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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.


HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO BATTLE FENTANYL TRAFFICKING INTO THE U.S.

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO BATTLE FENTANYL TRAFFICKING INTO THE U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in introducing legislation to provide U.S. border security officials more ability to curb the alarming infusion of fentanyl into the country.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is an original cosponsor of Hagerty’s Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act.  Introduced...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PROMOTE BILL TO CURB SMUGGLING & TRAFFICKING OF GIRLS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PROMOTE BILL TO CURB SMUGGLING & TRAFFICKING OF GIRLS

SAVE Girls Act Represents Another Facet in Effort to Address Border Crisis Ramifications

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) will join U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to provide states, local governments, and nonprofit groups resources to help end the trafficking of young women and girls.

The Stopping the Abuse...

Hyde-Smith, AG secretary discuss USDA aid options for tornado victims

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Hyde-Smith, AG secretary discuss USDA aid options for tornado victims

By Daily Leader Staff

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), of Brookhaven, spoke Wednesday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resources available to Mississippians affected by the deadly tornadoes that tore across Mississippi on Friday.

Hyde-Smith used a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FY2024 USDA budget request to...