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NOTE:  U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was invited to submit this essay to the Smithsonian Institution as part of its commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.  As part of the National Museum of American History’s “Creating Icons: How We Remember Woman Suffrage” exhibit, Hyde-Smith was asked to reflect on what this anniversary means to her and the future.  The essay will be available on the Smithsonian website on Aug. 18, 2020.

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.17 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

FEMA Grants to Support Safety Upgrades for First Responders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $1,174,106 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to support safety upgrades for fire departments in eight Mississippi communities.

The grants were awarded under the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.

“Each year, FEMA...

HYDE-SMITH:  USDA WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO CATFISH PRODUCERS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Miss. Senator Worked to Qualify Farm-Raised Catfish for USDA Relief Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make farm-raised catfish producers eligible for direct relief for losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Catfish is now among the list of commodities now eligible for the USDA Coronavirus Food...