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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.

FY2026 Community Project Funding Requests


HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.45 MILLION TO EXPAND MISS. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.45 MILLION TO EXPAND MISS. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

Miss. Dept. of Employment Security Lands News Funding for Growing Job Training Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $3.45 million federal grant to expand the Mississippi Apprenticeship Program (MAP), an initiative that since 2016 has helped provide Mississippians with skills to find careers in today’s labor market.

The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES)...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO, KELLY & GUEST STRONGLY OPPOSE EFFORT TO RENAME STENNIS SPACE CENTER

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO, KELLY & GUEST STRONGLY OPPOSE EFFORT TO RENAME STENNIS SPACE CENTER

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding a new effort to rename the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County:

“We strongly oppose any effort to rename the John C. Stennis Space Center.  In serving the...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS CONTINUING EXPANDED TELEHEALTH SERVICES BEYOND PANDEMIC

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS CONTINUING EXPANDED TELEHEALTH SERVICES BEYOND PANDEMIC

38 Senators Seek HHS-CMS Plan on Permanent Changes to Medicare Telehealth Rules

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and others calling on federal health agencies to provide Congress with a written plan and timeline about any potential changes to Medicare rules governing telehealth.

In all, 38 Senators signed a letter to the U...

Key Field in line for pandemic funds

Meridian Star

Key Field in line for pandemic funds

By Bill Graham 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have announced $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic disruption because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The awards were funded in...

$11.6M in coronavirus response grants awarded to Mississippi airports

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$11.6M in coronavirus response grants awarded to Mississippi airports

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic...