Coast Region

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL REQUIRING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR U.S. MILITARY ASSETS ABANDONED IN AFGHANISTAN

Measure Mandates Reports on U.S. Weapons Used in Terror Attacks Against U.S. & Its Interests

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has cosponsored legislation to require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report any time U.S. military equipment ditched in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria is used in terrorist attacks against Americans and allies—or otherwise used for...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON INVASION OF UKRAINE, U.S. SANCTIONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the United States and allied response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine:

“The world has been cast into a very dangerous predicament with Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which is a blatant violation of international law.  I am concerned that our adversaries, including China, sense weakness in the White House and disarray in...

MISSISSIPPI, MAINE DELEGATIONS URGE SUPPORT FOR DESTROYERS IN NAVY’S NEXT BUDGET

Lawmakers Request Funding for Ships That Are Critical for National Defense

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today joined lawmakers from the Maine congressional delegation in a letter urging Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro to include funding for three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in...