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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.5M FOR BALDWYN GAS LINE REPAIR
 
Economic Development Grant Expected to Create 425 Jobs, Retain 1,439 Jobs, and Spur $57M in Private Investment
 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $1.5 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the City of Baldwyn to upgrade the city’s natural gas transmission system.
 
According to City of Baldwyn estimates, the project is expected to...

KAVANAUGH’S QUALIFICATIONS TO TAKE CENTER STAGE AT CONFIRMATION HEARING

Senate Judiciary Committee Schedules Sept. 4 Hearing for U.S. Supreme Court Nominee

By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)

Mississippians will have an opportunity soon to learn first-hand what I already know—that Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an excellent choice to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

When Judge Kavanaugh raises his right hand at the start of his confirmation hearing on September 4, the people of...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, & PALAZZO ANNOUNCE $6.98 MILLION GRANT FOR HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS

FEMA Grant to Support Wind Retrofit Work on Eight Schools Damaged by Hurricane Katrina

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $6,976,600 to the Harrison County School District to complete a roof hardening project at eight schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

“This grant continues...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE TREASURY DEPT. TO BLOCK IRAN’S ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES

‘The Administration’s Maximum Pressure Campaign Will Not Succeed if the Islamic Republic Remains Connected’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are encouraging the U.S. Treasury Department to deny Iran access to critical international financial services as part of President Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign to rein in the terrorist state.

The Mississippi...