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.
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Congressman Guest joins other Republican members in letter to President Biden urging federal workers’ return to their office
Lawmakers say Biden Administration policies contributing to IRS and other casework backlog.
By Anne Summerhays
Recently, Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03)...
Gonzales (La.) Weekly Citizen
Sen. Kennedy: EPA actions would hurt Louisiana's small refineries, raise gas prices
Staff Report
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in pushing Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan into reconsidering two...
Mississippi Press
Gautier gets $2.77 million for water improvements
By Warren Kulo
GAUTIER, Mississippi -- The 2022 federal appropriations package signed into law March 11 includes nearly $3 million in funding for the City of Gautier to make improvements to its water systems.
The $2.77 million...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Hyde-Smith, Wicker cosponsor bill to empower nation’s workforce
By Daily Leader Staff
U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith, of Brookhaven, and Roger Wicker — both R-Miss. — have cosponsored the Employee Rights Act of 2022.
This legislation would protect workers and small...
Delta Democrat Times (Greenville, MS)
GSA Awards Courthouse Contract
By Staff Reports
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announces the award of the construction contract for the new U.S. Courthouse in Greenville to Robins & Morton. The new Federal courthouse will provide the Judiciary...
WGN-TV Chicago/Nexstar
Illinois senator proposes requiring oil companies to keep prices down
By Raquel Martin
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — With Americans paying more at the pump, Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on the root of the problem and therefore aren’t on the same page about solutions.
D...
McKnights Senior Living
Employee Rights Act of 2022 meant to give workers, business owners ‘stability and flexibility’
By Kathleen Steele Gaivin
An updated version of the existing Employee Rights Act is meant to protect independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs and anyone seeking...
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...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME COURTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION IN GREENVILLE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed a construction contract for the new U.S. courthouse in Greenville, which will be built on the “Stein Mart Site” at 200 Washington Avenue in the historic downtown area.
The new federal courthouse will provide the judiciary with a 55,639 gross square foot facility along with secure parking. The award is the result of commitment...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Hyde-Smith, energy colleagues pen plan to regain American energy independence
By Kelly Bennett
March 2, 2022
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is joining her Republican colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to provide President Biden with a...
