Senator Hyde-Smith believes preparedness is imperative to protecting lives and property when severe storms and natural disasters hit Mississippi and other areas of the country. A state-level lawmaker when Hurricane Katrina devastated the state, she recognizes the role of the federal government in helping individuals, communities, and the state rebound after such disasters. Senator Hyde-Smith supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency and efforts to improve the agency’s effectiveness.
HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
HYDE-SMITH TO CHAIR SENATE TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Hyde-Smith Also Lands Military Construction-VA Spot, Will Serve on Six Subcommittees of Importance to Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) was officially named as the new chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) for the 119th Congress.
Hyde-Smith, in addition to chairing the THUD Appropriations...
HYDE-SMITH, HASSAN WELCOME ENACTMENT OF THEIR BILL TO BENEFIT GUARD, RESERVE STUDENTS
HYDE-SMITH, HASSAN WELCOME ENACTMENT OF THEIR BILL TO BENEFIT GUARD, RESERVE STUDENTS
FY2025 Defense Policy Bill Includes Bipartisan ‘SERVE Act’ to Guarantee College Readmission for Guard, Reservists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today welcomed the enactment of major defense policy legislation that includes their bipartisan bill to ensure that students who serve in the National Guard and Reserve will be guaranteed readmission to their...
HYDE-SMITH EFFORTS SECURE DISASTER, MARKET AID TO FORESTALL FARM CRISIS
HYDE-SMITH EFFORTS SECURE DISASTER, MARKET AID TO FORESTALL FARM CRISIS
Hyde-Smith Votes to Provide Aid to Farmers Stressed by Low Prices, High Input Costs, Dire Financing Outlook
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) early Saturday morning voted for a final agreement that will provide $10 billion in market loss assistance for farmers in Mississippi and around the country who are threatened by economic stresses that threaten the strength of U.S. agriculture.
Hyde-Smith...
Congressional committee to hear testimony from Louisiana on effects of FEMA flood insurance
Houma (La.) Courier-Thibodaux Daily Comet
Congressional committee to hear testimony from Louisiana on effects of FEMA flood insurance
By Colin Campo
One Louisianan and potentially more will speak to a Congressional committee about rising flood insurance costs.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee...
Some federal disaster aid takes years to reach SC residents. Can a new federal bill help?
Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier
Some federal disaster aid takes years to reach SC residents. Can a new federal bill help?
By Jonah Chester
Sharonda Dudley, 40, has lived on her Dillon property for 26 years. Now she’s raising her four children on the same land, but not in the same house she...
Senators call for changes to ‘inefficient’ disaster recovery funding program
Smart Cities Dive
Senators call for changes to ‘inefficient’ disaster recovery funding program
The status quo leaves disaster-struck communities in the lurch as they wait for Congress to OK recovery funds, experts said at a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing.
By Ysabelle Kempe, Editor
Co...