Senator Hyde-Smith believes preparedness is imperative to protecting lives and property when severe storms and natural disasters hit Mississippi and other areas of the country. A state-level lawmaker when Hurricane Katrina devastated the state, she recognizes the role of the federal government in helping individuals, communities, and the state rebound after such disasters. Senator Hyde-Smith supports the Federal Emergency Management Agency and efforts to improve the agency’s effectiveness.
WXXV-TV Gulfport
Bill aims to protect flood insurance policy holders from rate hike
WXXV Staff
Today, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill to protect flood insurance policyholders.
On Friday, a new rate structure for the National Flood Insurance Program takes effect.
For many people...
HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT FLOOD INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS
Measure Would Give Policyholders Options in New FEMA Risk Rating 2.0 Flood Insurance Rate Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to give policyholders more options as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares for a nationwide implementation of its new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premium rate structure this week.
The Homeowner Flood Insurance...
Natchez Democrat
Goals and projects for 2022 on the horizon
By Dan Gibson – From the Mayor’s Desk
It’s hard to believe we are about to enter the last several weeks of 2021! Over the past few days, I have been evaluating the progress we have made toward the Natchez Renewal this year, and I am now...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hyde-Smith: ‘Build Back Broke bill is what I call it’
By Caroline Wood
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Mississippi leaders are speaking out about the Biden Administration’s ‘Build Back Better’ bill.
The House passed the ‘Build Back Better’ bill Friday. Now, it heads to the Senate.
...
Y’all Politics
As Congress returns from Thanksgiving recess, lawmakers face a packed Democrat-led agenda
Urgent deadlines and major issues loom large for Congressional consideration.
By Anne Summerhays
Congressional lawmakers return from Thanksgiving recess today, with plans to discuss and vote...
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
“Our Recovery from the Pandemic has Taught Us Not to Take for Granted Our Ability to Freely Gather with Those Most Important to Us.”
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Thanksgiving Holiday Message.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement to commemorate Thanksgiving, marking progress in pandemic recovery and calling on Mississippians to recommit to sharing their bounty with those in need.
“I hope this...
HYDE-SMITH OPENS OFFICE IN BROOKHAVEN
Miss. Senator Adds Office to Serve Southwest Mississippi, Maintains Offices in Jackson, Oxford & Gulfport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the opening of an office in downtown Brookhaven to serve constituents in southwest Mississippi.
The new Hyde-Smith office is located in Suite C of the Benoits Building at 117 W. Cherokee Street, Brookhaven.
“I’m thrilled to open an office in Brookhaven. This space will give...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SPONSOR NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION & REFORM ACT
Comprehensive Legislation Includes Proposals Championed by Miss. Senators
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today helped reintroduce legislation to implement a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and ensure more affordable premiums for policyholders in Mississippi and around the country.
The National Flood Insurance...
HYDE-SMITH CRITICAL OF SENATE DEMS’ PARTISAN PLOY ON FY2022 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
Miss. Senator Urges Senate Dems to Abandon Bills, Which Are an Affront to National Defense, Border Security, Sanctity of Life
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today criticized committee Democrats for moving unilaterally on FY2022 appropriations bills that are blatantly partisan, shortchange national defense, and eliminate long-held...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO PROTECT DISASTER RELIEF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to provide legal protection to individual medical professionals who volunteer during federally declared disasters.
The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act would amend a 24-year-old law by broadening protections for persons who volunteer independently of a formally recognized...
