HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $34.6M FOR NORTH MISS. BRIDGE BUNDLE

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $34.6M FOR NORTH MISS. BRIDGE BUNDLE

Senator Supported Federal Funding for Rural Bridge Replacements in Tallahatchie County

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $34.6 million federal grant to the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to replace three state-owned bridges on Mississippi State Route 32 (MS 32) in Tallahatchie County. 

The Federal Highway Administration Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) grant will...

HYDE-SMITH, EZELL SIGN AMICUS BRIEF TO SCOTUS OPPOSING NEW YORK ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW

HYDE-SMITH, EZELL SIGN AMICUS BRIEF TO SCOTUS OPPOSING NEW YORK ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE FEDERAL FIREARMS LAW

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) are among 77 lawmakers who have signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Second Circuit ruling and uphold the Second Amendment by preventing New York from bypassing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

Signed by 22 U.S. Senators and 55 U.S...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RURAL HOUSING AFFORDABILITY LEGISLATION

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RURAL HOUSING AFFORDABILITY LEGISLATION

Bipartisan FARM Home Loan Act Would Expand Access to Farm Credit System Home Loan Assistance in Mississippi, Nationwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with four fellow members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to boost rural economic growth by helping more homebuyers qualify for housing assistance through the Farm Credit...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO STABILIZE AG LABOR COSTS

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO STABILIZE AG LABOR COSTS

Senators Introduce Bill to Codify Trump Wage Rule for H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined a legislative effort to stabilize agricultural labor costs by providing farmers with greater certainty and clarity when forecasting labor costs as they plan for future growing seasons.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization ...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO IMPROVE RURAL EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES WITHIN HEALTH CENTERS, CLINICS

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO IMPROVE RURAL EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES WITHIN HEALTH CENTERS, CLINICS

Miss. Senator Also Cosponsors Separate Bill to Codify Medicare Reimbursement Values for Struggling Hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing legislation to create two new federal grant programs to expand walk-in urgent care, triage, and emergency stabilization services at existing community health centers...

Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month

The Sun-Sentinel

Conservation Corner: National Native Plant Month

By JAMES L. CUMMINS

Not much information exists yet on National Native Plant Month because it is a brand new designation. The first Senate resolution was in 2021 to make April National Native Plant Month and recognize “the benefits...

Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith 

Delta Business Journal

Levee Boards Meet With Sen. Hyde-Smith 

 031726 MS Levee Boards

March 31, 2026
DBJ

In February, the Mississippi Levee Board, based in Greenville, and the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board, based in Clarksdale, along with South Delta Planning District representatives, met with Mississippi...

FAITH MONTH

FAITH MONTH

Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 68
(Senate - April 18, 2024) PDF

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, Americans across the country, 
led by Concerned Women for America, CWA--the Nation's largest public 
policy organization for women--and other faith-based organizations will 
again...

REMEMBERING COLONEL CARLYLE "SMITTY" HARRIS (RET.)

REMEMBERING COLONEL CARLYLE "SMITTY" HARRIS (RET.)

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 120
(Senate - July 14, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is a profound honor to pay tribute 
to the late U.S. Air Force Colonel Carlyle Smith "Smitty" Harris of 
Tupelo, Mississippi, an American hero...

ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT--Resumed

ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT--Resumed

LEGISLATIVE SESSION; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 113
(Senate - June 30, 2025) PDF

The Senator from Washington [Mrs. Murray] proposes an 
amendment numbered 2771 to amendment No. 2360.

The amendment is as follows:

(Purpose: To strike the provision to...

TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI

TRIBUTE TO JOE AGUZZI

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 95
(Senate - June 4, 2025) PDF

 Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is an honor to express my 
deep admiration and heartfelt respect for one of my constituents and 
dear friend Mr. Joe Aguzzi of Cleveland, MS, who celebrated his 99th 
birthda...