Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court

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Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court

By Steven Gagliano

Following a vote largely along party lines, Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 

The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Barrett, who was nominated by...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSISSIPPI DELTA HEALTH CARE

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSISSIPPI DELTA HEALTH CARE 

Miss. Senators Welcome USDA Rural Development Awards to Support Workforce Development and Training

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $1,803,058 for two healthcare training and workforce development projects in the Mississippi Delta.

The Delta Health Care Services Program grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $25.9 MILLION FOR WATER & WASTEWATER UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $25.9 MILLION FOR WATER & WASTEWATER UPGRADES IN RURAL MISS.

USDA Approves Loan/Grant Awards to 10 Rural Mississippi Communities 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of more than $25.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding to improve water and wastewater systems in 10 rural Mississippi communities.

The funding for several communities and rural water associations...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $9.3 MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $9.3 MILLION IN SUPPORT FOR MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES

Miss. Senators Praise USDA Rural Development Awards to Support Equipment Purchases, Facility Upgrades

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $9,317,500 for 42 community improvement projects in rural Mississippi.

The Community Facilities Program grants will be awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development.

“These targeted...

HYDE-SMITH VISITS WITH MISS. NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ASSIGNED TO CAPITAL DEFENSE MISSION

HYDE-SMITH VISITS WITH MISS. NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ASSIGNED TO CAPITAL DEFENSE MISSION

Miss. Senator Attends Reenlistment Ceremony

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PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Mississippi Army National Guard.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today visited with members of the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery, following a classified briefing on their assignment to the National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense System.  In addition, the...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON CONFIRMATION OF JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT

Miss. Senator Votes to Confirm Barrett as Newest Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement following her vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be the newest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

“The Senate has rarely ever had a nominee with the exceptional...

Wicker, Hyde-Smith voice support for Supreme Court nominee

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith voice support for Supreme Court nominee

By Steven Gagliano

This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett by a final vote of 12-0 — with all 10 Democrats on the committee boycotting the...

Hyde-Smith Votes for COVID-19 Small Business Relief

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Hyde-Smith Votes for COVID-19 Small Business Relief

By Sue Honea -October 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for the first of two measures intended to overcome partisan obstruction and begin delivering additional COVID-19 relief to the...