WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING
WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak. I’ve got an advantage over many of my colleagues because we in Mississippi know something about summer heat. There are two excellent reasons why the Senate should break with tradition and stay in Washington this...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ADDED FY2019 FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS ADDED FY2019 FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill Benefits Army Lab in Vicksburg, Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of the FY2019 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill which provides record-setting levels of funding for veterans care.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION TO ADDRESS DEFERRED VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK REPAIRS
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.9 MILLION TO ADDRESS DEFERRED VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK REPAIRS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the National Park Service will direct more than $5.9 million to address deferred maintenance needs at the Vicksburg National Military Park.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the NPS, said the $5.9 million will address erosion and ground deterioration at the historic Vicksburg...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & HARPER WELCOME RAYTHEON DEVELOPMENT PLANS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH & HARPER WELCOME RAYTHEON DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Defense Manufacturer to Construct 50,000 Square Foot Radar Development Facility in Forest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) today welcomed the announcement of a planned 50,000-square-foot expansion of the Raytheon Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center plant in Forest.
The new facility will be used to develop radar equipment for the...
HYDE-SMITH SIGNS BRIEF URGING SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD CASE
HYDE-SMITH SIGNS BRIEF URGING SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD CASE
Case Would Influence 2016 Mississippi Law Barring Medicaid Funding for Abortion Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among two dozen Senators who have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that challenges the use of Medicaid funding to support abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
Hyde-Smith has signed an amicus brief that encourages the Supreme Court to consider...
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law
WJTV-TV Jackson
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative...
Ingalls receives $936 million contract to build Naval destroyer
News Mississippi
Ingalls receives $936 million contract to build Naval destroyer
By Steven Gagliano
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has been awarded a sizable contract by the U.S. Navy.
The $936 million contract will fund the construction of a DDG-51 Flight III Destroyer (guided-missile...
Greenville Bypass Project Sizable Grant Will Fund The Venture
Delta Business Journal
Greenville Bypass Project Sizable Grant Will Fund The Venture
By Jack Criss
Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith recently announced a $71.46 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant for the Mississippi Department of Transportation...
JINSA urges US support of Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley
The Jerusalem Post
JINSA urges US support of Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley
Earlier this week, Seven Republican senators called on US President Donald Trump to support Israel extending its laws to parts of the West Bank.
By Omri Nahmias
WASHINGTON – The Jewish Institute for National...
MS Republican Congressmen oppose Democrat-led police reform bill
Y’all Politics
MS Republican Congressmen oppose Democrat-led police reform bill
By Frank Corder
All three of Mississippi’s Republican Congressmen voted against the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” passed mainly down party line in the U.S. House Thursday night.
Congressman Steven Palazzo...