East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH VOTES AGAINST DEMOCRAT ATTEMPT TO STYMIE PRESIDENT’S BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION 

Miss. Senator Again Supports President Trump’s Ability to Shift Funds for Border Security Emergency 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today voted to support President Trump’s ability to obligate funding for the humanitarian and security emergency on the southern border.

Just as she did last March, Hyde...

HYDE-SMITH AIDE, GREGORY ALSTON, SELECTED FOR APPALACHIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the selection of Gregory Alston of Oxford, her North Mississippi field representative and general counsel, to participate in the first class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute.

The Appalachian Regional Commission established the Institute to develop public policy, community development, education, and other leadership skills...

MISS. SENATORS SUPPORT EFFORT TO LOWER INDIAN TARIFFS ON U.S. PECANS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among 12 Senators from pecan-producing states who are encouraging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to prioritize a reduction in pecan tariffs as the Trump administration continues trade negotiations with India.

The Senators have signed a letter to Lighthizer stressing the importance of removing existing barriers to the...