The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as the lead agency for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard, plays an important role in Mississippi.
Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to working closely with FEMA and other federal agencies to ensure Mississippians are prepared for natural disasters and emergency situations. She supports hazard mitigation policies, which have proven to help save lives and save taxpayer dollars.
The Senator also supports Homeland Security efforts to protect the American people from domestic and foreign threats, which include ensuring a strong and well-equipped U.S. Coast Guard.
IN MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HOLD TRUE TO IDEALS SERVICE MEMBERS FOUGHT & DIED FOR
IN MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HOLD TRUE TO IDEALS SERVICE MEMBERS FOUGHT & DIED FOR
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2025 Memorial Day Message.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in which she encouraged Mississippians to practice and hold true to the ideals for which American service members have sacrificed, fought, and died.
“This Memorial Day, let us renew our commitment to the ideals our...
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO COMBAT SCREWWORM OUTBREAK
HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO COMBAT SCREWWORM OUTBREAK
The STOP Screwworms Act would Boost Capacity to Stop Parasite from Reaching U.S. Livestock & Wildlife
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) this week cosponsored bipartisan legislation to step up American efforts to ensure a resurgent infestation of the New World screwworm (NWS) does not reach the United States where the impacts to animal health and agriculture could be devastating.
The introduction of the Strengthening...
HYDE-SMITH QUESTIONS HOMELAND SECRETARY ON FEMA FUTURE, CONTINUED MSU ROLE IN UAS PROJECT
HYDE-SMITH QUESTIONS HOMELAND SECRETARY ON FEMA FUTURE, CONTINUED MSU ROLE IN UAS PROJECT
Senate Homeland Security Appropriators Begin Review of FY2026 DHS Budget Request
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used a budget review hearing for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to getting a better handle on how President Trump’s plans to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could affect Mississippi, a state prone to weather-related...
Mississippi delegation urges Trump to approve FEMA assistance after mid-March tornadoes
SuperTalk Mississippi News
Mississippi delegation urges Trump to approve FEMA assistance after mid-March tornadoes
By Ben Milam
Mississippi’s top elected officials at the federal level have joined together to urge President Donald Trump to sign Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster...
Bollinger Shipyards secures $951 million U.S. Coast Guard contract modification
Magnolia Tribune
Bollinger Shipyards secures $951 million U.S. Coast Guard contract modification
The Pascagoula-based shipbuilder is building the first heavy polar icebreaker in half a century.
By Frank Corder
The Department of Homeland Security has decided to modify the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar...
Mississippi fire service leaders met with federal lawmakers about fire service priorities
New Albany Gazette
Mississippi fire service leaders met with federal lawmakers about fire service priorities
By Hank Wiesner Special to the Gazette
New Albany Fire Chief Mark Whiteside arrived Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Washington D.C. for the 2025 Congressional Fire Services Institute Symposium and...
BORDER SECURITY
BORDER SECURITY
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 16
(Senate - January 25, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I started the new year by joining
Senator Blackburn of Tennessee and our new colleague Senator Britt of
Alabama on a recent tour of the Del Rio Border Sector in Texas.
We...
Disaster Relief
DISASTER RELIEF
Congressional Record (Senate - May 09, 2019)
Mr. President, I also rise to speak on behalf of thousands of Mississippians who have been affected by catastrophic flooding and other natural disasters this year. Their plight and the unmet
commitment made to them long ago provide us...
Tribute to Lieutenant Commander Steven Davies
TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER STEVEN DAVIES
Congressional Record (Senate - April 09, 2019)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, I am pleased to commend LCDR Steven Davies for his dedication to duty and service as a U.S. Coast Guard congressional fellow on my staff. Steve was recently selected to...