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Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation.  She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth.  She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs.  Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCE ‘TORNADO ACT’ 

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REINTRODUCE ‘TORNADO ACT’ 

Legislation Aimed at Improving Severe Storm, Tornado Forecasting & Emergency Alert Timing 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in reintroducing the Tornado Observation Research Notification and Deployment to Operations (TORNADO) Act to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather.

The TORNADO Act would require the National Oceanic and...

ARMY CORPS AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH ON ENLARGING YAZOO BACKWATER LEVEE

ARMY CORPS AGREES WITH HYDE-SMITH ON ENLARGING YAZOO BACKWATER LEVEE

Miss. Senator Makes Case for Added Funding at Hearing to Review FY2024 Army Corps Budget Request 

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VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Gains Army Corps Concurrence on Need to Enlarge Yazoo Backwater Levee.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Congress Funding Authorized Levee Enlargement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today gained a positive response from that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES DOE ON NEW TRANSFORMER ENERGY STANDARDS

HYDE-SMITH PRESSURES DOE ON NEW TRANSFORMER ENERGY STANDARDS

Miss. Senator Says Miss. Suppliers Alarmed by “Cart before the Horse” Mandates 

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Presses DOE Secretary on Abandoning Proposed Transformer Efficiency Standards.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on whether her agency will stop proposed energy-efficiency standards for electric distribution transformers that are already affecting...

Senate committee unanimously approves agriculture bill 

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Senate committee unanimously approves agriculture bill 

By Daily Leader Staff   

On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed an appropriations bill that would direct federal investments in agricultural programs in Mississippi.  Committee member Sen. Cindy Hyde...

The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

Healthcare IT News

The CONNECT for Health Act is reintroduced, again

A bipartisan group of 60 senators reintroduced the updated 2023 version of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act. A companion bill was introduced in the House.

By Andrea Fox

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Barrasso bill expands access to broadband in national parks

Wyoming News Now

Barrasso bill expands access to broadband in national parks

By Aiden Greco

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), chair of the...