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...

HYDE-SMITH: MISSISSIPPI WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING BILL HEADED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP

HYDE-SMITH:  MISSISSIPPI WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING BILL HEADED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP
 
Miss. Senator Worked to Include Miss.-Related Funding in FY2019 Energy & Water Development Bill
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday voted to send President Trump a bill providing critical funding for flood control, infrastructure, and harbors in Mississippi.
 
The FY2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND PRESIDENT A BILL WITH ADDED FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO SEND PRESIDENT A BILL WITH ADDED FUNDING FOR VETERANS CARE & BENEFITS
 
Senate Completes Action on FY2019 Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today voted to send President Trump a funding bill that will provide record-setting funding levels for veterans care, including an additional $1.25 billion to implement the VA MISSION Act.
 
The Senate voted 92-5 to...

Army Corps’ action moves Yazoo Pump Project forward

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Army Corps’ action moves Yazoo Pump Project forward

By Steven Gagliano

Today represents an important step in the process towards the completion of the Yazoo Pump Project https://newsms.fm/epa-reviewing-2008-veto-of-yazoo-pump-project/ in the Mississippi Delta. 

The U.S. Army...

SWE Advocacy Alert: Senate STEM RESTART Act

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SWE Advocacy Alert: Senate STEM RESTART Act

STEM RESTART Act introduction shows advocacy does work.

October 15, 2020
Public Policy

Last month, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) demonstrated how long view advocacy can make for real change for women in STEM. SWE worked with Senate...