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.
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE PROJECTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE PROJECTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
Joint Labor Department, Delta Regional Authority, Appalachian Regional Commission Program Will Benefit 14 Mississippi Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $4.1 million in U.S. Department of Labor grants to support three workforce development projects in rural Mississippi.
The grants, which will support infrastructure upgrades to strengthen workforce development and...
HYDE-SMITH GAINS COMMITTEE OKAY FOR FY2020 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH GAINS COMMITTEE OKAY FOR FY2020 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Measure that Denies Calls for Congressional Pay Raise is Hyde-Smith’s First as Subcommittee Chairman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, today earned unanimous committee approval of a FY2020 funding measure that denies a pay raise for members of Congress and funds security requirements for the U.S. Capitol Complex.
T...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FULL BORDER WALL FUNDING IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FULL BORDER WALL FUNDING IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Homeland Security Measure Cleared for Senate Debate with Increases for Border Security, Immigration Enforcement, FEMA Disaster Relief Fund & U.S. Coast Guard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today fully supported a Senate Appropriations Committee measure to provide full funding for President Trump’s border security initiatives, including the border wall.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the committee and...
Campaign Urges NASA to Rename the John C. Stennis Space Center
New York Times
Campaign Urges NASA to Rename the John C. Stennis Space Center
By Allyson Waller
For 32 years, a NASA rocket testing center in southern Mississippi has carried the name of John C. Stennis, a former United States senator who was a champion of racial segregation for most of his time...
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...