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HYDE-SMITH ADVOCATES YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS AS PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR

Senator Encourages More Mississippians to Comment by Nov. 30 Deadline

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released her public comments in favor of the Yazoo Backwater Area pumps and encouraged more Mississippians to do likewise before a Nov. 30 deadline hits next week.

Hyde-Smith issued a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to register her support for a new Draft Supplemental...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CELEBRATE SENATE CONFIRMATION OF KRISTI JOHNSON TO BE U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

Johnson Is Southern District of Mississippi’s First Female Jurist

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today hailed Senate confirmation of Kristi H. Johnson of Brandon to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Johnson, who will be the first female jurist in the Southern District of Mississippi, is a native of Hurley and...

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Mixed reactions to Reeves’ comment that Mississippi would not participate in national lockdown

By Courtney Ann Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Governor Tate Reeves said Thursday that Mississippi would not participate in a nationwide lockdown if one was put in place.

Some of Mississippi’s Congressional delegation are standing by Governor Tate Reeves' position.

Senator Roger Wicker sent this statement. “I believe a nationwide mandatory lockdown would do more harm than good. The...

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO HONOR VETERANS WITH MOMENT OF SILENCE 

Miss. Senator Promotes National Campaign for Veterans in 2020 Veterans Day Tribute 

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Veterans Day Tribute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Veterans Day tribute, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippians to participate in a national moment of silence on Wednesday to honor veterans and their families.  The Senator’s tribute:

“The freedoms and liberties we, as Americans, enjoy...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES ROLL OUT FY2021 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS IN THE SENATE 

Twelve Bills Set Table for Negotiations to Fund Federal Programs for Remainder of Fiscal Year 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the releases of the FY2021 appropriations bills developed and unveiled by the Senate Appropriations Committee and pledged to work to complete the appropriations process that will fund important federal projects and programs in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith said the...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, PALAZZO, KELLY, GUEST CALL FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN 2020 ELECTION COUNT

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the 2020 election:

“Americans should have confidence in our voting system and that all ballots have been submitted correctly and legally.  This is precisely what...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSISSIPPI DELTA HEALTH CARE 

Miss. Senators Welcome USDA Rural Development Awards to Support Workforce Development and Training

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $1,803,058 for two healthcare training and workforce development projects in the Mississippi Delta.

The Delta Health Care Services Program grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MANUFACTURER’S EXPANSION AS SIGN OF FUTURE GRENADA COUNTY GROWTH 

At Advanced Distributor Products Ribbon Cutting, Senator Links Business Growth with Benefits of USDA Rural Development Grant Programs 

 
Photo:  Advanced Distributor Products Expansion Ceremony.

GRENADA, Miss. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted the benefits of federal rural development programs as part of a greater effort to improve economic development in areas like Grenada County,...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $25.9 MILLION FOR WATER & WASTEWATER UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.

USDA Approves Loan/Grant Awards to 10 Rural Mississippi Communities 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of more than $25.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding to improve water and wastewater systems in 10 rural Mississippi communities.

The funding for several communities and rural water associations is...

MISS. DELEGATION SUPPORTS GOVERNOR’S REQUEST FOR DISASTER DECLARATION IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE ZETA

Pre-Landfall Declaration Would Provide Assistance to Save Lives and Protect Property

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to approve Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for a Pre-Landfall Disaster...