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.
MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi’s request for a major disaster declaration after devastating tornadoes and severe weather struck the state on May 6 and 7...
HYDE-SMITH: $51.1 MILLION WILL FUND THREE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN RANKIN, HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH: $51.1 MILLION WILL FUND THREE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN RANKIN, HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES
U.S. Transportation Department Approves FY2026 BUILD Grant Funding for Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of $51.1 million in federal transportation grant funding for projects in Rankin, Hancock, and Harrison counties.
The U.S...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.3 MILLION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT NINE MISS. AIRPORTS
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.3 MILLION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT NINE MISS. AIRPORTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that nine municipal airfields in Mississippi have been awarded more than $17.3 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funding.
The 10 grants for Mississippi are among the Round 4 announcement of FY2026 AIP grants approved by the Federal...
Comcast donates laptops to all 129 Shirley D. Simmons Middle School students in Madison County
Madison County Journal
Comcast donates laptops to all 129 Shirley D. Simmons Middle School students in Madison County
By Duncan Dent Staff Reporter
All 129 students at Shirley D. Simmons Middle School were awarded laptops this afternoon by Comcast in celebration of the completion of a multi...
Musselwhite says Southaven fared well in legislative session
DeSoto Times Tribune
Musselwhite says Southaven fared well in legislative session
By Mark Randall
Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite said the city fared well in the 2026 legislative session which ended last week.
The city was able to secure $10 million towards a major sewer project, $750,000 for...
Grant to help replace three Mississippi bridges
WJTV-TV Jackson
Grant to help replace three Mississippi bridges
By Sethanie Smith, WJTV-TV Jackson
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A $34.6 million federal grant was awarded to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to replace three state-owned bridges on Mississippi State Route...
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY POLICY
Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 20
(Senate - February 3, 2021) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to discuss the importance of
the American energy sector and my concern about President Biden's
Executive orders regarding domestic energy policy.
In the first hours of...
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Historic U.S. Moon Landing
CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC U.S. MOON LANDING
Congressional Record (Senate - July 17, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues in commemorating the 50th anniversary of American astronauts becoming the first humans to walk on the Moon.
It was 50...