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Senator Hyde-Smith believes the federal government’s first responsibility is defense of the American people, which includes securing the nation’s borders.  She is a strong proponent of strengthening border security and the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.  The Senator does not believe in rewarding those who enter the country illegally.

The Senator supports the implementation of a nationwide E-Verify system to ensure a legal workforce and enable American jobs to be filled by legal American workers.


HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ACTION TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE CRACKDOWN

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS ACTION TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE CRACKDOWN

Hyde-Smith Says Recent Tragedies Underscore Need for Federal, State Attention to Illegal Immigrants Driving Commercial Vehicles

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VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses CDL Public Safety Issues.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers Speech on Abuse, Fraud in Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses Poses Critical Safety Issue for All Drivers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair...

GILLIBRAND, HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THEIR LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

GILLIBRAND, HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF THEIR LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today released the following statement on the House’s unanimous passage of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, which would enable survivors of human trafficking to have nonviolent offenses that they were forced to commit vacated and expunged:

“We applaud the House’s passage of our Trafficking...

Ted Cruz, Eli Crane Lead Effort to Require Only Citizens Vote

The Daily Signal

Ted Cruz, Eli Crane Lead Effort to Require Only Citizens Vote

By Fred Lucas

A group of Republican lawmakers, led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona, is joining the effort to promote a rule to require proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms. 

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HYDE-SMITH BLASTS SCHUMER’S ‘RECKLESS & DANGEROUS’ GAMES AS SHUTDOWN ENTERS FOURTH WEEK

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS SCHUMER’S ‘RECKLESS & DANGEROUS’ GAMES AS SHUTDOWN ENTERS FOURTH WEEK

Miss. Senator Says Republicans Ready to Work, Questions When Senate Democrats Will Be

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Knocks Senate Democrats as Government Shutdown Enters Fourth Week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today castigated Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for pulling “reckless and dangerous” political stunts instead of allowing Senators to vote to end a harmful federal...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS PUSH TO REQUIRE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

HYDE-SMITH JOINS PUSH TO REQUIRE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

Miss. Senator Signs Bicameral Letter Endorsing Petition Before the Election Assistance Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and others in issuing a bicameral comment letter in support of an America First Legal Foundation petition to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections.

Nine Senators and a dozen Members of...

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS DEMOCRATS FOR REFUSING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT

HYDE-SMITH BLASTS DEMOCRATS FOR REFUSING TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT

Following Successive Votes, Hyde-Smith Says Democrats Continue to Reject Common-sense Solutions in Favor of Political Games

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Ongoing Democratic Obstruction to Reopening the Government.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sharply criticized Senate Democrats for voting repeatedly to reject a clean, bipartisan bill to reopen the federal government as the ongoing...

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS NEW BILL TO KEEP ILLEGALS FROM CLAIMING TAX CREDITS IMPROPERLY

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS NEW BILL TO KEEP ILLEGALS FROM CLAIMING TAX CREDITS IMPROPERLY

New Legislation Builds on Success in Closing Child Tax Credit Loophole, Saving Taxpayers Billions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced new legislation to build on her successful effort to ensure those in the nation illegally are not improperly collecting government-funded tax credits, a problem that costs American taxpayers billions of dollars annually.

The Status Eligibility...

HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT AGAINST BIDEN’S BORDER CHAOS THAT’S STILL WRECKING AMERICAN PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS

HYDE-SMITH JOINS FIGHT AGAINST BIDEN’S BORDER CHAOS THAT’S STILL WRECKING AMERICAN PARKS & PUBLIC LANDS

Having Toured Southern Border During Biden’s Illegal Immigrant Surge, Miss. Senator Backs Plan to Set Things Right

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing legislation to stop the ongoing damage to public lands related to the millions of illegal entries across the southern...

LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security

LEGISLATIVE SESSION--Border Security

Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 41
(Senate - March 7, 2024) PDF
 
  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I also rise to discuss the Biden 
administration's failure to contain the crisis at our southern border 
and how that is having extreme consequences and...