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.
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
FEMA funds two more safe rooms in Forrest County
FORREST COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - Lawmakers announced a federal grant to help build two more safe rooms in Forrest County.
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Steven Palazzo announced Tuesday a $1.06...
WLBT-TV Jackson
Senate approves bill extending duck hunting season
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The U.S. Senate approved a resolution package Tuesday that could extend duck hunting season to January 31st. The package would also include special hunts for military, veterans and youths...
News Mississippi
Wicker, Hyde-Smith commend passage of HBCU Partnership Act
By Brittany Land
The U.S. Senate approved legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith to strengthen partnerships between federal agencies and Historically Black Colleges and...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.58 MILLION TO FIGHT OPIOID CRISIS IN MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the State of Mississippi has been awarded a $3.58 million grant to fight the opioid crisis.
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services will use the Opioid State Targeted Response (STR) grant to build on prevention and recovery strategies to reduce opioid abuse. The state received an initial $3.58...
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES FARM SAFETY NET & RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 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...
News Blaze
Duck Hunting Season Now Changing Thanks To The Senate
By Khurram Aziz
For decades, duck hunters in States such as Mississippi have been calling out for changes to duck hunting season. It now appears that their calls have been heard. This is all due to a bill passed in the Senate...
The Grio
Senate approves bills to strengthen federal support for HBCU’s
By Ny Magee
The U.S. Senate recently passed a pair of bills that will help strengthen federal support for HBCU’s.
According to the Philadelphia Tribune, the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
ROGER WICKER: U.S. Senate Votes to Recognize Evers Home in Jackson, Strengthen HBCUs
By Roger Wicker
Feb 18, 2019
In a few weeks, I will take a pilgrimage with an icon of the civil rights movement. I will join a tour of civil rights landmarks in...
Mississippi Today
Delta-based programs get $2.7 million to help youths get GED, vocational job training
By Aallyah Wright
CLARKSDALE – Three organizations in the Mississippi Delta that focus on economic development and job training will get about $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS COMMONSENSE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROCESSES STARTED BY TRUMP EPA
At Budget Review Hearing, Miss. Senator Addresses Pesticide Regulations, Pascagoula Superfund Site
Watch: Senator Hyde-Smith on Pesticide Regulations https://youtu.be/T93WrXpVuJE
Watch: Senator Hyde-Smith on Pascagoula Superfund Site https://youtu.be/ItMKjHdMKX8
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt...
