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, COONS & HYDE-SMITH WORK TO EXPAND NATIONAL SERVICE TO BOLSTER PANDEMIC RECOVERY
WICKER, COONS & HYDE-SMITH WORK TO EXPAND NATIONAL SERVICE TO BOLSTER PANDEMIC RECOVERY
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday reintroduced the Cultivating Opportunity and Recovery to the Pandemic through Service (CORPS) Act, legislation that would expand national service programs significantly to help the country recover and rebuild from COVID-19.
The CORPS Act (S.1165) would increase the number of AmeriCorps...
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION TO OVERCOME FEBRUARY STORM DAMAGE
MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION TO OVERCOME FEBRUARY STORM DAMAGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) issued a letter Thursday asking President Biden to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for a major disaster declaration due to the extreme winter weather that hit the state of...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH JOIN BIPARTISAN PUSH TO INCREASE U.S. SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION
Twenty-nine Senators Ask Biden to Fully Fund Initiatives as U.S. Manufacturers, Industries Face Chip Shortage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are part of a bipartisan group of Senators asking President Biden to take steps to energize semiconductor manufacturing in the United States as the nation struggles with chip shortages from pandemic-related market...
Two Mississippi ports receive $8M in infrastructure funding
WJTV-TV Jackson
Two Mississippi ports receive $8M in infrastructure funding
By: Cianna Reeves
MONROE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – More than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding will go toward rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville in Hancock County and the...
Biden appoints Mississippian Corey Wiggins to lead Delta Regional Authority
Mississippi Today
Biden appoints Mississippian Corey Wiggins to lead Delta Regional Authority
By Bobby Harrison
Corey Wiggins, the executive director of the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as the federal co-chair for the Delta Regional...
Domestic Energy Crisis Relief Act bill introduced
DeSoto County News
Domestic Energy Crisis Relief Act bill introduced
By Bob Bakken
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced the Domestic Energy Crisis Relief Act to restore commonsense to U.S. energy policies in a manner that would enhance job creation and energy security.
The...