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

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastating weather events and record flooding across the state that occurred April 13-14, 2019.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES NAVY CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE COMPANY

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES NAVY CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE COMPANY

Taylor Defense Products Awarded Contract Worth up to $84 Million to Repair Marine Corps Cranes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the award of a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $84 million for a Winston County company to repair and maintain all-terrain cranes for the Marine Corps.

Taylor Defense Products LLC of Louisville was awarded the...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $5.68 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $5.68 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Wicker & Hyde-Smith Detail 12 Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $5.68 million for improvements to 12 airports in Mississippi.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“Mississippi’s airports...

Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk

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Congress sends CARES act to President Trump’s desk

By Steven Gagliano

* This article has been updated to reflect that President Trump has signed the bill into law.

Shortly after Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, President Trump...

Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?

By Frank Corder

Mississippi’s U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both voted late Wednesday evening for the $2 trillion bipartisan legislation to support American families, workers, and businesses through...