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HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE ON MAJOR OPIOID CRISIS LEGISLATION
 
Miss. Senator Worked to Ensure Greater Telehealth Usage to Treat Opioid Addiction
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for Senate passage of legislation to significantly ramp up federal efforts to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other opioids, while also strengthening programs to treat abuse and addiction to the highly-addictive drugs.
 
Hyde-Smith worked to include telehealth provisions in...

HYDE-SMITH VISITS CORINTH PLANT & CREDITS WORKERS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO GROWING MISS., NATIONAL ECONOMY

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visits Caterpillar workers in Corinth.
 

CORINTH, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today thanked workers at Caterpillar’s Corinth facility for their role in establishing a strong manufacturing base in Mississippi and contributing to a booming American economy.
 
Hyde-Smith met the workers as part of a briefing and tour of the Corinth facility...

HYDE-SMITH:  MISSISSIPPI WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING BILL HEADED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP
 
Miss. Senator Worked to Include Miss.-Related Funding in FY2019 Energy & Water Development Bill
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday voted to send President Trump a bill providing critical funding for flood control, infrastructure, and harbors in Mississippi.
 
The FY2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND PRESIDENT A BILL WITH ADDED FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
 
Senate Completes Action on FY2019 Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted to send President Trump a funding bill that will provide record-setting funding levels for veterans care, including an additional $1.25 billion to implement the VA MISSION Act.
 
The Senate voted 92-5 to...

HYDE-SMITH NAMED TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Senator Will Help Reconcile Senate-House Differences on FY2019 Appropriations for Agriculture, Transportation & Other Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been named to the negotiation team that will work to resolve differences on a FY2019 appropriations package to fund federal agriculture, transportation, and other programs.

“I am committed to being a good steward...

SENATE PASSES ‘GOLD STAR FAMILIES’ RESOLUTION AUTHORED BY SENATOR HYDE-SMITH

Miss. Senator’s Measure Designates Sept. 23-29, 2018, as ‘Gold Star Families Remembrance Week’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution authored by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) that honors the families of fallen members of the Armed Forces by designating Sept. 23-29, 2018, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.”

Approved by unanimous consent late Thursday, S.Res.522 was introduced...

HYDE-SMITH:  MDOT ELIGIBLE FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT & REHAB FUNDS
 
$225 Million in FY2018 Appropriations Available to Mississippi & 24 Other Rural States
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today said the Mississippi Department of Transportation is eligible to compete for a share of $225 million available to rural states for bridge replacement and rehabilitation.
 
Mississippi is among 25 states with low population density...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION

Mississippi Senator Supports Two Bills to Protect Infants & Youths

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced her sponsorship of two pro-life bills, including a measure to ensure that babies who survive abortion attempts are given the same standard of medical care afforded to babies born during childbirth.

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S.220) would ensure medical practitioners provide necessary...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.5M FOR BALDWYN GAS LINE REPAIR
 
Economic Development Grant Expected to Create 425 Jobs, Retain 1,439 Jobs, and Spur $57M in Private Investment
 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $1.5 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the City of Baldwyn to upgrade the city’s natural gas transmission system.
 
According to City of Baldwyn estimates, the project is expected to...