WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $13.39 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $13.39 MILLION FOR LOCAL AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS

Miss. Senators Detail Eight FAA Grants to Support Statewide Air Transportation Upgrades

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of more than $13.39 million for improvements to seven airports in Mississippi.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to Mississippi.

“This third round of FAA...

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for border funding bill

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Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for border funding bill

By Steven Gagliano

With the support of Mississippi’s Senate delegation in D.C., an appropriations bill could send billions of dollars to the border. 

Passed with bipartisan support, the $4.6 billion supplemental appropriations bill...

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Rubio moves to preserve U.S. Supreme Court

The Floridian Press

Rubio moves to preserve U.S. Supreme Court

By Javier Manjarres 

When Senate Democrats and 2020 presidential candidates Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren, first stated that they would push for more justices to be added to the U.S. Supreme Court, Sen. Rubio...

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Hyde-Smith introduces bill to stop taxpayer funding of abortions

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Hyde-Smith introduces bill to stop taxpayer funding of abortions

By Alex Paton

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith along with four other Republican Senators introduced a bill to stop using taxpayer dollars to fund abortion services.

U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R...

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Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

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Lawmakers seek to expand student access to food

By Steven Gagliano

A bipartisan bill in D.C. could help increase access to food for students during the summer months. 

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Hunger-Free Summer for Kids Act of 2019, which give...

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SENATE, HOUSE LAWMAKERS PRESS HHS TO END HIDDEN ABORTION SURCHARGE

SENATE, HOUSE LAWMAKERS PRESS HHS TO END HIDDEN ABORTION SURCHARGE

Sen. Hyde-Smith & Rep. Cloud Lead Letter Seeking Swift Action to Replace Obama-era Rule on Abortion Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate and House lawmakers, led by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas), today pressed the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) to quickly finalize a rule to end a hidden surcharge within many health plans that funds elective abortion services.

Hyde...

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