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HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGED BY PROPOSAL TO REPLACE OBAMA WOTUS RULE
 
New EPA-Army Corps Plan Restricts Federal Oversight of Agricultural Ditches

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said a new Trump administration proposal to replace controversial Obama-era Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulations would responsibly clarify what waters the federal government can and cannot regulate.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Agriculture Committee, encouraged...

HYDE-SMITH:  FARM BILL AGREEMENT WILL BENEFIT MISSISSIPPI

Final Agreement Retains Policies Secured by Hyde-Smith in Senate Bill, Offers Certainty for Rural America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today voted for a new Farm Bill that will benefit Mississippi by offering greater certainty to the state’s agricultural sector, supporting agricultural research at universities, and promoting natural resources conservation.

The...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $38 MILLION FOR ROAD & BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS IN MISSISSIPPI
 
U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD Grants to Support Safety, Growth

 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $38 million in federal grant funding for road and bridge improvements in Mississippi.
 
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide $25 million to assist with widening Mississippi 19 in Neshoba County and...

MISS. LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE $14.1 MILLION USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR NEW ALBANY WASTEWATER PLANT

USDA Provides $29.4 Million in Loan & Grant Awards for Water & Wastewater Projects in State

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today praised the approval of a $14.1 million loan and grant package from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will allow the City of New Albany to replace its wastewater...