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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.


MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $5.68 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $5.68 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Wicker & Hyde-Smith Detail 12 Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $5.68 million for improvements to 12 airports in Mississippi.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“Mississippi’s airports...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.):

“Mississippi has suffered a tremendous loss today.  Senator Thad Cochran was an incredible leader and a most respected member of the United States Senate.  My colleagues who served with him consistently speak of him with such high regard.  So many have said to me that he was...

Hyde-Smith calls for action from Congress on flooding

Vicksburg Post

Hyde-Smith calls for action from Congress on flooding

By Staff Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators only get one maiden speech in their time in the Senate. Thursday, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who was elected in November, used her first speech on the floor of the Senate to...

HYDE-SMITH:  AGRICULTURE, FLOOD RELIEF FUNDING SHOULD HELP MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH:  AGRICULTURE, FLOOD RELIEF FUNDING SHOULD HELP MISSISSIPPI

U.S. Senate Approves Disaster Supplemental Funding Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today said Mississippi will benefit from a supplemental disaster appropriations measure approved by the Senate.

Hyde-Smith voted for the disaster relief measure, which will provide crucial aid for states like Mississippi that have been hurt by disasters in...

$1M given to Gulfport small businesses

News Mississippi
 
$1M given to Gulfport small businesses
 
By Alex Paton
 
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $1 million grant to the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District of Gulfport. The grant will help to recapitalize an existing...

Open to Traffic

The DeSoto Times-Tribune

Open to Traffic

By Robert Lee Long and Bob Bakken

With a crowd of more than 700 gathered underneath a highway overpass on a chilly, blustery morning, the final completed segment of the nation's newest superhighway, I-269, was opened to the public amid fanfare and soaring...

Last Stretch of I-269 Opens

The South Reporter
 
Last Stretch of I-269 Opens
 
By Sue Watson
 
Several hundred people turned out Friday morning for what is becoming a more rare occasion – the opening of an interstate, said Federal Highway Administration Director Don Davis.
 
“It’s a great achievement to open another interstate...

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES FARM SAFETY NET & RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT ‘STATE OF RURAL AMERICA’ HEARING

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES FARM SAFETY NET & RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AT ‘STATE OF RURAL AMERICA’ HEARING
 

Senator Hyde-Smith at ‘State of Rural America’ Hearing

Watch the video:  Senator Hyde-Smith at ‘State of Rural America’ Hearing
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the importance of a farm safety net and rural infrastructure development during her first hearing as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
 
Hyde-Smith posed several questions to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who was the sole witness at a...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $9.77 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Federal Aviation Administration Approves 20 Grants to Support Statewide Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $9.77 million for improvements to 20 airports across the state.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation...