East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS ON IRS TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS NONPROFIT SEEKING TAX-EXEMPT STATUS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and others, today sent a letter demanding answers from the U.S. Treasury Department on how the Internal Revenue Service handles tax-exempt status applications from religious organizations.

The Senators signed a letter to Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES STATEMENT ON U.S. DEPARTURE FROM AFGHANISTAN

Situation Damaged Our International Standing, Left Afghan Friends in a Lurch, & Ceded Afghanistan to Islamic Extremists

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan:

“As I stated in April, the withdrawal of U.S. personnel from Afghanistan and specifically the manner in which we do it must consider the remaining dangers to our national...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCE $1.8 MILLION FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE DEPARTMENTS

Miss. Senators Praise AFG Program Awards to Support Fire Safety Upgrades for Eight 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 awarded by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal...