East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH & CORTEZ MASTO INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE RURAL WATER SYSTEM RESILIENCE, DISASTER RESPONSE

Bipartisan Measure Would Create Emergency Preparedness & Response Program for Water and Wastewater Utilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is the lead Republican sponsor of legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) to improve the ability of rural water and wastewater systems to prepare for and respond to natural disasters or...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $19 MILLION FOR MISS. BANKS TO SUPPORT LOANS & INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $19.0 million to four dozen predominantly rural Mississippi banks and financial institutions to support loans and investments in economically-distressed areas.

The FY2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) grants were approved through the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $96 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR TAYLOR DEFENSE

Louisville Company to Support Army Container Handler Modernization 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a $96,851,697 U.S. Army contract award to Taylor Defense Products, LLC. of Louisville to support the Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) Modernization program.

The award follows a competitive process that selected Taylor Defense to modernize the...