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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CHALLENGE BIDEN TO FLY PRO-LIFE FLAG FOR RESPECT LIFE MONTH

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES CHALLENGE BIDEN TO FLY PRO-LIFE FLAG FOR RESPECT LIFE MONTH

Senators’ Pro-Life Flag Request Based on Example Set by White House with Pride Flag Display

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, has joined U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in challenging President Biden to show inclusivity to pro-life Americans by flying the Pro-Life Flag in front of the White House and federal agency...

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HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $19 MILLION FOR MISS. BANKS TO SUPPORT LOANS & INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $19 MILLION FOR MISS. BANKS TO SUPPORT LOANS & INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of $19.0 million to four dozen predominantly rural Mississippi banks and financial institutions to support loans and investments in economically-distressed areas.

The FY2023 Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program) grants were approved through the U.S. Department of the Treasury Community Development...

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO STOP USE OF ‘PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY’ TO INFRINGE ON SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH BACK BILL TO STOP USE OF ‘PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY’ TO INFRINGE ON SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

Miss. Senators Again Cosponsor ‘Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2023’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With threats of federal or state efforts to promote gun control through emergency declarations, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) again cosponsored legislation to ensure that law abiding Americans do not arbitrarily have their rights stripped in...

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HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $52 MILLION GRANT TO REVIVE GLOSTER RAIL SERVICE

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES $52 MILLION GRANT TO REVIVE GLOSTER RAIL SERVICE

Gloster Southern Restoration Project in Amite Co. Receives U.S. Dept. of Transportation Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of $52 million to restore the Gloster Southern Railroad system in southwest Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith, ranking member on the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, worked actively with the Town of Gloster to...

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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $96 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR TAYLOR DEFENSE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $96 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR TAYLOR DEFENSE

Louisville Company to Support Army Container Handler Modernization 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised a $96,851,697 U.S. Army contract award to Taylor Defense Products, LLC. of Louisville to support the Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH) Modernization program.

The award follows a competitive process that selected Taylor Defense to modernize the...

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GLH Critical-Access Bid May Be Long Shot

Greenwood Commonwealth

GLH Critical-Access Bid May Be Long Shot

By Tim Kalich, Editor

A month ago, two Leflore County supervisors created a stir when they expressed skepticism that Greenwood Leflore Hospital would be successful in securing what has been depicted as a life-saving designation as a...

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Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Affirm Strong Support for Israel

Bolivar Bullet

Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Affirm Strong Support for Israel

The Daily Bullet - Vol. 31  No. 45

On Wednesday, Oct. 18,  U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) said U.S. solidarity with Israel following the Hamas terrorist massacre on October 7 must be met with action to protect Israel...

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