HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO IMPROVE VETERANS’ ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO IMPROVE VETERANS’ ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
 
Senate Sends President a Bill to Lift Barriers to Care for Veterans, Emphasis on Rural Areas

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to send President Trump extensive reform legislation to improve veterans’ healthcare by removing barriers that keep veterans from receiving care closer to home.
 
Hyde-Smith on Wednesday voted with the Senate to give final approval to the VA Maintaining Internal Systems...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS WICKER’S ‘NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION’ BILL

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS WICKER’S ‘NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION’ BILL

Senator Praises President Trump for Renewing Reagan-Era Regulations Restricting Funds for Abortions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cosponsored legislation to permanently prohibit the use of federal funds for abortions or for health coverage that includes abortion procedures.

The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 (S.184), introduced by U.S...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS SENATE ARMED FORCES CAUCUSES TO PROMOTE MISSISSIPPI'S DEFENSE INTERESTS

HYDE-SMITH JOINS SENATE ARMED FORCES CAUCUSES TO PROMOTE MISSISSIPPI'S DEFENSE INTERESTS
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has joined several bipartisan Senate caucuses, all of which are focused on promoting national security issues.
 
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has joined the National Guard Caucus, Air Force Caucus, Army Caucus, Navy Caucus, and Special Operations Forces Caucus.
 
“The challenges facing our...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISSISSIPPIANS PROTECTED BY TRUMP’S GUTTING OF CLEAN POWER PLAN

HYDE-SMITH SAYS MISSISSIPPIANS PROTECTED BY TRUMP’S GUTTING OF CLEAN POWER PLAN

New ‘Affordable Clean Energy’ Rule Would Restore States’ Regulatory Powers for Carbon Emissions

Hyde-Smith Audio Clip:  http://bit.ly/2MnM1oN

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today asserted that President Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule to restore the rights of states to regulate carbon emissions should protect Mississippians from threatened power plant closings and rate hikes...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE BILL TO DESIGNATE MEDGAR EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCE BILL TO DESIGNATE MEDGAR EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT
 
Miss. Senators Move to Make Jackson Civil Rights Landmark Part of the National Park System

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation (S.2889) to designate the Medgar Evers Home in Jackson as a national monument within the National Park System.
 
“I have worked with my colleagues in the Mississippi congressional delegation for many...

Road to becoming police officer different during pandemic

WAPT-TV Jackson

Road to becoming police officer different during pandemic

By Allie Ware Morning Anchor/Reporter

BRANDON, Miss. — The newest police officers from around the state graduated Thursday from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy.

Seven weeks of grueling training...

Officials Announce Details Of $1.8 Million Hub City Transit Grant

Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg

Officials Announce Details Of $1.8 Million Hub City Transit Grant

By Haskel Burns

Against the backdrop of a Hub City Transit bus stop at Edwards Street Fellowship Center, Mayor Toby Barker and other city officials announced the details of a $1.8 million grant from the...

City Gets Grant for Transit Upgrades

Pine Belt News, Hattiesburg

City Gets Grant for Transit Upgrades

By Haskel Burns 

Hattiesburg’s Hub City Transit system will be the recipient of a $1.8 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to improve bus stops by adding sidewalks, pedestrian signals and crosswalks at select...