WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE AWARD OF $3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE AWARD OF $3 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO MISSISSIPPI AIRPORTS

Annual 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 $3,001,470 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to make improvements at five Mississippi airports. 

“Each year, grants from the Federal Aviation Administration help Mississippi airports make important improvements to their...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $1.8 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 $1,808,830 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to support safety upgrades for fire departments in five Mississippi communities.

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

“This latest round of...

HYDE-SMITH URGES USDA FLEXIBILITY ON SCHOOL MEALS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AS CLASSES RESUME

HYDE-SMITH URGES USDA FLEXIBILITY ON SCHOOL MEALS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AS CLASSES RESUME

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 20 Senators urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to exercise flexibility to ensure the availability of meals and other child nutrition benefits as schools open in Mississippi and around the country.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, signed a letter to...

Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA

Environment and Energy News

Senate confirms Michael Regan to lead EPA

By Kevin Bogardus

The Senate this evening confirmed Michael Regan to be EPA administrator in a vote with bipartisan support.
President Biden's nominee to lead the agency was approved 66-34, with several Republican senators...

Senators Push For Increase Rice Trade With Iraq

Brownfield Ag News

Senators Push For Increase Rice Trade With Iraq

By Meghan Grebner

Senators from rice producing states are urging American and Iraqi officials to take steps to increase US rice exports to Iraq. 

The group says both the Iraqi people and American farmers would benefit from the...