Delta Region

HYDE-SMITH COMMITTEE APPROVES $20.7 MILLION TO ADVANCE YAZOO PUMPS

FY2022 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill Set for Full Senate Consideration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced committee passage of an appropriations measure that includes funding to support flood control and water infrastructure projects in Mississippi, including $20.7 million to advance the Yazoo Backwater Area Project.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Energy and Water...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Committee Approves Bill with Supplemental Assistance Linked to 2020 & 2021 Flooding, Other Natural Disasters

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance a funding measure that supports agricultural interests in Mississippi, including supplemental disaster assistance for producers adversely affected by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.

Hyde-Smith, who...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO MITIGATE DANGERS POSED BY TREE SPIKING

Bill Intended to Help Protect Firefighters, Loggers & Sawmill Workers from Eco-Terrorist Tree Spikes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she is cosponsoring the Tree Spiking Mitigation Act, a measure to protect firefighters, loggers, and sawmill workers against dangers posed by trees spiked by eco-terrorists.

The tree spiking involves hammering a metal or ceramic rod into tree trunks in...