HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $1.5 BILLION NAVY CONTRACT TO KEEP MISS. SHIPBUILDING LINE STRONG 

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES $1.5 BILLION NAVY CONTRACT TO KEEP MISS. SHIPBUILDING LINE STRONG 

Accelerated Contract for Transport Dock Ship Linked to Saving Jobs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today praised the award of a $1.5 billion contract to a Mississippi shipbuilder as part of federal actions to promote national security, jobs, and the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Navy has awarded...

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HYDE-SMITH NOTES $51.9 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDING FOR MISSISSIPPI

HYDE-SMITH NOTES $51.9 MILLION IN GOMESA FUNDING FOR MISSISSIPPI

State & Three Coast Counties Get Offshore Energy Production Allocations for Coastal Rehabilitation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today welcomed the distribution of more than $51.9 million in federal offshore energy royalty revenue for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities in Mississippi, a significant increase...

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HYDE-SMITH:  MISS. COUNTIES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $4.3 MILLION THROUGH SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM 

HYDE-SMITH:  MISS. COUNTIES TO RECEIVE NEARLY $4.3 MILLION THROUGH SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM 

U.S. Forest Service Payments Going to 34 Mississippi Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced nearly $4.3 million will be distributed to Mississippi counties through the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Program.

In all, 34 counties in Mississippi in which national forests are situated will be able to use the funding for the benefit of...

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Coronavirus relief – What’s in it?

By Frank Corder

Mississippi’s U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both voted late Wednesday evening for the $2 trillion bipartisan legislation to support American families, workers, and businesses through...

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20 health centers receive federal funding for COVID-19 response

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20 health centers receive federal funding for COVID-19 response

By Steven Gagliano

As lawmakers in D.C. continue to work on the third coronavirus response package, funding from the first package continues to make its way to states, including Mississippi. 

On March 6, President...

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Senators Stress COVID-19 Relief for Agriculture

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Senators Stress COVID-19 Relief for Agriculture

March 24, 2020

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) led a Senate colloquy Monday to outline the importance of supporting farmers, ranchers and rural America in legislation to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-19. Hoeven worked to include...

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Farmer: ‘We’ve got work to do’

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Farmer: ‘We’ve got work to do’

By Donna Campbell

Farmers farm when it’s hot, cold, dry, wet and bug infested. So they say they’re not going to let a COVID-19 outbreak come between them and their job.

“Coronavirus or no coronavirus, we’ve got work to do,” said Rep. Vince...

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