Senator Hyde-Smith supports federal policies to foster an economic environment that encourages job growth in Mississippi and the nation. She supports the tax cuts and reforms enacted by President Trump and the Republican-majority Congress. She believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry.
The Senator supports policies and opportunities to continue and expand Mississippi’s ability to contribute to national security, high-tech research, agricultural innovation, and energy production.
Senator Hyde-Smith welcomes opportunities to work with local, state, and federal officials to make Mississippi a better place to work and raise families.
WJTV-TV Jackson
Mississippi receives $22.7M to repair storm-damaged federal roads
NEWS
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced Mississippi was awarded more than $22.7 million in emergency relief funding to offset the costs for repairing and reconstructing federal...
Progressive Railroading
Federal grants awarded to rail infrastructure projects in four states
9/23/2020
Senators and congressmen from four states this week announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded millions of dollars in fiscal-year 2020 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and...
Bus and Motorcoach News
Milestone: 52 Senators back CERTS Act economic relief for motorcoach industry
By Bus & Motorcoach News
“We have passed a critical milestone in getting more than half the Senate to support the Coronavirus Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS) Act,” Larry Killingsworth...
Clarksdale Press Register
$6.22 Million Grant Announced For Railroad Project
By The Press Register
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have announced the award of a $6,221,020 grant to Grenada Railroad, LLC., to complete the final phase of a project to...
Rolla (Mo.) Daily News
Blunt cosponsors bill to make it easier for military spouses to work in new states as they move
The Rolla Daily News - Rolla, MO
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) today announced that he has cosponsored the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act. The legislation would...
News Mississippi
Yazoo Pump Project update headlines packed press briefing
By J.T. Mitchell
In today’s press briefing, the conversation revolved around three subjects in particular: (1) the Yazoo Backwater Project, (2) Mississippi’s response, thus far, to COVID-19, and (3) the upcoming Mississippi State Fair.
As announced in the press conference, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has been assessing the damage induced by historic flooding in the Mississippi Delta and has...
News Mississippi
Hyde-Smith says bill to avoid government shutdown must help farmers and ranchers
By Andi Davis
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith warns key agriculture and conservation programs will “come to a screeching halt” on October 1st if Congress fails to include a key provision in...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hyde-Smith optimistic on CFAP 2 benefits for Miss. agriculture producers
By Renaldo Hopkins
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDAM) - U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Friday she believes a second round of aid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will benefit Mississippi agriculture...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg receives $13M federal grant for downtown overpass project
By Chris Thies
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg is getting $13.2 million of additional funding for a railroad overpass project downtown.
“Today, two years of grant applications, planning...
Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg Receives $13.2 Million Grant For Hall Avenue Overpass
By Haskel Burns
Hattiesburg is well on the way to solving its longtime issue with traffic in downtown, with the help of a $13.2 million grant from a Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development...
