Southwest Region

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $3.22 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITIES

Federal Grants to Support Purchase of Transit, Police &Public Works Vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $3.22 million in federal grants to support the purchase or lease of low emissions buses for the City of Jackson, and police and public works vehicles for seven other Mississippi communities.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and U.S...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF ‘GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT’

Miss. Senator Cosponsored Bipartisan Bill to Promote Forest, Farm & Ranch Access to Carbon Credit Markets as Nation Tackles Climate Change Issues

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of bipartisan legislation to improve access to carbon credit markets for private forest owners and agriculture producers interested in ramping up conservation efforts.

As a member of the Senate...

HYDE-SMITH LAMBASTES INADEQUATE BIDEN DEFENSE BUDGET, CALLS FOR BOLDNESS

“When in the World did We Start Using Words like ‘Adequate’ When We Are Talking about the Benchmark for Our National Defense?” Hyde-Smith Asks

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Criticizes Biden Defense Budget as Inadequate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today lambasted the Biden administration’s FY2022 national security budget, warning that striving for “adequate” defense spending could embolden U.S...