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MISS. LAWMAKERS WELCOME $28.3 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTRE PROJECT GRANTS
 
Laurel & Meridian to Receive Millions for Roads from U.S. Department of Transportation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $28,382,500 for infrastructure projects in Laurel and Meridian.
 
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) approved the Mississippi awards through the...

HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS MISS. BENEFITS IN SENATE AG FUNDING BILL 

Miss. Senator Serves on Committee that Approves FY2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today welcomed committee passage of an appropriations measure that would direct federal investments in agricultural programs in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith voted with her committee colleagues to advance the FY2024 Agriculture, Rural...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH HELP REINTRODUCE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM REFORM LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) joined with colleagues to reintroduce the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.

The NFIP-RE Act would tackle systemic problems with flood insurance, put the program back on solid fiscal ground, and reframe the nation’s entire disaster paradigm to one focused more...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO ADVANCE MISS. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDING 

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Bill Recommending $83 Million for Work at Mississippi Military Installations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of a funding measure that would direct more than $83 million for military construction projects at Columbus Air Force Base, Keesler Air Force Base, and Army and Air National Guard Bases. 

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate...

LAWMAKERS OFFER BICAMERAL, BIPARTISAN BILL TO GUARANTEE READMISSION FOR GUARD, RESERVE STUDENTS

Senators Hyde-Smith & Hassan, with Representatives Ezell & Cartwright, Introduce SERVE Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and U.S. Representatives Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) and Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) today introduced legislation to ensure that students, who serve in the National Guard and Reserve, will be guaranteed readmission to their schools...