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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.


Golden Manufacturing awarded $15.9M contract for Navy uniforms

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Golden Manufacturing awarded $15.9M contract for Navy uniforms

Daily Journal

GOLDEN • Golden Manufacturing Co. Inc. has been awarded a $15.9 million contract to manufacture uniforms for the U.S. Navy. The 18-month contract, awarded by the Defense...

Mississippi company receives contract to make Navy uniforms

Associated Press

Mississippi company receives contract to make Navy uniforms

The Associated Press

GOLDEN, Miss. (AP) — A company in northeastern Mississippi will receive nearly $16 million to make U.S. Navy uniforms.

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Thursday announced the 18-month...

Republicans Coax Trump to Scrap U.S. Ship Waiver Plan for Gas

Bloomberg News

Republicans Coax Trump to Scrap U.S. Ship Waiver Plan for Gas

•    Lawmakers from shipbuilding Gulf Coast states meet with Trump
•    White House weighing waivers to facilitate natural gas flows

By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Ari Natter

President Donald Trump pledged he wouldn’t waive...

Deborah Bryant praises women in business

DeSoto Times-Tribune

Deborah Bryant praises women in business

By Bob Bakken 

Mississippi’s First Lady sees women holding positions of influence in business as a growing segment that will offer benefits to the state’s economy.

Speaking at a recent Women in Business luncheon event at the Landers...

NCBA Welcomes Legislation Aimed to Help Livestock Haulers

Tri-State Livestock News

NCBA Welcomes Legislation Aimed to Help Livestock Haulers

News

NCBA Welcomes Legislation That Helps Livestock Haulers with Federal Hours of Service Reforms The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today welcomed the introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate aimed at...

Senators propose change to service hours for livestock haulers

Ag Daily

Senators propose change to service hours for livestock haulers

By AGDAILY Reporters

Today, Sens. Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced a bipartisan bill to provide livestock haulers with regulatory relief from the restrictive Hours-of-Service rules. The bill, the Transporting...

Rainfall events pose setback to waterway dredge completion date

Monroe Journal

Rainfall events pose setback to waterway dredge completion date

By Ray Van Dusen

ABERDEEN – Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith saw remnants of the late February flooding event on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway first-hand during an April 23 briefing at the Aberdeen Lock and Dam. One of the...

U.S. Dredgers Applaud President for Jones Act Support

Marine Link

U.S. Dredgers Applaud President for Jones Act Support

Wednesday, 1 May: Late this afternoon, President Donald Trump met with Congressional leaders from the Senate and House to discuss U.S. Maritime Policy. On the table was the Jones Act. President Trump assured the Congressional...

Study of city’s broadband internet capabilities underway

Natchez Democrat

Study of city’s broadband internet capabilities underway

By Sabrina Robertson

NATCHEZ — Smart Growth America researchers from Washington, D.C., may have the answer on how to revitalize Natchez and Adams County — faster internet speeds.

Boosting internet speeds would improve the...