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HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Subcommittee Reviews Bid to Extend a Program Used to Preserve Battlefield Sites in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today registered her support for continuation of a battlefield preservation program that has benefited efforts to save historic sites in Mississippi.

The Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, on which Hyde-Smith serves, conducted a hearing to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.2 MILLION AWARD TO ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY

National Science Foundation Grant to Support STEM Teacher Education in High-Need Schools

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $1,199,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to Alcorn State University to support the Be Brave Teach STEM project.

Over a five-year period, the program will serve high-need schools in Mississippi by preparing...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION IN WAKE OF DEVASTATING STORMS AND FLOODING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastating weather events and record flooding across the state that occurred April 13-14, 2019.

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...

HYDE-SMITH ASKS PRESIDENT TO APPROVE TEMPORARY PUMPS TO EASE BACKWATER FLOODING DISASTER

Sen. Seeks Similar Assistance Given to Post-Katrina New Orleans to Begin Draining Inundated Miss. Delta Region 

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Her Request for Temporary Pumps.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asked President Trump to approve the use of temporary pumps in the Yazoo Backwater Area to begin removing floodwaters that have contaminated the region for...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES NAVY CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE COMPANY

Taylor Defense Products Awarded Contract Worth up to $84 Million to Repair Marine Corps Cranes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced the award of a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $84 million for a Winston County company to repair and maintain all-terrain cranes for the Marine Corps.

Taylor Defense Products LLC of Louisville was awarded the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME NOMINATION OF JUDGE SUL OZERDEN

President Trump Taps Miss. Judge for U.S. Court of Appeals

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today welcomed President Trump’s nomination of Judge Sul Ozerden to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Ozerden has served as the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi since 2007. 

“Judge Ozerden is the right choice for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals,” Wi...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $5.68 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Wicker & Hyde-Smith Detail 12 Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $5.68 million for improvements to 12 airports in Mississippi.

The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“Mississippi’s airports...

HYDE-SMITH LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO CONNECT WITH MISSISSIPPIANS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the launch of her new Senate website, which has been designed to make it easier for Mississippians to contact her to share their views, seek assistance, and learn more about the Senator’s work.

“I hope Mississippians will use this redesigned website to reach out to me and my staff.  As I’ve said before, this is their office and we’re here to do...

SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION TO HONOR THAD COCHRAN

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Introduced Tribute to the Late Miss. Senator

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to honor the life and career of former long-time U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.

The resolution was cosponsored by every member of the Senate and was approved unanimously late Tuesday.  Cochran, who retired from the Senate last year, passed...

NOMINEE ACCEPTS HYDE-SMITH INVITE TO MISSISSIPPI TO ASSESS FLOOD DAMAGE ON WILDLIFE REFUGES, NATIONAL PARKS

Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith highlights flood damage in Mississippi for nominee Robert Wallace.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today gained a commitment from the likely new head of the agency overseeing the nation’s national parks and wildlife refuges to visit Mississippi to assess flood damage to national wildlife refuges in the state.

Hyde-Smith sought the...