Coast Region

HYDE-SMITH NAMED TO DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

Senate Appropriations Committee Reorganizes Subcommittee Memberships Following the Death of Senator Lindsey Graham

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today accepted an appointment to serve on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, giving Mississippi added prominence in Congress when developing funding for the nation’s national security interests.

The appointment was made as the Senate Appropriations...

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared its strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a major disaster declaration after severe storms, tornadoes, and flash flooding struck on June 18-19, 2026.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike...

HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAW

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law, Includes Hyde-Smith Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, today heralded the enactment of the first comprehensive housing affordability measure approved by Congress in decades.

The 21st Century ROAD (Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream) to Housing Act (HR...