HYDE-SMITH THANKS EDUCATION SEC. FOR MAINTAINING RURAL, LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS FUNDING

HYDE-SMITH THANKS EDUCATION SEC. FOR MAINTAINING RURAL, LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS FUNDING

Senator Had Raised Concerns about Eligibility Changes Affecting Miss. Schools 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In addition to highlighting educational achievements in Mississippi, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today thanked Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for stepping back from reforms that could have reduced eligibility and funding for rural, high poverty school districts.

Hyde-Smith was among 21 Senators who...

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $122.6 MILLION ARMY CONTRACT FOR HELICOPTER PRODUCTION

MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $122.6 MILLION ARMY CONTRACT FOR HELICOPTER PRODUCTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $122.6 million U.S. Army contract for the procurement of 15 UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, which will be manufactured in Columbus.

The Army awarded the contract to Airbus Helicopters, Inc., with an initial obligation of $61.3 million with the Tuesday contract notice.  All work will be...

HYDE-SMITH GETS INTERIOR SEC. COMMITMENT TO FIX VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK DAMAGES

HYDE-SMITH GETS INTERIOR SEC. COMMITMENT TO FIX VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK DAMAGES

“We Have a Big Interest in Making This Right, Too,” Secretary Bernhardt Tells Hyde-Smith

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VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Receives Commitment on Vicksburg National Military Cemetery Damages

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today received a personal commitment from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt that the U.S. Department of the Interior is “100 percent there” to undertake urgent repairs to...

HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO INCLUDE TELEHEALTH PROVISION IN CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE

HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO INCLUDE TELEHEALTH PROVISION IN CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FUNDING PACKAGE

Senate & House Appropriators Reach Agreement on Resources to Contain, Treat COVID-19

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the emergency funding package negotiated by congressional appropriators to combat the coronavirus includes a provision to ensure treatment options through telehealth technologies.

Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Telehealth Working Group, worked to...

HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN 

HYDE-SMITH CONCERNED WITH DECISION TO LIFT BRAZILIAN BEEF BAN 

Hyde-Smith and 14 Other Senators Question Ability of Brazil to Meet U.S. Food Safety Standards Consistently

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among a bipartisan group of Senators who are suggesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture may need a complete verification process before lifting a ban on Brazilian raw beef imports.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, signed a letter to...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.39 MILLION GRANT TO IMPROVE DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG RAIL CROSSINGS 

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $5.39 MILLION GRANT TO IMPROVE DOWNTOWN HATTIESBURG RAIL CROSSINGS 

USDOT Supports Major Infrastructure Project to Reduce Wait Times, Enhance Safety 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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 $5,397,300 federal grant to the City of Hattiesburg to construct a new downtown route along Hall Avenue that would include a bridge over the Canadian...

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS DURING HHS BUDGET REVIEW 

HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES RURAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS DURING HHS BUDGET REVIEW 

Asks Sec. Azar for Details on Budget Request to Improve Access, Aid Troubled Rural Hospitals

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VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith Addresses Rural Health Care Needs in FY2021 HHS Budget Hearing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reaffirmed her commitment to work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve rural health care and support financially-troubled rural hospitals.

Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO PROTECT & DEFEND THE UNBORN

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO PROTECT & DEFEND THE UNBORN

Miss. Senator Cosponsored Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today voted to proceed with two bills that would protect and defend the lives of unborn children, including those who survive abortion procedures.

Hyde-Smith voted with a majority of her fellow Senators to allow debate and passage of...

HYDE-SMITH SEES CONTINUED SHIPBUILDING NEEDS TO MEET GROWING COAST GUARD MISSION RESPONSIBILITIES

HYDE-SMITH SEES CONTINUED SHIPBUILDING NEEDS TO MEET GROWING COAST GUARD MISSION RESPONSIBILITIES

Miss. Senator Cites Success of Coast Guard Cutters as FY2021 Homeland Security Budget Request Assessed

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions DHS Sec. Wolf on FY2021 Homeland Security Budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she wants to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allocates sufficient shipbuilding funding to allow the U.S. Coast Guard to...

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR JANUARY STORM DAMAGE

MISS. DELEGATION REQUESTS FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR JANUARY STORM DAMAGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump requesting full consideration of Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves’s request for a major federal disaster declaration in the wake of devastation from severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and 17 confirmed tornadoes that occurred January 10-11.

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