Coast Region

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $10.45 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Annual FAA Grants Include Additional Aid for Coronavirus Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today marked the award of $10,458,442 in grants to make improvements at 13 Mississippi airports.

The annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants include full reimbursement for the local match requirement because of the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief...

TREASURY DEPT. AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH PUSH TO MAKE PUBLIC HOSPITALS ELIGIBLE FOR SBA COVID-19 FUNDS 

Hyde-Smith Helps Lead Senate Advocacy for Distressed Public Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a U.S. Treasury decision making publicly-owned hospitals and similar care providers eligible to apply for U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued an interim final rule tha...

HYDE-SMITH:  CDC GIVES MISS. $6.5 MILLION TO BOOST COVID-19 TESTING, CONTACT TRACING & CONTAINMENT 

Miss. Senator Seeks To Maximize HHS & CDC Disease Report Framework as Critical Step to Reopening U.S. Economy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi will receive more than $6.5 million to build its COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and containment capacities as the nation takes steps to safely reopen the U.S. economy.

The Centers for Disease...