MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
MISS. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi’s request for a major disaster declaration after devastating tornadoes and severe weather struck the state on May 6 and 7...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.3 MILLION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT NINE MISS. AIRPORTS
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $17.3 MILLION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT NINE MISS. AIRPORTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that nine municipal airfields in Mississippi have been awarded more than $17.3 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant funding.
The 10 grants for Mississippi are among the Round 4 announcement of FY2026 AIP grants approved by the Federal...
HYDE-SMITH: $51.1 MILLION WILL FUND THREE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN RANKIN, HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES
HYDE-SMITH: $51.1 MILLION WILL FUND THREE MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN RANKIN, HANCOCK & HARRISON COUNTIES
U.S. Transportation Department Approves FY2026 BUILD Grant Funding for Mississippi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced the award of $51.1 million in federal transportation grant funding for projects in Rankin, Hancock, and Harrison counties.
The U.S...
HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY LENDERS NOT TO DELAY IN APPLYING FOR FUNDING FOLLOWING OMB DELAYS
HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY LENDERS NOT TO DELAY IN APPLYING FOR FUNDING FOLLOWING OMB DELAYS
Hyde-Smith Led Senate Push for OMB Release of CDFI Application Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today expressed hope that Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) banks in Mississippi will be able to successfully apply for federal grant and loan funding following months-long delays by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in releasing key...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO PURCHASE SURPLUS CATFISH PRODUCTS
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO PURCHASE SURPLUS CATFISH PRODUCTS
Hyde-Smith Leads Letter Asking Ag. Sec. to Approve Section 32 Purchase of Surplus Farm-Raised Catfish Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and several of her colleagues today endorsed a request made by the U.S. farm-raised catfish industry for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help the industry by purchasing surplus catfish products.
Hyde-Smith led a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke...
Sen. Hyde-Smith visits Children’s Task Force, speaks at Petal prayer breakfast
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Sen. Hyde-Smith visits Children’s Task Force, speaks at Petal prayer breakfast
By Charles Herrington
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith dropped by the Petal Children’s Task Force (PCTF) as part of a visit to the Friendly City Friday.
Hyde-Smith toured task force operations, which were...
Opinion: Wildfires are showing us that America's forests have a wood problem — Congress has the answer
Agri-Pulse
Opinion: Wildfires are showing us that America's forests have a wood problem — Congress has the answer
By Dave Tenny
For the first time in years, Congress has a bipartisan opportunity to address two vexing challenges facing America’s forests: the loss of U.S. pulp and paper mills and...
State-of-the-art sawmill in New Albany expected to bridge manufacturing gap
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
State-of-the-art sawmill in New Albany expected to bridge manufacturing gap
By Dennis Seid
NEW ALBANY – After sitting empty for several years, the sprawling facility that was the spark and epicenter of upholstered manufacturing in Northeast Mississippi...
Delta State Names Aircraft for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Delta Daily News
Delta State Names Aircraft for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
By Andranita Williams
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Delta State University dedicated a new agricultural aviation simulator Monday and named one of its training aircraft in honor of U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Hyde-Smith joined...
Senate advances seafood labeling measure to help consumers identify imported shrimp
Houma (La.) Times
Senate advances seafood labeling measure to help consumers identify imported shrimp
By the Southern Shrimp Alliance
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a business meeting on the Agricultural Act of 2026, better known as the Farm...
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3612
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--S. 3612 (Executive Calendar)
Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 36
(Senate - February 28, 2024) PDF
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Reserving the right to object.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam...
TRIBUTE TO JACK WINSTEAD
TRIBUTE TO JACK WINSTEAD
Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 34
(Senate - February 26, 2024) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is an honor to pay tribute
to Mr. Jack Winstead who, for years, has shown an overwhelming
dedication to serving the Friends of Mississippi Veterans nonprofit as
a...
PREGNANCY CENTERS
PREGNANCY CENTERS
Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 12
(Senate - January 23, 2024) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to tell you the story of one
of my constituents named Hannah. When faced with an unplanned
pregnancy, Hannah chose life for her baby with the help of a pregnancy
cent...
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security
LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 205
(Senate - December 13, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to once again call
attention to the crisis at our southern border--the very crisis the
Biden administration refuses to acknowledge and in...