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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.


SENATE PASSES HYDE-SMITH, KAINE BILL TO PROTECT HISTORIC AMERICAN BATTLEFIELDS, CLEARED TO BECOME LAW

SENATE PASSES HYDE-SMITH, KAINE BILL TO PROTECT HISTORIC AMERICAN BATTLEFIELDS, CLEARED TO BECOME LAW

Bipartisan Measure Would Strengthen Successful NPS American Battlefield Protection Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today successfully secured Senate passage of their American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act, bipartisan legislation to improve the protection of America’s historic battlefields.

The Senate passed the America...

HYDE-SMITH REMEMBERS THE LATE JEANNE LUCKEY IN SENATE TRIBUTE

HYDE-SMITH REMEMBERS THE LATE JEANNE LUCKEY IN SENATE TRIBUTE

In Remembrance
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to the Late Jeanne Luckey of the Mississippi Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday delivered a tribute to the late Jeanne Luckey of Biloxi in a speech to the U.S. Senate.  Luckey, who passed away on Nov. 7, 2024, was a leader on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, statewide, and nationally. 

Hyde-Smith’s remarks, which also appear in the Congressional...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CODIFY LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF MALE & FEMALE

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CODIFY LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF MALE & FEMALE

Legislation Would Stop Biden-Harris Radical Gender Policies, Codify Legal Definitions of Male, Female, and Sex Based on Biology

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to codify the legal definitions of male and female.

The Defining Male and Female Act of 2024 (S.5356) would establish clear, biologically-based...