Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state. The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.
Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.
House bid to remove Confederate statues at Capitol sets up fight with Senate
Roll Call
House bid to remove Confederate statues at Capitol sets up fight with Senate
Draft spending bill for Legislative Branch would mandate removal of items tied to those ‘with unambiguous records of racial intolerance’
By Chris Marquette
As demands for racial justice dominate the national...
State legislatures consider US Capitol's Confederate statues
The Hill
State legislatures consider US Capitol's Confederate statues
Bu Gabbu Birenbaum
A national struggle to come to terms with America's painful legacy of racial discrimination is hitting state legislatures across the country as elected officials consider reshaping Statuary Hall in the U.S...
Remove statues of George Washington? Hyde-Smith says No. Espy has no comment.
Y’all Politics
Remove statues of George Washington? Hyde-Smith says No. Espy has no comment.
By Frank Corder
Protesters and rioters around the nation have turned their attention to America’s Founding Fathers, targeting the nation’s first President, George Washington.
Their reasoning? He owned...