Senator Hyde-Smith believes the Unites States is strong when agriculture and rural America are strong. The Senator understands the unique challenges faced by rural Mississippi to provide residents with basic services, infrastructure, education, and health care. She supports policies that will allow rural communities to expand economically. The federal government should not be a roadblock to the growth and wellbeing of rural America.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
NCBA Welcomes Legislation Aimed to Help Livestock Haulers
WASHINGTON (May 1, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association today welcomed the introduction of legislation in the U.S. Senate aimed at reforming federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules in a way...
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith proposes new National Flood Insurance Program
United States Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is working on a proposal to reconstruct the National Flood Insurance Program.
The Senator says with the current program. insurance premiums can rise up to 25 percent a...
News Mississippi
Mississippi delegation favors flood insurance reform
By Alex Paton
Several pieces of legislation were introduced in the U.S. Senate last week which would benefit Mississippians. Three separate bills were introduced by Senator Roger Wicker to address various parts of the current...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $11.4 MILLION FOR RURAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN MISSISSIPPI
USDA Approves Grant-Loan Funds for Work in Six Mississippi Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced $11.4 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants and loan guarantees to support water and wastewater infrastructure projects in six Mississippi counties.
Systems in Clay, Coahoma...
HYDE-SMITH FOCUSES ON INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN VISIT TO COLUMBUS
Visiting Local Machinery Company, Miss. Senator Links Road, Bridge Work to Economic Growth
COLUMBUS, Miss. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said economic growth in rural Mississippi requires modern infrastructure, and pointed to new legislation she backs to remove barriers that keep rural communities from benefitting from federal infrastructure resources.
Hyde-Smith used her visit to Thompson Machinery to discuss...
HYDE-SMITH, GARDNER & TESTER SUCCEED IN EFFORT TO HELP RECRUIT & RETAIN RURAL DOCTORS
New Federal Rule Follows Legislative Push Sponsored by Hyde-Smith & Others
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today applauded a newly finalized rule to provide reimbursement for time that medical residents spend training at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), which serve rural communities and face a critical physician shortage.
The...
HYDE-SMITH, WICKER INTRODUCE BILL TO REIN IN CLEAN WATER ACT VETO AUTHORITY
Bill Would Immediately Nullify Yazoo Backwater Veto as Senators Continue to Push Federal Agencies to Help Alleviate Perpetual Flooding in South Mississippi Delta
VIDEO: Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker Address Yazoo Backwater Flooding.
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Clip.
VIDEO: Senator Wicker Clip.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation that...
WICKER & HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO CUT PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Bipartisan Legislation Would Benefit Seniors, Local Independent Pharmacies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today outlined their support for a bipartisan effort to lower drug costs for seniors and improve financial certainty for local independent pharmacies.
The Mississippi Senators are original cosponsors of the Phair Relief Act (S.2247), which would put a five-year...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS GENERIC INSULIN AVAILABILITY LEGISLATION
Measure Would Force FDA to Continue & Expedite Review of Generic Insulin Applications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to ensure the availability of more affordable generic insulin for tens of thousands of Mississippians who require the life-saving drug.
The Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act (S.2103) would make insulin costs more affordable by expediting federal...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & KELLY ANNOUNCE $52.4M GRANT FOR MS-76 WIDENING PROJECT
Department of Transportation Grant to Boost Automobile Manufacturing Corridor in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $52.4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support construction of an 8.3-mile, four-lane divided arterial segment of MS Highway 76 in Itawamba...
