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.
S&P Global Platts
US Interior secretary gives no details on restart of lease sales despite court order
HIGHLIGHTS
• Haaland says federal leasing review ending 'very soon'
• Platts Analytics expects muted impact on US oil outlook
27 Jul 2021 | 15:10 UTC
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland...
Environment and Energy News
3 takeaways from Deb Haaland’s Senate appearance
By Emma Dumain & Jennifer Yachnin
In her appearance before a Senate committee yesterday, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended the Biden administration’s beleaguered pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, said...
Clarksdale Press Register
Capital Gains Tax for Family Businesses, Farms and Ranches Opposed by GOP
By The Press Register
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined the entire Senate Republican caucus in urging President Biden to abandon his effort to...
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Hyde-Smith Talks Infrastructure, Inflation and Election Reform
By Kelly Bennett
Republicans aren’t going to vote on an infrastructure package when they don’t know what’s in it, according to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. She spoke about it during a visit with SuperTalk...
WJTV-TV Jackson
U.S. Senate recognizes August as National Catfish Month
By Cianna Reeves
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJTV) – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to designate August 2021 as National Catfish Month.
The resolution recognizes the importance of catfish farmers and workers, and...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Miss. senators split on historic $1.2T infrastructure package
By Kailynn Johnson
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith found themselves divided on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.
Sen. Hyde-Smith voted against it, but Wicker helped to pass...
Newsweek
These 30 Republicans Voted Against Infrastructure Bill; Here's What It Would Give Their States
By Elizabeth Crisp
Thirty Republican senators voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill when it passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday—turning their backs on billions that their...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
I-14 now a little closer to being reality
By Brett Campbell
A new interstate could soon intersect Lincoln County along the Hwy. 84 corridor, as I-14 moves toward expansion from West Texas through Georgia.
The U.S. Senate recently unanimously passed an amendment adding...
Associated Press
Analysis: Mississippi senators split on infrastructure bill
By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s two Republican U.S. senators agree on many issues, but they split on a proposal for the federal government to spend $1 trillion on highways, water systems...
HYDE-SMITH CASTS AN EMPHATIC “NO” VOTE ON DEMS’ $4 TRILLION RECKLESS TAX & SPENDING SPREE
“There’s an old saying that money doesn’t grow on trees. This is a lesson lost on Democrats…”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cast an emphatic “NO” vote against an astounding FY2022 Reckless Tax and Spending Spree budget resolution that will allow Democrats to impose taxes and new spending exceeding $4.2 trillion to fund a gigantic expansion of federal government programs...
