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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR PROPOSAL TO REBUILD DEFICIENT BRIDGES

‘Bridge Investment Act’ Would Authorize up to $6.53B to Repair and Rebuild Spans Nationwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced that their Bridge Investment Act has been included in the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act, a five-year surface transportation authorization bill passed unanimously out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today.

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $6.45 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LOCAL AIRPORTS

Miss. Senators Detail Six Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $6.45 million for improvements to six airports in Mississippi.

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

“This fourth round of grants will help...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH COSPONSOR BILL TO CUT PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS

Bipartisan Legislation Would Benefit Seniors, Local Independent Pharmacies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today outlined their support for a bipartisan effort to lower drug costs for seniors and improve financial certainty for local independent pharmacies.

The Mississippi Senators are original cosponsors of the Phair Relief Act (S.2247), which would put a five-year...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME NASA GREEN RUN TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

Engine Test in Mississippi an Important Step in the Development of the Space Launch System

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), today welcomed an announcement from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Jim Bridenstine that the agency will conduct the “Green Run” rocket...

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...