MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $4.81 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS
MISS. SENATORS ANNOUNCE $4.81 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS
Wicker & Hyde-Smith Detail 18 Grants to Support Air Transportation Upgrades Statewide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $4.81 million for improvements to 18 airports in Mississippi.
The grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“This large slate of FAA grants will...
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES TRUMP SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN REGIME
HYDE-SMITH PRAISES TRUMP SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN REGIME
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s executive order imposing additional sanctions to punish Iran for recent acts against United States interests:
“President Trump is right to increase pressure on the Iranian regime. Iran is ruled by leaders who are tyrants and sponsors of terrorist groups that threaten the safety and interest of the United States and our...
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO GIVE STATES FLEXIBILITY TO MANAGE KIDS SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
“Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act” Aimed at Reaching More Children through USDA Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is backing legislation to give states more flexibility to manage federal child nutrition programs to reach children during the summer months.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019 (S.1918) to give states more...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.16 MILLION IN PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO MISS. COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $2.16 MILLION IN PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO MISS. COUNTIES
Dept. of the Interior Program Helps Counties with Federal Lands, Installations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that Mississippi will receive $2.16 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments for 2019.
The FY2019 PILT payments going to 72 Mississippi counties range in value from $245,653 for Lafayette County to $111 for Noxubee County. The payments are issued by...
HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
HYDE-SMITH AIRS SUPPORT FOR REAUTHORIZING BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Subcommittee Reviews Bid to Extend a Program Used to Preserve Battlefield Sites in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today registered her support for continuation of a battlefield preservation program that has benefited efforts to save historic sites in Mississippi.
The Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, on which Hyde-Smith serves, conducted a hearing to...
Republican Senators Reintroduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Christianity Daily
Republican Senators Reintroduce Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
By Minnie Agdeppa
Republican Senators led by Indiana's Todd Young reintroduce the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act last Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.
According to Young's website, the Born-Alive...
Wicker Leads 46 Lawmakers To End Taxpayer Funded Abortion
Clarksdale Press Register
Wicker Leads 46 Lawmakers To End Taxpayer Funded Abortion
By The Press Register
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., this week led 46 of his colleagues in reintroducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith throw support behind nationwide 20-week abortion ban
WLBT-TV Jackson
Wicker, Hyde-Smith throw support behind nationwide 20-week abortion ban
By Josh Carter
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith have both co-sponsored a bill aiming to ban most abortions nationwide after the fetus reaches 20 weeks.
The Pain...
MEMA awarded $32 million to aid vaccine distribution
SuperTalk Mississippi News
MEMA awarded $32 million to aid vaccine distribution
by Steven Gagliano
A large chunk of federal funding will aid Mississippi’s vaccination distribution efforts.
$32 million in grant funding has been awarded to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to support...
Republican senators urge to keep WOTUS repealed
National Hog Farmer
Republican senators urge to keep WOTUS repealed
Resolution expresses desire to see Navigable Waters Protection rule in place.
by Jacqui Fatka
Republican members of Senate are urging support for a resolution that expresses the need for the U.S. Senate to stand with workers...