security Cooperation With...