Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith commemorates 2023 March for Life
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith vowed pro-life advocates will never stop fighting to protect unborn children and their mothers as the nation moves forward after the demise of Roe v.…
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Senator Hyde-Smith addresses issue with farm bill
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith sought commitments to find solutions to a growing shortage of large animal veterinarians in rural areas. Hyde-Smith used a Senate agriculture committee hearing called ‘Farm Bill…
Hyde-Smith co-sponsors border security bill
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is now co-sponsoring a bill asking the Biden Administration to increase their control and presence at the southern border. If passed, the Comprehensive Southern Border Strategy Act…
Mississippi senators give statements on SCOTUS decision
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both gave statements regarding the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Senator Wicker authored a congressional brief supporting Mississippi’s case. He said the state…
Sen. Hyde-Smith condemns Biden admin at news conference held over proposed rule
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith held a news conference, along with Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and others, on the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Hyde-Smith condemned…
Senator Hyde-Smith challenges FDA on chemical abortion pill
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is challenging a decision made by the FDA regarding chemical abortion pills. Today in a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, Hyde-Smith said she wants…
Trent Lott Airport to reopen after runway work
The Trent Lott Airport will re-open for business on Wednesday. The airport Board of Commissioners, Jackson County Board of Supervisors and Jackson County Economic Development Foundation will be joined by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Congressman Steven Palazzo for the…
Bill aims to protect flood insurance policy holders from rate hike
Today, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a bill to protect flood insurance policyholders. On Friday, a new rate structure for the National Flood Insurance Program…
Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith on vaccine mandate
Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced they have joined a congressional review act challenge to stop President Biden’s vaccine mandate. The mandate says private businesses…
Hyde-Smith co-sponsors proposed bill honoring 13 Americans killed in Kabul
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is co-sponsoring a bill to honor the 13 American service members killed in Afghanistan just weeks ago. The mission of the bill is…
Wicker, Hyde-Smith announce $1.8 Million for Mississippi Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of more than $1.8 million in grants for eight fire safety improvement projects in Mississippi. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program will be…
Ahead of hurricane season, Wicker & Hyde-Smith seek to ensure FEMA prepared for workforce shortage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are among a group of Senators from coastal states seeking to ensure the FEMA workforce is ready for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. The Mississippi Senators signed a letter to…
Committee passes Hyde-Smith amendment on not allowing felons convicted of crimes against children to vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to allow states to prohibit those convicted of felony crimes against children from voting. Hyde-Smith offered the amendment as part…
Hyde-Smith, colleagues aim to restore 18-year-olds’ constitutional right to purchase handguns
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing legislation to reinstate the right of adults between the ages of 18 and 20 to purchase a handgun from a federally licensed dealer. The Second…
Hyde-Smith among 19 Senators visiting border
Mississippi’s Junior Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is part of a delegation of nearly 20 Republican senators visiting the border today to discuss immigration issues. Hyde-Smith, along with Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and others, traveled to…
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith gives Thanksgiving message
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith issued a message for the Thanksgiving holiday encouraging Mississippians to remain optimistic throughout the pandemic. Hyde-Smith asks the public to “recommit ourselves to giving thanks to God for the blessing we enjoy, even…
Cindy Hyde-Smith defeats Mike Espy
WASHINGTON (AP) —Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been reelected in Mississippi, winning her first full term. In a repeat of a 2018 special election, Hyde-Smith defeated Democrat Mike Espy as she tied herself closely to President Donald Trump. Hyde-Smith is…
Senate rematch as Hyde-Smith faces off against Espy
Democrat Mike Espy is trying to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi by labeling her “Confederate Cindy” and saying she’s out of touch with voters in a diverse state. If elected, he would be Mississippi’s…
Obama Endorses Espy in Mississippi; Trump Backs Hyde-Smith
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democrat trying to unseat a Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi said Wednesday that he has received his “biggest endorsement yet,” from former President Barack Obama. “Mike Espy has a…
Hyde-Smith and Espy disagree on Supreme Court
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and her Democratic challenger Mike Espy are divided on the question of whether to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court before the November election. With the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, an…
AFRH receives rapid COVID-19 testing equipment
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday thanked the Defense Logistics Agency for granting her request to expedite the delivery of equipment necessary for rapid COVID-19 testing at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport. Hyde-Smith sought the machinery and supplies…
Mississippi lawmakers applaud $7.9 million in CARES Act funding for Coast Transit Authority
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), along with Congressman Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), applauded the announcement of a $7.9 million award from the Federal Transportation Administration to the Mississippi Coast Transit Authority (CTA). The CTA will…
$6.6 million in RESTORE Act funding to support workforce development in Hancock County
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) are celebrating the award of $6,670,007 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to complete infrastructure work at the Pearl River Community College…
New Orleans to Mobile passenger rail restoration effort receives $5.45 million federal grant
(WXXV) — Passenger rail restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast received a $5.45 million grant through the Restoration and Enhancement (R&E) Grants Program. The announcement was made Sunday night by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and…