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MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $1.82 MILLION IN FED. TRANSIT FUNDING FOR HATTIESBURG’S HUB CITY TRANSIT

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced a $1.82 million Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant to increase usage of the City of Hattiesburg transit system.

The FTA Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant, when combined with $784,800 in local matching funds, will allow the city to...

HYDE-SMITH:  MISS. UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AWARDED $3.5 MILLION FOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $3.5 million to 11 Mississippi universities and community colleges for student support services.

The Mississippi institutions were eligible to take advantage of an extended U.S. Department of Education application deadline offered to schools located within federal disaster areas.  The Student...

HYDE-SMITH HAILS MISS. HEROES AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS SENATE WEIGHS ADDED RELIEF MEASURES

Senator Cites an Array of Mississippians in Floor Speech Highlighting Extra Steps Taken to Battle the Pandemic

VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Praises Heroic Work by Mississippians During Pandemic.
FULL VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Floor Speech.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate considers new COVID-19 relief measures, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today delivered a speech praising the extra steps...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $30 MILLION IN AID FOR U.S. SHRIMP INDUSTRY

USDA Purchase of Shrimp to Support Struggling Producers, Provide Healthy Seafood to American Families

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized the purchase of up to $30 million in U.S.-produced shrimp for distribution to community food and nutrition programs nationwide.

The...

HYDE-SMITH STRESSES VIGILANCE ON EVOLVING ENERGY CYBERSECURITY THREATS

PHOTO:  Prior to hearing, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith greets Alexander Gates of the DOE Office of Policy for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the need for stronger and continued cooperation among government agencies and industry to ensure the security of the American energy sector, which is under consistent cyberattack from nation...