Infrastructure & Public Works

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY LENDERS NOT TO DELAY IN APPLYING FOR FUNDING FOLLOWING OMB DELAYS

Hyde-Smith Led Senate Push for OMB Release of CDFI Application Details

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed hope that Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) banks in Mississippi will be able to successfully apply for federal grant and loan funding following months-long delays by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in releasing key...

HYDE-SMITH CHEERS RELEASE OF SENATE FARM BILL 2.0 LANGUAGE

Hyde-Smith Wins Included in Draft Legislation that Focuses on the People Who Feed America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered the Senate Agriculture Committee release of Farm Bill 2.0, legislative text that sets the stage for giving agricultural producers and rural communities modernized federal policies to help them compete well into the future.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman...

HYDE-SMITH, SCHIFF INTRODUCE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND MARKETS FOR AG PRODUCERS

Legislation Aims to Improve Resiliency by Building Out the Middle of the Food Supply Chain

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to strengthen the resilience of the U.S. food supply chains and expand markets for agricultural producers, particularly small and mid-sized operations.

The American Food Supply Chain...

HYDE-SMITH GETS POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON MISS. DISASTER REQUEST FOR TORNADO RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

At Hearing, Hyde-Smith Also Asks Homeland Sec. Mullin for Clarification on Possible FEMA Aid Threshold Reforms

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Gets Positive Feedback from Homeland Security Secretary Mullin on Mississippi’s Latest Disaster Declaration Request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she’s optimistic President Trump will approve the State of Mississippi’s latest...

HYDE-SMITH WEIGHS PROS & CONS FOR MISS. IN FY27 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET

Miss. Senator Back Continued Essential Air Service Funding, Other Infrastructure Grant Programs Benefitting Rural Communities

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Weighs Pros and Cons for Mississippi in FY2027 Transportation Budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week weighed the pros and cons for Mississippi in the administration’s FY2027 budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation...

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES ADDITIONAL FY2027 FUNDING FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS, ARKABUTLA DAM REPAIRS

Miss. Senator Looks to Build on FY2027 Army Corps Budget Requests for Major Miss. Projects

 
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Promotes Additional FY2027 Funding for Yazoo Backwater Pumps and Arkabutla Lake Dam at Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received confirmation that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could use additional funding in FY2027 to make additional...

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared its strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a major disaster declaration after the devastating tornadoes and severe weather struck the state on May 6-7, 2026. 
 
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.)...

HYDE-SMITH PUSHES DOD TO RECOGNIZE ERDC IN VICKSBURG AS A ‘MILITARY INSTALLATION’

At Appropriations Hearing, Hyde-Smith Asks Assistant Secretary to Reconsider Decision that Blocks Access to Infrastructure Grant Funding

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Pushes Defense Department to Recognize ERDC as a Mission-Critical Defense Facility.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday made the case that the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg is...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES HUD TO USE MORE MASS TIMBER TO ACCELERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION

Hyde-Smith Chairs Appropriations Hearing to Assess FY2027 HUD Budget Request

VIDEO:  Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith Discusses Affordable Housing, Opportunity Zones, Foster Care Housing with HUD Secretary Scott Turner.
VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith’s Review of the FY2027 HUD Budget Request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) encouraged the U.S. Department of Housing and...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $20M FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AT MISS. AIRPORTS

Two Dozen Mississippi Airports Will Receive Funds for Infrastructure, Safety Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today reported that 24 municipal airfields in Mississippi have been awarded just over $20 million for facility improvements.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the third...