WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, & HARPER ANNOUNCE $3.47M FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY RURAL WATER PROJECT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, & HARPER ANNOUNCE $3.47M FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY RURAL WATER PROJECT

Miss. Lawmakers Welcome USDA Rural Development Award to Improve Crooked Creek Water System

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressman Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) today announced a $3.47 million federal grant and loan award to improve the water system of Crooked Creek Water Association in Lawrence County.

“This USDA Rural Development investment is great...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.0 MILLION OPIOID TREATMENT GRANTS FOR MISS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.0 MILLION OPIOID TREATMENT GRANTS FOR MISS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 18 community health centers throughout Mississippi will receive just over $5.0 million in federal funding to implement treatments for opioid and substance abuse.

The Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services (SUD-MH) grant awards will go to community health centers in Ashland, Biloxi...

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS SENDING DEFENSE FUNDING BILL TO PRESIDENT

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS SENDING DEFENSE FUNDING BILL TO PRESIDENT

Senate Gives Final Okay on FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill with Mississippi-related Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to complete Senate action on a defense appropriations bill that includes significant funding increases to continue rebuilding America’s military might, while also giving the largest pay raise for U.S. troops in nearly a decade.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE ON MAJOR OPIOID CRISIS LEGISLATION

HYDE-SMITH VOTES WITH SENATE ON MAJOR OPIOID CRISIS LEGISLATION
 
Miss. Senator Worked to Ensure Greater Telehealth Usage to Treat Opioid Addiction

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for Senate passage of legislation to significantly ramp up federal efforts to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other opioids, while also strengthening programs to treat abuse and addiction to the highly-addictive drugs.
 
Hyde-Smith worked to include telehealth provisions in...

HYDE-SMITH VISITS CORINTH PLANT & CREDITS WORKERS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO GROWING MISS., NATIONAL ECONOMY

HYDE-SMITH VISITS CORINTH PLANT & CREDITS WORKERS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO GROWING MISS., NATIONAL ECONOMY

 

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visits Caterpillar workers in Corinth.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith visits Caterpillar workers in Corinth.
 

CORINTH, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today thanked workers at Caterpillar’s Corinth facility for their role in establishing a strong manufacturing base in Mississippi and contributing to a booming American economy.
 
Hyde-Smith met the workers as part of a briefing and tour of the Corinth facility...

Congress urged to expand COVID resources to tribal governments

KNSS Radio Wichita, Kan.

Congress urged to expand COVID resources to tribal governments

KNSS NEWS

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs – led a group of 11 Senators in urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House of Representatives...

Sen. Lankford Introduces PPP Forgiveness Bill

KWON Radio Bartlesville, Okla.

Sen. Lankford Introduces PPP Forgiveness Bill

By Garrett Giles

U.S. Senator for Oklahoma James Lankford announced on Monday that he joined North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer’s bipartisan Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act.

The act streamlines...

Airbus helicopters 'essential to the security of the United States'

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo

Airbus helicopters 'essential to the security of the United States'

By Dennis Seid

COLUMBUS • For nearly 17 years, Airbus has been building helicopters used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as the military in Columbus.

Airbus delivered the...