HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH VETERANS AS NATION SALUTES THEIR SERVICE 

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES CITIZENS TO ENGAGE WITH VETERANS AS NATION SALUTES THEIR SERVICE 

Miss. Senator Acknowledges Service, Sacrifices in 2019 Veterans Day Tribute 

Veterans Day Tribute

 VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Veterans Day Tribute

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Veterans Day tribute, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged Mississippians to engage with veterans and their families as a means of honoring their service to the nation.

“On Veterans Day we take time to recognize that we all benefit...

HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF

HYDE-SMITH NAMES DOUG DAVIS TO BE CHIEF OF STAFF

Outgoing Chief Brad White to Lead Governor-Elect Reeves Transition Operation 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today named Doug Davis, a longtime associate and former state senator, as her incoming chief of staff.

Davis, who currently works in Jackson as the Senator’s deputy chief of staff, will replace Brad White, who will be leading the transition for Mississippi Governor-elect Tate Reeves.

“Doug Davis has the...

HYDE-SMITH & MISS. WITNESS SAY MORE COOPERATION NEEDED TO EXPAND RURAL INTERNET ACCESS

HYDE-SMITH & MISS. WITNESS SAY MORE COOPERATION NEEDED TO EXPAND RURAL INTERNET ACCESS

Senate Ag Committee Reviews Implementation of 2018 Farm Bill Rural Development Programs 

Farm Bill Hearing

VIDEO:  Hyde-Smith and Mississippi rural electric cooperative representative discuss rural broadband service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a hearing to examine implementation of rural development programs in the 2018 farm bill, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said federal agencies need more cooperation as...

MISS. LAWMAKERS PRESS FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ADDRESS AVIAN PREDATORS DAMAGE TO LIVESTOCK, AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION

MISS. LAWMAKERS PRESS FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE TO ADDRESS AVIAN PREDATORS DAMAGE TO LIVESTOCK, AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
 
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Kelly & Guest Sign Bicameral Letter Urging Agency to Ease Regulatory Burden on Farmers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representatives Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to rewrite the federal rules that limit the ability of...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE THE ‘LIFTS’ ACT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE THE ‘LIFTS’ ACT

Legislation Would Establish a Facility at Stennis Space Center to Modernize Commercial Space Licensing Training

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced the Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space (LIFTS) Act.

The bill would modernize training for the federal commercial space licensing workforce and...

Senators shed masks after CDC lifts mandate

The Hill

Senators shed masks after CDC lifts mandate

By Jordan Carney

Senators largely shed their masks as they returned to the Capitol on Monday, marking a step back toward pre-pandemic normalcy after more than one year.

Monday's session comes after the Centers for Disease Control and...

USDA approves shrimp-buy program to help distressed seafood industry

WXXV-TV Gulfport

USDA approves shrimp-buy program to help distressed seafood industry
 
By WXXV - May 14, 2021

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday commitment to purchase an additional $25 million in wild-caught shrimp that should benefit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, according to a press...

Mississippi airports to receive $10.3M for improvements

WJTV-TV Jackson

Mississippi airports to receive $10.3M for improvements

STATE NEWS

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced on Friday that the award of $10.3 million for improvements will be given to 10 Mississippi airfields.

“Mississi...