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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.


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...

Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur

Monroe Journal

Port of Aberdeen receives $4 million federal grant for rail spur

By Ray Van Dusen 

ABERDEEN – The Port of Aberdeen was one of two Mississippi recipients announced Dec. 23 to receive a shared $8.14 million for infrastructure funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation...

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...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO CELEBRATE $8 MILLION FOR RAIL PROJECTS AT TWO MISS. PORTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO CELEBRATE $8 MILLION FOR RAIL PROJECTS AT TWO MISSISSIPPI PORTS

U.S. Dept. of Transportation Approves Port Infrastructure Funds for Ports in Hancock and Monroe Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today celebrated the release of more than $8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant funding for rail projects at two Mississippi ports, Port Bienville...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR SCOTUS CASE CHALLENGING EPA CLEAN AIR ACT OVERREACH

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR SCOTUS CASE CHALLENGING EPA CLEAN AIR ACT OVERREACH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 47 Senate colleagues and 44 House members who joined an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners, including the state of Mississippi, in the pending case West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency. 

In this case challenging overreaching Environmental Protection...