Rural Communities

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST WELCOME $32.7 MILLION AWARD FOR MISS. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE

NTIA Awards Grant to 10 Projects Serving 12,487 Households in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today praised the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) award of $32.7 million to expand broadband infrastructure in Mississippi.

The grant, sought by the State of Mississippi...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES NEW EV MANUFACTURING MISSION FOR NISSAN CANTON

Nissan Leadership Met with Hyde-Smith Wednesday to Discuss the New Investment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement praising the Nissan Motor’s new electric vehicle investment in its Canton manufacturing facility, as well as the state and local collaboration supporting the plant transformation.

“Nissan’s plans to launch electric vehicle production in Madison County...

HYDE-SMITH:  MISSISSIPPIANS AREN’T BUYING BIDEN’S STRONG ECONOMY SPIN AS INFLATION HITS THEM HARD

Miss. Senator Says Better Economic, Energy Policies Needed to Tame Soaring Prices

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Joins Colleagues to Highlight Harmful Biden Economic Policies.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Hardships Caused by Record-High Inflation.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith, Senator Mike Crapo & Senator Charles Grassley.
CHART:  Broad-Based Bidenflation, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH TAKE UP FIGHT TO STOP BIDEN-OBAMA WOTUS RULE
 
Senate Republicans Unite to Call for Halt to EPA/USACE Rulemaking until Supreme Court Decision 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), as part of a united Senate Republican Conference, are urging two federal agencies to suspend a pending rulemaking the jurisdictional definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the U.S. Supreme Court completes consideration of a case...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES FDA APPROVAL OF FIRST GENERIC OF RESTASIS

Miss. Senator Long Critical of Company behind Skyrocketing Cost of Prescription Eye-Drop Medication

WATCH IT AGAIN:  In 2020, Hyde-Smith Cited Hard-hit Mississippians to Push for Prescription Drug Pricing Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a generic alternative to the eye-drop prescription drug Restasis, a decision she has long...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & GUEST CALL FOR MEDICARE TELEHEALTH BENEFITS EXTENSION

Legislators Highlight Importance of Telehealth to Healthcare Access during Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today were among a group of 45 legislators calling for the extension of expanded coverage of telehealth services.

In a letter to congressional leadership, the legislators noted that a short-term...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  INVESTIGATE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ROLE IN ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE PARENTS PROTESTING EDUCATION POLICIES 

Miss. Senators Among Senators Requesting Inspectors General Investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined colleagues in seeking an investigation into multiple coordinated efforts by the Biden Administration, the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and the National Education Association (NEA) to...