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Senator Hyde-Smith knows dependence on foreign oil poses economic and national security risks for the United States.  The Senator supports responsible exploration and production of Mississippi’s and the nation’s energy resources, including the development of new technologies to support the production of biofuels and other energy sources.

Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of conservation and good stewardship of our natural resources.  She supports balanced and responsible resource management policies to ensure Mississippi’s forests, wetlands, and coastal region remain assets for future generations to enjoy.


HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.8 MILLION FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI

USDA Awards Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grant in Oktibbeha and Webster Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today applauded the approval of more than $4.8 million in federal grant and loan funding to improve water service for residents in rural parts of Webster and Oktibbeha counties.
 
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has approved a $3.7...

HYDE-SMITH: DEMOCRATS DUCK CHANCE TO ADVANCE RADICAL ‘GREEN NEW DEAL’

HYDE-SMITH:  DEMOCRATS DUCK CHANCE TO ADVANCE RADICAL ‘GREEN NEW DEAL’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today called the “Green New Deal,” a Democratic proposal to radically remake the American economy and society, an impractical and expensive nonstarter—a fact that may explain why Senate Democrats ducked for cover when it was put to a vote.
 
Rather than register as “yea” or “nay,” 43 Senate Democrats voted “present” when the Green New Deal resolution was brought up...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND RECORD FLOODING

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND RECORD FLOODING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mississippi’s congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.), today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a...

Navy to name ship after the late Sen. Cochran of Mississippi

Associated Press

Navy to name ship after the late Sen. Cochran of Mississippi

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Navy will name a ship after the late Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, who was a Navy veteran.

Cochran’s successor, Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, said...

LYME TIME:  We Did It!

Boothbay (Maine) Register

LYME TIME:  We Did It!

By Paula Jackson Jones

Last week, former Senator Kay Hagan (N.C.) passed away from complications due to the tick-borne disease known as the Powassan virus. That same week, the Senate Health Committee voted unanimously to advance legislation...

Progress Water Receives $1.25M Grant, $1.9M Loan

Pine Belt News

Progress Water Receives $1.25M Grant, $1.9M Loan

By HASKEL BURNS

For the last several years, officials from Progress Community Water Association in Purvis have had maintenance issues with outdated water lines in the community – some of which were originally installed in the late...