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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $744K GRANT FOR COAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Department of Transportation Award to Support Better Bus Service in Gulfport

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), and Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss), today announced the award of a $744,000 grant for the Coast Transit Authority to support clean-energy transit service in Gulfport.  

The grant is part of the Low and No Emissions program within the U.S. Department of...

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...

HYDE-SMITH PROPOSES DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE

Miss. Senator Authors Bill to Create Commerce Dept. Program, Akin to USDA Aid to Farmers & Ranchers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the midst of a devastating Gulf of Mexico shrimp and oyster season, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to create a disaster assistance program for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations.

The Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019 (S.2209)...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS BOLD BID TO REMAKE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

Miss. Senator is Lead Cosponsor of Bipartisan Reform Bill to Ensure Affordability and a Better Return on Investment for Troubled FEMA Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Mississippians would benefit from more affordable premiums and greater certainty under a major bipartisan bill introduced Thursday to remake the troubled National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Hyde-Smith is a...

HYDE-SMITH PRESSES FOR USDA RESEARCH COMMITMENT ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

Senator Says Disease Will Spread as Miss. Flooding Confines Deer to Small Areas, Levees

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith on Chronic Wasting Disease Threat

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sought a strong commitment that solutions to chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer will be a priority for researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as stipulated in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Hyde-Smith raised...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SUPPORT CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE SUL OZERDEN AT SENATE HEARING

Gulfport Native is President Trump’s Nominee for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today recommended confirmation of U.S. District...

HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATES APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING DURING SENATE COMMEMORATION

Highlights Stennis Space Center Importance to 1969 Landmark Event, Future of Manned Space Missions

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Marks 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Stennis Space Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today took part in a Senate commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, giving special credit to the role of the John C. Stennis Space...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS AGRICULTURAL TRUCKING RELIEF ACT

Measure Streamlines Federal Rules on the Shipping of Commodities like Catfish

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her full-fledged support for a measure to change federal regulations that currently penalize certain agriculture products, including catfish, once they’re placed on a truck for shipping.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Agricultural Trucking Relief Act (S.2025). ...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $13.39 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

Miss. Senators Detail Eight FAA 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 more than $13.39 million for improvements to seven airports in Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to Mississippi.

“This third round of FAA...