WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COMMEND CORINTH & PETAL STUDENTS PICKED FOR 2021 U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COMMEND CORINTH & PETAL STUDENTS PICKED FOR 2021 U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM
 
Miss. Students Will Represent State, Receive $10,000 Scholarships

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended Jacob Pearson of Corinth and Weston “Archer” Taylor of Petal on their selection to represent Mississippi at the 59th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP).

Wicker and Hyde-Smith will meet virtually with Pearson and Taylor...

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HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $86.1 MILLION DEFENSE LOGISTICS CONTRACT TO MISS. COMPANY

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $86.1 MILLION DEFENSE LOGISTICS CONTRACT TO MISS. COMPANY

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a maximum $86.1 million Defense Logistics Agency contract to Merchants Foodservice in Jackson to provide food to military installations in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Merchants Foodservice will provide full-line food distribution to Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard facilities in the two states.

“I’m pleased to see a Mississippi firm...

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HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO PROTECT WOMEN’S & GIRLS SPORTS

HYDE-SMITH JOINS EFFORT TO PROTECT WOMEN’S & GIRLS SPORTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) recently joined U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and others in introducing legislation to protect athletic opportunities for female athletes.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor to the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (S.251).  The bill addresses compliance with Title IX provisions dealing with athletics to ensure gender is “recognized based solely on a person's...

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$11.6M in coronavirus response grants awarded to Mississippi airports

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$11.6M in coronavirus response grants awarded to Mississippi airports

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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Friday, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic...

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Key Field in line for pandemic funds

Meridian Star

Key Field in line for pandemic funds

By Bill Graham 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have announced $11.6 million in grants to 63 Mississippi airfields experiencing economic disruption because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The awards were funded in...

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Mississippi Senators vote against convicting former President Trump

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Mississippi Senators vote against convicting former President Trump

by Andi Davis 

The second impeachment of former President Donald Trump ended in an acquittal Saturday.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith voted against convicting Trump of inciting the deadly mob violence...

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Power-sharing rules spark big Senate Appropriations realignment

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Power-sharing rules spark big Senate Appropriations realignment

By Jennifer Shutt

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders on Friday announced subcommittee leaders and membership for the 117th Congress, including big changes in Democratic leadership that are the result of a new power...

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GOP Senators Reintroduce Mandatory E-Verify to Protect U.S. Workforce

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GOP Senators Reintroduce Mandatory E-Verify to Protect U.S. Workforce

By John Binder

A group of Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), have reintroduced legislation that would mandate E-Verify, the program designed to protect the United States workforce by banning...

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