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.
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE FY2022 AG APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Committee Approves Bill with Supplemental Assistance Linked to 2020 & 2021 Flooding, Other Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance a funding measure that supports agricultural interests in Mississippi, including supplemental disaster assistance for producers adversely affected by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
Hyde-Smith, who...
HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN COMMITTEE-PASSED BILL
HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN COMMITTEE-PASSED BILL
Appropriations Bill Recommends $70.4 Million for Work at Camp Shelby, Jackson Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reported that a committee-passed funding measure would direct more than $70.4 million in military construction projects at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg and the 172nd Airlift Wing at the Jackson International Airport.
Hyde-Smith...
HYDE-SMITH DISSATISFIED WITH INTERIOR DEPT. INACTION ON OFFSHORE ENERGY LEASES
HYDE-SMITH DISSATISFIED WITH INTERIOR DEPT. INACTION ON OFFSHORE ENERGY LEASES
At Hearing, Senator Challenges Interior Sec. on Complying with Federal Ruling to Resume Lease Sales
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Interior Secretary on Offshore Energy Production.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed dissatisfaction with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s lack of action to resume offshore energy leasing activities after a federal court overruled President...
‘This community is going to come back:’ Federal help arrives in Mississippi
WLBT-TV Jackson
‘This community is going to come back:’ Federal help arrives in Mississippi
By Brendan Hall
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WLBT) - Federal help is on the ground in Mississippi after President Biden approved the governor’s emergency declaration Sunday.
The governor, along with federal and...
Buttigieg addresses teen drivers, truck parking at Senate hearing
Freight Waves
Buttigieg addresses teen drivers, truck parking at Senate hearing
DOT secretary using social media to boost lackluster turnout for entry-level truck driver program
By John Gallagher
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told concerned Senate lawmakers on Capitol Hill...
Biden vetoes ESG resolution
Magnolia Tribune
Biden vetoes ESG resolution
The U.S. House is expected to attempt to override the President’s first veto later this week but getting the two-thirds vote necessary doesn’t appear likely.
By: Frank Corder
President Joe Biden (D) issued his first veto on Monday, over two years into...